TERRE HAUTE —
The “visiting” Terre Haute Rex did their scoring damage “Earley” and often in the first game of a Prospect League baseball doubleheader at Bob Warn Field on Saturday night.
Nolan Earley drilled a pair of doubles in each of the first and second innings — both going to nearly identical spots at the base of the wall in front of the scoreboard — driving in three runs as the Rex jumped to an early 5-0 lead.
The Rex stretched its lead to 7-3, then survived a shaky seventh inning by reliever Brandon Dorsett, to escape with a 7-5 victory over Danville.
But Danville’s soft-tossing pitcher J.B. Boersma spoiled the day, blanking the Rex 7-0 in the second game for a split of the doubleheader. The loss also snapped a six-game winning streak for the Rex.
Ironically, with New York Jets punter and Terre Haute native Steve Weatherford throwing out the first pitch for the nightcap, it’s only fitting the game ended with a football-like score.
“[Boersma] had a difficult look about him,” Rex manager Brian Dorsett explained. “Our guys were having a little trouble with his release point. I think the guys were frustrated by that a little bit.
“It’s one of those things. We’ve had such a great run … this is the game that puts it all back in perspective.”
The Rex (7-2) are now in an identical tie with Richmond (7-2) in the Central Division standings. Richmond’s game with Nashville on Saturday was suspended with the scored tied 3-3 in the 10th inning.
The Rex were the visiting team in the opener, a makeup of a rained out game originally scheduled to be played at Danville Stadium on Thursday.
Earley’s first double put the Rex up 1-0 in the first inning. Earley’s next two-bagger drove in a pair of runs, and combined with singles by Cole Vicars, Ray Hernandez, Kyle Kraemer and a pair of Dans’ errors, pushed the Rex up 5-0 in the top of the second inning.
A pair of RBI-doubles by Jared Huxtable and Austin Green saw Danville creep back within 5-3 after three innings.
Over the next three innings, Rex starting pitcher Alex Sachs settled down to allow no additional runs and just one hit, keeping his team ahead 5-3 through six innings.
The Rex added a pair of insurance tallies with two outs in the top of the seventh. Chris Carlson singled, preceding the first home run of the season by Alex Guthrie.
One pitch later, a brief rain shower caused a 15-minute delay, setting the stage for an uncomfortable bottom of the seventh inning, despite the Rex seemingly owning a comfortable 7-3 lead.
In the bottom of the seventh, Dorsett replaced Sachs, then walked four Dans’ batters and hit a fifth batter with a pitch — two walks coming with the bases loaded — before finally completing the 7-5 win.
The nightcap was “just one of those games,” according to manager Dorsett. “We were just flat that game. When you’re flat, it happens sometimes. Unfortunately, we just couldn’t rebound.”
After a pair of scoreless innings, the Dans — the visiting team this time — struck first for a 1-0 lead in the top of the third. Tyler Brubaker led off with a single, stole second and scored on a one-out double by Miles Silverstein.
The Dans knocked Rex starting pitcher Clayton Hicks — who suffered his first loss after five straight victories — from the mound in the fifth inning. Three singles, a wild pitch, and a RBI-double by Alex Edward created three runs for the Dans to build a 4-0 advantage.
Danville tacked on three more runs in the seventh off Rex reliever Brennan Ragon, the big blow a two-run double by Bryan Haar who had three RBIs in the game.
The Rex generated just four hits, two singles by Kraemer, a double by Braden Kline and a single by Joel Licon. The only other baserunner was Kraemer, being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning.
Their five baserunners came in five different innings, one being eliminated in a double play, the other four left on base.
Boersma, making just his third start of the season for the Dans, has still not allowed a run to score in 21 total innings.
The Rex travel to Chillicothe today for a 7:05 p.m. game.
“We’re going down [today] to play Chillicothe, they had the best record in the first half and they’re starting off [second half] really strong as well,” Dorsett said. “We beat ‘em here, we want to go down and beat ‘em there.”
Rex 7, Danville 7
Game 1
Terre Haute ab r h bi Danville ab r h bi
Burnam rf 3 0 0 1 Frost 2b 4 1 0 0
Kraemer lf 4 2 1 0 Silverstein ss 4 1 1 0
Earley cf 3 0 2 3 Hogan dh 3 0 0 0
Carlson dh 4 1 1 0 Green c 3 1 2 2
Guthrie 1b 4 1 1 2 Brubaker pr 0 0 0 0
Licon 3b 4 0 0 0 Tierney lf 3 1 2 1
DeLeon c 3 1 2 0 Edward 1b 3 0 0 0
Paradossi c 0 0 0 0 Haar rf 3 0 0 1
Vicars 2b 4 1 1 0 Huxtable 3b 2 1 1 1
Hernandez ss 3 1 1 0 Bieser cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 7 9 6 Totals 26 5 7 5
TH Rex 140 000 2 — 7
Danville 021 000 2 — 5
E --Frost, Silverstein, Haar. DP -- TH Rex 1. LOB -- TH Rex 7, Danville 7. 2B -- Earley 2, DeLeon, Green, Huxtable. HR — Guthrie (1). SB — Bieser.
