Crushers win seventh in a row

The Lake Erie Crushers overcame an early 3-0 deficit against the Traverse City Beach Bums to pick up their seventh straight victory 6-3. Down by three runs, the Crushers’ bats were silent for the first five innings as Traverse City’s Ryan Platt held the Crushers without a hit until Joel Collins hustled out a double on a hit to left-center field to lead off the sixth.

Jodam Rivera’s walk and Andrew Davis’ single loaded the bases for Eddie Tisdale, who got the Crushers on the board with a sacrifice fly. Travis Vetters then blooped a double down the right-field line to score Rivera and bring the Crushers within one at 3-2. Lake Erie got right back to work in the seventh against Jack Adams, who replaced Platt to start the frame.

Arden McWilliams picked up a one-out base hit before Julio Rivera, who entered the game in the bottom of the previous inning to replace an injured Collins, wrapped a two-run home run around the right-field foul pole to put the Crushers ahead. The eighth inning saw the Crushers strike for two more runs. Andrew Davis stood at third and Eddie Tisdale was at second when Andrew Saylor dropped a base hit in front of Beach Bum center fielder Jason Codiroli to score Davis.

Wayne Bond’s RBI-groundout finished the scoring for Lake Erie. Roberts picked up his fourth win of the season.