PITCHING SHINES AS GRIZZLIES SWEEP CORNBELTERS

Sauget, Ill. - The Gateway Grizzlies used four pitchers to shutout the Normal CornBelters on Thursday evening at GCS Ballpark, sweeping Normal in a three-game set with a 1-0 victory.  

RHP Trevor Richards (1-1) was terrific through six innings of scoreless baseball while allowing just four hits. The Grizzlies (7-5) then used LHP Jon Jones, RHP Jordan Wellander, and RHP JaVaun West to finish the game. All three relievers did not surrender a single hit to Normal's offense. 

The lone run for Gateway came in the fourth against CornBelters starter Michael Schweiss. With one out, Blake Brown stepped in and a bashed a solo homer over the left field wall. Brown's third long ball of the season made it 1-0. 

Schweiss did not allow another run, while two Normal relievers shut out Gateway's offense the rest of the way.  

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In the ninth, West came on and allowed the tying and go-ahead runs to reach base. West then struck out Alex Schmidt with one out and induced a ground ball to end the game.  

The Grizzlies completed the three-game sweep of Normal (2-10) and enter Friday at a season-best two games above .500.  

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Gateway opens up a weekend series against the Florence Freedom on Friday night at GCS Ballpark. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. The game can be heard on the Grizzlies Radio Network, which airs Friday on 1400 AM KJFF and www.GatewayGrizzlies.com/Radio.

For tickets, please call (618) 337-3000 or visit www.GatewayGrizzlies.com.