LocalSportsJournal.com
HAMILTON, Ohio – The Muskegon Clippers fell just short on Wednesday night in a 6-5 loss to the Hamilton Joes.
The Clippers led 1-0 early, before Hamilton scored three runs in the fifth inning to take a 3-1 lead. Muskegon responded with two runs in the sixth inning to tie the contest up.
The Joes scored a run in the seventh and two in the eighth to take a 6-3 advantage late in the contest.
Muskegon cut its deficit to a single run after a two-run double from Diego Pena, but that was as close as the Clippers could get.
Pena, Carson McCoy, and Cooper Hums paced the Clippers with two hits apiece. McCoy and Hums each scored two runs.
Garrett Brewer suffered the loss, allowing three runs on two hits while striking out eight batters in 3 1/3 innings of relief. Starting pitcher Zach Vriesenga tossed 4 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits.
The Clippers (3-2) complete the three-game series at 7:05 p.m. Thursday before heading home for the weekend.
