CANADIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
KELOWNA HEAT AT NIAGARA STARS
03/24/2062
 
CANADIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
KELOWNA HEAT AT NIAGARA STARS
GAME ID: 9041 - FRIDAY, MARCH 24TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kelowna Heat (13-27) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 6 2
Niagara Stars (30-10) 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 X 6 8 0
Stars Reel Off Another Win
The Niagara Stars trumped the Kelowna Heat, 6-3, at Drummondville College Grounds. Niagara designated hitter Rick Leighton was terrific. He went 3-4 with a home run, a double, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 runs. Arvin Lent, who is tied for 4th in the LBL in innings pitched with 52.2, was the winner. He's now 6-0. The loser was Vern Thexton. Carl Ball was called on to finish, recording his 13th save.

Steve Rattray, who is tied for 9th in the LBL in triples with 1, contributed to the Niagara win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Leighton.

The win lifted the Niagara record to 30-10.
KELOWNA BATTING LINESCORE NIAGARA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dodd RF 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .329 7 28
B. Moraine 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .370 6 25
W. Gosselin LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .399 27 68
B. Patenaude DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .267 1 6
K. Tippett 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .307 4 26
K. Marion 2B 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 .279 3 22
B. Molyneaux CF 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .305 8 31
D. Henriksen SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .193 1 21
K. Yeo C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 5 14
   a-H. Sheppard PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344 16 39
Totals 31 3 6 3 9 4 24      
a - H. Sheppard pinch hit for K. Yeo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Molyneaux (8, 7th Inning off A. Lent, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Dodd 2 , B. Patenaude 2 , B. Molyneaux 4 , H. Sheppard
2-out RBI: K. Marion , B. Molyneaux
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Patenaude , K. Marion , D. Henriksen 2
GIDP: W. Gosselin
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: K. Tippett (6) , D. Henriksen (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Tippett-Marion-Moraine)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Aastrom SS 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 .299 16 45
E. Buell CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .440 19 66
R. Leighton DH 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .405 14 51
L. Crowley 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .386 13 37
   a-A. McConnell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
B. Bandelow LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .302 7 26
S. Rattray RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 3 .361 12 45
L. Le Carré 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .302 8 38
R. Caldwell 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .246 3 24
J. Keys C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .050 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 6 5 8 22      
a - A. McConnell substituted for L. Crowley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Leighton (15, 3rd Inning off V. Thexton, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Crowley (5, 3rd Inning off V. Thexton, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Aastrom (11, 4th Inning off V. Thexton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Rattray (12, 3rd Inning off V. Thexton, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Leighton (14, 8th Inning off B. Murdock, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Aastrom 2 , R. Leighton 7 , L. Crowley 3 , S. Rattray 5
2-out RBI: R. Leighton , R. Caldwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Buell , R. Leighton , S. Rattray , J. Keys
GIDP: R. Caldwell
Hit by Pitch: R. Leighton , R. Caldwell
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lent-Aastrom-Crowley, Aastrom-McConnell)
KELOWNA PITCHING LINESCORE NIAGARA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Thexton L (0-2) 4.1 5 4 4 3 5 1 94 14.40   
B. Murdock 3.2 3 2 2 2 3 1 57 14.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Thexton 39
Batters Faced: V. Thexton 22, B. Murdock 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Thexton 4-3, B. Murdock 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: V. Thexton 94-52, B. Murdock 57-38
WP: V. Thexton
Hit Batsmen: V. Thexton , B. Murdock
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lent W (6-0) 7.2 5 3 3 5 4 1 108 2.22   
T. Montgomery H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 9.82   
C. Ball SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 20 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lent 56
Batters Faced: A. Lent 32, T. Montgomery 3, C. Ball 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lent 6-12, T. Montgomery 1-0, C. Ball 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lent 108-58, T. Montgomery 14-6, C. Ball 20-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Montgomery 3-2
WP: A. Lent
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Leighton
Ballpark: Drummondville College Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 14213
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