Grizzlies fall at Rockford

The Gateway Grizzlies dropped their third straight game Wednesday afternoon, falling to the Rockford RiverHawks 11-2 in game two of a three-game series at Road Ranger Stadium in Loves Park.

The loss dropped the Grizzlies to 0-5 this year in Rockford.

Rockford (17-21) scored early and often Wednesday afternoon.The RiverHawks scored three times in the first and never trailed, scoring runs in every inning except the third and eighth.

The Grizzlies (13-24), who fell to a season-worst 11 games under .500 with the loss, got RBIs from Brad Thoma and Stephen Holdren.

Thoma singled in the second inning to drive in Chad Rothford, who had doubled to start the inning.Holdren singled in the seventh to score Brandon Peters.

Alex Kerins was the only Gateway player with more than one hit going 3-for-5. Joseph Scaperotta singled in the third inning to extend his franchise-record hitting streak to 20 games.

Paige Dumont took the loss for the Grizzlies, lasting only 4 2/3 innings.

Dumont, appearing for the first time for the Grizzlies, allowed seven runs, six earned, on 11 hits.He walked two and had not strikeouts.

Dumont was acquired from Edmonton in the Golden League earlier in the week.John Maschino allowed four runs in 3 1/3 innings of relief.

The Grizzlies and RiverHawks will conclude their series with a 7:05 pm game today in Rockford.