Paints Out Slug Mill Rats For 9-6 Win
Ben Gbur and Jeron Williams led the Paints' 13-hit attack Thursday night at the VA.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 13 | 0 |
FROM CHILLICOTHE:
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio - The Chillicothe Paints, presented by Adena Health System, used nine runs through the first five innings to pull off a 9-6 win at home against the Johnstown Mill Rats Thursday night at VA Memorial Stadium.
The Mill Rats (4-4) got out to a one-nothing lead after a leadoff home run off the bat of Jake Casey. Todd Bangtson would soon settle in and only gave up two runs in his five innings of work.
In the bottom of the first, the Paints (4-3) scored one to tie it up on Josh McAlister's double after Jeron Williams singled and stole two bases.
Chillicothe would take the lead in the bottom of the third inning. After another leadoff single by Williams, a Ben Gbur triple was followed by a Tim Orr RBI single, making the score 3-1 Paints. After that, an error by Johnstown would allow another run to score off of a hard grounder from Trey Pancake, leaving the score 4-1 after the third.
Johnstown would quickly respond with another leadoff homerun, cutting the Paints' lead to two at 4-2.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Paints would answer with two more runs on three consecutive hits from Gbur, Orr, and Wroot, respectively, giving the Paints a 6-2 lead after four innings.
After Bangtson held the Mill Rats scoreless in the top of the fifth, the Paints would strike again. This time, an error on a pickoff attempt to first base allowed Nate Dorinsky to score. Williams' third hit of the game followed, an RBI triple. The Paints plated another in the inning on another Gbur RBI hit, bringing the score to 9-2 after five.
In the top of the seventh, the Johnson scored on a wild pitch and a single up the middle, cutting the lead to 9-4. The Mill Rats scored another in the seventh on a bloop single, cutting the Paints' lead to four at 9-5.
Johnstown would continue their scoring with another run on a fielder's choice in the top of the eighth ro make it 9-6 heading into the bottom of the eighth.
Chillicothe's Cruz McFadden came in to pitch the last two innings for the Paints, allowing one run and striking out two while scuring the victory.
The Paints hit the road for three days in Johnstown beginning Friday with a 7 p.m. matchup with the Mill Rats. Fans can listen to the game on 100.9 WXIZ, ChillicothePaints.com and the free Paints mobile app. Live video and scoring is also available.
---
FROM JOHNSTOWN:
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – After falling behind by seven runs through five innings, the Johnstown Mill Rats attempted a comeback bid, but it was not enough as the Chillicothe Paints were victorious 9-6 in a Prospect League matchup on Thursday.
Chillicothe led 9-2 going to the top of the sixth after scoring for the third consecutive inning, helped by three combined Johnstown errors.
The Mill Rats answered with three runs in the seventh when D.J. Alexander scored on a wild pitch, while Matt Santarelli and Mike Whiteherse both hit RBI singles. Johnstown then put two runners aboard to start the eighth, but only managed one run on a Randy Carlo IV fielder's choice.
Jake Casey gave Johnstown a 1-0 lead in the top of the first after smacking a solo home run on the second pitch of the game. The Paints tied the game in the bottom half on a Josh McAlister RBI double before scoring three, two and three runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings, respectively.
Pete Capobianco also hit a solo home run in the top of the fourth for the Mill Rats.
Ben Gbur and Jeron Williams each tallied three hits for the Paints, with both players tallying a double and a triple. Gbur drove in two runs and scored twice, while Williams recorded three runs scored and an RBI. Nate Dorinsky and Tim Orr had two hits apiece.
Capobianco, Whiteherse, Joe Alcorn and Lukas Torres each recorded multiple hits for Johnstown. Capobianco scored twice.
Johnstown (4-4) returns home for a matchup with Chillicothe on Friday at 7 p.m.