Posted: 6:19 PM May 24, 2012

Beloit, WI- Beloit Snappers pulled out a 9-2 win Thursday afternoon against the Cedar Rapids Kernels with homers from Eddie Rosario and Drew Leachman.

The ballgame started with a leadoff walk to Kevin Moesquit from starting pitcher, AJ Achter. Moesquit then advanced to third on an overthrow to first base by Achter. Moesquit went on to score the first run of the game on a wild pitch by Achter. Kaleb Cowart doubled to follow the run. Cowart later scored on a sac fly by Frazier Hall.

Achter settled down after the first inning, going five innings allowing just two hits and two runs, while striking out five. Achter picked up his first win as a starter with the Snappers.

The Snappers had a four run bottom of the first that started with a leadoff walk for Wang-Wei Lin off Kernels’ starter, Cam Bedrosian. J.D. Williams then singled, advancing Lin. After a wild pitch to Miguel Sano, both Williams and Lin advanced. Sano was walked to load the bases for Adam Bryant, who hit an RBI single scoring Lin and Williams tying up the game 2-2. Kernels’ Frank De Jiulio came in for Bedrosian in the bottom of the first after a very shaky start. De Jiulio didn’t have much luck either, as he allowed an RBI single to Knudson, scoring Bryant putting the Snappers up 4-2.

Bedrosian went two thirds of an inning allowing two hits and four runs.

The Snappers continued their hot streak in the bottom of the second with a two-run homer from Eddie Rosario, his fourth homer of the season, upping the lead 6-2. Beloit kept it going with yet another homer, this time by Drew Leachman in the bottom of the fifth, making it 7-2.

Tyler Jones came in to relieve Achter in the top of sixth, this was Jones’ first appearance in relief after joining the Snappers roster this morning. Jones had an impressive relief outing going three innings, allowing four hits and no runs, while striking out five.

Leachman doubled in the bottom of the eighth to tack on two more runs for the Snappers securing their lead to 9-2. The Kernels failed to rally back in the top of the ninth with David Hurlbut on the mound. Beloit picked up their first win in this series.

The Beloit Snappers finish up their series with the Cedar Rapids Kernels Friday night at 6:30 PM. Then the Snappers hit the road for a four-game set with the Kane County Cougars, who are battling for a first-half playoff spot. Pitching matchup for Friday night is Snappers’, Tim Shibuya vs. Kernels’ Austin Wood.

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