Kansas City 14, Lincoln 9 Box Score
The Kansas City Monarchs (11-6) outlast the Lincoln Saltdogs (11-4) on Memorial Day at Legends Field.
The Monarchs had 4 multiple-run innings, scoring 4 runs in the first, 2 in the 3rd, 3 in the 7th and 3 in the 8th. Kansas City hit 4 home runs during the victory thanks to CF Willie Abreu (2-for-5, 2 R, 3 RBIs), DH Matt Adams (2-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBIs), 3B David Thompson (1-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBIs) and RF Jan Hernandez (3-for-4, 4 R, 2 RBIs). The Saltdogs had a few home runs of their own, thanks to CF Hunter Clanin (4-for-5, 3 R, 2 RBIs), 3B Ryan Long (2-for-5, 1 R, 2 RBIs), and 1B Matt Goodheart (2-for-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs). The Monarchs led the entire game, and the Saltdogs made one final push in the top of the ninth, scoring 2 runs, but it was not enough. Kansas City and Lincoln will be back in action Tuesday, May 31 at 7:00 p.m. at Legends Field.
Lake Country 4, Gary SouthShore 3 (Game 1/ 7 innings) Box Score
The Lake Country DockHounds (9-7) edge out the Gary SouthShore RailCats (6-11) in game 1 of a Memorial Day double-header.
The DockHounds got the bats going early with 2 runs in the first thanks to a sacrifice fly RBI from SS Gabriel Noriega (1-for-2, 1 RBI) and an RBI single from 1B Gio Brusa (3-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI). The RailCats fought back with home runs from 1B Sam Abbott (1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI) in the second and LF Zach Racusin (2-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI) in the sixth. The DockHounds took a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the seventh. RailCats RF Alec Olund doubled to give Gary SouthShore a chance, but RP Cyrillo Watson (1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 SO) prevented any more hits and secured the save of game 1 of the double header.
Lake Country 6, Gary SouthShore 0 (Game 2/ 7 innings) Box Score
The Lake Country DockHounds (10-7) hold the Gary SouthShore RailCats (6-12) to 2 hits in a dominant game 2 win.
Game 2 of the double-header was all DockHounds, Scoring 4 runs in the 2nd and 2 runs in the 6th. 2B Aaron Takacs batted in 2 runs in a 2-for-4 outing and LF Lamar Briggs went 1-for-2 with 1 R and 2 RBIs. SP Evan Kruczynski was dealing under the lights, going 5 innings and allowing no hits or runs with 7 strikeouts. The RailCats had 2 hits to account for thanks to 2B Michael Woodworth (1-for-3) and SS Daniel Lingua (1-for-2). The DockHounds and the RailCats will be back in action Wednesday, June 1st for the final game of the series at 6:45 p.m. at the Steel Yard.
