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June 9, 2011

Still adjusting: Rex fall 4-1, offense not clicking yet

Craig Pearson The Tribune-Star The Tribune Star Thu Jun 09, 2011, 06:27 AM EDT

TERRE HAUTE — Starting pitcher Blake Fonfara set the tone well for the Terre Haute on Wednesday, but things continue to turn sour early in the Prospect League season for the Rex.

The left-handed pitcher breezed through three innings behind his powerful fastball, but left the game with what manager Brian Dorsett called a “twinge” in Fonfara’s throwing elbow after allowing a two-run single.

The Rex bats couldn’t make up the difference, eventually dropping a 4-1 game to the Springfield Sliders in front of 648 fans.

Fonfara will have to be evaluated today, but the two-run single by Jeremy Shaw was all the Sliders needed to send the Rex to a fifth straight loss.

“We wanted to bust the guy in, but [Fonfara] didn’t want to throw it because he felt his arm twinge the last pitch,” Dorsett said. “So instead of the fastball, he throws a change-up, and gave this guy with a slow bat the opportunity to hit the ball instead of calling out that he thinks he just hurt his arm.”

The offense isn’t clicking for the Rex, who dropped to 1-5 on the season after winning opening night. 

Chris Manning hit his second triple of the season and scored Terre Haute's lone run against the Sliders. Manning, a California native and Valparaiso collegian, is batting .520. 

“It's been nice getting some hits early, trying to get the team going,” Manning said, “but we just can't piece rallies together right now. We're kind of struggling just getting used to each other. “It'll happen soon enough. There's definitely talent. There's a lot of mental things. Bunt coverages, missing signs, a lot of things we have to clean up.”

Nick Johnson had two more hits Wednesday and is hitting .360. He and Manning have 22 of the team's 50 hits through six games.

The guys batting between them in the order, Ronnie Mitchell and Koby Kraemer, share a .087 average.

Mitchell and Kraemer stayed at Bob Warn Field, working on their swings with Dorsett for 45 minutes following Wednesday's loss.

“They're hard-working guys. They're going to get it figured out,” Dorsett said. “We had some guys down here [in the batting cage] early before the game.”

The Rex struggled with men in scoring position Wednesday. Jordan Pearson left the bases loaded in the fourth, and the Rex left eight men on base in the game.

With Springfield holding to a 2-1 lead, Cameron Fagg scorched a hit to right field to lead off the seventh, but he got tagged out at second after trying to take an extra base on an errant relay throw.

“He was a little more aggressive than he needed to be,” Dorsett said. “We were going to bunt him over anyway. He knows now, seventh inning, it's late and we're down one, we don't want to try to make a play out of something.”

The Rex will have to try to figure it out on a four-game road trip, playing rival Danville today followed by trips to Springfield, Ill., and Nashville, Tenn.

“Sometimes you go through these slides different times of the season. I know Springfield last year would win eight in a row, lose seven in a row. We have got to figure out a way to get through it,” Dorsett said. “They've had the pep talks. Now it's time to just execute, believe that you're going to get it done.”

 

Sliders 4, Rex 1

Springfield    ab    r    h    bi    TH    ab    r    h    bi

Harding 2b    5    0    2    1    Manning rf    3    1    1    0

Fitzgerald lf    5    1    1    0    Mitchell cf    3    0    0    1    McMillin 3b    3    1    0    0    Kraemer 3b    3    0    0    0

Abt rf    1    0    1    0    Johnson lf    4    0    2    0

Shay c    4    0    1    2    Osnowitz 1b    4    0    0    0

White dh    3    1    0    0    Mitchell dh    2    0    0    0

Pudlo cf    3    1    0    0    Teschner c    4    0    1    0

Tallor 1b    4    0    1    0    Fagg 2b    3    0    1    0

Howard ss    3    0    1    0    Pearson ss    3    0    0    0

                    Roglen ph    1    0    0    0   

Totals    31    4    7    3    Totals    30    1    5    1

Springfield    000    200    002    —    4

Terre Haute    001    000    000    —    1

E — Heefner. DP — S 1, TH 2. LOB — S 8, TH 8. 2B — Howard. 3B — Manning. SH — Abt. SB — Mitchell.

                                                   IP    H    R   ER   BB  SO

Springfield

Moore (W)    7    4    1    1    4    4

Martin (S)    2    1    0    0    1    1   

Terre Haute

Fonfara (L)    31⁄3    3    2    2    1    2

Heefner    41⁄3    2    0    0    3    1

Vestring    11⁄3    2    2    2    2    2   

HBP — by Vestring (White), by Moore (Kraemer).

A — 648.

Next  — Terre Haute (1-5) plays tonight at Danville.

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Terre Haute Rex

• Prettyman getting comfortable as boss

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  Managing in the Prospect League isn’t the easiest job in the world.
  Rosters change constantly, especially early in the season when players are still reporting from their college teams. The travel is arduous — a night game in far-off Quincy, Ill., could be followed by a home game, followed by a game at equally far-off Hannibal, Mo. The players have to acclimate themselves to playing every day after having played a maximum of five games a week at the college level.

  June 19, 2013  

• Loss drops Rex into first-place tie

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  The Springfield Sliders probably curse the departure of the Dubois County Bombers from the Prospect League more than most.
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  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.
   

  June 15, 2013 2 Photos  

• Sanchez stays hot to lead Rex to victory

  Hot seems to be the right temperature for Terre Haute Rex Ricky Sanchez.
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  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.
   

  June 13, 2013 3 Photos  

• 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.

  June 10, 2013 2 Photos  

• Rex looking to return to pitching dominance Sunday against Springfield

  During a 7-1 start and franchise-best seven-game winning streak, Terre Haute Rex pitching was the catalyst. Through eight games, the Rex led the Prospect League with an earned-run average of 1.11.
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  June 9, 2013 2 Photos  

• Terre Haute Rex win franchise-record seventh straight game

  Having begun its fourth season as a member of the Prospect League, the Terre Haute Rex summer baseball team had never won seven games in a row.
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  June 7, 2013  

• 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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  June 5, 2013  

• 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.

  June 3, 2013 2 Photos  

• 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.

  June 2, 2013  

• Wampler's three hits, three RBI lead Rex to win at Springfield

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  May 30, 2013  

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  May 29, 2013 3 Photos  

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  September 5, 2012 1 Photo  

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  August 19, 2012  

• Rex out of playoffs

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  August 8, 2012 1 Photo  

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  August 6, 2012  

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  August 5, 2012 3 Photos  

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  August 4, 2012  

• Rex defeat Springfield twice, clinch spot in playoffs

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  August 2, 2012  

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  August 1, 2012 4 Photos  

• Rex split, retain 3 1⁄2-game advantage in West Division

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  July 30, 2012  

• No no-hitter, but Rex triumphs

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  July 28, 2012 2 Photos  

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  July 27, 2012 1 Photo  

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  July 25, 2012  

• Rex win first game of Saturday doubleheader

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  July 22, 2012  

• Strunc fans 10, Rex win 12-10

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  July 21, 2012 2 Photos  

• Starting role suits Cunningham as Rex win

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  July 20, 2012  

• Rex fall at Danville, maintain two-game division lead

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  July 19, 2012 2 Photos  

• 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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