TRIPLE A
FAIRFIELD FLASH AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
05/23/2032
 
TRIPLE A
FAIRFIELD FLASH AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
GAME ID: 2522 - SUNDAY, MAY 23RD, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fairfield Flash (26-21) 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 7 0
Joplin Fireballs (20-27) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Fireballs Suffer 7-2 Setback
The Fairfield Flash downed the Joplin Fireballs, 7-2, at The Firepit. Lee Smith led the way, going 2-for-4 for Fairfield. Joe Jackson, the winner, improved to 2-1. He held the Fireballs to 2 earned runs on 5 hits over 7.1 innings, while striking out 9 and walking 1. The 5th-place Fireballs have dropped 4 straight games.

In the top of the first, Smith had one of his most important at-bats: a 3-run home run off Robinson Merrado that staked the Flash to a 3-0 lead.

"I still think this team has room for improvement," Smith told the Fairfield News.
FAIRFIELD BATTING LINESCORES JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kono 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .335 2 18
J. Dixon RF 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .235 4 15
J. Ramírez 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .313 4 22
   a-A. Kalamka 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 4
L. Smith DH 4 2 2 4 0 1 3 .338 4 21
J. Santos CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .257 1 13
J. Escobedo C 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .330 6 25
   b-A. Valenzuela C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Cruz LF 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 .229 0 7
K. Meyer SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .235 1 3
C. Huang 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .295 3 4
Totals 30 7 7 7 9 8 18      
a - A. Kalamka substituted for J. Ramírez in the 9th
b - A. Valenzuela substituted for J. Escobedo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Huang (3, 8th Inning off L. Ren, 0 on, 1 out) L. Smith (4, 1st Inning off R. Merrado, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kono 2 , C. Huang 4 , L. Smith 5 , J. Dixon , J. Escobedo
2-out RBI: J. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cruz , K. Meyer
GIDP: J. Ramírez , L. Smith , J. Dixon
Sac Fly: L. Smith , J. Escobedo
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Watanabe 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .246 3 20
H. Kuroki SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .277 6 24
R. Stephenson LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .324 2 27
P. Moreno CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .213 7 25
M. Silva 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .233 6 12
G. Keyworth RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .250 1 5
A. Rafiq C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .182 1 1
D. Wheeler DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 3 5
K. Butler 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .296 7 21
Totals 34 2 7 2 1 13 11      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Stephenson (13, 6th Inning off J. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out) P. Moreno (8, 8th Inning off R. Petersen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Moreno (7, 4th Inning off J. Jackson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Keyworth , R. Stephenson 3 , H. Kuroki , P. Moreno 6 , S. Watanabe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Butler , M. Silva 2
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Keyworth (7)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Butler (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Watanabe-Kuroki-Silva, Watanabe-Kuroki-Silva, Butler-Watanabe-Silva)
FAIRFIELD PITCHING LINESCORES JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Jackson W (2-1) 7.1 5 2 2 1 9 1 102 71 3.60
R. Petersen 1.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 20 16 4.00
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jackson 68
Batters Faced: J. Jackson 28, R. Petersen 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jackson 7-6, R. Petersen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jackson 102-71, R. Petersen 20-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Merrado L (1-5) 4.2 4 4 4 6 6 1 108 61 4.88
O. Cervantes 2.0 1 2 1 2 1 0 34 17 5.03
L. Ren 2.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 28 17 6.43
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Merrado 40
Batters Faced: R. Merrado 23, O. Cervantes 10, L. Ren 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Merrado 4-3, O. Cervantes 2-3, L. Ren 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Merrado 108-61, O. Cervantes 34-17, L. Ren 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Cervantes 1-0 , L. Ren 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lee Smith
Ballpark: The Firepit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 13876
Sunday, June 25th, 2017 - OOTP Baseball 18.6 Build 61