The Bats fell, 13-1, to the Angels on Sunday in a game that saw Bats catcher Don Gragnani behind the plate for his 100th consecutive game.  By the end of the game Gragnani had caught all 634 innings and all 3,761 batters for 100 straight contests.  His amazing feat was highlighted in the May 19 edition of the Daily Herald.  (Click on the News tab above to read the Daily Herald article.)

The Angels (2-1) scored 4 times in the first inning aided by 2 errors and 4 walks.  They had only 1 hit in the frame as the Bats (1-2) surrendered 3 more unearned runs to put themselves in an early hole.

The Angels built up a 13-0 lead after 5 innings before the Bats mounted their only serious rally in the top of the sixth to score their lone run.  Kevin Molbeck and Mike Hareng collected two-out singles followed by a double by Earl Blankenship to drive home Molbeck for the Bats only run. 

The Bats had 10 hits in the contest with Molbeck being the only Bats hitter to collect 2 hits in the game.

The Bats next game will be on Sunday, June 4 at 1 p.m. against the Lightning at Carmel High School in Mundelein, Ill. 

BATS DROPPINGS

The Angels continue their mastery over the Bats with this latest victory being the 19th straight time the Angels have won the match up.  The last victory the Bats had over the Angels was a 5-4 decision on June 20, 2010 ...... Don Gragnani's first inning single extended his hitting streak to 14 games including an 11-game streak to end last season. ...  Gragnani's 14-game hitting streak is tied with Randy Harris for the second longest in Bats history behind Ken Kozlik (16 games), all over two seasons. .... The longest hitting streak in a single season for the Bats is 12 games. .... Tony Blankenship, Matt Weiss and Gragnani are the only Bats players to collect at least one hit in each of the Bats first three games this season ... Gragnani's 100 consecutive game playing streak is the longest in Bats history. The next longest active playing streak is 49 games by Ron Skrabacz (2014-17), the fourth longest in team history behind Tim Scotellaro's 60 games (2008-12) and Tony DiBlasi's 58 games (2010-14).