{"id":4345,"date":"2025-07-25T16:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/?p=4345"},"modified":"2026-05-02T17:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:06:57","slug":"sweatsox-bring-the-thunder-before-the-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/25\/sweatsox-bring-the-thunder-before-the-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"SweatSox Bring the Thunder Before the Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kinsmen Park \u2014 Thursday, July 24<\/strong> \u2014 The SweatSox wasted no time getting the bats rolling Thursday night, piling up runs in bunches and cruising to a 21-3 victory over the Barons at Kinsmen Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entering the night at 9-7, the SweatSox erupted for 12 runs off Barons starter Arianne Levesque before adding another 9 against reliever Jacob Monsour. The win improved the SweatSox to 10-7, while the Barons dropped to 8-9-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History was again on the side of the Sox offense. Since 2002, the club is now an eye-popping 63-1 when scoring 13 or more runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a pretty simple formula,\u201d said SweatSox manager Cory Bond. \u201cWhen you score 21, your chances usually improve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SweatSox lineup was relentless from top to bottom. Kent Johnston, Josh Ramage, Steve Brown, and Craig Cornell each collected three hits in the hit parade. Cornell and Trevor Williams drove in four runs apiece, while Ramage crossed the plate a team-best four times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pitcher Eric White even joined the offensive fun, launching a leadoff home run in the second inning to provide himself with more than enough support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White was equally effective on the mound, tossing a five-inning complete game. He allowed nine hits, three runs, and two walks while striking out six. His most impressive feat may have come late, as he pitched the fourth and fifth innings back-to-back with no rest after the SweatSox voluntarily took three automatic outs in an effort to beat the weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With dark clouds approaching and the SweatSox leading by 18, finishing the contest before the storm became the night\u2019s biggest challenge. The Sox used every tactic available to speed things along, even gifting outs to move innings ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Barons, however, could have slowed things down and waited for the rain. Instead, manager Josh Primeau chose sportsmanship, taking an automatic out of his own to end the game officially before the storm arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a classy move by Josh and the Barons,\u201d Bond said. \u201cEveryone wants to compete, but they also respected the game and everyone\u2019s time. That\u2019s how baseball should be handled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Primeau shrugged afterward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to play the game the right way,\u201d he said with a grin. \u201cUnless we\u2019re playing the Padres \u2014 then anything goes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One bright spot for the Barons came from James Clouthier, who worked an inning and two-thirds in relief and recorded four of his five outs via strikeout, including striking out the side in the fifth inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAutomatic strikeouts or not, they go in the book the same way,\u201d he said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t even on the field for some of them, but it still counts in my personal record book.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SweatSox return to action Sunday night when they host the Rockets at Kinsmen Park. First pitch is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Barons can't hold out until the rain comes to get a mulligan.@SweatSox<\/a> 21
Barons 3@ncbl<\/a><\/p>— Siempre Tequila Barons (@BytownBarons) July 25, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>