Unicorns Win in Sudden Victory Against Beavers, 5-4
August 17th, 2024
UTICA, Mich. – The Utica Unicorns (21-18) defeated the Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers (15-22) I sudden victory, 5-4, on Pink Out the Park for 80’s Night at Jimmy John’s Field Saturday evening.
For the Unicorns, Austin Ochoa and Jared Weber both hit home runs. Weber finished the night with two hits. Catcher Ethan Krizen went 2-for-3. Garrett Bonnett tossed the middle 1.1 innings, striking out three of the four batters he faced.
Offensively for the Beavers, Blake Bean went 2-for-4 with two run scored and one RBI. Pablo Ruiz had two hits and Joe Burke had one hit and crossed home plate once. Ranko Stevanovic had two RBIS on the night.
In sudden victory, the Beavers lost the coin toss and the Unicorns chose to play offense. With the bases loaded, Patrick Baggett hit a sac fly to left field, scoring Ryan Enos, and giving the Unicorns the win.
The sudden victory format is as follows: a coin toss will take place at home plate between the managers of both teams. The home team will call their selection as the umpire tosses the coin. The winner of the coin toss will select whether they will take the field defensively or bat in the inning. The team at bat will remain the same batting order as the previous inning with the hitter making the last out placed at first base. If the team scores a run, they win. If they are held scoreless, the victory goes to the team on defense.