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ELIZABETH TOWN THUNDER AT HAZLETON BIRDWINGS
07/21/2062
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ELIZABETH TOWN THUNDER AT HAZLETON BIRDWINGS
GAME ID: 7176 - FRIDAY, JULY 21ST , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Elizabeth Town Thunder (25-72) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Hazleton Birdwings (55-41) 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 X 6 9 1
Gasper Powers Birdwings Offense
Hazleton first baseman Ben Gasper had 4 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Elizabeth Town Thunder, 6-2. Steve Matkin, the winning pitcher, improved to 5-2. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 10 and walking 3. Elizabeth Town has now lost 4 consecutive games.

Gasper contributed a big hit, a grand slam home run, for Hazleton in the bottom of the fifth. With his team trailing 2-1, Gasper took a fastball from Eric Fresh and stroked the home run to left. His 5th home run of the season allowed the Birdwings to leap in front, 5-2.

"It wasn't a very good day at the ballpark," said Elizabeth Town manager .
ELIZABETH TOWN BATTING LINESCORE HAZLETON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Snow 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .245 2 12
A. Butler CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .291 7 22
A. Mottola DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .358 14 58
C. Peoples RF, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .364 8 31
P. Jones 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .226 1 11
T. Fugit 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 5 13
   a-A. Martin PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .314 2 9
J. Mejia SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .216 5 16
   b-R. Lush PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
T. Hobbs C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .200 0 2
B. Ramos LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 6 19
   c-J. Ochoa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 2 14
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 10 18      
a - A. Martin pinch hit for T. Fugit in the 8th
b - R. Lush pinch hit for J. Mejia in the 8th
c - J. Ochoa pinch hit for B. Ramos in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Butler (7, 3rd Inning off S. Matkin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Butler 6 , A. Mottola , C. Peoples , T. Hobbs
2-out RBI: A. Butler , A. Mottola
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Peoples , J. Mejia , R. Lush , T. Hobbs
GIDP: J. Ochoa
Sac Bunt: T. Fugit
Hit by Pitch: C. Peoples , T. Fugit
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ridell 2B 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .264 2 16
   b-L. Schmeisser LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 0 8
S. Manns DH 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 .190 2 5
J. Lombardi LF, RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .269 6 18
B. McCann 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .206 4 12
   c-F. Pina 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
J. Lepage RF 3 2 1 1 0 0 4 .248 5 18
   a-S. Miller 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 12 42
B. Gasper 1B 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 .294 5 37
G. Adelman CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .246 1 8
J. Newman SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .199 2 14
E. Ortiz C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .116 2 7
Totals 30 6 9 5 9 5 27      
a - S. Miller substituted for J. Lepage in the 7th
b - L. Schmeisser substituted for J. Ridell in the 7th
c - F. Pina substituted for B. McCann in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: L. Schmeisser (2, 8th Inning off L. Millan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lepage (5, 2nd Inning off E. Fresh, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Gasper (5, 5th Inning off E. Fresh, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ridell , L. Schmeisser 3 , J. Lepage 4 , S. Miller , B. Gasper 6 , G. Adelman , J. Newman
2-out RBI: B. Gasper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ridell , J. Lombardi , E. Ortiz 2
Sac Bunt: G. Adelman , E. Ortiz
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ridell (1)
CS: S. Manns (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. McCann (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Gasper, Newman-Miller-Gasper)
ELIZABETH TOWN PITCHING LINESCORE HAZLETON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Fresh L (4-7) 4.2 5 5 5 6 2 2 85 6.38   
L. Millan 2.1 4 1 1 2 3 0 47 7.76   
R. Garibay 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 6.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Fresh 30
Batters Faced: E. Fresh 24, L. Millan 13, R. Garibay 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Fresh 5-6, L. Millan 1-3, R. Garibay 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Fresh 85-45, L. Millan 47-28, R. Garibay 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Garibay 1-1
WP: R. Garibay
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Matkin W (5-2) 9.0 6 2 2 3 10 1 125 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Matkin 74
Batters Faced: S. Matkin 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matkin 6-9
Pitches - Strikes: S. Matkin 125-80
Hit Batsmen: S. Matkin 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Gasper
Ballpark: Road Warriors Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 8954
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