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JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE
10/01/2062
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE
GAME ID: 14069 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (59-101) 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 5 13 1
Minneapolis Freeze (71-89) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 6 8 2
Freeze Lick Fireballs, 6-5
The Minneapolis Freeze knocked off the Joplin Fireballs by the score of 6-5. Rob Heyward provided some pop, going 2-for-3 with 1 home run. Tommy Cedrone was the winner. Over 6.2 innings, he yielded 4 runs on 9 hits, with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. Mike O'Neil collected his 35th save.

The Freeze got a big at-bat from shortstop Jason Greene. For the game, Greene was 1 for 3 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the sixth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 13th home run of the season gave Minneapolis a 5-4 lead.

"We ground out the win," said Greene. "That's all that matters."

Their 71-89 record puts the Freeze 4th in the TML AAA Joe Torre Division.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kroes LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .267 14 50
B. Younger CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .305 6 13
F. Wagner RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .243 19 53
J. Parry 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .299 11 44
E. Bruno DH 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .235 7 22
T. Cray 2B, SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .218 13 36
W. Barragan SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 .221 12 48
   a-J. Schortgen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179 2 9
   c-C. Ascione 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 3 9
M. Gallo 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .201 9 24
   b-D. Bullock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196 3 13
   d-B. Hoekstra SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 12 46
C. Block C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .244 1 11
   e-N. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .271 4 15
Totals 37 5 13 5 4 7 32      
a - J. Schortgen pinch hit for W. Barragan in the 8th
b - D. Bullock pinch hit for M. Gallo in the 8th
c - C. Ascione substituted for J. Schortgen in the 8th
d - B. Hoekstra substituted for D. Bullock in the 8th
e - N. Taylor pinch hit for C. Block in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Bruno (13, 9th Inning off M. O'Neil, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Kroes , B. Younger , F. Wagner 2 , J. Parry 2 , E. Bruno 4 , T. Cray , J. Schortgen , C. Block 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Younger , W. Barragan , M. Gallo , N. Taylor
GIDP: C. Block
Sac Bunt: C. Kroes
Sac Fly: W. Barragan
Hit by Pitch: J. Parry , M. Gallo
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Kroes (24)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Younger (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cray-Barragan-Parry)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Marshall CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .169 3 15
E. Hamm DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .268 0 14
R. Heyward 3B 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .258 26 71
T. Shannon LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .270 7 24
J. Flippo 1B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .254 13 54
J. Greene SS 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .222 13 43
A. Mealer 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .263 1 12
D. Austin C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .202 4 17
M. Rosado RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .153 4 21
Totals 29 6 8 5 4 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Austin (3, 5th Inning off S. Lapinski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Heyward (26, 1st Inning off S. Lapinski, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Greene (13, 6th Inning off S. Lapinski, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Marshall 2 , E. Hamm , R. Heyward 5 , J. Flippo , J. Greene 4 , D. Austin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hamm , T. Shannon 2 , D. Austin , M. Rosado
GIDP: D. Austin
Sac Bunt: E. Hamm 2 , J. Greene
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Heyward (8) , T. Shannon (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Mealer-Greene-Flippo)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lapinski L (3-6) 5.1 5 5 5 4 4 2 86 7.53   
R. Capetillo 2.2 3 1 0 0 1 0 37 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lapinski 38
Batters Faced: S. Lapinski 24, R. Capetillo 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lapinski 7-4, R. Capetillo 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lapinski 86-47, R. Capetillo 37-27
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Cedrone W (8-13) 6.2 9 4 4 3 6 0 122 6.51   
M. Jones H (4) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.61   
M. O'Neil SV (35) 1.0 2 1 0 1 1 0 23 5.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cedrone 43
Batters Faced: T. Cedrone 32, M. Jones 6, M. O'Neil 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cedrone 2-10, M. Jones 1-3, M. O'Neil 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cedrone 122-75, M. Jones 15-12, M. O'Neil 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Jones 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Cedrone 2
Balk: T. Cedrone
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rob Heyward
Ballpark: The Ice Box
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 13585
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