The Crushers open the defense of their Frontier League title with a 8-5 win over the Beach Bums. Arden McWilliams, Eddie Tisdale and Wayne Bond all hit solo homers in the win. Esmelivin Jimenez picked up the victory in relief of Cardoza Tucker, who left the game with two outs in the third with an injury. No word yet on the extent but it is believed to be a sprain.


Crushers 8, Beach Bums 5
Traverse City (0-1) 010 003 10 5 9 1
Lake Erie (1-0) 011 240 00x 8 11 1
Hits- Traverse City: Codiroli, Diaz (2), Hall (2), Ziegler(2), Brown, Johnson
Lake Erie: Rivera, Saylor (2), Davis, Tisdale, McWilliams, Bond (2), Collins (2), Duggan; 2b- TC: Hall; HR- TC: Ziegler; LE: McWilliams, Tisdale, Bond; WP: Esmelvin Jimenez (1-0); LP: Kevin Reese (0-1); S: Alberto Rolon (1)