ROOKIE LEAGUE
SEDONA SABERCATS AT NORMAL NUTCRACKERS
09/22/2043
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
SEDONA SABERCATS AT NORMAL NUTCRACKERS
GAME ID: 11364 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2043 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sedona Sabercats (21-39) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Normal Nutcrackers (33-27) 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 X 6 15 0
Nutcrackers Solve Sabercats, 6-2
Victor Martinez had a hand in Normal defeating Sedona by the score of 6-2. Martinez went 3 for 4 at the plate, scoring 2 times and driving in 1 runs. Normal reliever Francis Rushbrook got the win, raising his record to 2-0. Romuald Pontoni was tagged with the loss. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for the Nutcrackers.

Johnny Bench Jr. was 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for Normal. The 22-year old left fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Romuald Pontoni. It was his 30th RBI of the season.

"We looked pretty good up and down," said Normal manager Seb Ising.
SEDONA BATTING LINESCORE NORMAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Baas CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .200 2 2
M. Batalla 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .312 3 14
J. Dorn 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .213 13 32
E. Huijbers DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .263 4 12
J. Soriano SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .223 4 13
R. Haerkens RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .237 2 21
N. Ingram 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .215 9 26
C. Proctor LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .178 9 21
J. Rutzen C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .154 2 4
Totals 35 2 8 2 4 12 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Dorn (9, 5th Inning off J. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Proctor (9, 4th Inning off J. Walker, 0 on, 1 out) J. Rutzen (2, 4th Inning off J. Walker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Soriano , J. Dorn 3 , C. Proctor 4 , J. Rutzen 5 , R. Haerkens , N. Baas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Batalla , R. Haerkens 2 , N. Baas
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rojas CF 4 0 1 1 1 2 5 .218 4 23
J. Bench Jr. LF 4 1 1 2 0 3 3 .252 9 30
A. Lopez 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .321 9 24
E. Espinoza DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .261 3 13
B. Silva 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .260 5 22
B. Margerum 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .279 3 23
J. Dalama SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .263 6 22
V. Martinez RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .313 1 9
J. Swan C 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 .297 2 12
Totals 35 6 15 6 3 8 21      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Espinoza (8, 3rd Inning off R. Pontoni, 1 on, 1 out) A. Lopez (13, 8th Inning off A. Cabrera, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Lopez (1, 3rd Inning off R. Pontoni, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Bench Jr. (9, 1st Inning off R. Pontoni, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bench Jr. 4 , V. Martinez 3 , B. Silva , E. Espinoza 3 , J. Swan 2 , R. Rojas , A. Lopez 5 , J. Dalama , B. Margerum 2
2-out RBI: V. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Silva , R. Rojas 2 , A. Lopez , J. Dalama , B. Margerum
Sac Bunt: J. Swan , B. Margerum
Sac Fly: J. Bench Jr.
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Margerum (4)
CS: J. Dalama (9)
SEDONA PITCHING LINESCORE NORMAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Pontoni L (1-1) 5.0 8 3 3 2 5 1 85 54 4.72   
G. Riege 1.2 5 3 3 1 1 0 29 15 4.00   
A. Cabrera 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 15 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pontoni 42
Batters Faced: R. Pontoni 25, G. Riege 10, A. Cabrera 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pontoni 2-8, G. Riege 2-1, A. Cabrera 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pontoni 85-54, G. Riege 29-15, A. Cabrera 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Cabrera 1-0
WP: A. Cabrera
Balk: R. Pontoni
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Walker 4.2 6 2 2 3 4 2 82 49 6.02   
F. Rushbrook W (2-0) 4.1 2 0 0 1 8 0 57 40 1.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Walker 45
Batters Faced: J. Walker 23, F. Rushbrook 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Walker 4-6, F. Rushbrook 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Walker 82-49, F. Rushbrook 57-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Rushbrook 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Victor Martinez
Ballpark: The Nutcracker Suite
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 7770
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