Beloit’s Shibuya pitches three-hit shutout

By GAZETTE STAFF   Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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— Tim Shibuya was dialed in Tuesday night.

The righty fired a complete-game three-hitter to lead the Beloit Snappers to a 1-0 Midwest League win over the Clinton LumberKings at Pohlman Field.

Beloit got its only run in the eighth on JaDamion Williams’ RBI single.

Shibuya (2-1) struck out seven and did not walk a batter.

Beloit hosts Quad Cities in a three-game series beginning tonight.

BELOIT 1, CLINTON 0

Clinton 000 000 000—0 3 0

Beloit 000 000 01x—1 7 0

Shipers, Taylor (8) and Dowd; Shibuya and Rodriguez.

Leading hitters—Yepez (Cl) 2x4, Grimes (B) 2x3. 2B—Baron (Cl).

SO—Shipers (Cl) 1, Taylor (Cl) 1, Shibuya (B) 9. BB—Shipers 1, Taylor 2.

Times—2:02. Attendance—465.

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