TERRE HAUTE —
It wasn’t so much Thursday night’s game at Bob Warn Field that bothered manager Brian Dorsett of the Terre Haute Rex, although the contest obviously wasn’t one of his favorites.
What concerned him as his first-place team lost its third straight game, a 5-2 yawner against the Nashville Outlaws, was a risky pattern being established with just a little more than a week to go in the regular season.
“We finish up with three at Nashville [including the completion of Monday’s rain-suspended contest], and they’ve had our number,” Dorsett said, after the Rex’s once formidable division lead had shrunk to a game and a half over the second-place Outlaws.
The visitors were certainly in control of Thursday’s game, played before a crowd of 1,264 fans that was the second-best of the season for the Rex, from start to finish — and control was a key word.
Starting pitcher Michael Son labored through a 33-pitch first inning in his first ineffective outing with the Rex, although a two-out error made the only run scored an unearned one, and Terre Haute never caught up.
The Outlaws added three more runs in the top of the fourth, a triple by Matt Borgschulte — the game’s only extra-base hit — the big blow amidst four other hits, then got their final tally in the fifth when Chad Reeves came on in relief and appeared to have found his way out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam only to walk Nashville’s ninth-place hitter to force in a run.
“The first inning was very difficult … and walks in key situations hurt us,” Dorsett said afterward.
The Rex mounted one rally, and it came in the bottom of the fourth after Nashville’s three-run inning. Successive hits by Nolan Earley — who had two hits and stole two bases — followed by Alex DeLeon and Alex Guthrie produced a run and had runners at first and third with no outs. But Joe Meggs grounded into a double play, scoring DeLeon, and the Rex never again had more than one baserunner at a time.
“It was one of those nights,” Dorsett said later. “Even when we squared it up, it was right at somebody … and their [pitchers] did a good job; they kept us off-balance and they stayed ahead in the count.
“It was by far our worst showing of the second half.”
The Rex have just three remaining home games, including tonight’s contest against the Dupage Dragons — although a home playoff game would be a possibility if the team doesn’t squander its second-half division lead.
“We’ve just got to collect ourselves and keep moving on,” Dorsett concluded.
Outlaws 5, Rex 2
Nashville ab r h bi TH Rex ab r h bi
Amann ss 3 1 1 0 Burnam lf 4 0 1 0
Fann c 5 0 1 1 Carlson rf 3 0 0 0
Smith 1b 5 0 2 0 Earley cf 4 1 2 0
Joyce dh 5 0 0 0 DeLeon c 4 1 1 0
Bachman 3b 4 1 3 0 Guthrie 3b 4 0 1 1
Brouillette 2b 4 1 1 0 Meggs 1b 4 0 0 0
Borgschulte cf 3 1 1 1 Kraemer 2b 4 0 0 0
Fancher lf 4 1 1 1 Broughton dh 3 0 1 0
Emery rf 3 0 1 1 Licon ss 2 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4 Totals 32 2 6 1
Nashville Outlaws 100 310 000 — 5
Terre Haute Rex 000 200 000 — 2
E — Licon, Borgschulte. DP — NO 1, THR 2. LOB — NO 10, THR 5. 3B — Borgschulte. SB — Earley 2. CS — Smith.
IP H R ER BB SO
Nashville Outlaws
Haydel (W) 7 6 2 2 1 3
Crumb0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ivie (Sv) 1 0 0 0 0 2
Terre Haute Rex
Son (L, 2-1) 4 1/3 8 5 4 2 5
Reeves 3 2/3 2 0 0 1 2
Sudbury 1/3 1 0 0 1 0
Browning 2/3 0 0 0 0 1
HBP — by Son (Brouillette), by Reeves (Amann) T — 2:33. A — 1,264.
Next — The Terre Haute Rex (12-6) have a 7:05 p.m. home game today against the Dupage Dragons. The Nashville Outlaws (10-7) play today at Huntingburg against the Dubois County Bombers.
Terre Haute Rex
Terre Haute Rex fall 5-2 to division rival Nashville
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2012 an up, down season for Rex
The Terre Haute Rex went through plenty of trials and tribulations during the summer of 2012.
