Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Crushers Walk Off in Twelve

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AVON, Ohio – The Lake Erie Crushers (37-30) defeated the Rockford RiverHawks (30-37) by a score of 2-1 in the 12^th inning in walk off fashion on Tuesday night at All Pro Freight Stadium in front of 2,204 attendees. This walk off marks the third time this home stand the Crushers have won with a walk off.

Eric Gonzalez-Diaz was the starting pitcher for the Crushers, and tossed 8.0 innings while allowing one hit and one run scored. He was given a no-decision in the victory, and also struck out five RiverHawks.

Jonathan Kountis earned the win for Lake Erie, and improved his record to 4-2. Kountis threw 1.1 innings with one strikeout, while dropping his earned run average 1.39.

The Crushers walk off hit came from Wally Correa in the bottom of the 12^th inning, as he came in as a defensive replacement in extra innings.

Andrew Davis collected a pair of base hits in the win, and also scored the winning run.

The Crushers and RiverHawks will be back in action for the second game of the three game series with an 11:05 p.m. game time for Super Splash Day.

The Lake Erie Crushers, the 2011 Frontier League Organization of the year, play ball at All Pro Freight Stadium, a 5,000 capacity stadium located in Avon, OH.  The Frontier League is an independent baseball league with 14 teams operating throughout the Midwest. Season tickets for the 2012 season are on sale now! For more information on tickets, promotions and team news, visit the team website at www.LakeErieCrushers.com or call 440-934-3636.