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Return home isn't sweet for Snappers

BELOIT — Coming home didn’t seem to be the right move for the Beloit Snappers.

After starting the second half of the Midwest League baseball season with a 7-1 record in road games, the Snappers returned to Pohlman Field and were greeted Friday night by Cedar Rapids’ 16-hit attack, which left Beloit with an 8-4 defeat.

Beloit battled back from a 5-1 deficit to pull within 5-4 by scoring two runs after two out with nobody on base in the eighth inning. Eric Santiago ignited the rally with a bunt single, and Gregory Yersich walked.

A fielder’s choice scored Santiago, and Mark Dolenc drove in Yersich with a single.

The two teams play again at 7 p.m. today.

CEDAR RAPIDS 8, SNAPPERS 4

Cedar Rapids (ab-r-h-rbi)—Groth lf, 6-0-1-0; Romine ss, 4-1-2-0; Estrella 2b, 3-1-0-0; Navarro 1b, 5-1-2-0; Brossman 3b, 5-3-2-2; Buller cf, 4-0-2-0; Perez rf, 5-0-3-2; De Los Santos c, 5-1-1-2; Johnson dh, 5-1-2-1. Totals: 42-8-16-7.

Beloit (ab-r-h-rbi)—De Los Santos ss, 4-0-1-0; Cates rf, 5-0-0-1; Revere dh, 4-0-1-0; Romero 3b, 5-1-0-0; Lewis lf, 4-1-2-1; Santiago 2b, 5-1-1-0; Yersich 1b, 3-2-3-1; de San Miguel c, 2-0-0-1; Dolenc cf, 3-0-2-1. Totals: 35-5-8-5.

Cedar Rapids 310 010 003—8

Beloit 010 000 120—4

E-Calderon, Yersich. DP—Cedar Rapids 1, Beloit 1. LOB—Cedar Rapids 11, Beloit 10. 2B—Brossman2, Johnson 2, Romine, Perez, Lewis 2, Yersich, De Los Santos. SB—Fuller, Brossman, Perez, Johson, Navarrow, Romine, Revere 2.

Cedar Rapids IP H R ER BB SO

Fish (W, 7-2) 6 6 2 2 4 4

Calderon 1 2/3 1 2 2 1 3

Kiely (S, 1) 1 1/3 3 1 1 0 1

Beloit

Hirschfield (L, 5-2) 3 7 4 4 2 3

Reyes 2 3 1 1 1 4

Nolte 2 2 0 0 1 4

Anderson 2 4 3 3 0 3