ROOKIE LEAGUE
NORMAL NUTCRACKERS AT WICHITA STORM
09/12/2034
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
NORMAL NUTCRACKERS AT WICHITA STORM
GAME ID: 10706 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Normal Nutcrackers 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 6 6 0
Wichita Storm 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 8 0
Road Win Lifts Normal to 1-0 Lead in R1
The Normal Nutcrackers started the League Championship Series in style today, winning on the road against the Wichita Storm at The Storm Center by a score of 6-5 to take an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Nutcrackers right-hander George Fawns was named player of the game after he came in in relief and pitched to 17 batters .

San Juan, Puerto Rico-born Daniel Pumarejo came through in the clutch. In the top of the fourth, with a runner on 1st and the Nutcrackers trailing 1-0, he hit a 2-run home run to left to put Normal on top.

"We're happy," Pumarejo told reporters after the win. "When you're in the playoffs, you've got to treat every game like it could be your last."

The next game is scheduled for tomorrow. Slated to start are Jack Mainjer for Normal and Tony de la Cruz for Wichita.
NORMAL BATTING LINESCORES WICHITA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Stumpf 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Martin CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .000 0 0
M. Henry SS 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 .333 1 1
D. Pumarejo 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .250 1 2
R. Padilla C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Touchet RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0
I. Gutierrez LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .500 1 2
T. Azpiazu DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-C. Rinker DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1 1
T. Velasquez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
Totals 31 6 6 6 3 12 9      
a - C. Rinker substituted for T. Azpiazu in the 4th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Gutierrez (1, 4th Inning off D. Benitez, 1 on, 1 out) M. Henry (1, 5th Inning off A. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out) D. Pumarejo (1, 4th Inning off D. Benitez, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Rinker (1, 9th Inning off A. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Gutierrez 5 , M. Henry 4 , T. Velasquez , D. Pumarejo 4 , C. Rinker 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Henry , D. Stumpf , T. Azpiazu
Sac Bunt: D. Stumpf
Hit by Pitch: T. Azpiazu , R. Padilla
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Rinker (1)
CS: B. Touchet (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martin-Padilla)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lopez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 1 1
J. Ledezma SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .333 0 1
B. Hopgood DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .250 1 1
A. Barker CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
L. Obombo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Thompson RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .250 1 2
A. Jimenez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Mathews 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Y. Ryu C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5 1 7 8      
BATTING
Triples: J. Ledezma (1, 8th Inning off N. Clouse, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Hopgood (1, 6th Inning off G. Fawns, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Thompson (1, 9th Inning off N. Clouse, 1 on, 1 out) C. Lopez (1, 1st Inning off T. Mengel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hopgood 4 , J. Thompson 4 , B. Mathews 2 , Y. Ryu , C. Lopez 4 , J. Ledezma 3 , A. Barker
2-out RBI: B. Hopgood , J. Ledezma
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hopgood
Team LOB: 3
NORMAL PITCHING LINESCORES WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Mengel 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 13 8 9.00
G. Fawns W (1-0) 5.0 2 1 1 0 5 1 74 50 1.80
J. Capek H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 0.00
N. Clouse H (1) 1.1 5 3 3 0 1 1 20 12 20.25
T. Delgado SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mengel 40
Batters Faced: T. Mengel 5, G. Fawns 17, J. Capek 3, N. Clouse 8, T. Delgado 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mengel 1-2, G. Fawns 2-8, J. Capek 1-1, N. Clouse 0-2, T. Delgado 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mengel 13-8, G. Fawns 74-50, J. Capek 11-8, N. Clouse 20-12, T. Delgado 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Fawns 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Benitez L (0-1) 3.1 3 4 4 2 5 2 73 42 10.80
A. Sanchez 5.2 3 2 2 1 7 2 85 55 3.18
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Benitez 39
Batters Faced: D. Benitez 17, A. Sanchez 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Benitez 2-3, A. Sanchez 7-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Benitez 73-42, A. Sanchez 85-55
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sanchez 1-0
WP: A. Sanchez
Hit Batsmen: D. Benitez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Fawns
Ballpark: The Storm Center
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 pm EST
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 9614
Special Notes: SP Ted Mengel was injured while pitching. Tony Azpiazu and David Benitez were ejected in the 4th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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