Clinton, Springfield Split DH

Clinton, Springfield Split DH
Box Score
July 24, 2022
Recap Courtesy of the Clinton LumberKings
 
CLINTON, Iowa - The Clinton Elotes faced off against the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes in a doubleheader contest at NelsonCorp Field on Sunday. The Elotes played as the road team in game one as Cole Conner (Oakton Community College) got the call for Clinton.
 
Taeg Gollert (Missouri State University) got the Clinton offense started in the top of the second inning, with a knock that scored Jeremy Conforti (College of DuPage). The Elotes added an insurance run in the third with a base hit RBI from Rayth Petersen (University of Illinois Chicago).
 
The second trip through the Springfield batting order wasn't as kind to Conner as the first, as he surrendered three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, giving the Shoes a 3-2 lead. A Jeremy Conforti double in the fifth tied the game for the Elotes, but Payton Pennington (Kent State University) put Springfield ahead for good with an RBI single in the bottom half. Springfield finished game one with a 4-3 victory over Clinton.
 
In game two of the twin bill, Clinton took an early lead courtesy of a Taeg Gollert base hit in the bottom of the second inning. However, the Springfield offense came roaring back in the fourth with a trio of runs to give the Shoes a 3-1 edge over the home team.
 
A strong fifth inning produced seven runs for the Elotes, complete with RBIs from Adam Weed (University of Illinois Chicago), Matt Scherrman (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh), Luke Ira (South Dakota State University), Connor Guisti (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh), Taeg Gollert, and a pair from a Jeremy Conforti triple. The Elotes managed a 8-4 win in the second game of the double header.
 
Conforti led the Clinton offense with six hits in eight appearances as the Elotes split the double header with the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes, taking the series two games to one.
 
The Clinton LumberKings return to the diamond on Tuesday night in Terre Haute, Ind as they take on the Rex at Bob Warn Field at 5:30 p.m. CT.