Bryan De La Rosa went 2-4, sparking the Lake Erie Crushers (16-14) to a 4-3 victory over the Traverse City Beach Bums (9-22) on Saturday at All Pro Freight Stadium.
He singled in the fifth and eighth innings.Will Kengor got on base four times in the game for the Traverse City Beach Bums. He doubled in the seventh innings.
Rob Blanc brought the heat against the Lake Erie Crushers during his outing. The Lake Erie Crushers managed just three hits off of Blanc, who allowed one earned run, walked two and struck out three during his five innings of work.
Ryan Richardson got the win, running his season record to 1-0. He struck out one, walked none and surrendered no hits.
Benjamin Libuda ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his third loss of the year. He lasted just one inning, walked two, struck out none, and allowed three runs.