Trappers Pick up First Win of Second Half of Season

Trappers Pick up First Win of Second Half of Season

The Pierre Trappers had solid pitching once again and closed out the Sioux Falls Sunfish for a 6-4 victory picking up the first win of the second half of the season.

Fischer Rausch threw five innings in a start in which he took a no-decision but his lone blemish was a two run home run in the top of the fifth. Yet, the Trappers were able to answer with a Tyler Skelton home run in the bottom of the sixth giving the Trappers a 4-3 lead. Two runs scored in the bottom of the eighth thanks to Joey Bramanti singling in a run and then a heads up base running as he went from first to third on a bunt in which no one was covering the base and the throw back to third was a wild one allowing him to score giving the Trappers a 6-3 lead. Nick McCollum picked up the win finishing the final four innings for Pierre.

Head Coach of the Pierre Trappers, Monterio May has been pleased with the pitching the Trappers have received as of late because he says they’ve weathered the storm…

And May says the runs in the bottom of the eighth were big for the win and came from smart base running…

The Trappers are now 1-3 in the second half of the season and will host Western Nebraska starting on Tuesday for a three game set with first pitch at 7:05 at Hyde Stadium.