Ben Waldrip went 2-4 and hit a home run, sparking the Gateway Grizzlies (14-18) to a 6-2 victory over the Florence Freedom (7-23) on Friday at GCS Ballpark.
He homered in the sixth inning and singled in the eighth inning.The Florence Freedom couldn't get anything going as long as Dakota Smith was pitching. Smith held the Florence Freedom hitless over four innings, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out five.
Jeremy Gooding (2-4) was the game's losing pitcher. He allowed six runs in five innings, walked one and struck out seven.