Aug. 2: Bazzana blast forces extras but Akron falls 6-5 in 10
RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score Erie SeaWolves (16-15, 61-39) 6, Akron RubberDucks (13-19, 56-44) 5 WP: Tanner Kohlhepp (1-0) LP: Alaska Abney (0-1) Save: Ryan Boyer (1) Summary Travis Bazzana tied the game with a ninth inning two-out three-run home run, but the Erie SeaWolves defeated the Akron RubberDucks
RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score
Erie SeaWolves (16-15, 61-39) 6, Akron RubberDucks (13-19, 56-44) 5
WP: Tanner Kohlhepp (1-0) LP: Alaska Abney (0-1) Save: Ryan Boyer (1)
Summary
Travis Bazzana tied the game with a ninth inning two-out three-run home run, but the Erie SeaWolves defeated the Akron RubberDucks 6-5 in 10 innings on Saturday night at Canal Park.
A GAME TYING BAZZANA BLAST!!!!@TBazzana @GuardsInsider pic.twitter.com/j6CMi9PGtG
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) August 3, 2025
Turning Point
With the placed runner on third in the top of the tenth, Erie’s Jake Holton grounded out to short on a slow roller to give the SeaWolves the 6-5 lead.
Mound Presence
Tommy Mace breezed through the first three innings walking just one and striking out three. The SeaWolves got to the right-hander for four in the fourth, but Mace settled back in to only allow one more run the rest of his night. In total, Mace tossed six innings allowing five runs (three earned) while striking out four. Steven Pérez struck out three over two scoreless innings. Magnus Ellerts worked a scoreless inning in his return from the injured list. Alaska Abney allowed the placed runner to score in the tenth.
🧊 in his veins!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) August 3, 2025
Steven Perez works out of a bases loaded jam with back-to-back strikeouts! pic.twitter.com/8O6xBf5gQA
Duck Tales
The RubberDucks took an early lead in the third. Jonah Advincula walked before advancing to third on a Bazzana single. Cooper Ingle followed with a single to score Advincula to make it 1-0 RubberDucks. Angel Genao doubled home Bazzana to stretch the Akron lead to 2-0. After Erie scored five runs between the fourth and fifth, Akron rallied back in the ninth. Guy Lipscomb and Cameron Barstad each were hit by a pitch to set up Bazzana for a game-tying three-run home run into the Modelo Tiki Terrace to tie the game 5-5.
COOP comes through!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) August 2, 2025
Cooper Ingle gives us the early lead with the RBI single! pic.twitter.com/uUAYMbWnWQ
Hot soup!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) August 2, 2025
Angel Genao doubles home Travis Bazzana to stretch the lead! pic.twitter.com/ioTHteQF0N
Notebook
Bazzana’s home run was his first since May 9, which was also a game tying two-out ninth inning homer at Canal Park…Bazzana has recorded back-to-back multi-hit games and now has five multi-hit games since returning from the IL…Akron falls to 1-4 this season in extra innings…Game Time: 2:52…Attendance: 6,001.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks will conclude their series at Canal Park against the Erie SeaWolves on Sunday, August 3 at 1:05 p.m. Akron right-hander Yorman Gómez (2-0, 1.00 ERA) will face Erie right-hander Austin Bergner (6-6, 3.57 ERA). The game broadcast is on 640 WHLO, the 640 WHLO iHeartRadio channel, and akronrubberducks.com, and available on Bally Live. Tickets for RubberDucks home games are available at akronrubberducks.com/tickets.