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June 27-28, 2009 Recap
The Giants led throughtout, thanks in part to a 2-run home run by Adam Davies, but the Mudcats managed to load the bases in the top of the 9th. At that point Kurt Spomer came out of the bullpen for the Giants and got the final two outs without allowing the tying run. Final score was Giants 3- Mudcats 2.
Mudcats face off with Topeka again at home. Game starts at 7:05pm.
by
Paul StrumConstitution Tribune
Mudcats Bounce Back - It wasn't quite the "alumni game" it once could have been, but Saturday night's visit by the Sedalia Bombers to "June" Shaffer Memorial Park, home of the Chillicothe Mudcats, still had a little spark, a little edge to it, and that probably was a good thing for the shorthanded Mudcats.
Getting The Drop On Them - Having had an eight-game winning streak halted Friday night in a non-league game, the Chillicothe Mudcats established a new one in another non-league outing Sunday.
Using a four-run rally in the fourth inning, after being no-hit the first three, to erase a 3-0 deficit, the Mudcats boosted their season record to 12-7 with a 5-4 triumph over the Regal Plastics Rebels of Kansas City. That gave them back-to-back wins, following Saturday's 7-2 league victory over Sedalia.
Having resurrected themselves from a slow start with a run of eight consecutive victories June 17-25, the 2009 Mudcats have thrust themselves into the middle of the race for the MINK League's North Division crown heading into an extended run (18 of 21) games of the home action June 27-July 13.
The sizzling streak which boosted them from a 1-6 league start to an 8-6 mark (after June 25 action) was highlighted by the five road wins, including the teams' first-ever three-game sweep at Beatrice, NE over the Bruins.
All phases if the Mudcat game currently are operating at high efficiency. Although coaches Adam Steyer and Chris Emanuel and the players are always looking to do even better. Fabulous starting pitchers, featuring aces Tyler Minto and Matt Lackner, have been stingy, while the defense behind them has continued the steady reliability it has exhibited, with but a couple of exceptions, all season.
At the plate, the team hasn't lost since outfielder Tony Nix and first baseman Justin Shultz, who arrived from the University of California-Riverside in mid-June, but they've only been part of the story. Brett Sower's power bat (four home runs, 21 RBI's), hitting streaks by Hector Acosta and Kyle Standridge, a 10-for-19 burst by Brian ("Fish") Fisher, and continued rampant base thievery (59 steals in 67 attempts through June 25) have field increased run scoring.
