Flyers lose in 11 innings

Although they tied the game at 5-5 with a ninth inning rally, the Schaumburg Flyers couldn't hold on and lost 9-5 in 11 innings to the Kansas City T-Bones at Alexian Field Tuesday night.

Schaumburg (14-24) got out to an early lead with a run in the first, but Kansas City owned the next few innings with a run in the second and two in the fourth on a Dwayne White home run over the right field fence and two more in the fifth.

The Flyers kept battling, pushing one across in the sixth and seventh to cut the deficit to 5-4.

Ryan Gehring (2-2) of the Flyers struggled in his third start, giving up five runs on 10 hits with a walk. Brian McCullough, Joshua Giles, and Reid Price combined for a strong relief effort, keeping the T-Bones off the board in the final four innings of regulation.

The ninth began with Josh Burrus reaching first on an error and stealing second for the Flyers. After Travis Brown walked. Joey Gomes put together a tough at bat against K.C. closer Franklin Perez and grounded out to first, advancing Burrus and Brown. Richard Mercado bounced out to short, scoring Burrus and tying the game at 5-5.

But the 11th belonged to Kansas City. The T-Bones put up four runs on five hits to put the game out of reach.

Kansas City starter Reid Santos was impressive, allowing three runs on six hits in six innings. Reid Price was saddled with the loss, while Drew Graham picked up the win.