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No Repeat: Slammers Knock Off Rascals, Claim 2011 Frontier League Title
Defending champion Rascals fail to repeat by losing final series 3-1 to the Joliet Slammers.
The Joliet Slammers scored three times in the seventh inning on Sunday to beat River City 6-5 and claim the 2011 Frontier League championship at Silver Cross Field.
The Game 4 victory gave the Slammers a 3-games-to-1 triumph in the best-of-five title series.
The Rascals, who won the crown last summer, captured the first game, but dropped three in a row.
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River City dominated play during the regular season with a 68-27 mark. But the Rascals came up empty in post-season play.
The Rascals, trailing 6-4 heading into the ninth, rallied to get to within one and had the go-ahead run at the plate. But Stephen Holdren, the league MVP, grounded out to end the season.
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River City pitcher Dustin Umberger gave up two earned runs and suffered the loss.
The Rascals jumped out to a 3-0 lead in fifth on a two-run hit by Chris McClendon. Joliet tied the game in the bottom of the fifth and went ahead to stay with a three-spot in the seventh.
River City took a 4-3 lead in the sixth on a run-scoring triple by Jareck West.