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BILLINGS MUSTANGS AT ALBUQUERQUE CACTI
05/07/2062
 
TRIPLE A
BILLINGS MUSTANGS AT ALBUQUERQUE CACTI
GAME ID: 2408 - SUNDAY, MAY 7TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Mustangs (11-22) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 9 1
Albuquerque Cacti (21-11) 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 5 X 14 15 2
Cacti Rough Up Mustangs, 14-3
The Albuquerque Cacti defeated the Billings Mustangs, 14-3, at Albuquerque Sports Stadium. Albuquerque was led by 18-year old first baseman Mark Ballard, who was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 7 RBI and scoring twice. With the loss, Billings drops to 11-22.

With Albuquerque leading 9-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Ballard came up to bat against Billings pitcher Jeremy Balla. Ballard hit a fastball to right for a grand slam home run. His 9th home run of the season put the Cacti on top, 13-3.

"Winning is the only objective," said Ballard after the game.
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE ALBUQUERQUE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nucci DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .237 5 11
T. Dollak LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 10 19
   b-C. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Lopez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297 6 15
   c-R. May PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Greenwood 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .203 3 11
   d-I. Pike PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
G. Crowell SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .344 0 12
A. Whitlock 1B, CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .381 0 2
L. Kennedy CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .212 2 7
   a-J. Gaither PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 6 14
C. Knight 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .077 0 1
J. Colon C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .056 0 1
Totals 37 3 9 2 3 5 20      
a - J. Gaither pinch hit for L. Kennedy in the 8th
b - C. Martinez pinch hit for T. Dollak in the 9th
c - R. May pinch hit for J. Lopez in the 9th
d - I. Pike pinch hit for M. Greenwood in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Dollak (7, 1st Inning off C. Lechelt, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Greenwood (2, 1st Inning off C. Lechelt, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Whitlock (2, 6th Inning off C. Lechelt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Nucci (5, 5th Inning off C. Lechelt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nucci 5 , T. Dollak 3 , M. Greenwood 2 , G. Crowell , A. Whitlock 3 , L. Kennedy
2-out RBI: M. Greenwood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nucci , M. Greenwood , I. Pike , G. Crowell , J. Colon 2
GIDP: C. Knight
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Dollak (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Knight-Crowell-Whitlock)
OF assists: 1 (Kennedy(Ruiz at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. McNeil CF 4 3 1 0 1 1 2 .190 2 3
B. Carl SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .200 1 10
M. Ballard 1B 4 2 3 7 1 0 0 .315 9 26
I. Munoz DH 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .343 7 32
C. Huston 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .196 2 8
   a-A. Bridgman PH, 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
T. Vasquez LF 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .253 5 12
   b-D. McNeil PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
O. Ruiz RF, LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .273 4 15
D. Phillips C 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .250 0 1
V. Arellano 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .220 2 9
Totals 38 14 15 14 6 7 13      
a - A. Bridgman pinch hit for C. Huston in the 8th
b - D. McNeil pinch hit for T. Vasquez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. McNeil (6, 1st Inning off B. Avila, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Ruiz (7, 7th Inning off J. Balla, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Munoz (9, 8th Inning off J. Balla, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Bridgman (1, 8th Inning off A. Mata, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Vasquez 2 (5, 2nd Inning off B. Avila, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off B. Avila, 2 on, 1 out) , V. Arellano (2, 2nd Inning off B. Avila, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Ballard 2 (9, 4th Inning off K. Warby, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Balla, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. McNeil 2 , M. Ballard 9 , I. Munoz 4 , A. Bridgman 2 , T. Vasquez 8 , O. Ruiz 4 , D. Phillips , V. Arellano 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Phillips
GIDP: C. Huston
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. McNeil 3 (12)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Carl (2) , M. Ballard (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Arellano-Carl-Ballard)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE ALBUQUERQUE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Avila L (3-3) 2.1 8 7 7 1 2 3 56 8.76   
K. Warby 2.0 1 2 2 2 2 1 40 1.90   
J. Balla 3.0 4 5 4 3 1 1 62 8.72   
A. Mata 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Avila 10
Batters Faced: B. Avila 15, K. Warby 9, J. Balla 16, A. Mata 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Avila 2-2, K. Warby 1-3, J. Balla 4-3, A. Mata 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Avila 56-37, K. Warby 40-25, J. Balla 62-36, A. Mata 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Mata 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lechelt W (4-2) 7.0 7 3 2 2 4 1 98 4.34   
J. Criss 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lechelt 55
Batters Faced: C. Lechelt 31, J. Criss 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lechelt 13-4, J. Criss 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lechelt 98-66, J. Criss 28-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Ballard
Ballpark: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 14842
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