TRIPLE A
CHAMPAIGN CHIEFS AT FAIRFIELD FLASH
05/10/2028
 
TRIPLE A
CHAMPAIGN CHIEFS AT FAIRFIELD FLASH
GAME ID: 2181 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 10TH, 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Champaign Chiefs (15-21) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 0
Fairfield Flash (21-15) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 X 5 11 2
Flash Deal Chiefs 5-3 Setback
Fairfield withstood an impressive performance by Champaign right fielder Tony Ward to defeat the Chiefs, 5-3, at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Ward was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Ramón Gómez got the win, improving to 4-3. He worked 8 innings, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 2. José Marino got the save, the 2nd for him this season.

Damian Louganis said the idea of hitting a home run crossed his mind when he came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Louganis belted a 2-run home run to stake Fairfield to a 4-3 lead. His 1st home run of the season came off Champaign pitcher Jim Unknown.

"I'm trying to keep it simple," said Louganis. "Just do my job."

Fairfield has now won 3 straight, while the Chiefs have lost 3 in a row.
CHAMPAIGN BATTING LINESCORES FAIRFIELD BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Rin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 7 20
R. Acker CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .419 4 11
Á. Canó DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 1 1
T. Ward RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .303 2 4
J. Flores C 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .138 2 4
J. Rodríguez LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .239 2 6
A. Ndururi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 3 20
S. Khalili SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 1 9
T. Chittibabu 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 0 10
   a-T. Hirata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 3 9
   b-J. Unknown 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 5 6      
a - T. Hirata pinch hit for T. Chittibabu in the 7th
b - J. Unknown substituted for T. Hirata in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rodríguez (5, 4th Inning off R. Gómez, 2 on, 2 outs) Á. Canó (3, 8th Inning off R. Gómez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Ward (2, 8th Inning off R. Gómez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rodríguez 2 , T. Chittibabu , S. Khalili , T. Ward 6 , Á. Canó 2
2-out RBI: J. Rodríguez , T. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rodríguez , N. Rin , A. Ndururi
GIDP: T. Hirata
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Chittibabu (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hurd CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .284 1 10
   a-N. Castillo PH, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 2 10
J. Velásquez RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .362 11 30
   b-J. Burke PH, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
L. Cheung DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .345 7 20
K. Matsumoto 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .330 4 13
   c-J. Valenzuela PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .350 1 5
   d-B. Hodges RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 0 1
M. Delvalle LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .314 7 21
Y. Chikuda 3B 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .243 4 15
D. Louganis C, 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 6 .235 1 4
K. Meyer SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .284 3 18
C. Huang 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .333 0 8
Totals 35 5 11 5 4 8 30      
a - N. Castillo pinch hit for K. Hurd in the 8th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for J. Velásquez in the 8th
c - J. Valenzuela pinch hit for K. Matsumoto in the 8th
d - B. Hodges substituted for J. Valenzuela in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Louganis (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Huang , D. Louganis 4 , J. Velásquez 2 , L. Cheung 2 , Y. Chikuda 3 , K. Meyer , K. Matsumoto
2-out RBI: C. Huang , Y. Chikuda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Delvalle , D. Louganis , K. Hurd 2
Hit by Pitch: K. Hurd , J. Burke
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: M. Delvalle (2) , D. Louganis (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Huang-Meyer-Matsumoto)
CHAMPAIGN PITCHING LINESCORES FAIRFIELD PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Sato 7.0 7 2 2 3 7 0 100 68 6.42
J. Unknown L (0-1)BS (1) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 3 3 0.00
D. Davison 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 35 21 5.31
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Sato 59
Batters Faced: K. Sato 32, J. Unknown 2, D. Davison 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Sato 8-6, J. Unknown 0-0, D. Davison 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Sato 100-68, J. Unknown 3-3, D. Davison 35-21
Hit Batsmen: K. Sato , D. Davison
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Gómez W (4-3) 8.0 7 3 3 2 5 1 105 74 3.96
J. Marino SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 7.16
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Gómez 59
Batters Faced: R. Gómez 32, J. Marino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gómez 13-5, J. Marino 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Gómez 105-74, J. Marino 4-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Ward
Ballpark: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 pm EST
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 19725
Saturday, July 9th, 2016 - OOTP Baseball 17.9 Build 60