Hockey / Despite hit advantage, the Sioux Falls Pilots drop 4-3 game to Carroll Merchants

Despite hit advantage, the Sioux Falls Pilots drop 4-3 game to Carroll Merchants

Date:  Source: Sioux Falls Pilots
  • The Sioux Falls Pilots lost 4-3 on Wednesday, despite outhitting Carroll Merchants seven to six.
  • Tyler Field brought the heat against Carroll Merchants during his outing. Field gave up just three hits, allowed no earned runs, walked three and struck out three during his 5 1/3 innings of work.
  • Ford S got the win for Carroll Merchants. He tossed five innings of shutout ball. He struck out none, walked one and surrendered four hits.
  • Tyler Field couldn't get it done on the rubber for the Sioux Falls Pilots, taking a loss.
  • Carroll Merchants closer Matthew W put away the final six outs to record the save.
  • The game was never in doubt after the third, as Carroll Merchants scored one run on a fielder's choice.
  • Carroll Merchants got one-run boosts in each of the sixth, seventh and eighth. In the sixth, Carroll Merchants scored when Alex B was hit by a pitch, plating Drake W.
  • After pushing across two runs in the bottom of the seventh, the Sioux Falls Pilots faced just a 3-2 deficit. A sacrifice fly by Jacob James and an RBI single by Tyler Deckwa gave the Sioux Falls Pilots life. Finally, Drake induced an inning-ending ground out from Colton Cosner.
  • One run in the bottom of the ninth helped the Sioux Falls Pilots close their deficit to 4-3. A sacrifice fly by Tyler Deckwa triggered the Sioux Falls Pilots' comeback. Finally, Matthew got Cosner to ground into a double play to end the game.