TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT AMARILLO ARMADILLOS
04/15/2064
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT AMARILLO ARMADILLOS
GAME ID: 2047 - TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (2-7) 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 8 11 1
Amarillo Armadillos (6-3) 0 0 0 1 7 6 1 1 X 16 14 0
Fireballs Keep Losing, Drop 16-8 Contest to Amarillo
The Amarillo Armadillos defeated the Joplin Fireballs by the score of 16-8. Chris Paterson starred for Amarillo, going 4-for-4 with 1 home run. With the loss, Joplin falls to 2-7.

Tyler Pate, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2055 draft, helped out the Amarillo cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the first baseman drew 1 walk.

"Been a rough stretch for us," said Joplin manager Daniel Petro.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE AMARILLO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Baker 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .312 2 4
   a-E. Dyson 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 0 1
C. Kroes RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
   b-M. Hess PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0
M. Kolenda DH 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .241 4 8
B. Cranston SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .100 2 3
D. Spang 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .281 2 7
C. Ascione 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .071 0 0
   c-M. Ramirez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Hoekstra LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .238 1 4
M. Harloff CF 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .345 1 7
   d-V. Navedo PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 3 4
C. Block C 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
Totals 35 8 11 8 4 5 11      
a - E. Dyson substituted for R. Baker in the 5th
b - M. Hess pinch hit for C. Kroes in the 6th
c - M. Ramirez pinch hit for C. Ascione in the 8th
d - V. Navedo pinch hit for M. Harloff in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Baker (4, 2nd Inning off M. Batten, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Kroes (1, 5th Inning off B. Taylor, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Spang (2, 6th Inning off B. Taylor, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Harloff (1, 4th Inning off M. Batten, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kolenda (4, 1st Inning off M. Batten, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Cranston (2, 9th Inning off D. Sherman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Baker 2 , C. Kroes 2 , M. Kolenda 4 , B. Cranston 4 , D. Spang 2 , B. Hoekstra , M. Harloff 5 , C. Block 2
2-out RBI: R. Baker , B. Cranston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Dyson , C. Kroes , C. Block
Sac Fly: M. Kolenda
Hit by Pitch: C. Block
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Kroes (1)
CS: C. Kroes (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Spang (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Griffin DH 4 1 0 0 2 0 4 .306 1 5
N. Parish 2B 5 3 1 0 1 2 6 .342 3 9
B. Dickens CF 5 2 2 5 0 0 2 .297 3 15
O. Pimentel 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .226 1 3
   b-H. Bautista PR, 1B 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 .375 1 1
S. Johnson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-C. Paterson PR, LF 4 3 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 1 3
J. Tarr LF, RF 4 2 2 3 2 1 3 .240 0 6
T. Pate 1B, 3B 4 0 0 1 1 1 6 .077 1 2
K. Shumard C 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 .222 0 3
K. Douglas SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .227 0 2
Totals 39 16 14 16 9 7 29      
a - C. Paterson pinch ran for S. Johnson in the 2nd
b - H. Bautista pinch ran for O. Pimentel in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Douglas 2 (2, 5th Inning off R. Franco, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Clayman, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Dickens (2, 5th Inning off R. Franco, 3 on, 1 out) , O. Pimentel (1, 6th Inning off V. Contreras, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Dickens (3, 6th Inning off V. Contreras, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Paterson (1, 7th Inning off J. Clayman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Parish , B. Dickens 6 , O. Pimentel 2 , C. Paterson 7 , J. Tarr 2 , K. Shumard 2 , K. Douglas 4
2-out RBI: B. Dickens , C. Paterson , J. Tarr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Griffin , H. Bautista , J. Tarr , T. Pate
Hit by Pitch: B. Dickens , O. Pimentel , S. Johnson
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Johnson(Harloff at 2nd base))
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE AMARILLO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Franco L (0-1) 4.1 4 8 7 4 4 0 109 8.31   
V. Contreras 0.2 6 5 5 1 0 1 36 40.50   
J. Clayman 2.0 3 3 3 3 3 1 53 11.12   
J. Huerta 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Franco 25
Batters Faced: R. Franco 24, V. Contreras 9, J. Clayman 13, J. Huerta 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Franco 4-5, V. Contreras 2-0, J. Clayman 1-2, J. Huerta 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Franco 109-65, V. Contreras 36-20, J. Clayman 53-31, J. Huerta 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Contreras 3-3 , J. Clayman 2-2 , J. Huerta 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Franco 2 , J. Clayman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Batten 4.0 4 3 3 2 1 1 59 6.75   
B. Taylor W (1-1) 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 26 11.37   
W. Blanchard 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 25 10.38   
D. Sherman 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 30 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Batten 41
Batters Faced: M. Batten 18, B. Taylor 6, W. Blanchard 8, D. Sherman 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Batten 7-3, B. Taylor 1-2, W. Blanchard 2-1, D. Sherman 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Batten 59-38, B. Taylor 26-14, W. Blanchard 25-20, D. Sherman 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Blanchard 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Batten
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Paterson
Ballpark: Armadillos Park
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 8162
Special Notes: LF Sean Johnson was injured being hit by a pitch. SP Mike Batten was injured while pitching. 1B Robby Baker was injured in a collision at a base. 3B Osvaldo Pimentel was injured while running the bases.
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