Beloit falls 9-5 in final road opener of the year

PEORIA, IL - In a back-and-forth battle down in Peoria, Illinois, the Beloit Snappers were just narrowly edged by the Peoria Chiefs by a final score of 9-5. The score does not reflect the see-saw battle as Beloit was tied with Peoria at 5 until the 7^th inning, but a 4-run Chiefs 7^th was too much in the losing effort.

Peoria would get on the board first and in a big way scoring 4 unanswered runs to take the lead. The Chiefs would score all 4 runs within the first 3 innings and it would not be until the fourth when the Snappers would jump onto the scoreboard.
In the fourth, Nick Osborne would double to center field for his first of three extra base hits on the evening. Moments later, Osborne would be knocked in by Anthony Churlin with a sacrifice fly to make the score 4-1 in favor of the Chiefs.
Then after a run for the Chiefs in the bottom half, the Snappers would rattle off runs in each of the next 3-innings to draw to a 5-5 tie heading to the bottom of the seventh.
In the fifth, Beloit would get runners on second and third with just one out to get the scoring ramped back up. Max Schuemann would then be up next and lace a single up the middle to plate a run and cut the Snappers deficit to just 3.
One inning later, Nick Osborne would be back to his power hitting ways adding on to his big day with his second double of the evening with no outs. Nick Ward then traded places with Osborne hitting his first double of the evening knocking in Osborne and cutting Peoria's lead to just 2.
Beloit would then collect two big runs in seventh to complete the comeback at the time evening the score at 5 all. Nick Osborne would start it up and collect his third extra base hit of the game in the inning to knock in a run and cut the deficit to just 1. Then, Osborne would come around to score after a balk to even the score.
Unfortunately for Beloit, that would conclude the scoring in the game for Beloit, but not for Peoria as they would tack on 4 in the seventh to go on to win 9-5.
Beloit will be back in action in Peoria tomorrow at 6:35 before returning to Pohlman Field this weekend. This weekend is the final series for Beloit in the 2019 season and it is Fan Appreciation Night by Ho-Chunk Nation with fireworks, Mega Raffle, giveaways, and tons of fun activities for all.
The Beloit Snappers are a member of the Midwest League and have been the Single-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. For more ticket information, contact the Snappers office at (608) 362-2272 or visit our website, www.snappersbaseball.com