Miners Bats Erupt In Blowout Win For Road Sweep

by Jason Guerette May 29, 2015

written by Jason Guerette May 29, 2015

The Southern Illinois Miners banged out ten runs and 15 hits, both season-highs, and got another great start from their pitching staff to shut out the Windy City ThunderBolts 10-0 on Thursday night and sweep the series at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood, Ill.

Miguel Ramirez (1-2) set the tone for the Miners by tossing seven shutout innings to earn his first win of the season, allowing only four hits and five total baserunners with no walks and a pair of strikeouts. Combined with two shutout frames from the bullpen, the Southern Illinois pitching staff did not allow a single run in the final 26 innings of the series after giving up two in the first inning of the first game on Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, the Miners’ bats were active all night long. They started with two runs in the second inning on an RBI double by Jerrud Sabourin and a sac-fly by Jon Minucci for a 2-0 lead. They immediately extended that out to 5-0 in the next inning, with Wendell Fairley getting an RBI single and Sabourin driving in two more with the bases loaded on a single.

In the third, the Miners would put the game away with three more runs. Steve Marino and Brendan Slattery both recorded RBIs in the frame, with Slattery’s representing his first professional run batted in. The Miners were not done, as they tacked on two more runs in the ninth on RBIs by Slattery and Aaron Gates to complete the emphatic sweep.

Sabourin, Slattery and Fairley all had three-hit games for Southern Illinois, with Fairley scoring three runs as well. Niko Vasquez also went 2-for-4 with two runs scored while Michael Earley scored two more runs in the blowout for the Miners, who improved their road record to 5-1 in 2015 with the victory. Every single starting player for the Miners got on base at least once, with all but one recording at least one hit in the ten-run outburst.

The Miners will now return home to begin a six-game homestand on Friday night against the Joliet Slammers at 7:05 p.m. Rick Teasley will start for Southern Illinois against Joliet’s Andrew Strenge.

The Southern Illinois Miners are the 2014 Frontier League East Division Champions and the 2012 Frontier League Champions. They have been awarded the Frontier League Organization of the Year award three times since their inception, and also set a new Frontier League attendance record in 2007, their inaugural season. For ticket information, contact the Rent One Park box office at 618-998-8499. For any additional information, visit our website at www.southernillinoisminers.com.

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2023 will also be Jason's ninth season in the Frontier League after spending 2014-21 in the same role with the Southern Illinois Miners. Overall, he has broadcasted close to 800 games in the league, including playoffs. During the baseball offseason, he serves as a play-by-play broadcaster for Manhattan College and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, with games being seen on ESPN+ among other platforms.

In addition to broadcasting, Jason works as a public address announcer for Seton Hall University women's basketball as well as Columbia University men's and women's basketball. He also spent nine years working "behind the scenes" as a freelance board operator and highlight editor at Westwood One for their coverage of the NFL, NCAA football, and NCAA basketball.

Jason graduated from Seton Hall in 2012 with B.A. in Communication Studies and a minor in Broadcasting & Visual Media.

Jason Guerette

Jason Guerette is the Grizzlies' Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations and the "Voice of the Grizzlies." 2023 will be his second season with the organization, handling lead broadcasting duties on the Grizzlies Media Network as well as being in charge of all team press releases and game-day media materials. 2023 will also be Jason's ninth season in the Frontier League after spending 2014-21 in the same role with the Southern Illinois Miners. Overall, he has broadcasted close to 800 games in the league, including playoffs. During the baseball offseason, he serves as a play-by-play broadcaster for Manhattan College and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, with games being seen on ESPN+ among other platforms. In addition to broadcasting, Jason works as a public address announcer for Seton Hall University women's basketball as well as Columbia University men's and women's basketball. He also spent nine years working "behind the scenes" as a freelance board operator and highlight editor at Westwood One for their coverage of the NFL, NCAA football, and NCAA basketball. Jason graduated from Seton Hall in 2012 with B.A. in Communication Studies and a minor in Broadcasting & Visual Media.

Miners Bats Erupt In Blowout Win For Road Sweep

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