TRIPLE A
PEORIA CATERPILLARS AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
09/20/2064
 
TRIPLE A
PEORIA CATERPILLARS AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
GAME ID: 3691 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Peoria Caterpillars (78-68) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 9 1
Joplin Fireballs (69-76) 4 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 X 11 14 0
Joplin Wins, Kolenda has 6 RBI
The Joplin Fireballs had no problem beating the Peoria Caterpillars, 11-3, at The Firepit. Matthew Kolenda led the way. He went 2-4 with a home run and a double, while adding 6 RBI and scoring once for Joplin. Picking up his 2nd save was 22-year old left-handed pitcher Rogelio Lopez. At 69-76, the Fireballs claim last place in the TML AAA Joe Torre Division.

Early in the game, Kolenda had a grand slam home run for Joplin. It was his 34th home run of the season and put the Fireballs on top, 4-0.

"Nice to keep our winning streak intact," said Kolenda.
PEORIA BATTING LINESCORE JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hill CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 1 18
   d-S. Ramirez PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
R. Wairimu 3B 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .270 9 48
   e-D. Werba PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Santizo 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .287 22 65
B. Armentrout DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .319 3 16
W. Azar LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .209 4 10
T. Alvarez 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .358 1 21
   a-M. Pineiro PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .218 1 16
   c-B. Zilke 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
J. Dusenbery RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .136 0 2
   b-J. Lopez PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 13 70
   f-E. Wilkins PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
G. Cronin C 4 0 2 1 0 2 5 .221 8 24
A. LeBaron SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 .232 4 21
Totals 35 3 9 3 2 12 22      
a - M. Pineiro pinch hit for T. Alvarez in the 6th
b - J. Lopez pinch hit for J. Dusenbery in the 6th
c - B. Zilke substituted for M. Pineiro in the 6th
d - S. Ramirez pinch hit for S. Hill in the 7th
e - D. Werba pinch hit for R. Wairimu in the 7th
f - E. Wilkins pinch hit for J. Lopez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Santizo (21, 7th Inning off R. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Wairimu , L. Santizo 2 , B. Armentrout , T. Alvarez , M. Pineiro , B. Zilke , E. Wilkins , G. Cronin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hill , B. Armentrout , A. LeBaron 2
GIDP: T. Alvarez
Hit by Pitch: L. Santizo , B. Armentrout
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Alvarez (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Wairimu-Alvarez-Santizo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kroes RF 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .261 8 42
J. Constable C 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .250 2 7
M. Hess DH 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 .290 20 44
M. Kolenda 1B 4 1 2 6 0 1 2 .297 34 99
   a-T. Powers PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
E. Kent 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .301 14 45
G. Matias LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .278 2 3
M. Harloff CF 4 0 2 3 1 0 2 .246 11 52
B. Humphrey 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .241 1 5
J. Pytlak SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 4 .326 0 8
Totals 38 11 14 11 7 2 22      
a - T. Powers pinch hit for M. Kolenda in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Kent (12, 1st Inning off C. Moore, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Pytlak (5, 4th Inning off J. Banta, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Kolenda (25, 4th Inning off R. Gomez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Pytlak (2, 2nd Inning off J. Banta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kolenda (34, 1st Inning off C. Moore, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Kroes , J. Constable 2 , M. Hess , M. Kolenda 6 , E. Kent 2 , G. Matias , M. Harloff 2 , B. Humphrey , J. Pytlak 6
2-out RBI: M. Kolenda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hess , E. Kent , B. Humphrey , J. Pytlak 2
GIDP: C. Kroes
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Humphrey-Pytlak-Kolenda)
PEORIA PITCHING LINESCORE JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Moore L (9-5) 0.0 2 4 3 2 0 1 27 5.93   
J. Banta 3.1 4 3 3 1 2 0 64 5.10   
R. Gomez 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 33 3.47   
J. Lizotte 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 20 7.20   
B. Volpe 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 19 4.68   
M. DeGraffenried 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 8.68   
M. Mercier 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Moore 22
Batters Faced: C. Moore 5, J. Banta 15, R. Gomez 8, J. Lizotte 4, B. Volpe 7, M. DeGraffenried 4, M. Mercier 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Moore 0-0, J. Banta 5-3, R. Gomez 2-2, J. Lizotte 0-1, B. Volpe 1-3, M. DeGraffenried 2-1, M. Mercier 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Moore 27-15, J. Banta 64-38, R. Gomez 33-18, J. Lizotte 20-10, B. Volpe 19-11, M. DeGraffenried 19-10, M. Mercier 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Banta 1-0 , R. Gomez 2-2 , B. Volpe 3-3 , M. DeGraffenried 1-0 , M. Mercier 1-0
WP: R. Gomez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Franco W (10-7) 5.2 6 3 3 2 10 0 102 4.64   
R. Lopez SV (2) 3.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 38 5.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Franco 53
Batters Faced: R. Franco 26, R. Lopez 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Franco 4-2, R. Lopez 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Franco 102-65, R. Lopez 38-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lopez 3-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Franco 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matthew Kolenda
Ballpark: The Firepit
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:07
Attendance: 10600
Special Notes: Rain delay of 16 minutes in the 8th inning.
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