TRAVERSE CITY -- The season finale for the Traverse City Beach Bums was a lot like their push to make the Frontier League playoffs for the first time.
Despite a late rally, the Bums fell just short in their regular-season finale, dropping a 4-3 decision to East Division champion Kalamazoo at Wuerfel Park.
Traverse City, knocked out of playoff contention on Tuesday, finished with a 50-46 record. That mark was four wins better than last season, but worse than the 57-39 record during the inaugural campaign.
The Bums scored a run in the seventh and eighth innings to get within one. Reed Welker led off the ninth inning with a single, but Brandon Parillo prevented the tying run from coming across for his 20th save of the season.
Jeff Brown led off the seventh inning with a triple to right center and scored one batter later on Brad Roblin's RBI groundout to cut the Kings lead to 4-2. Steve Young led off the eighth inning with a single, stole second, took third on a wild pitch and scored on Zack Kalter's RBI single.
Traverse City scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth as Kalter hit a one-out double and scored on Brad Miller's two-out single to center.
Kalamazoo scored one in the top of the fifth on Mike Russell's sacrifice fly.
The Kings scored three times in the sixth on Joe Frazee's two-run homer and a RBI fielder's choice by Joe Ramos.
Bernard Robert (4-2) went seven innings to pick up the victory for Kalamazoo.
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