SAUGET – The Gateway Grizzlies were stopped in their bid for a sixth straight win on Saturday night, falling 4-0 to the Trois-Rivières Aigles at Arsenal BG Ballpark.
In a pitcher’s duel of a game between Lukas Veinbergs (1-1) and Mike Hansell (2-0), it was Veinbergs who blinked first, as he allowed his first baserunner of the game on a leadoff walk in the fourth inning. That was followed by a two-run home run off the bat of L.P. Pelletier, putting the Aigles up 2-0.
Veinbergs responded by retiring the next 10 batters he faced after the homer, but ran into trouble in the seventh when Trois-Rivières scored two more runs on an RBI double by Chris Burgess and an RBI single by James Smibert, making the score 4-0.
Hansell ended up twirling seven shutout frames for the Aigles, holding Gateway off the board on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts. The Grizzlies could not get a trademark late comeback going, either, in suffering just their second loss of the 2025 season.
The Grizzlies will conclude their weekend at home in the rubber game against Trois-Rivières on Sunday, May 18, at 1:05 p.m. CT, looking to make it three straight series wins to begin 2025.
The Gateway Grizzlies are a professional baseball team, located a mere 10 minutes from downtown St. Louis in Sauget, Illinois. The Grizzlies offer baseball fans affordable, family fun at Arsenal BG Ballpark with a great view of the St. Louis skyline. They have also won two Frontier League Organization of the Year Awards, four West Division titles, and the 2003 Frontier League Championship. For tickets or general information, please visit gatewaygrizzlies.com or call (618) 337-3000.
The Frontier League debuted in 1993, and is the largest of the Major League Baseball Partner Leagues, featuring teams stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, and from the Ohio River to the St. Lawrence Seaway. More information and the complete 2025 schedule can be found at frontierleague.com.
