 | LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TOPEKA WEST CHARGERS AT DERBY PANTHERS 05/12/2038 |  |  |
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 | | LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL | | TOPEKA WEST CHARGERS AT DERBY PANTHERS | | GAME ID: 10234 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 12TH, 2038 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Topeka West Chargers (34-30) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | Derby Panthers (32-32) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 | 13 | 0 |
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| Bench Jr. has 3 hit night to Pull Panthers to .500 | With right fielder Johnny Bench Jr. leading the charge, the Derby Panthers defeated the Topeka West Chargers, 8-4, at Managua HS Grounds. Bench Jr., who is tied for 8th in the PRL in hits with 84, was 3 for 3 with a home run, a triple, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Mark Lipscomb got the win, improving to 5-4. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 7 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 10 and walking 4. Derby has now won 5 straight.
Mitsuaki Harada aided the Derby cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the third. For the game, the second baseman went 1 for 2 with 2 walks.
"We played hard and won," said Bench Jr.. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
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| TOPEKA WEST BATTING LINESCORE | | DERBY BATTING LINESCORE |
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BATTING Doubles: N. Brown (14, 3rd Inning off M. Lipscomb, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: B. Fulton (15, 3rd Inning off M. Lipscomb, 2 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: J. Schroeder 2 , N. Brown 2 , B. Fulton 6 , M. Sakamoto Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. McGrath Sac Fly: P. Tumbleston Team LOB: 4
FIELDING Errors: J. Schroeder (8) Double Plays: 2 (McGrath-Schreiner-Fulton, Sakamoto-Schreiner-Fulton) |
| | BATTING Doubles: T. Salazar (2, 8th Inning off B. Pryor, 1 on, 1 out) Triples: J. Bench Jr. (2, 4th Inning off H. Dyck, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: T. Salazar (2, 2nd Inning off H. Dyck, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Kedzior (10, 3rd Inning off H. Dyck, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Bench Jr. (28, 8th Inning off M. Corbitt, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: M. Harada , E. Cordero , T. Salazar 7 , B. Kedzior 5 , R. Bradley 2 , J. Diebold , J. Bench Jr. 8 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Cordero 2 , B. Kedzior , C. Weissert 2 GIDP: R. Luffman , C. Weissert Sac Bunt: M. Harada Hit by Pitch: J. Bench Jr. Team LOB: 13 |
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| TOPEKA WEST PITCHING LINESCORE | | DERBY PITCHING LINESCORE |
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| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | M. Lipscomb W (5-4) | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 125 | 75 | 5.56 | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Johnny Bench Jr. Ballpark: Managua HS Grounds Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM EST Time: 3:18 Attendance: 183 |
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