The Gateway Grizzlies (24-40) beat the Schaumburg Boomers (27-38) 5-4 on Saturday at GCS Ballpark behind Blake Brown, who went 2-3 and hit a home run.
He singled in the second inning and homered in the third inning.Trevor Richards kept contact to a minimum, striking out six the Schaumburg Boomers batters. Richards allowed three earned runs on six hits and two walks over seven innings.
Craig Massey racked up two RBIs on one hit for the Schaumburg Boomers. He homered in the fourth inning.
Peter Gehle (1-3) was the game's losing pitcher. He lasted just six innings, walked one, struck out none, and allowed four runs.