TRIPLE A
FAIRFIELD FLASH AT THUNDER BAY BLACK BEARS
05/03/2063
 
TRIPLE A
FAIRFIELD FLASH AT THUNDER BAY BLACK BEARS
GAME ID: 2358 - THURSDAY, MAY 3RD , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fairfield Flash (15-15) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Thunder Bay Black Bears (13-18) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 9 1
Black Bears Deny Flash, 3-2
Tomas Cruz impressed in the 3-2 Thunder Bay win over Fairfield. Cruz went 4 for 4 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Andrew Boger was the winner. Over 8 innings, he yielded 2 runs on 9 hits, with 1 walk and 8 strikeouts. Patrick Greathouse closed the door for Thunder Bay, picking up his 1st save of the year.

The Black Bears got a big at-bat from pinch hitter Andy Bowers. For the game, Bowers was 1 for 1 with a double. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 7th double of the season gave Thunder Bay a 3-2 lead.

Fairfield manager Edward Batkin said he was "mildly disappointed" with the loss. "We had our opportunities, but we didn't take advantage of them," he said.

The win gives the Black Bears a record of 13-18.
FAIRFIELD BATTING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mendez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .280 2 16
M. Gibson C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .295 2 7
J. Gonick 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .374 9 28
J. Myers LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .304 3 10
D. Hackett 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .357 0 2
H. Wells DH 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .301 9 21
R. McDonald CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .333 5 11
B. Matthews RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .253 3 15
J. Alcorn 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .185 2 9
Totals 34 2 9 2 1 10 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Gibson (3, 5th Inning off A. Boger, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Myers (3, 8th Inning off A. Boger, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Hackett (1, 4th Inning off A. Boger, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Mendez , M. Gibson 2 , J. Gonick , J. Myers 2 , D. Hackett 4 , R. McDonald 3
2-out RBI: J. Gonick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Myers , H. Wells , J. Alcorn
Sac Fly: H. Wells
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Mendez (8)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Matthews(Sullivan at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Batista LF, CF, RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .313 4 11
T. Cruz C 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .458 3 5
J. Parks DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206 1 6
T. Cole RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .429 3 7
   b-S. Kerbel CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 7
S. Beddall 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 0 1
L. Farinas CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 3 10
   a-A. Bowers PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .260 0 11
   c-J. Ocampo RF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 1 3
D. Sullivan 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .545 0 6
   d-K. Barner SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 3 7
J. Beaty 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .269 2 4
J. Tapia SS, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3 2 9 9      
a - A. Bowers pinch hit for L. Farinas in the 6th
b - S. Kerbel substituted for T. Cole in the 7th
c - J. Ocampo substituted for A. Bowers in the 7th
d - K. Barner substituted for D. Sullivan in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Sullivan (3, 2nd Inning off S. Del Grosso, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Cruz (5, 3rd Inning off S. Del Grosso, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Bowers (7, 6th Inning off B. Stanford, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Cruz (3, 1st Inning off S. Del Grosso, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Batista , T. Cruz 8 , A. Bowers 2 , D. Sullivan 3 , J. Tapia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Cole , J. Beaty
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Batista (5)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Farinas (3)
FAIRFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Del Grosso L (1-2) 5.0 7 3 3 2 5 1 85 3.22   
B. Stanford 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 52 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Del Grosso 44
Batters Faced: S. Del Grosso 22, B. Stanford 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Del Grosso 2-6, B. Stanford 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Del Grosso 85-47, B. Stanford 52-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Stanford 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Boger W (2-1) 8.0 9 2 2 1 8 0 104 5.40   
P. Greathouse SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Boger 63
Batters Faced: A. Boger 33, P. Greathouse 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Boger 5-10, P. Greathouse 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Boger 104-72, P. Greathouse 9-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomas Cruz
Ballpark: Edgbaston
Weather: Roof closed, 32 degrees
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 11358
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