TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT CALGARY KODIAKS
08/28/2063
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT CALGARY KODIAKS
GAME ID: 3772 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (56-75) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 9 1
Calgary Kodiaks (74-57) 1 1 3 5 6 0 0 2 X 18 19 1
Kodiaks Overwhelm Fireballs, 18-6
Jens van den Heuvel led Calgary to a win over Joplin. The final score was 18-6. van den Heuvel collected 3 runs batted in, while going 3 for 4 at the plate. The third baseman also scored 3 times. The winning pitcher was Matt Mansel. His record now stands at 3-6. The right-hander went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits for the Kodiaks. Calgary raised its record to 74-57 with the win.

Calgary got a big at-bat from Seaside, California native Michael Klar, who in the bottom of the fourth hit a bases-clearing triple. It was his 6th triple of the season and put the Kodiaks ahead, 8-0.

"Luck is a dividend of sweat," said van den Heuvel. "The more you sweat, the luckier you get."
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE CALGARY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Navedo CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 30 56
   a-N. Shina PH, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308 1 3
M. Harloff RF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .270 14 44
   b-I. Moreno PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
   e-M. Hess RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 3 7
   g-D. Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Bruno DH 3 1 2 4 1 0 2 .305 10 49
A. Chambers 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .320 20 66
   c-B. Humphrey PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .338 2 15
E. Cuevas 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .295 10 42
   d-B. Smith PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 0 0
   f-C. Kroes CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 2 24
B. Hoekstra LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263 7 43
T. Cray 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 7 29
J. Pytlak SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .208 2 11
M. Garcia C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 6 37
Totals 32 6 9 6 7 4 14      
a - N. Shina pinch hit for V. Navedo in the 7th
b - I. Moreno pinch hit for M. Harloff in the 7th
c - B. Humphrey pinch hit for A. Chambers in the 7th
d - B. Smith pinch hit for E. Cuevas in the 7th
e - M. Hess substituted for I. Moreno in the 7th
f - C. Kroes substituted for B. Smith in the 7th
g - D. Stewart pinch hit for M. Hess in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Cuevas (20, 2nd Inning off M. Mansel, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Harloff (23, 6th Inning off M. Mansel, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Chambers (15, 6th Inning off M. Mansel, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Bruno (10, 7th Inning off T. Utley, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Navedo , N. Shina , M. Harloff 3 , E. Bruno 5 , A. Chambers 2 , E. Cuevas 3
2-out RBI: E. Bruno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hoekstra , T. Cray , J. Pytlak
GIDP: A. Chambers , E. Cuevas , M. Garcia
Sac Fly: E. Bruno
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: V. Navedo (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Chambers-Pytlak-Bagatui)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dixon 2B 5 0 1 2 1 1 3 .200 0 2
T. Pottle C 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .332 22 80
O. Street DH 5 3 3 1 1 0 5 .304 18 49
A. Perez RF 5 3 4 0 1 0 1 .352 20 73
M. Faught LF 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 .333 14 56
M. Klar 1B 5 2 1 3 1 1 7 .294 17 63
J. van den Heuvel 3B 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .258 6 28
   a-F. Barrett PH, 3B 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .357 4 7
M. Young SS 3 1 0 0 3 0 3 .251 5 38
C. Gould CF 6 1 2 3 0 1 6 .255 4 19
Totals 41 18 19 17 10 4 29      
a - F. Barrett pinch hit for J. van den Heuvel in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. van den Heuvel (18, 2nd Inning off R. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Perez (18, 3rd Inning off R. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Faught (25, 5th Inning off B. Bagatui, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Klar (6, 4th Inning off A. Romero, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dixon , T. Pottle 2 , O. Street 3 , A. Perez 5 , M. Faught 4 , M. Klar 3 , J. van den Heuvel 4 , C. Gould 2
2-out RBI: J. Dixon , T. Pottle 2 , O. Street , M. Faught
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pottle , O. Street , M. Klar , C. Gould
GIDP: O. Street
Sac Fly: F. Barrett
Hit by Pitch: T. Pottle , M. Faught
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: M. Faught (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Young-Dixon-Klar, Dixon-Young-Klar, Dixon-Young-Klar)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE CALGARY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Davis L (11-12) 2.2 8 5 5 2 1 0 59 4.37   
A. Romero 0.1 3 5 5 2 0 0 25 8.81   
B. Bagatui 1.2 4 6 6 4 0 0 53 4.54   
R. Franco 3.1 4 2 2 2 3 0 60 8.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Davis 17
Batters Faced: R. Davis 19, A. Romero 6, B. Bagatui 13, R. Franco 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Davis 3-4, A. Romero 0-1, B. Bagatui 2-2, R. Franco 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Davis 59-37, A. Romero 25-10, B. Bagatui 53-26, R. Franco 60-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Romero 2-0 , B. Bagatui 1-1 , R. Franco 1-1
WP: B. Bagatui
Hit Batsmen: R. Davis , B. Bagatui
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mansel W (3-6) 6.0 6 3 3 4 4 0 107 6.44   
T. Utley 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 1 15 4.66   
B. Archuleta 2.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 35 5.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mansel 48
Batters Faced: M. Mansel 26, T. Utley 4, B. Archuleta 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mansel 8-4, T. Utley 1-0, B. Archuleta 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mansel 107-64, T. Utley 15-7, B. Archuleta 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Utley 1-0
WP: T. Utley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jens van den Heuvel
Ballpark: Foothills Stadium
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 13591
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