ROOKIE LEAGUE
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS AT THUNDER BAY LIGHTING
07/06/2062
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS AT THUNDER BAY LIGHTING
GAME ID: 10809 - THURSDAY, JULY 6TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Prince George Cougars (17-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
Thunder Bay Lighting (18-5) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 X 5 5 0
Backstrom, Lighting Get 5-1 Win
Thunder Bay pitcher Wynn Backstrom did his part in helping his team defeat the Prince George Cougars, 5-1. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. Bobby Kolar earned his 6th save, after closing out the game. With the win, Thunder Bay pushed its record to 18-5.

Backstrom, the winner, is now 3-1. In 7 innings of work, he gave up no runs on 3 hits, while collecting 9 Ks. He essentially shut down the Prince George offense.

Thunder Bay manager Masamune Fujimoto called it "a darn good win."
PRINCE GEORGE BATTING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bermudez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .329 2 6
B. Timm 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .306 0 3
B. Rivero 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .600 2 2
A. Rosas RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .348 2 10
E. Wooldridge DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
C. Zauala LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .293 0 5
J. Downey SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 1 2
   a-J. Smeltzer PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .415 11 35
   c-A. Munoz PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Wakeley SS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .190 1 4
A. Davis 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .319 4 14
   f-J. Larson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .450 3 12
J. Baratta C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 1 1
   b-D. Lehr PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 1 5
   e-C. Meraz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 2 6
   g-J. Geary PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 2 5
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 11 16      
a - J. Smeltzer pinch ran for J. Downey in the 8th
b - D. Lehr pinch hit for J. Baratta in the 8th
c - A. Munoz pinch ran for J. Smeltzer in the 8th
d - J. Wakeley substituted for A. Munoz in the 8th
e - C. Meraz substituted for D. Lehr in the 8th
f - J. Larson pinch hit for A. Davis in the 9th
g - J. Geary pinch hit for C. Meraz in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Rivero 2 , A. Rosas , E. Wooldridge , A. Davis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Timm , J. Geary
Sac Bunt: J. Baratta , D. Lehr
Hit by Pitch: J. Downey
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: L. Bermudez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Spurr RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .265 10 13
R. Perez CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .194 1 6
B. Krebsbach 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .303 0 5
A. Ramirez 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .235 3 6
A. Marquez C 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .328 4 17
G. Daley 3B 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 .284 1 7
A. Melchor DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .119 3 7
   a-B. Soss DH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .296 2 7
F. Cabrera SS 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 .300 5 11
D. Romero LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .289 2 5
Totals 29 5 5 5 7 14 12      
a - B. Soss inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Melchor (1, 2nd Inning off J. Recio, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Krebsbach (2, 6th Inning off E. Palacios, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Cabrera (5, 5th Inning off J. Recio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Krebsbach 3 , A. Melchor 2 , F. Cabrera 5
2-out RBI: G. Daley , A. Melchor , B. Soss , F. Cabrera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ramirez , F. Cabrera , D. Romero 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Perez(Baratta at home))
PRINCE GEORGE PITCHING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Recio L (1-3) 5.0 2 2 2 1 10 1 83 4.58   
E. Palacios 2.1 3 2 2 2 2 0 57 13.03   
D. Samaniego 0.2 0 1 1 4 2 0 28 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Recio 64
Batters Faced: J. Recio 18, E. Palacios 12, D. Samaniego 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Recio 2-3, E. Palacios 2-3, D. Samaniego 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Recio 83-53, E. Palacios 57-33, D. Samaniego 28-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Samaniego 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Backstrom W (3-1) 7.0 3 0 0 0 9 0 80 2.67   
B. Waite H (2) 1.1 3 1 1 2 1 0 35 1.59   
B. Kolar SV (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Backstrom 80
Batters Faced: W. Backstrom 24, B. Waite 10, B. Kolar 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Backstrom 8-4, B. Waite 2-1, B. Kolar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Backstrom 80-55, B. Waite 35-17, B. Kolar 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kolar 3-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Waite
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wynn Backstrom
Ballpark: Lightning Grove
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 3619
Special Notes: 3B John Downey was injured being hit by a pitch.
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