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Terre Haute Rex closer Nick Blount won one award and shared another and Brian Dorsett shared Manager of the Year honors as the Prospect League announced postseason awards Saturday.
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Rex out of playoffs
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Rex mix, match their way to win
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Rex turn eye to Prospect playoffs
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Rex drop road game to Sliders 7-1
One night after a dramatic come-from-behind victory, the Terre Haute Rex went down meekly to the Springfield Sliders 7-1 in Prospect League baseball Friday night.
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Rex defeat Springfield twice, clinch spot in playoffs
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Rex split, retain 3 1⁄2-game advantage in West Division
A five-run ninth-inning rally fell far short for the Terre Haute Rex on Sunday night in Prospect League baseball.
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No no-hitter, but Rex triumphs
Kyle Zimmerman took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, lost his control and the lead, but the Terre Haute Rex offense had an immediate answer Friday night at Bob Warn Field.
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Travel baseball teams enjoy busy summer
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First-place Rex top rival Bombers
If you haven’t been to a Terre Haute Rex game yet this season, tonight might be the time to go.
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Rex top Cavemen, raise record to 14-6
The first-place Terre Haute Rex picked up a 6-4 victory Wednesday at Hannibal, Mo., against the Cavemen.
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Rex win first game of Saturday doubleheader
Terre Haute maintained its stronghold on first place in the Prospect League West Division on Saturday, the Rex defeating Dubois County 6-1 in the first game of a doubleheader.
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Strunc fans 10, Rex win 12-10
Power pitching and power hitting kept a season-high crowd of 1,732 Rex fans on the edge of their seats Friday night at Bob Warn Field.
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Starting role suits Cunningham as Rex win
Nick Cunningham took the mound Thursday in his relatively new role as starting pitcher looking to give the Terre Haute Rex some breathing room atop the Prospect League West Division standings.
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Rex fall at Danville, maintain two-game division lead
The Terre Haute Rex lost 7-4 on Wednesday at Danville, falling to 9-4 in the second half of the Prospect League schedule.
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High drama, but no win
Pinch-hitter Michael Eberle provided patient Terre Haute Rex fans with plenty of excitement by belting a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the score against the Springfield Sliders at 9-9.
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Rex cool off against Springfield
It was a game Terre Haute probably didn’t deserve to win, and, despite an outstanding bullpen effort and focused hitting in the last few innings, the Rex did lose Monday for the first time since July 4 at Quincy.
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Rex roll to lead in division
A constant theme repeated by Terre Haute Rex manager Brian Dorsett is how his summer-league collegians adjust to the everyday schedule, rather than the four or five-game slates they’re used to.
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Rex bounce back, dominate Dans
Terre Haute reaped the bounty of three Danville errors in the second inning. The Rex made the Dans pay for each of their errors with eight base hits in the inning and Terre Haute never looked back on its way to an 11-4 victory in front of sweltering crowd of 669.
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Rex open second half with victory at Quincy
The Terre Haute Rex opened the second half of the Prospect League season with a 8-7 victory Tuesday night at Quincy Stadium.
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Head coach could be next stop for Prettyman
Credited in part to some unforgettable memories at Cal State Fullerton, where Ronnie Prettyman scored the winning run in the 2004 College World Series, the Indiana State and Terre Haute Rex assistant coach wants to pursue a future in college coaching.
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Cunningham, McCurdy pace Rex to win over league leader
What was essentially a meaningless baseball game as far as the standings were concerned couldn’t have gone much better for the Terre Haute Rex on Saturday night at Bob Warn Field.
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Rex score 4 before getting first hit, then hang on for win
With temperatures over 100 degrees Friday, affairs at Bob Warn Field took a walk on the wild side.
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Rex duo working overtime
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Rex fall 7-1 to Hannibal
The Terre Haute Rex lost 7-1 on Thursday, falling behind 4-0 after the first inning at Bob Warn Field.
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Rex have winning streak snapped
The season-long five-game winning streak of the Terre Haute Rex came to an end Wednesday night at Dubois County.
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Rex move within four games of first-place Dubois County
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Rex take third straight, move to 12-11 overall
Wildness cost the Terre Haute Rex a precarious lead in the fifth inning, but thankfully for the home team Quincy returned the favor in the bottom of the ninth inning.
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