Grizzlies Sweep Y’alls Aside, Win Third Straight

Gateway takes all three games in the first half of their road trip, faces Washington next

by Jason Guerette May 24, 2024

written by Jason Guerette May 24, 2024

The Gateway Grizzlies broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning on Thursday night at Thomas More Stadium, then busted open the game with a six-run sixth inning en route to a 10-2 victory over the Florence Y’alls on the road, and a series sweep in Florence for the first time since 2011.

In the first inning, Cole Brannen walked and Gabe Holt was hit in the back by Florence starter Joe Kemlage (1-2). Two batters later, a Peter Zimmermann RBI groundout made the score 1-0 Grizzlies. The Y’alls would equalize in the bottom half, however, using a one-out error and three walks by Deylen Miley to plate the tying run. Miley, however would minimize the damage to one run, keeping the score tied with a pair of strikeouts in the inning.

In the fourth, D.J. Stewart came up against Kemlage, and led off with a mammoth solo home run to left field that not only gave the Grizzlies a 2-1 lead, and put them up for good, but also extended his hit streak to 15 games in a row dating back to last year.

Then in the sixth, after Kemlage was taken out of the game, the Grizzlies pounced. A leadoff error on Florence third baseman Brian Fuentes eventually opened the door for a six-run inning that made the score 8-1 Grizzlies. In the frame, both Jack-Thomas Wold and Andrew Moritz drew bases-loaded walks off Ryan Steckline, and Brannen and Holt came up with two-out RBI hits to cap the big frame.

Wold would hit a two-run home run to get the Grizzlies their ninth and tenth runs in the seventh inning, while Florence’s Ashton Creal led off the bottom of the inning with a solo shot of his own, but that was enough for the final margin, as the Grizzlies capped off the road sweep in Northern Kentucky.

Having now won three games in a row and four of their last five contests, the Grizzlies will look to keep the momentum rolling into the weekend when they face off against the Washington Wild Things in Pennsylvania. Collin Sullivan will start the opening game on Friday, May 24, at 6:05 p.m. CT, opposed by Washington ace left-hander Kobe Foster at Wild Things Park.

Jason Guerette

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.

Grizzlies Sweep Y’alls Aside, Win Third Straight

Gateway takes all three games in the first half of their road trip, faces Washington next

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