TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
04/08/2062
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
GAME ID: 2026 - SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (2-4) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 10 1
Billings Mustangs (2-4) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Mustangs Defeated, 7-3
Joplin Fireballs right-hander Paul Alexander pitched a good game against the Billings Mustangs at Cobb Field, leading his team to victory, 7-3. The winner was Alexander. He threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Jeremy Hillman. Ross Ferry earned save number 1 this season.

Center Fielder Matt Harloff made an impact for Joplin, when he swatted a 2-run home run off Jeremy Hillman in the top of the fifth. For the contest, Harloff went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.

"I made some pitches when I had to," said Alexander.

Joplin is now 2-4.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hoekstra 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .120 0 3
A. Chambers 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .261 2 6
M. Kolenda LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .391 4 6
T. Castro RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .263 2 2
F. Wagner DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .238 1 1
T. Cray SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .211 0 0
M. Harloff CF 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .500 1 3
W. Barragan 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .176 0 3
C. Block C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7 2 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Hoekstra (2, 9th Inning off V. Gonzalez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Castro (2, 2nd Inning off J. Hillman, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Harloff (1, 5th Inning off J. Hillman, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Chambers (2, 9th Inning off V. Gonzalez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hoekstra 2 , A. Chambers 5 , M. Kolenda 2 , T. Castro 5 , T. Cray , M. Harloff 4 , C. Block
2-out RBI: B. Hoekstra , A. Chambers 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Wagner
GIDP: A. Chambers
Sac Bunt: C. Block
Hit by Pitch: W. Barragan
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Harloff (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Chambers (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Cray-Hoekstra-Chambers, Ferry-Hoekstra-Chambers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Dollak LF, RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .217 0 0
G. Crowell 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
J. Lopez CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .364 2 4
J. Britton DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .421 4 9
T. Nucci 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .227 1 3
M. Yardley RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 1 2
   a-A. Whitlock PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
M. Greenwood 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .143 2 6
L. Kennedy SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 1 4
R. Guidry C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .188 0 1
Totals 32 3 7 3 4 8 20      
a - A. Whitlock pinch hit for M. Yardley in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Greenwood (2, 2nd Inning off P. Alexander, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Crowell 2 , T. Nucci , A. Whitlock , M. Greenwood 4 , R. Guidry 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nucci , M. Yardley , L. Kennedy
GIDP: T. Dollak , J. Lopez
Hit by Pitch: G. Crowell , J. Britton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Crowell 2 (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kennedy-Crowell-Nucci)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Alexander W (1-1) 7.0 5 3 3 4 8 1 105 7.45   
R. Ferry SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Alexander 59
Batters Faced: P. Alexander 30, R. Ferry 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Alexander 4-7, R. Ferry 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Alexander 105-60, R. Ferry 27-17
Hit Batsmen: P. Alexander , R. Ferry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hillman L (1-1) 5.1 6 4 4 1 7 2 90 5.23   
K. Warby 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.25   
V. Gonzalez 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 20 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hillman 46
Batters Faced: J. Hillman 24, K. Warby 9, V. Gonzalez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hillman 7-2, K. Warby 4-3, V. Gonzalez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hillman 90-57, K. Warby 30-20, V. Gonzalez 20-11
Hit Batsmen: J. Hillman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Alexander
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (45 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 9619
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