TRIPLE A
INDIANAPOLIS AMBITION AT ASTORIA ARGONAUTS
04/07/2062
 
TRIPLE A
INDIANAPOLIS AMBITION AT ASTORIA ARGONAUTS
GAME ID: 2013 - FRIDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Ambition (4-1) 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 0 0 11 17 1
Astoria Argonauts (2-3) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Ambition Down Argonauts, 11-4
The Indianapolis Ambition licked the Astoria Argonauts, 11-4. Katsuharu Fujii deserved a big chunk of the credit. The left fielder went 3-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 for the Ambition. The win went to Dan Esgro in relief, making him now 1-0. Lance Kaeser took the loss for Astoria. The victory makes Indianapolis 4-1.

Second Baseman John McKellar made an impact for Indianapolis, when he swatted a run-scoring triple off Lance Kaeser in the top of the fifth. For the contest, McKellar was 2-5 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Fujii told the Indianapolis News.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE ASTORIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Fujii LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .333 2 6
   d-J. Simmons PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. McKellar SS 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .273 1 2
K. Bullock DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .375 2 3
   b-B. King DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
N. Schroeder RF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .571 0 1
   e-B. Horn PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
G. Parr 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .083 0 0
   f-C. Hendricks PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   g-M. Cuellar 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
A. Castillo 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .333 1 5
K. Martin 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-R. Lane PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
   c-J. Zuniga 1B 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .385 4 10
   h-A. Cazares PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
V. Alers CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .375 0 2
   i-J. Porter PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Hays C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .250 1 2
Totals 41 11 17 11 3 7 19      
a - R. Lane pinch ran for K. Martin in the 6th
b - B. King inserted as DH in the 6th
c - J. Zuniga substituted for R. Lane in the 6th
d - J. Simmons pinch hit for K. Fujii in the 7th
e - B. Horn pinch hit for N. Schroeder in the 8th
f - C. Hendricks pinch hit for G. Parr in the 8th
g - M. Cuellar substituted for C. Hendricks in the 8th
h - A. Cazares pinch hit for J. Zuniga in the 9th
i - J. Porter pinch hit for V. Alers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Fujii (1, 5th Inning off L. Kaeser, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Alers (1, 6th Inning off L. Kaeser, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. McKellar (1, 5th Inning off L. Kaeser, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. McKellar (1, 1st Inning off L. Kaeser, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Fujii (2, 3rd Inning off L. Kaeser, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Zuniga (4, 7th Inning off R. Hodnett, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Hays (1, 7th Inning off R. Hodnett, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Fujii 7 , J. McKellar 7 , K. Bullock , B. King , N. Schroeder 3 , G. Parr , A. Castillo , K. Martin , J. Zuniga 4 , V. Alers 3 , J. Hays 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Castillo
GIDP: A. Castillo , J. Porter
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Bullock (1) , R. Lane (1) , V. Alers (2)
CS: B. King (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Castillo (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franzoni CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .381 0 3
T. Arant 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .353 1 5
   a-C. Fellenz PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
B. Waugh DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 3 6
A. Calderon 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .333 2 5
   b-T. Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   d-R. Alvarado 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Gomez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-D. Amaya PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Foster 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263 1 2
   e-C. Berger PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
J. Helmke RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 0 1
A. Machado SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .118 0 0
B. Epperson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4 2 6 19      
a - C. Fellenz pinch hit for T. Arant in the 7th
b - T. Wilson pinch hit for A. Calderon in the 7th
c - D. Amaya pinch hit for R. Gomez in the 7th
d - R. Alvarado substituted for T. Wilson in the 8th
e - C. Berger pinch hit for M. Foster in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Arant (1, 1st Inning off H. Hammond, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Foster (1, 1st Inning off H. Hammond, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Franzoni 2 (3, 2nd Inning off D. Esgro, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Bamberg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Franzoni 4 , T. Arant 3 , C. Fellenz , B. Waugh , A. Calderon , M. Foster 2 , J. Helmke , B. Epperson
2-out RBI: T. Arant , M. Foster
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Waugh , A. Calderon , C. Berger , J. Helmke
Hit by Pitch: R. Alvarado , D. Amaya
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Machado-Foster-Calderon, Epperson-Machado, Berger-Machado-Alvarado)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE ASTORIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Hammond 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 22 40.50   
D. Esgro W (1-0) 7.1 6 1 1 1 5 0 110 1.23   
J. Bamberg 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Hammond 25
Batters Faced: H. Hammond 6, D. Esgro 30, J. Bamberg 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Hammond 1-1, D. Esgro 5-12, J. Bamberg 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Hammond 22-12, D. Esgro 110-74, J. Bamberg 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Esgro 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Bamberg 2
Balk: H. Hammond
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Kaeser L (0-1) 5.1 11 6 6 2 3 2 88 10.12   
R. Hodnett 1.0 5 5 5 0 1 2 29 45.00   
G. Roches 2.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 36 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Kaeser 23
Batters Faced: L. Kaeser 28, R. Hodnett 8, G. Roches 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Kaeser 9-3, R. Hodnett 0-2, G. Roches 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Kaeser 88-57, R. Hodnett 29-19, G. Roches 36-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hodnett 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Katsuharu Fujii
Ballpark: Golden Fleece Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 9501
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