The Grizzlies defeated the Trois-Rivières Aigles 5-2 in a five-inning, rain-shortened series finale on Thursday morning at GCS Credit Union Ballpark, finishing their season-opening home stand at 5-1.
In the bottom of the first inning, Andrew Penner was hit by a pitch and later came around to score on a Peter Zimmermann RBI groundout to give the Grizzlies a 1-0 lead. One inning later, Gateway capitalized on three walks, as Abdiel Diaz hit an RBI double for a 2-0 lead, and four batters later, Zimmermann connected on a two-run double to expand the lead to 4-0. Diaz went back up to bat in the bottom of the third inning, and hit an RBI single to make it a 5-0 Gateway advantage.
Trois-Rivières got their bats going in the top of the fourth inning, when, with one out and a runner at first base, Carlos Martinez launched a two-run home run to cut the Grizzlies’ lead to 5-2.
But after five innings of play, the rain and hail came crashing down at GCS Credit Union Ballpark and the game was called, as the Grizzlies won it 5-2 and take the series two games to one over the Aigles. Brendan Feldmann (2-0) pitched all five innings and allowed two runs while striking out seven for the win.
The Grizzlies will now hit the road for their next nine games, representing the longest road trip of 2022. The journey will begin on Friday, May 20 at 6:05 p.m. CT when they face the New Jersey Jackals for a weekend set in the Garden State. Steven Ridings will start on the mound for Gateway in the series opener Friday night at Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls, NJ.
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.
