close

One inning costly to Wild Things

1 min read
article image -

FLORENCE, Ky. – Florence scored all of its runs during a four-batter stretch of the fifth inning and defeated the free-falling Wild Things 6-2 Wednesday night.

Florence began the night a half-game behind first-place Evansville in the Frontier League’s tight West Division, where the top four teams were separated by only three games. The Wild Things have lost eight of nine.

Washington took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI single by Drew Bene.

Austin Wobrock gave Florence a 2-1 lead in the fifth with a two-run double. Connor Crane, the No. 9 hitter in the Freedom’s lineup, followed with a two-run homer, his 10th fo the season, and two batters later Ricky Ramirez hit another two-run homer off Washington starter Nick Wegmann (6-7).

Stephen Lohr hit a solo home run in the ninth inning for Washington, which outhit Florence, 9-8.

Florence starter Mike Castellani (8-2) gave up eight hits and one unearned run over seven innings.

Washington relievers James Meeker and Zach Reid combined for three shutout innings, allowing one hit.

CUSTOMER LOGIN

If you have an account and are registered for online access, sign in with your email address and password below.

NEW CUSTOMERS/UNREGISTERED ACCOUNTS

Never been a subscriber and want to subscribe, click the Subscribe button below.

Starting at $3.75/week.

Subscribe Today