Lions Den Gazette II

  New Lenox, IL - After suffering a double-header loss last week to the Brew Jays and Beggars, High Voltage was back at it Tuesday night with games against Paradise Bay and Off the Rails.  The opener was a snoozer all the way as the Volts hosted Paradise Bay.  Bay went scoreless in the top of the first inning while HV jumped to a 4-0 lead on the strength of a Sutes two-run blast and a Jeffrey Sketches inside the park homerun that beat the outfield.  Paradise Bay showed some resilience by answering back with a seven run outburst to take their only lead of the night 7-4 after an inning and a half.  PB would not score again in the contest. The Volts erased the deficit in the bottom of the inning with one swing on a Jaybird grand slam to take an 8-7 lead.  Both teams went scoreless in the third inning with PB putting up a zero in the top of the fourth.  The Volts came out swinging by scoring their first six batters before the first out was made.  A c...

  New Lenox, IL - It was a pleasant night at the Lion's Den and the Volts took on 40% of the league in the Brew Jays and Beggars.  The opener started with an offensive onslaught that had the Volts leading 11-0 after an inning.  Things only got better from there as the Volts pitched a shutout for another inning while adding on another seven runs in the 2nd to lead 18-0 after two frames.  Brew Jays fought back with a five spot to narrow the lead to 18-5, which is where things stood after three innings.  Both teams traded three-spots in the fourth inning to enter the 5th inning with the Volts leading 22-9.  The Brew Jays went quietly from there and the game ended in a run-rule 22-9 Volt victory to push their record to 3-0.  The Jays suffered their second loss of the night after an earlier loss to Paradise Bay. The second game went even better than the first for the Volts after they jumped on Beggars for 12 runs to start the game.  Beggars pushed two...