USA NCAA DIVISION I
LONG BEACH STATE 49'ERS AT TCU HORNED FROGS
04/30/2062
 
USA NCAA DIVISION I
LONG BEACH STATE 49'ERS AT TCU HORNED FROGS
GAME ID: 8646 - SUNDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach State 49'ers (25-12) 4 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 13 14 2
TCU Horned Frogs (15-22) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Hernandez Cracks 5 Hits
Long Beach State right fielder Willie Hernandez could do no wrong in his team's 13-1 win over the Horned Frogs, as he collected 5 hits.

"Things were in his favor in every one of his at-bats," Horned Frogs skipper Masato Takagi said to the press corps after the game. "He got hitters' counts."

Hernandez agreed, saying that getting ahead early in the counts was "the key" to his game.

"Once you get ahead, it makes it a lot easier because you get a better pitch to hit," he said. "You know the pitcher has to come in with it. And you're ready."

Willie Hernandez hit a two-run double in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Benito Guerrero in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Benito Guerrero in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Dan Juilfs in the 6th and hit an RBI single in the 7th.

This season, Hernandez has hit 10 home runs and posted a .288 batting average.
LONG BEACH STATE BATTING LINESCORE TCU BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Day 2B 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 .298 8 29
   c-C. Miller PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 0 3
J. Thornton CF 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 .293 4 20
B. Nelson 3B 5 1 1 0 1 2 5 .300 14 42
J. McBroom LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 2 .301 10 37
   a-B. McArthur PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   d-B. Larez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 9 32
M. Brinker RF 4 2 0 1 2 0 6 .318 11 27
W. Hernandez DH 5 3 5 7 0 0 0 .288 10 29
N. Moore 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285 14 42
   b-C. Adkins PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 1 5
P. Frazier C 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .154 3 7
C. Burke SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .231 3 14
Totals 38 13 14 13 9 6 26      
a - B. McArthur pinch hit for J. McBroom in the 7th
b - C. Adkins pinch hit for N. Moore in the 7th
c - C. Miller pinch hit for B. Day in the 8th
d - B. Larez pinch hit for B. McArthur in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Hernandez (1, 1st Inning off R. Espinosa, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. McBroom (10, 2nd Inning off R. Espinosa, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Hernandez 3 (10, 2nd Inning off B. Guerrero, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off B. Guerrero, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Juilfs, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Frazier (3, 6th Inning off D. Juilfs, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Day , J. Thornton , B. Nelson , J. McBroom 5 , B. McArthur , W. Hernandez 15 , N. Moore , P. Frazier 4 , C. Burke
2-out RBI: J. McBroom , C. Burke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Day , M. Brinker
GIDP: B. Nelson , C. Adkins
Sac Bunt: J. Thornton
Hit by Pitch: N. Moore , C. Burke
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Nelson (4) , C. Burke (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brye 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .325 7 18
   a-P. Thompson PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 4
S. Dennis 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .285 8 22
   b-D. Parker PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Kirkland LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .345 4 14
J. Carr RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .350 17 40
K. Moore DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .283 1 4
J. Decker C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227 3 9
R. Majewski 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .144 4 15
D. Espinoza CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .215 2 14
B. Collier SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .214 0 15
Totals 30 1 3 1 4 6 14      
a - P. Thompson pinch hit for K. Brye in the 7th
b - D. Parker pinch hit for S. Dennis in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Decker , R. Majewski , D. Espinoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Dennis , J. Carr , D. Espinoza
Sac Fly: R. Majewski
Hit by Pitch: J. Kirkland , J. Decker
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Kirkland (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Majewski-Brye-Dennis, Brye-Collier-Dennis)
LONG BEACH STATE PITCHING LINESCORE TCU PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ortiz 4.2 2 1 0 4 2 0 76 5.91   
A. Fell W (3-1) 4.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 54 9.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ortiz 56
Batters Faced: A. Ortiz 21, A. Fell 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ortiz 6-5, A. Fell 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ortiz 76-43, A. Fell 54-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Fell 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Ortiz , A. Fell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Espinosa L (0-3) 1.1 2 7 7 6 2 1 62 11.37   
B. Guerrero 2.2 5 3 3 3 1 2 61 13.50   
D. Juilfs 2.0 5 3 3 0 2 2 41 6.23   
B. Wallingford 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 32 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Espinosa 12
Batters Faced: R. Espinosa 14, B. Guerrero 15, D. Juilfs 11, B. Wallingford 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Espinosa 1-1, B. Guerrero 1-5, D. Juilfs 2-2, B. Wallingford 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Espinosa 62-24, B. Guerrero 61-34, D. Juilfs 41-26, B. Wallingford 32-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Guerrero 1-1 , D. Juilfs 2-0 , B. Wallingford 3-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Espinosa 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Hernandez
Ballpark: Dingoes Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 15807
Special Notes: Willie Hernandez ties the LON regular season game record for home runs with 3. Willie Hernandez ties the LON regular season game record for hits with 5.
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