Brent Turner came off the bench and never even had to swing his bat as Turner reached on a in the nine to lead the DeKalb County Liners (6-3) to a 15-14 win over the Will County CrackerJacks (4-3) on Monday at Founders Field.
With the DeKalb County Liners trailing by one in the ninth inning,.
Turner led the DeKalb County Liners' offensive threat, as he got on base five times in the game. He scored four runs and had one RBI.
Both squads had things going at the plate, tallying 29 runs and 29 hits, including zero extra base hits. Managers of the two teams seemingly emptied their bullpens in search of the win, as there were eight pitchers used in the game.
The game was back-and-forth heading into the ninth, with seven lead changes.
Joey Burney recorded his first win of the year for the DeKalb County Liners. Burney struck out none, walked none and gave up three hits.
Jake OBrien was charged with his first loss of the year. He lasted just 2 1/3 innings, walked five, struck out none, and allowed three runs.