Marshall Rallies Back From Five Down To Beat Express (Marshall) – Despite taking a 5-0 lead, and getting solid pitching and defense, the Marshall A’s came from behind to beat the Tracy Express 6-5 on Wednesday night in Marshall.
The A’s and Express met on Whopper Night in Marshall for the second straight year, and for the third time in the last four meetings, it was the Express who took the early lead on Marshall, but the A’s battled back, and escaped with a 6-5 win.
The turning point came in the bottom of the seventh inning, when A’s outfielder Tyler Peschong connected on a two run double, then scored the tying run on a base hit from Derek West to tie the game.
 Tracy struck first though, as in the top of the second inning, with Aaron Walling and Troy Kepler on base, Robbie Slinkman hit his second home run of the season. Blasting a 2-1 pitch, 360 feet over the ivy in left field, putting the Express up 3-0.
Slinkman led the Express offensively, as he finished 3-5 with 3 RBI, the home run, and three runs scored. Jason MacKinnon, Bryan Francis, and Troy Kepler collected the other three Express hits.
The Express had Eric Hendrickx start on the mound to get him some work before this weekend’s home double header, in which he will start one of the two games. He left the game after the second inning, and Calvin Kosminskas threw five innings of relief. Kosminskas was solid on the mound, but Marshall got to him in the seventh, to tie the game. Andy Lanoue pitched the 8th, and was tagged with the loss for the Express.
It has been the season of the one run game for the Express this season. Tracy has lost three of their last four by one run on.
The Express will play on Sunday in a Gopher League Double header in Tracy. They face Adrian at 1:30, and will play Pipestone at 4:30. It is Express Fan Appreciation Day, in Tracy. There will be many give away’s, with merchandise from local merchants, trivia, fan contests, and a festive baseball atmosphere. Tracy 030 020 010 - 5 - 6 - 0 Marshall 000 020 31X - 6 - 8 - 1 Express AB R H RBI Robbie Slinkman c 5 3 3 3
Andrew Suby 2b 3 0 0 0
Jason MacKinnon lf 4 1 1 0
C. Kosminskas 3b-p-3b 3 0 0 0
Andy Lanoue ss 4 0 0 0
Bryan Francis dh 1 0 1 0
Eric Hendrickx p-1b 2 0 0 0
Dane Jensen 1b-3b-ss 2 0 0 0
Aaron Walling rf 4 1 0 0
Troy Kepler cf 2 1 1 0
Casey Polzine cf 1 0 0 0
Tim Olson ph 1 0 0 0
2b: (M) Peschong 3b: none; HR: (T) Slinkman (2) SB: (T) Jensen (5)
Pitcher IP H R ER BB K
Eric Hendrickx 2 0 0 0 1 0
Calvin Kosminskas 5 6 5 5 2 2
Andy Lanoue (L) 1 2 1 1 0 0 |
