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Grizzlies Break Out Bats, Take Series In Evansville

Gateway amasses 13 hits in rubber game victory over Otters, officially clinches #2 seed in playoffs

by Jason Guerette
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The Gateway Grizzlies had 13 hits offensively, their most in a game since before the all-star break, and had men on base in every inning on Sunday afternoon, using the persistent offensive attack to record a 7-3 win over the Evansville Otters at Bosse Field and take the series two games to one after dropping the opener on Friday night.
Things got started early for the Grizzlies in the first against Zach Smith (7-7), as Gabe Holt reached on a leadoff error by Amani Larry at second base, and went to third on a double by Victor Castillo. Holt came home on a sacrifice fly by Peter Zimmermann, making it a 1-0 Grizzlies lead.
The Otters would respond in the same way in the bottom of the inning, tying the game at 1-1 on a sacrifice fly by Delvin Zinn against Collin Sullivan (9-5). The Grizzlies’ starter would permit just the one run in five innings of work, striking out six and working out of jams with men on base to eventually earn his team-leading ninth win of the season.
He would get that win when the Grizzlies rallied in the middle innings. Cole Brannen hit a solo homer with two outs in the fourth to put Gateway up 2-1, and they would bat around in the fifth inning to score four times, knocking Smith out of the game. Zimmermann and Brannen would contribute RBI singles to the big inning, with D.J. Stewart rapping an RBI double to right field and Kyle Gaedele drawing a bases loaded walk, with the nine-batter inning putting the Grizzlies up 6-1.
Gateway would score their final run on another RBI hit by Stewart in the top of the sixth, who finished 2-for-5 in the contest. Each of the top four batters in the Grizzlies’ lineup would have multiple hits in the contest, led by Zimmermann’s 3-for-5 day with two RBIs. Castillo and Holt also had two hits apiece and three total runs scored.
Evansville attempted to come back, scoring single runs in the seventh and the ninth off Keegan Collett and Gage Vailes, respectively, but it was not enough as the Grizzlies finished 8-4 on the season against the Otters, and won their 14th series in their last 15 since the end of June. With Washington’s win over Lake Erie clinching the West Division title for the Wild Things, Gateway is officially locked in to the #2 seed in the playoffs, and will host the winner-take-all Wild Card game at Grizzlies Ballpark on Tuesday, September 3.
Coincidentally, the Grizzlies will next move on to Avon, Ohio, kicking off a three-game series against the Crushers on Tuesday, August 27, at 5:35 p.m. CT. Lukas Veinbergs will start the series opener for Gateway against Lake Erie southpaw and Kirkwood, Missouri native Jack Eisenbarger at Crushers Stadium.

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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.

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.

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