Host Gateway scored four runs in the sixth inning to break a tie game and beat the Crushers, 8-4, on Sept. 3 in the season finale. The loss dropped Lake Erie to 37-59, the worst record in franchise history. The Crushers were founded in 2009. The Crushers took a 2-0 lead in the first inning […]
It turns out a 90-minute rain delay wasn’t worth the wait for the Lake Erie Crushers. Having zero hits until the seventh inning, the Crushers nearly battled back from a 6-0 deficit, but were defeated by the Schaumburg Boomers, 6-4, on Aug. 17. The Frontier League made sure to get this series finale in with […]
Frontier League games don’t reach the 11th inning very often, but the host Crushers lost in sudden-death fashion to the Schaumburg Boomers, 6-5, on Aug. 16. Both teams remained tied at 5-5 after 10 innings, so the Crushers (32-48) got to pick to hit or field in the 11th. Only playing one half inning, the […]
The Crushers racked up 16 hits, including five for extra bases, in an 8-3 romp over host Florence on Aug. 11. Left fielder Jiandido Tromp was 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored. DH Scout Knotts was 3-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and an RBI. Second baseman Kenen Irizarry had three […]