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July 21, 2008

Florence tags Beach Bums early for victory

All-Star MVP Molina gets run started in 1st

FROM STAFF REPORTS

TRAVERSE CITY -- It was a good news, bad news night for the Traverse City Beach Bums.

The good news: Steve Roberts and Nick Pepper retired all 19 batters they faced -- 16 by Roberts -- in 6 1/3 innings of relief in Monday's Frontier League game with Florence at Wuerfel Park.

The bad news: Florence roughed up Beach Bums starter Jon Haldis for six runs in the first three innings en route to a 6-0 win.

It was Traverse City's third loss in four games following the All-Star contest.

Midwest, who holds the worst record in the Frontier League with a 17-36 mark, took a weekend series from the Beach Bums with wins Friday and Saturday nights.

Brent Lotito, making his first professional start, allowed just four hits over the first seven innings to earn the win for the Freedom (28-27).

He got all the support he needed in the first inning when the Freedom pushed three runs across the plate.

All-Star game MVP Angel Molina opened the scoring with an RBI single.

Ryan Basham knocked in the second run on a sacrifice fly. John Welch's RBI triple drove in the third run.

Florence added two runs in the second on Garth McKinney's RBI double and Kelly Hunt's RBI single.

Billy Mottram's solo home run in the third, his fifth of the season, capped the scoring.

Traverse City (31-24) was held to five hits, two by catcher Pat Perry.

Steve Young, Mike Epping and Zack Kalter also contributed hits for TC. Kalter also added a pair of walks for the Bums.

The shutout was the second straight for Florence. It was the third time the Beach Bums have been blanked this season.

The two teams meet again tonight with Weston Curles (1-1, 7.27 ERA) pitching for the Beach Bums and Liam Shanahan (2-4, 6.16) for the Freedom. The series finale is Wednesday.

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  • Beach Bums will open season at Florence

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    Oct 20, 2011 7:33 am
  • Wednesday, September 7, 2011
  • Beach Bums have player decisions to make
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    Scott Mueller wants to make everyone forget his last inning. He hopes he has a shot at that next season.

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    Sep 7, 2011 7:59 am 2 Photos
  • Monday, September 5, 2011
  • Crushing loss for Beach Bums
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    Almost as quickly as Jeff Flagg’s bat exploded in the 10th inning, so did the season of the Traverse City Beach Bums come to an end.

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    Updated Sep 6, 2011 6:59 am 1 Photo
  • Sunday, September 4, 2011
  • Bums need a win in season finale

    Win and you’re in. That’s the scenario facing Traverse City and Lake Erie tonight in the regular season finale at Wuerfel Park.

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    Sep 4, 2011 7:14 am
  • Saturday, September 3, 2011
  • Bums move closer to playoff berth
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    David Deminsky got a good night’s sleep Thursday. Deminsky was left behind when Traverse City traveled to Rockford for a three-game road trip. Manager Gregg Langbehn knew it would be Deminsky’s turn in the rotation for the important opener of a series against Lake Erie that will determine who goes to the Frontier League playoffs. The TC win forces Lake Erie to have to win the last two games of the series to overtake the Beach Bums for the league’s final playoff spot.

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    Sep 3, 2011 7:14 am 1 Photo
  • Banes to pitch tonight as TC eyes the clincher

    his weekend’s series between Traverse City and Lake Erie is a sort of Frontier League duel. Two teams enter and one team leaves. Actually, if Traverse City wins the series, they’ll both leave, as the Bums will head to Joliet for the start of the playoffs.

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    Sep 3, 2011 7:14 am
  • Friday, September 2, 2011
  • Beach Bums win, back in second

    ROCKFORD, Ill. — The Traverse City Beach Bums leap-frogged Lake Erie into second place in the East Division with an 11-9 victory over Rockford on Thursday.
    The Beach Bums and Crusher start a three-game series tonight that will determine who earns the division's second playoff spot.

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    Sep 2, 2011 7:47 am
  • Thursday, September 1, 2011
  • Beach Bums split with Rockford

    Sevens are supposed to be lucky.
    For the Traverse City Beach Bums, one was and one wasn't.
    In a doubleheader of seven-inning games, the Beach Bums split with last-place Rockford.
    TC won the nightcap 9-6 after dropping the opener 10-6.
    The Beach Bums trail Lake Erie by a half game with four to go in the chase for the last Frontier League playoff spot.

