ROOKIE LEAGUE
NORMAL NUTCRACKERS AT WICHITA STORM
09/02/2034
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
NORMAL NUTCRACKERS AT WICHITA STORM
GAME ID: 11520 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Normal Nutcrackers (42-20) 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 1 9 13 1
Wichita Storm (43-19) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 11 0
Nutcrackers Win at Wichita, 9-6
Normal and Wichita duked it out at The Storm Center and the Nutcrackers came out victorious.

Behind a solid performance from center fielder Mat Martin, the Normal Nutcrackers defeated the Wichita Storm, 9-6. Martin went 3-4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs for the Nutcrackers. The win was credited to Jim Capek in relief. His record improves to 4-1. Ted Lincoln took the loss. Nick Clouse was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 3 of 3 save opportunities.

Mike Henry, who is tied for 9th in the CFL in hits with 81, chipped in for Normal with a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Martin.

Normal goes to 42-20. The win puts them 7 games up in their division.
NORMAL BATTING LINESCORES WICHITA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Franco 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .273 1 7
B. Touchet RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .280 13 37
   a-D. Pumarejo PH, RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .331 10 32
M. Martin CF 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 .372 11 47
M. Henry SS 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .331 23 66
R. Padilla C 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .294 5 21
T. Azpiazu DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .351 2 17
I. Gutierrez LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .254 11 34
E. Alvarez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 0 0
J. Soto 3B 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 .300 0 3
Totals 40 9 13 9 1 12 18      
a - D. Pumarejo pinch hit for B. Touchet in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Franco (5, 3rd Inning off T. de la Cruz, 1 on, 1 out) M. Martin (15, 9th Inning off J. Stapleton, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Padilla (9, 7th Inning off T. Lincoln, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Henry (23, 5th Inning off T. de la Cruz, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Padilla (5, 5th Inning off T. de la Cruz, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Pumarejo (10, 7th Inning off T. Lincoln, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Franco 2 , E. Alvarez , M. Martin 4 , M. Henry 5 , T. Azpiazu , R. Padilla 7 , J. Soto , D. Pumarejo 4
2-out RBI: M. Martin , M. Henry , R. Padilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Gutierrez 2 , M. Henry
Hit by Pitch: D. Franco , J. Soto
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Martin 2 (13) , M. Henry (8) , J. Soto (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Henry (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Henry-Franco-Alvarez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lopez 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .300 6 18
M. Gamble LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .328 19 57
J. Thompson RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .266 6 13
   a-J. Peters PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 4
B. Hopgood DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 2 2
L. Obombo 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .258 14 42
A. Barker CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .343 26 74
J. Ledezma SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .331 6 28
B. Mathews 3B 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .356 14 43
Y. Ryu C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .342 8 29
Totals 35 6 11 6 5 8 13      
a - J. Peters pinch hit for J. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Hopgood (1, 5th Inning off R. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Thompson (3, 5th Inning off R. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thompson (6, 1st Inning off T. Mengel, 1 on, 1 out) C. Lopez (6, 6th Inning off K. Hayashi, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Ledezma (6, 6th Inning off K. Hayashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gamble 3 , B. Hopgood 2 , J. Thompson 6 , Y. Ryu , C. Lopez 5 , J. Ledezma 4 , A. Barker
2-out RBI: C. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gamble , B. Hopgood , A. Barker
GIDP: Y. Ryu
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Barker 2 (6)
CS: B. Hopgood (1)
NORMAL PITCHING LINESCORES WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Mengel 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 17 15 5.52
R. Martinez 3.2 5 2 2 3 2 0 70 43 8.44
K. Hayashi BS (1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 2 34 19 8.00
J. Capek W (4-1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 39 25 3.52
N. Clouse SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 15 0.66
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mengel 33
Batters Faced: T. Mengel 6, R. Martinez 16, K. Hayashi 6, J. Capek 7, N. Clouse 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mengel 2-1, R. Martinez 2-3, K. Hayashi 1-0, J. Capek 1-2, N. Clouse 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mengel 17-15, R. Martinez 70-43, K. Hayashi 34-19, J. Capek 39-25, N. Clouse 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Martinez 1-0 , K. Hayashi 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. de la Cruz 4.2 7 6 6 1 6 2 90 57 5.45
T. Lincoln L (0-2) 1.2 4 2 2 0 3 1 33 22 9.16
Y. Sasaki 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 5 2.95
B. Jeffcoat 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 3.54
J. Stapleton 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 13 3.90
PITCHING
Game Score: T. de la Cruz 31
Batters Faced: T. de la Cruz 23, T. Lincoln 9, Y. Sasaki 2, B. Jeffcoat 4, J. Stapleton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. de la Cruz 4-4, T. Lincoln 1-1, Y. Sasaki 0-0, B. Jeffcoat 2-1, J. Stapleton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. de la Cruz 90-57, T. Lincoln 33-22, Y. Sasaki 7-5, B. Jeffcoat 16-10, J. Stapleton 15-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Sasaki 1-0 , B. Jeffcoat 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. de la Cruz , B. Jeffcoat
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mat Martin
Ballpark: The Storm Center
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 pm EST
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 6005
Special Notes: SP Ted Mengel was injured while pitching. RP Yutaka Sasaki was injured while pitching.
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