Beach Bums Head to KZOO

The Beach Bums won the first game of a 3-game home series against Windy City 9-0 behind a Ryan Gehring complete game shutout, but lost the next two games 6-5 and 8-2.  However, the squad still heads down to the Kalamazoo today with a 3-game lead and a chance to create some distance between the second place Kings.

After Kalamazoo, the Beach Bums will make the long trip back to Washington, which will be the final three away games against the Wild Things this season.  The current road trip is the beginning of 18+ games against East Division teams, and a great opportunity for the Beach Bums to pull away.

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Bums take 2 of 3 vs. Rockford

The Beach Bums came out on the winning end of two of three straight tough pitching match-ups at Wuerfel Park against the Rockford Riverhawks over the past three days.  After dropping the first game 3-0, the Beach Bums won 1-0 in 11 innings and 4-1 yesterday.  Outstanding pitching performances from Brett Bostelman and Bryan Rembisz were the highlight, and the bullpen also pitched well - James Ledford, Jared Locke, and Ted Gjeldum all tossed scoreless innings in the series.

Windy City comes into town tonight for a 3-game set after taking 2 of 3 at Kalamazoo.  KZOO's losses combined with the Beach Bums' wins have provided a little more space a top the East Division standings as the Beach Bums now enjoy a 3 game lead over the second place Kings.

See you at the park!  GO BUMS!

Beach Bums finish road trip 5-1

The Beach Bums swept Rockford and took 2 of 3 games in Windy City to finish the recent road trip 5-1, bringing the overall record to 13-5, which is tops in the Frontier League as of today. There were a lot of standout performances on the road trip, highlighted by RHP David Nathanson, who won 2 games to improved a league leading 4-0 on the season. He is also currently second in the Frontier League in ERA. Beach Bums' fans can see Nathanson pitch during the current home stand on Saturday.

Other notable performances included OF Mike Goetz and DH Jake Whitesides. Goetz continued to rack up the hits and enters the current homestand as the league leader in batting average, on-base percentage, and hits. What Mike Goetz set up, Jake Whitesides knocked down, adding quite a few RBIs to his league best 26 in only 18 games, which is on pace to break the Frontier League record of 100 RBI on the season.

The Beach Bums' will play the same two teams they played on the road during the current home stand, starting with the Rockford Riverhawks from June 10-12 and the Windy City Thunderbolts from June 13-15. If you're bummed about gas prices, don't miss Thursday's protest at the ballpark, which will drop ticket prices to $4, or the current price of a gallon of gas.

For more Beach Bums blogging, don't miss Tim Calderwood's blog at calderwoodscorner.blogspot.com.

Beach Bums take 2 of 3 versus KZOO

The Beach Bums dropped Sunday's finale against KZOO, losing 7-3, after winning in the bottom of the 12th inning late Saturday night.  The 2 out of 3 series win is the 3rd time the Beach Bums have won a 3-game series in 4 chances this season.

Bryan Rembisz was outstanding on Saturday, but a late Kalamazoo comeback host him the victory, which was picked up by Nick Pepper by throwing a scoreless inning in the 12th.  Jeff Brown had the walk-off hit for the Beach Bums after Brad Miller lead off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Damon Lessler.

Several injuries had the Beach Bums playing out of position all over the field on Sunday, but held in the game offensively until Kalamazoo scored single runs in the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th innings to take a 7-3 lead.  The Beach Bums rallied in the 9th, loading the bases with 2 outs, but came away empty.

TC heads out on a 6-game road trip after a much needed day off on Monday.  The Beach Bums will play three games in both Rockford and Windy City before returning to Wuerfel Park for a 6-game home stand against the same two teams.  After the next 12 games, TC won't see either Rockford or Windy City the rest of the season unless it is in the playoffs.