GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS MEDIA RELEASE
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August 14, 2022
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Milkmen Stun RailCats in Ninth-Inning Comeback 

Gary, IN — The Gary SouthShore RailCats had the Milwaukee Milkmen on the ropes, but the visitors snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to win 12-10 in the series finale. 

Early on, it looked like the RailCats would cruise to an easy win.  In their first turn at-bat, they sent 12 batters to the plate, scoring eight times through a Victor Nova two-run single, Daniel Lingua two-run home run, and Sherman Graves grand slam to pull ahead 8-0. 

The Milkmen responded through an Aaron Hill solo home run in the top of the second, but the RailCats responded by putting up a two-spot in the bottom of the frame.  LG Castillo notched a run-scoring single, and Nate Scantlin recorded a sacrifice fly to increase the Gary SouthShore lead to 10-2. 

After both teams exchanged zeros in the third inning, Milwaukee began to chip away in the fourth.  Christ Conley registered a two-run double, bringing the Milkmen back within six. 

Over the next four innings, however, a trio of RailCats pitchers took control.  Adam Heidenfelder finished off his start by setting the Milkmen down in order in the top of the fifth before Josh Vincent took over and notched scoreless frames in the sixth and seventh.  Jaylen Smith entered in the eighth, and he stranded runners on the corners to help Gary SouthShore blank the Milkmen for the fourth consecutive inning. 

Down to their final two outs, though, Milwaukee’s offense came alive and fired their way into a lead.  They plated nine runs on nine hits and three walks, turning a 10-3 deficit into a 12-10 advantage and placing themselves three outs away from a sweep-preventing victory. 

Even so, the RailCats refused to go down without a fight.  Thomas Greely walked on four pitches and Scantlin singled to place the tying run on first base, but that was all the magic they could muster.  Milkmen pitching got the final three outs in order to hold on and secure the result. 

The RailCats have a day off tomorrow, but they return to The Steel Yard on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. to begin a critical three-game series against the Cleburne Railroaders.  All the action can be streamed on aabaseball.tv, 95.9 WEFM, and the Gary SouthShore RailCats Broadcast Network through the Mixlr app. 

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