TRIPLE A
HENDERSONVILLE HENS AT THUNDER BAY BLACK BEARS
09/16/2063
 
TRIPLE A
HENDERSONVILLE HENS AT THUNDER BAY BLACK BEARS
GAME ID: 13879 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Hendersonville Hens (90-57) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 12 1
Thunder Bay Black Bears (80-67) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 6 7 0
Hens Need Extra Frames to Get Past Black Bears
The Hendersonville Hens picked up a win at Edgbaston, knocking off the Thunder Bay Black Bears, 8-6, in 11 innings. On the mound for Hendersonville was right-hander Josh Messenger. He played a pivotal role in the triumph. Today's win puts Hendersonville at 90-57, while Thunder Bay falls to 80-67.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Dan Becker? The Hendersonville third baseman had a 2-run double in the top of the 11th inning to put the Hens on top, 8-6. For the game, Becker had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We ground out the win," said Becker. "That's all that matters."
HENDERSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gomez RF 6 3 3 1 0 1 1 .289 1 11
D. Becker 3B 5 1 2 3 0 1 0 .277 1 10
T. Verbeek CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .302 23 69
   a-M. Rose CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .071 0 2
P. Tufts DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .298 23 71
J. Bigrigg 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .321 8 36
J. Burke C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .350 2 6
   b-J. Lundgren PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 6 18
   c-R. Vasquez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 0 4
S. Nixon LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .222 0 2
   d-N. Owen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 2 4
   e-D. Horn LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
D. White 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .158 0 0
T. Laporte SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .220 5 27
Totals 42 8 12 8 5 4 13      
a - M. Rose substituted for T. Verbeek in the 7th
b - J. Lundgren pinch hit for J. Burke in the 10th
c - R. Vasquez substituted for J. Lundgren in the 10th
d - N. Owen pinch hit for S. Nixon in the 11th
e - D. Horn substituted for N. Owen in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Laporte (11, 2nd Inning off J. Fredericks, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Bigrigg (18, 6th Inning off J. Fredericks, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Becker (2, 11th Inning off R. Clemens, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Gomez (2, 9th Inning off B. Papenfus, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Verbeek (23, 1st Inning off J. Fredericks, 2 on, 0 outs) , P. Tufts (23, 3rd Inning off J. Fredericks, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gomez 5 , D. Becker 3 , T. Verbeek 4 , P. Tufts 4 , J. Bigrigg 3 , S. Nixon , T. Laporte 3
2-out RBI: D. Becker , P. Tufts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gomez , M. Rose , S. Nixon , T. Laporte
GIDP: J. Bigrigg , D. White
Sac Fly: D. Becker
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. White (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Laporte-White-Bigrigg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Sullivan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 1 20
   c-S. Sherrill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291 13 43
   e-J. Leyba SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 2 12
F. Navarro RF, 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .287 14 47
J. Mays 1B 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 .293 8 26
   f-J. Batista 1B, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 15 50
S. Beddall DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .335 15 57
A. Bautista CF 5 1 1 4 0 1 1 .284 4 17
S. Kerbel LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 0 21
   g-T. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 8 16
N. Mitchell C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .225 5 32
   h-J. Parks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 4 31
K. Barner 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 11 46
   a-A. Bowers PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 7 38
V. Constancio SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 0 2
   b-T. Cole PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 8 28
   d-C. Pagan 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347 2 17
Totals 38 6 7 6 4 9 10      
a - A. Bowers pinch hit for K. Barner in the 8th
b - T. Cole pinch hit for V. Constancio in the 8th
c - S. Sherrill pinch hit for D. Sullivan in the 8th
d - C. Pagan substituted for T. Cole in the 9th
e - J. Leyba substituted for S. Sherrill in the 9th
f - J. Batista substituted for J. Mays in the 11th
g - T. Cruz pinch hit for S. Kerbel in the 11th
h - J. Parks pinch hit for N. Mitchell in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Pagan (7, 10th Inning off B. Cavanagh, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Mitchell (5, 5th Inning off J. Messenger, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Mays (8, 7th Inning off J. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Bautista (4, 9th Inning off S. Tiedemann, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Mays 4 , S. Beddall 2 , A. Bautista 4 , N. Mitchell 5 , C. Pagan 2
2-out RBI: N. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sherrill , S. Beddall
GIDP: S. Kerbel
Sac Bunt: J. Leyba
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: V. Constancio (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sullivan-Constancio-Mays, Barner-Sullivan-Mays)
HENDERSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Messenger 8.0 4 3 3 2 5 2 112 3.52   
S. Tiedemann 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 13 4.61   
B. Cavanagh 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 2.43   
C. Fraley W (2-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Messenger 65
Batters Faced: J. Messenger 29, S. Tiedemann 3, B. Cavanagh 7, C. Fraley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Messenger 7-10, S. Tiedemann 0-0, B. Cavanagh 2-1, C. Fraley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Messenger 112-70, S. Tiedemann 13-9, B. Cavanagh 29-18, C. Fraley 26-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Tiedemann 1-1 , C. Fraley 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fredericks 7.1 8 4 4 4 3 2 110 2.94   
B. Papenfus 1.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 23 5.40   
K. Sill 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.71   
R. Clemens L (4-2) 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 18 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fredericks 45
Batters Faced: J. Fredericks 32, B. Papenfus 6, K. Sill 1, R. Clemens 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fredericks 12-5, B. Papenfus 0-3, K. Sill 0-1, R. Clemens 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fredericks 110-67, B. Papenfus 23-11, K. Sill 6-4, R. Clemens 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Papenfus 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Messenger
Ballpark: Edgbaston
Weather: Roof closed, 48 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:18
Attendance: 14843
Special Notes: Justin Mays was ejected in the 10th inning for arguing a strike call.
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