TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT INDIANAPOLIS AMBITION
04/21/2062
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT INDIANAPOLIS AMBITION
GAME ID: 2203 - FRIDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (6-12) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0
Indianapolis Ambition (13-5) 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 X 6 7 0
5 Straight Wins for Ambition
The skies opened up and the rain fell at Ken Griffey Jr. Plaza.

Indianapolis Ambition starter Leo Kirk pitched a strong game against the Joplin Fireballs at Ken Griffey Jr. Plaza, leading the Ambition to victory, 6-4. The winner was Kirk. He threw 8.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Matt O'Connor. Juan Soria recorded his 7th save for Indianapolis.

Nick Schroeder chipped in a run-scoring single for Indianapolis in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

Indianapolis manager Zi-jun Gou praised his team's "businesslike approach."

For the Fireballs, the loss makes them 6-12.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Castro RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .207 4 9
T. Cray 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .288 3 6
M. Kolenda LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .381 7 17
J. Parry 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .304 0 0
C. Kroes CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .333 1 6
E. Bruno DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .067 0 0
W. Barragan SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 0 5
   a-F. Wagner PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .186 1 3
C. Block C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 0 3
M. Gallo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
   b-J. Schortgen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 2
Totals 32 4 5 3 3 3 9      
a - F. Wagner pinch hit for W. Barragan in the 9th
b - J. Schortgen pinch hit for M. Gallo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kolenda (4, 3rd Inning off L. Kirk, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Kroes (2, 1st Inning off L. Kirk, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Castro , T. Cray , M. Kolenda 2 , C. Kroes 3 , C. Block
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Bruno , J. Schortgen
Hit by Pitch: J. Parry
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cray-Barragan-Parry)
OF assists: 1 (Castro(Fujii at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Alers CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .263 0 5
K. Fujii LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .220 3 10
J. Zuniga 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .345 4 13
   d-G. Parr PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .143 1 5
   f-B. Horn 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Schroeder RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .321 1 5
J. McKellar SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 5 13
K. Martin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .345 0 2
J. Cox 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   a-W. Hernandez PR, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-A. Garvin PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .357 3 8
   e-A. Castillo 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 2 10
N. Holmes Jr. DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-K. Bullock DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237 5 11
F. Ramos C 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 .293 3 12
Totals 27 6 7 6 4 5 5      
a - W. Hernandez pinch ran for J. Cox in the 3rd
b - A. Garvin pinch hit for W. Hernandez in the 7th
c - K. Bullock inserted as DH in the 7th
d - G. Parr pinch hit for J. Zuniga in the 7th
e - A. Castillo substituted for A. Garvin in the 8th
f - B. Horn substituted for G. Parr in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Schroeder (1, 4th Inning off D. Covington, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zuniga , N. Schroeder 5 , K. Martin , W. Hernandez , A. Garvin , K. Bullock
2-out RBI: G. Parr , N. Schroeder 2
GIDP: N. Holmes Jr.
Sac Fly: V. Alers
Hit by Pitch: J. McKellar , J. Cox
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Zuniga (1)
CS: W. Hernandez (2)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Covington 6.0 3 2 2 1 4 1 80 7.36   
M. O'Connor L (1-2), BS (2) 1.0 4 4 4 3 1 0 38 20.77   
R. Ferry 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Covington 61
Batters Faced: D. Covington 22, M. O'Connor 9, R. Ferry 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Covington 3-9, M. O'Connor 0-1, R. Ferry 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Covington 80-52, M. O'Connor 38-19, R. Ferry 8-4
Hit Batsmen: D. Covington 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Kirk W (2-2) 8.0 4 4 4 2 3 0 102 3.86   
J. Soria SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Kirk 59
Batters Faced: L. Kirk 31, J. Soria 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Kirk 13-8, J. Soria 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Kirk 102-62, J. Soria 23-13
Hit Batsmen: L. Kirk
Balk: L. Kirk
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leo Kirk
Ballpark: Ken Griffey Jr. Plaza
Weather: Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 14014
Special Notes: SS Jimmy Cox was injured being hit by a pitch. Rain delay of 21 minutes in the 7th inning.
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