TRAVERSE CITY -- The Traverse City Beach Bums hitting woes continued Friday night.
The Bums collected just three hits, wasting a strong pitching performance by David Nathanson, in a 1-0 Frontier League loss to the Midwest Sliders at Wuerfel Park.
The Beach Bums have scored just one run in their last three games.
Nathanson went the distance, allowing one run on six hits. He struck out a career-high eight.
The Sliders scored the game's only run in the second inning on Clay McCord's two-out RBI double. That brought in Gil Zayas, who reached after he was hit by a pitch.
James Albury tossed six shutout innings in gaining the win. He escaped trouble in the third when Traverse City loaded the bases with no outs. Stephen Douglas flied out to left to apparently tie the game, but Al Barbato, who was on first, was thrown out as he tagged up and moved towards second. The Sliders (16-22) then appealed to third and Andrew Barbaro was called out for leaving the base too early.
Barbaro, Andrew Stafford and Brian Lapin had the Beach Bums (19-21) hits.
Albury improved to 5-1. Nathanson dropped to 1-6.
The series resumes tonight with the Beach Bums wearing special patriotic uniforms for the July 4th game. Brett Bostelman (5-0, 2.27) will start for Traverse City. Jeff Fischer (1-0, 6.00) will get the call for the Sliders.
It will be Military Welcome Home and Armed Forces Appreciation Night at the park. A special pre-game ceremony to honor veterans and active servicemen and women will take place at 6:15.
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