JaVaun West kept the Joliet Slammers (3-2) off the board during his seven innings of work and the Gateway Grizzlies (4-1) beat the Joliet Slammers, 5-0.

West allowed five hits, one walk and struck out eight.

Garrett Vail racked up three RBIs on one hit for the Gateway Grizzlies. He homered in the seventh innings.

A bright spot for the Joliet Slammers in the defeat was Andrew Busby, who allowed only one run while striking out seven.

Busby was charged with his first loss of the year.