Terre Haute
IP H R ER BB SO
Sachs (W, 4-0) 6 7 3 3 2 0
Dorsett 1 0 2 2 4 1
Danville
IP H R ER BB SO
Walter (L) 5 1-3 7 5 5 2 3
Drake 1 2-3 2 2 2 0 2
WP -- Walter 2. HBP -- by Walter (DeLeon); by Drake (DeLeon); by Dorsett (Hogan). T -- 2:11 (:15 rain delay).
Danville 7, Rex 0
Game 2
Danville ab r h bi Terre Haute ab r h bi
Frost 2b 4 1 2 0 Burnam rf 3 0 0 0
Silverstein ss 3 0 1 1 Kraemer 2b-lf 2 0 2 0
Edward rf 3 2 2 1 Earley cf 3 0 0 0
Green lf 4 1 2 0 Guthrie 1b 3 0 0 0
Haar 1b 4 1 2 3 Licon 3b 3 0 1 0
Hamm dh 3 0 1 0 Meggs dh 3 0 0 0
Clark c 3 0 0 0 Broughton lf 2 0 0 0
Huxtable 3b 3 0 0 1 Vicars 2b 1 0 0 0
Brubaker cf 4 2 2 0 Kline c 2 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 12 6 Totals 24 0 4 0
Danville 001 030 3 — 7
TH Rex 000 000 0 — 0
DP — Danville 1. LOB — Danville 8, TH Rex 4.
2B — Silverstein, Edward, Haar, Kline. SH — Silverstein. SF — Huxtable. SB — Frost, Brubaker.
IP H R ER BB SO
Danville
Boersma (W, 3-0) 7 4 0 0 0 3
TH Rex
Hicks (L, 5-1) 4 1-3 8 4 4 1 1
Browning 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 0
Ragon 1-3 3 3 3 1 0
Sudbury 2-3 0 0 0 1 0
WP — Hicks, Sudbury. HBP — by Boersma (Kraemer).
T — 1:53 A — 952.
Next — Terre Haute Rex (7-2) travel to the Chillicothe Paints today.
Terre Haute Rex
Double split: Rex take first game vs. Dans, drop second
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Sliders’ frustration against Rex continues
The Springfield Sliders probably curse the departure of the Dubois County Bombers from the Prospect League more than most.
What do the Bombers, who now ply their trade in the Ohio Valley League, have to do with the Sliders, or for that matter, the Terre Haute Rex?
When the Bombers left the Prospect League it created a situation where the Prospect League’s West Division teams — the Rex and Sliders both being members — had one less opponent to play in intradivision play.
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Sanchez stays hot to lead Rex to victory
Hot seems to be the right temperature for Terre Haute Rex Ricky Sanchez.
After going 3-for-5 in the Rex win on Tuesday at Hannibal, Sanchez drove in four runs with a two hits Wednesday in Terre Haute’s 6-5 win over the same Cavemen at Bob Warn Stadium.
The win allowed the Rex to maintain a one-game lead on Quincy in the Prospect League West Division standings.
Sanchez, a catcher and outfielder out of Notre Dame, started the night hitting .355 and was 2-for-3 at the plate with a double.
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Rex fall at home to Sliders
Zack Evans drilled the second Terre Haute Rex home run of the season Sunday, smashing a line drive into the trees in left field. The ball left Bob Warn Field in a hurry, but the solo shot was not enough to overcome a 3-1 deficit to the Springfield Sliders.
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Rex looking to return to pitching dominance Sunday against Springfield
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Terre Haute Rex win franchise-record seventh straight game
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Rex pull even with Gems in first place after 14-inning win
It took 3 hours, 45 minutes on Tuesday at Bob Warn Field, but the Terre Haute Rex got even.
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Rex down Cavemen for fourth straight
Five Terre Haute Rex pitchers scattered six hits and four walks over nine innings on Sunday. All 10 baserunners were left stranded by Hannibal, and the Rex hurlers combined for a shutout of the Cavemen.
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Rex keep rolling with third straight victory
The formula didn’t have to change Saturday night as the Terre Haute Rex extended their winning streak to three games in Prospect League baseball.
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Wampler's three hits, three RBI lead Rex to win at Springfield
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Rex edged by Quincy in season opener
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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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Rex out of playoffs
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Rex mix, match their way to win
The Terre Haute Rex clinched a playoff spot last Thursday … but there were still four games to be played.
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Rex turn eye to Prospect playoffs
Fans attending this evening’s Terre Haute Rex game should expect some handouts, some surprises — and probably better start by the home team than the Rex could provide Saturday night.
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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
It was a long but fruitful night for the playoff-bound Terre Haute Rex.
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Playoff march continues: Rex creep closer to postseason with victory over Dans
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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
So in the past two or three years, the increase in local travel baseball options has been led by three groups, Indiana (formerly Terre Haute) Havoc, Riley Recreation League and Junior Rex.
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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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