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Gateway Grizzlies
Posted: Jun 22, 2018

PITCHING LEADS GRIZZLIES TO THIRD STRAIGHT WIN

SAUGET, Ill. — Alec Kisena, Grant Black and Josh Glick combined to allow only one run Friday night and the Gateway Grizzlies found just enough offense to beat the Normal CornBelters in the series opener at GCS Credit Union Ballpark.

Trae Santos and Artemis Kadkhodaian supplied solo homers to lift the Grizzlies (17-21) to their third straight win. Santos' first-inning solo shot was his eighth round-tripper of the year, which ties him for second in the Frontier League. Kadkhodaian's, in the fourth inning, was his third of the season and gave the Grizzlies a 2-0 lead.

Normal (14-20) battled back with a run in the fifth inning, but Andrew Godbold was thrown out at the plate by Gateway left fielder Cody Livesay in the eighth inning to maintain the Grizzlies' advantage.

Black (1-2) picked up the win in relief on the strength of 3 1/3 scoreless innings with six strikeouts. Kisena struck out eight and allowed only one run across 4 2/3 innings in his first start since resigning with the Grizzlies. Josh Glick notched the save, his third of the year.

Gateway will try to match its longest winning streak of the season in game two of the three-game series Saturday night 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.