RailCats Edge Apollos in 13 Innings

May 22 2021 The Gary SouthShore RailCats defeated the Houston Apollos 4-3 in 13 innings. Gary SouthShore scored twice in the first inning, added a run in the eighth and scored the winning run in the 13th. Houston answered with single runs in the fourth seventh and ninth innings but could not take the lead.

Gary SouthShore collected 16 hits, led by N. Vasic and Z. Welz with three hits apiece and J. Marriaga with four hits. Welz scored twice and drove in one run, while Marriaga had two RBI. H. Schilling and D. Lingua each doubled, and Welz tripled. Houston finished with 10 hits, including three hits from Nick Anderson. Alvaro Gonzalez hit a home run and drove in one run, while Hudson Bilodeau also homered and had one RBI. Beder Gutierrez added one RBI.

Gary SouthShore used 13 innings of pitching to secure the win. T. Lubking allowed one earned run on five hits with two walks and nine strikeouts in six innings, and C. Cook allowed one earned run on five hits with one walk and eight strikeouts in seven innings. Adam Heidenfelder was credited with the win. Houston starter Tucker Smith worked six innings, allowing two runs on eight hits with five strikeouts, while Alex Merithew took the loss after allowing one run on five hits in four innings.