Bristol State Liners Grabs Lead In Eighth Inning To Defeat Pulaski River Turtles

Bristol State Liners snagged a late lead and defeated Pulaski River Turtles 8-7 on Thursday. The game was tied at seven with Bristol State Liners batting in the bottom of the eighth when Daniel Stephens doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.

Bristol State Liners earned the victory despite allowing Pulaski River Turtles to score six runs in the fifth inning. Pulaski River Turtles‘s big inning was driven by a single by John Bay, a home run by Cameron Leary, and a double by Mark Trotta.

In the first inning, Pulaski River Turtles got their offense started when Bay singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run.

Bristol State Liners knotted the game up at seven in the bottom of the sixth inning, when Cort Maynard‘s sac fly scored one run for Bristol State Liners.

Bristol State Liners notched three runs in the fifth inning. Bristol State Liners‘s big inning was driven by a single by Stephens and a double by Tate Kight.

Brenton Fisher was the winning pitcher for Bristol State Liners. The righty went one inning, allowing zero runs on one hit, striking out one and walking zero. Jake DeLisi, Paul Gervase, and Seth Masters all put in work in relief out of the bullpen, steering their team towards the victory. Gervase recorded the last three outs to earn the save for Bristol State Liners.

Dalton Ross took the loss for Pulaski River Turtles. The righty lasted one and two-thirds innings, allowing one hit and one run while striking out four.

RJ Kuruts started the game for Bristol State Liners. Kuruts allowed six hits and one run over four innings, striking out seven and walking one Joan Jesus Gonzalez started the game for Pulaski River Turtles. The pitcher allowed five hits and three runs over four innings, striking out four and walking one

Bristol State Liners hit one home run on the day. Maynard had a long ball in the third inning.

Bristol State Liners saw the ball well today, racking up nine hits in the game. Taylor Jackson and Stephens all managed multiple hits for Bristol State Liners. Stephens and Jackson each collected two hits to lead Bristol State Liners.

Pulaski River Turtles tallied 14 hits in the game. Irvin Escobar, Trotta, Conner Gore, and Bay each racked up multiple hits for Pulaski River Turtles. Escobar led Pulaski River Turtles with four hits in five at bats.

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