GRIZZLIES POUND RASCALS IN 12-1 ROUT

O'FALLON, Mo. — Mike Elwood gave the Gateway Grizzlies a quality start for the second straight game with seven scoreless innings to pace Gateway to a 12-1 blowout win over the River City Rascals on Thursday night at CarShield Field.

Gateway (16-21) has won back-to-back games and pulls within four games of first place in the West Division.

River City (19-15) falls into a tie with the Southern Illinois Miners for that first-place spot.

Elwood (3-2) struck out seven and scattered seven hits in seven shutout frames. He followed up Max MacNabb's 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball in the Grizzlies' win on Wednesday.

Eight of nine Grizzlies starters scored a run or drove one home. Six of them did both. Joel McKeithan and Trae Santos scored three runs apiece.

Gateway will return home Friday night to open a three-game series against the Normal CornBelters at GCS Credit Union Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

ABOUT THE GATEWAY GRIZZLIES: The Gateway Grizzlies are a professional baseball team, located a mere 100-yards from I-255 (10 minutes from downtown St. Louis). The Grizzlies offer baseball fans entertainment, the likes of which are difficult to find - affordable, family, fun in the comfortable GCS Credit Union Ballpark with a great view of the St. Louis skyline. For tickets or general information please visit gatewaygrizzlies.com or call 618.337.3000. 

ABOUT THE FRONTIER LEAGUE: The Frontier League is a professional, independent baseball organization. Since its inception, the Frontier League has provided millions of fans to a fun and exciting baseball experience within the American Midwest. Consisting of 12 teams in two divisions and 96 game schedules, the league is recognized for the amount of talented athletes that are picked up by various MLB teams every year.