Lugnuts complete comeback to take game one 5-4
South Bend, IN: The South Bend Cubs looked to have the series opener secured against the Lansing Lugnuts in the top of the 8th inning with trusty reliever Zach Mort on the rubber. Despite the advantage on the mound, the Lugnuts picked up two runs in the final two frames
South Bend, IN: The South Bend Cubs looked to have the series opener secured against the Lansing Lugnuts in the top of the 8th inning with trusty reliever
Right handed starter
Offensively for South Bend,
The Cubs added two more in the bottom of the 5th inning on another triple from
Mort came into Four Winds Field on Friday with zero runs allowed through two appearances in the Midwest League. A long battle between Groshans and Mort resulted in a walk, although the last pitch appeared to paint the outside corner. Mort fired back with a strikeout over Hagen Danner.
Unfortunately for Mort, a key error was made on a ground ball to second base. The inning continued and a run scored to tie the game at 4-4. Lansing added another run in the top of the 9th to seal the game at 5-4.
The Cubs gave it a shot in the bottom of the 9th, even bringing the game winning run onto first base. Weber struck out to end the game and South Bend lost their fifth game of the season. With the loss, the Cubs will head into game two of the series tomorrow night at 4:05 p.m. Former Louisville Cardinal