The Gateway Grizzlies saw their four-game win streak snapped on Friday night in a 14-2 loss to the Florence Y’alls at Thomas More Stadium in Florence on Friday night.Â
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Florence used back-to-back homers by Brennan Price and Anthony Brocato to take a 4-0 lead in the first inning, a lead that was cut in half by the Grizzlies thanks to a two-out rally in the top of the second. Jay Prather reached on an error and Jose Rosario singled to bring up former Florence catcher Jackson Pritchard, who brought both runners home with a triple to make it 4-2.Â
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But the Grizzlies’ pitching staff could not stop the Florence offense all night long, as they scored in each of their first four innings while building an 8-2 advantage, then added six late runs for the final margin, amassing 18 hits and five home runs in total to take the series opener from the Grizzlies.Â
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A bright spot on the mound was Lukas Veinbergs, as the rookie from the University of Missouri pitched four and two-thirds innings to save the rest of the Grizzlies’ bullpen for later in the series.Â
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Gateway will look to bounce back from the rough defeat on Saturday, June 25, at 5:36 p.m. CT. Steven Ridings will pitch for the Grizzlies against Florence’s Grant Hockin in the middle game of the weekend road series.
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.