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    Sep 1, 2011 7:33 am
  • Tuesday, August 30, 2011
  • Bums go on road looking for sweep

    The Beach Bums want to repeat history.
    Recent history.
    After winning all six games last week, Traverse City aims to duplicate the feat and clinch a Frontier League playoff spot for the second straight year.
    Traverse City heads to play a three-game series against last-place Rockford RiverHawks before returning home to close out the regular season against Lake Erie, the team it's primarily battling for the East Division's second playoff spot.
    The Beach Bums trail division leader Joliet by six games with as many contests left. By virtue of winning the season series 7-5 with the Slammers, the Bums technically are still alive for the division title, but they'd need to win six straight and have Joliet lose six in a row to close out the season.

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    Aug 30, 2011 7:32 am
  • Monday, August 29, 2011
  • Beach Bums are back in second
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    The race in the Frontier League's East Division took an interesting twist Sunday evening.

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    Aug 29, 2011 7:49 am 1 Photo
  • Sunday, August 28, 2011
  • Five in a row for Bums

    The Traverse City Beach Bums remained a half-game behind Lake Eric for the wild card spot in the Frontier League’s East Division with a 3-1 win over Windy City on Saturday at Wuerfel Park. Lake Erie blanked Rockford 4-0

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    Aug 28, 2011 7:14 am
  • Saturday, August 27, 2011
  • Bums, Nathanson take charge out of ’Bolts

    A short lightning delay between the fourth and fifth innings didn’t take any of the charge out of David Nathanson. The Traverse City Beach Bums right-hander threw his second complete game of the season as the Bums defeated Windy City 6-2 to kick off an important three-game series with the ThunderBolts.

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    Aug 27, 2011 7:14 am
  • Friday, August 26, 2011
  • Bums sweep visiting RiverHawks

    TRAVERSE CITY — Bryan Banes became just the sixth Frontier League pitcher this season to reach double digits in wins, throwing seven innings of five-hit ball Thursday in a 5-1 victory over Rockford.
    Banes upped his record to 10-3 and lowered his earned-run average to 2.59. He gave up one run and four walks, striking out four.
    Only Joliet's Jake Renshaw and Windy City's Dustin Williams have more wins. They each have 11.
    Banes is also fourth in the league in ERA.
    Traverse City starts a three-game home series with Windy City today. The ThunderBolts are seven games behind Joliet and 1.5 back of Lake Erie for the East Division's second playoff spot.

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    Updated Aug 26, 2011 1:11 pm
  • Thursday, August 25, 2011
  • Bums win on Flagg's homer
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    Jeff Flagg belted a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning Wednesday to give the Traverse City Beach Bums an win over the Rockford RiverHawks.

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    Aug 25, 2011 7:47 am 2 Photos
  • Wednesday, August 24, 2011
  • Pitching propels Bums, 4-2

    The Traverse City Beach Bums opened a six-game homestand at Wuerfel Park on Tuesday night with a 4-2 Frontier League win over the Rockford RiverHawks.

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    Aug 24, 2011 9:57 am
  • Monday, August 22, 2011
  • Joliet slams Beach Bums

    Traverse City fell back to the .500 mark with a 7-5 loss to first-place Joliet.

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    Aug 22, 2011 7:14 am
  • Sunday, August 21, 2011
  • Bums fall to Slammers 5-3

    Traverse City dropped a 5-3 decision to East Division leader Joliet, but the Beach Bums’ playoff hopes remain alive and kicking.

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    Aug 21, 2011 7:14 am
  • Saturday, August 20, 2011
  • Bums top Slammers in 12

    Scott Dunn pitched himself into and out of a bases-loaded jam in the 12th inning as the Traverse City Beach Bums defeated first-place Joliet 4-3. Jose Vargas was all of Traverse City’s offense, hitting a pair of two-run homers, including the game-winner in the top of the 12th.

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    Aug 20, 2011 7:14 am
  • Friday, August 19, 2011
  • Beach Bums drop series finale
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    The Traverse City Beach Bums could not capitalize on the momentum they generated Wednesday night when J.T. Hall hit a walk-off home run to beat Lake Erie.

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    Aug 19, 2011 7:29 am 1 Photo
  • Thursday, August 18, 2011
  • Hall belts game-winning homer
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    J.T. Hall was just about all the offense Traverse City needed Wednesday night.

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    Aug 18, 2011 8:24 am 1 Photo