Bad Weekend, but a Nice Tuesday

The Red Dogs were swept by the Kenosha Kings on Saturday, 7-1 and 3-1.  Not much needs to be said about the games.  Kings pitching dominated, holding the Dogs to just 5 hits in the doubleheader.  Jimmy Sanew had three of the five hits and Taylor Dowden pitched a gem in game two.  Those were the only highlights of the day for GC.

The Red Dogs followed up Saturday with a nice win at Racine on Tuesday night, beating the Kiwanis team 4-2.  Racine got out to an early 1-0 lead off of starter Kenny Pokryfke.  The Dogs would tie the game at one in the third inning.  GC struck for two runs in the 5th on a Jerremy Wiker single and a clutch two out base hit by Jimmy Sanew.  Pokryfke cruised into the 7th where he ran into trouble.  Racine put runners on second and third with no outs.  Pokryfke clutched up and struck out the next hitter, gave up a sacrifice fly for the second out and got the third out with no further damage.

In the top of the 8th, the Red Dogs first two hitters were set down.  Mike Kunes drew a two out walk, setting the table for Jimmy Sanew.  Sanew lined a 3-2 pitch down the left field line.  Kunes, who was running on the pitch, scored easily to make the score 4-2.  Chad Tindall came on in relief and slammed the door with force, preserving the win for Pokryfke.

The Red Dogs game that had been scheduled for Burlington on June 30th has been pushed back due to field availability issues in Burlington.  The new date for the game will be announced shortly.  The Dogs are now out of action until Monday, July 11th when they travel to Kenosha to take on the Bobcats.