Treece Twirls Another Gem, Grizzlies Blank Mississippi

Gateway improves to 5-0 against Mud Monsters thanks to right-hander's six strong innings

SAUGET, ILL. – The Gateway Grizzlies got another outstanding performance on the mound from starter Zac Treece (2-1) on Saturday night against the Mississippi Mud Monsters, as he pitched six innings for the "quality start" before three relievers held the visitors off the board the rest of the way in a 4-0 victory at Arsenal BG Ballpark.

Treece permitted at least one runner on base in every inning, but did not allow any Mud Monsters to reach base with less than two outs until the fifth, eventually finishing six frames for the second straight start with four strikeouts and two walks in his second straight win.

He received early run support in the second inning from the Grizzlies' offense. Dale Thomas and Jose Alvarez led off the inning with back-to-back hits, and Gateway would eventually take a 2-0 lead in the frame on RBI groundouts to second base by Tanner Garrison and Abdiel Diaz against Mississippi starter Rodney Theophile (2-3). The home squad would double their lead in the bottom of the fifth inning, with D.J. Stewart drawing a leadoff walk, and Mark Shallenberger clubbing a two-run home run to right-center field to make it a 4-0 ballgame.

That would be all Gateway needed to take the series from the Mud Monsters, as Alec Whaley tossed a scoreless seventh inning, Francis Peguero worked a 1-2-3 eighth, and Keegan Collett worked around a couple of hits in the ninth to finish off the contest.

Now a perfect 5-0 against Mississippi this year, the Grizzlies will look to sweep the series from the Mud Monsters for a second time on Sunday, June 22, at Arsenal BG Ballpark. Lukas Veinbergs takes the mound for the series finale against Mississippi right-hander Luis Devers, with first pitch scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT.

The Gateway Grizzlies are a professional baseball team, located a mere 10 minutes from downtown St. Louis in Sauget, Illinois. The Grizzlies offer baseball fans affordable, family fun at Arsenal BG Ballpark with a great view of the St. Louis skyline. They have also won two Frontier League Organization of the Year Awards, four West Division titles, and the 2003 Frontier League Championship. For tickets or general information, please visit gatewaygrizzlies.com or call (618) 337-3000.

The Frontier League debuted in 1993, and is the largest of the Major League Baseball Partner Leagues, featuring teams stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, and from the Ohio River to the St. Lawrence Seaway. More information and the complete 2025 schedule can be found at frontierleague.com.