Sunday, August 12, 2012 Crushers Fall in Series Finale

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AVON, Ohio—The Lake Erie Crushers (43-35) were defeated by the Florence Freedom (42-36) early Sunday evening in the finale of their three game series at All Pro Freight Stadium in front of 2,934 attendees.

Paul Fagan (7-6, 3.26 ERA) took the loss for the Crushers, while Andy Clark (1-0, 0.00 ERA) was credited with the victory for the Freedom. For Clark it was his first start of the season after being activated off the suspended list prior to the ballgame. Florence’s only run of the game came in the seventh inning following an RBI single by Pierre LePage that scored Kyle Bluestein.

The Crushers were held to only four hits, with Jason Taylor, Andrew Davis, Daniel Bowman, and Wally Correa each contributing a hit a piece. The Crushers were held silent by Clark who pitched seven innings of shutout baseball. He struck out three in his seven innings and allowed only two hits.

Florence’s Jorge Marban picked up his sixth save of the season after pitching a scoreless eighth and ninth inning. The Crushers will have the day off Monday before they open up a three game series with the Normal Cornbelters on Tuesday at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon. Game time is set for 7:05 pm EDT Tuesday.

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, Ohio. The Frontier League is an independent baseball league with 14 teams operating throughout the Midwest and Canada. For more information on tickets, promotions and team news, visit the team website at www.LakeErieCrushers.com or call 440-934-3636.

by Howard Regal