July 15 2017 The Gary SouthShore RailCats defeated the Salina Stockade 5-4. Gary scored twice in the second inning and added another run in the third to take a 3-1 lead. Salina answered with one run in the fourth and another in the seventh before scoring in the ninth to make it a one-run game. The RailCats finished with 5 runs on 10 hits without an error while Salina had 4 runs on 9 hits with one error.
Garys C. Newell went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, while T. Sullivan also collected two hits. R. Santiesteban, A. DeJesus, R. Fitzgerald and K. Goodman each drove in a run. Salina was led by C. Coffman and J. Moroney, who each had three hits. Moroney drove in two runs, and J. Heck hit a home run and added an RBI.
Alex Gunn earned the win for Gary after allowing three earned runs on seven hits in seven innings with four strikeouts and no walks. C. Diaz struck out three in a scoreless eighth, and Jorge De Leon recorded the save despite allowing two hits and one run in the ninth. Salina starter
Josh Hodges took the loss after giving up five runs, four earned, on 10 hits in seven innings while striking out four and walking three.
