Berardi's bomb beats Cubs in 10th to finish homestand
South Bend, IN: In a back and forth, low scoring first nine innings, the South Bend Cubs and Lake County Captains headed to extra innings for the first time in their four game series. With an epic comeback, Jimmy Herron and the Cubs tied the game in the 9th to
South Bend, IN: In a back and forth, low scoring first nine innings, the South Bend Cubs and Lake County Captains headed to extra innings for the first time in their four game series. With an epic comeback, Jimmy Herron and the Cubs tied the game in the 9th to head to the 10th.
But as the game went to the 10th, Lake County started their own rally and beat the Cubs 5-2.
On a wise move by Manager Jimmy Gonzalez, he inserted infielder
Herron ripped a sharp line drive into right field. Easily, Donahue scored.
In the top of the 10th, it was
In the bottom of the 10th, South Bend began the inning with their automatic runner at second base in
With the loss, the Cubs fall to 56-64 on the season. Tomorrow, South Bend will begin an enormous three game series against the Fort Wayne TinCaps on the road. Fort Wayne, who is ahead of the Cubs in the standings, is currently in a playoff spot. On the mound tomorrow, South Bend will send right hander