Saltdogs Lose Third Straight

LINCOLN, Neb.-A complete game effort from Greg Bicknell lifted the Kansas City T-Bones (13-6) to a 9-7 victory over the Lincoln Saltdogs on Saturday night. Bicknell improved to 4-0 on the year and gave the T-Bones a two game lead over Lincoln (13-9) for first place in the Southern Division. Gary Hogan took the loss for Lincoln going 6 1-3 innings and giving up six runs.

The first run in the match came without a hit for Kansas City. The first two batters reached on a walk and hit batsman. After a pass ball, Rick Prieto and Eric Vega advanced to second and third and both scored in the inning for a 2-0 T-Bone lead.

Lincoln sent their first run across the plate in the bottom of the second inning after Pichi Balet reached with a lead off double. He advanced to third on a ground ball to the second baseman and scored after a Jake Whitesides hit fell in front of Vega in right field.

Eddie Pearson added a pair of runs in the third inning when he crushed a Hogan pitch over the wall in right field giving Kansas City a 4-1 lead.

Matt Ceriani added his first home run of the year in the fourth inning to extend the T-Bone lead.

The Saltdogs got a run back in the fifth inning when Kevin Sullivan came around to score after he reached on a one out single. Cory Harris, who is on a 12 game hitting streak, brought Sullivan home with his 15 double of the year.

A total of eight runs came in the sixth and seventh innings for both teams. Ray Brown ended the scoring for the T-Bones with a two-out double that score a pair of runs. For Lincoln Pichi Balet hit a two run homer to left field to bring the Dogs within one run, but they couldn't close the gap.

The final game of the series is scheduled for a 2:05 p.m. start at Haymarket Park. Brian Rodaway will be pitching for Lincoln while Jonathan Krysa takes the hill for Kansas City.

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