After losing the first game of their key doubleheader against the Lima Locos on Tuesday, the Muskegon Clippers bounced back with an important 2-0 victory in the nightcap.
The two top teams in the Great Lakes Collegiate Summer League will finish their three-game series on Wednesday in Ohio.
The Clippers lost the first game 5-3 while only managing three hits.
A three-run third inning made the difference for the Locos, who also scored once in the third inning and once in the sixth.
[1]The Clippers scored once in the fourth inning and twice in the seventh, but could get no closer.
Muskegon bounced back in Game 2 with a soutout win to even up the day.
The Clippers scored both of their runs in the third inning, Danny Passinault reached base on a fielder’s choice play then scored on a single by Aaron Piasecki. Stoney Smith singled and scored on a groundout.
There hero of the day was Clippers pitcher DJ Thompson, who tossed a seven-inning complete game, allowing two hits while strikeout out eight and walking only one.
The first-place Clippers are now 17-3 on the season while the second-place Locos are 17-7.
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