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Date: Nov 3, 2023
Alton (IL) The Quincy Gems rallied from an eight-run deficit and defeated the Alton River Dragons 12-8 in 10-innings at Lloyd Hopkins Field on Monday night.
Alton led 8-0 after six innings before Quincy scored three times in the seventh to cut the lead to 8-3. The River Dragons still led by five runs entering the ninth, but Quincy stormed back to tie the game, equalizing the score on a two-out infield throwing error that scored the 7th and 8th runs.
The River Dragons had a chance to walk off the game in the bottom of the ninth. Dominick Decker pinch hit, and laced a single to center field. Steals of second and third put him 90-feet away with only one out. However, he'd be stranded there.
Quincy pounced ahead with four in the 10th and Alton couldn't get a rally going in their half.
The loss spoiled a strong outing from starting pitcher Alex Renfrow who allowed no runs over five innings. Offensively, Brayden Caskey had a homer and a RBI single. R.J. LaRocco extended his hitting streak to seven games, with a double and single. He had two RBI in the game.