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ALBANY FIREBIRDS AT AMARILLO ARMADILLOS
09/22/2063
 
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ALBANY FIREBIRDS AT AMARILLO ARMADILLOS
GAME ID: 13957 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Albany Firebirds (63-89) 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 8 0
Amarillo Armadillos (71-81) 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 X 9 14 1
Armadillos Win at Home, 9-6
Behind a fine performance from Carlos Ayala, the Amarillo Armadillos knocked off the Albany Firebirds, 9-6. Ayala went 3-4 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 times for the Armadillos. Amarillo reliever Joe McNeill got the win, raising his record to 7-2. Jeff Kappel was tagged with the loss. At 71-81, the Armadillos are currently 4th in the TML AAA Joe Torre Division.

Joel Walsh chipped in a solo home run for Amarillo in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI.

"It feels good to get this one," Walsh told the Amarillo Chronicle.
ALBANY BATTING LINESCORE AMARILLO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gilmore 1B 5 1 0 0 0 0 7 .282 1 1
J. McCluskey 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .242 6 31
N. Simmons LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .292 10 45
R. Baker 2B 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .285 16 57
A. Tucker DH 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .333 7 21
A. Hawley RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .238 2 9
A. Dingane CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .252 3 41
   a-A. Kerfoot PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 2 7
   c-L. Capobianco SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 3 12
M. Starcher C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .129 0 3
B. Griffin SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 3 30
   b-J. Jessel PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .242 3 16
   d-E. Reiter CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6 7 5 20      
a - A. Kerfoot pinch hit for A. Dingane in the 6th
b - J. Jessel pinch hit for B. Griffin in the 6th
c - L. Capobianco substituted for A. Kerfoot in the 6th
d - E. Reiter substituted for J. Jessel in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Baker (24, 1st Inning off R. Lovelace, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Jessel (6, 6th Inning off J. McNeill, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Simmons (10, 9th Inning off J. Jefferson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Simmons 5 , R. Baker 2 , A. Tucker , A. Hawley , A. Kerfoot , M. Starcher , J. Jessel 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gilmore , J. McCluskey
GIDP: D. Gilmore
Sac Fly: A. Dingane
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McCluskey-Baker-Gilmore, Gilmore-Griffin-Gilmore)
OF assists: 2 (Hawley(Ayala at home), Hawley(Castro at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walsh 2B 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 .269 16 46
N. Chadick CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .289 29 82
C. Ayala DH 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .291 29 91
D. Sullivan LF 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .272 14 58
D. Aurelio RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .301 19 69
J. Fowler SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .302 14 50
J. Tarr 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .301 10 38
T. Pate 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 14 63
A. Castro C 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .257 6 19
Totals 34 9 14 9 4 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Ayala 2 (33, 1st Inning off J. Kappel, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off P. Armand, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Sullivan (16, 4th Inning off J. Kappel, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Fowler (25, 7th Inning off P. Armand, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Aurelio (19, 4th Inning off J. Kappel, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Tarr (10, 4th Inning off J. Kappel, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Walsh (16, 5th Inning off J. Kappel, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Chadick (29, 5th Inning off J. Kappel, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Ayala (29, 5th Inning off P. Armand, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Walsh 5 , N. Chadick 4 , C. Ayala 8 , D. Sullivan 3 , D. Aurelio 5 , J. Fowler 3 , J. Tarr 4 , A. Castro
2-out RBI: J. Fowler , J. Tarr , A. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Tarr
GIDP: N. Chadick , D. Aurelio
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fowler (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Pate-Walsh-Tarr)
ALBANY PITCHING LINESCORE AMARILLO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kappel L (2-6) 4.1 8 5 5 1 4 4 70 5.07   
P. Armand 2.1 6 4 4 2 0 1 39 8.59   
N. Al-Assel 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 4.88   
S. Ferris 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kappel 30
Batters Faced: J. Kappel 20, P. Armand 13, N. Al-Assel 4, S. Ferris 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kappel 3-4, P. Armand 3-2, N. Al-Assel 1-0, S. Ferris 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kappel 70-43, P. Armand 39-24, N. Al-Assel 20-10, S. Ferris 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Al-Assel 1-0 , S. Ferris 1-0
WP: P. Armand , N. Al-Assel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Lovelace 4.1 4 4 3 4 1 0 85 5.40   
J. McNeill W (7-2) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 26 4.26   
S. Brignola H (4) 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 28 5.18   
J. Jefferson 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 22 6.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lovelace 38
Batters Faced: R. Lovelace 21, J. McNeill 9, S. Brignola 6, J. Jefferson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lovelace 8-3, J. McNeill 5-0, S. Brignola 1-2, J. Jefferson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lovelace 85-43, J. McNeill 26-18, S. Brignola 28-15, J. Jefferson 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McNeill 1-0 , J. Jefferson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Ayala
Ballpark: Armadillos Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 8026
Special Notes: RP Nathan Al-Assel was injured while pitching.
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