A closely fought battle between the Cicero Rattlers and Sports Zone came down to the final seconds with an epic finish.

Both teams traded leads throughout the night until four late runs put Sports Zone ahead by 3.

With only 2 minutes remaining on the clock, the Rattlers loaded up the bases with some quick hits from Matthews, Sadowski and Rumpel.

With under 20 seconds remaining, and 2 outs, Lucas Thelen stepped up to the plate to give his team one final chance to win.

With two strikes on Thelen, he hit a rocket to right field for a walk-off grand-slam that put the Rattlers ahead 12-11.

This was an exciting game that treated fans to plenty of great plays along with some down-right comical errors.

Hits on the night came from Cochran (4), Thelen (3), Capece (3), Capp (2), Bombard (2), Matthews (2), Sadowski (2), Pearce (2), Rumpel and Gunnip.

Lineup on this night:

Lucas Thelen 1B
Daniel Capp EH
Kenton Cochran 3B
Nicholas Capece SS
Sean Bombard RF
Ethan Matthews EH
Jacob Sadowski 2B
Evan Rumpel LF
Jadien Gunnip C
Connor Pearce CF

Game MVP: Lucas Thelen for his game-winning grand-slam.

Team quote for this game: “A bad attitude is like a flat tire. If you don’t change it, you’ll never go anywhere.”

Details

Date Time League Season
November 20, 2021 10:12 pm Sports Zone Indoor League Winter Winter 2021

Results

Team12345678910R
Winter Rattlers 2021210030101412
SZ Black 14u201120103111

SZ Black 14u

PA AB HBP R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB BB SO LOB
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IP H R ERA BB SO HR
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Winter Rattlers 2021

# Batting PA AB HBP R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB BB SO LOB
Lucas Thelen5502300010000
Daniel Capp4402200000000
Kenton “KJ” Cochran4402400000000
Nicholas Capece4402300000000
Sean Bombard4401200000000
Ethan Matthews4401200000000
Jacob Sadowski4401200000000
Evan Rumpel4401100000000
Jadien Gunnip4400100000000
Connor Pearce4400200000000
 Total41410122200010000
Pitching IP H R ERA BB SO HR
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