Dogs lose on Opening Day, fall to Lake Country 5-4

Despite late-game heroics from Jacob Teter, and a good evening for the bullpen, the Chicago Dogs came up just short on Opening Day, losing to the Lake Country DockHounds by a final of 5-4 at a sold-out Impact Field in Rosemont on Friday night.

After falling behind by one early, the Dogs tied things up in the bottom of the second on a two-strike RBI single from Dusty Stroup. Although they didn’t score again until the eighth inning, Connor Curlis and the bullpen kept things close, entering the eighth down 3-1.

Jacob Teter came to bat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth and hit a 2-run single to right field, tying the game. Brantley Bell followed that by reaching on a dropped third strike, while the speedy Reggie Pruitt Jr. scored from third on the play. Closer Jacob DeLabio gave up the lead in the ninth, falling behind 5-4.