USPL TRIPLE A
SANTA BARBARA GOLDEN CRANES AT PHOENIX HOTSPUR RESERVES
05/01/2032
 
USPL TRIPLE A
SANTA BARBARA GOLDEN CRANES AT PHOENIX HOTSPUR RESERVES
GAME ID: 2457 - SATURDAY, MAY 1ST, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Barbara Golden Cranes (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 0
Phoenix Hotspur Reserves (1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4 9 0
Hotspur Reserves Clip Golden Cranes, 4-3
Crowds lined up early in front of Thunderbirds Stadium, eagerly awaiting the start of the 2032 USPL Triple A season. On the mound was Ángel Navarro for the visiting Santa Barbara Golden Cranes and Masahiro Sakei for the hometown Phoenix Hotspur Reserves. In a spirited contest, the Hotspur Reserves pulled out the win, defeating the Golden Cranes by the score of 4-3. Earning player of the game honors was Masahiro Sakei. Phoenix reliever Dennis Dunn was the winner. His record is now 1-0. Josh Cox took the loss.

Had Ryan Pollock not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Pollock hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Hotspur Reserves.

"It's a mindset," said Sakei. "Just trying to do your job, trying to be consistent."
SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORES PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Cheng CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
C. Turner LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
E. St. James SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 0 1
J. Pike RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
L. Manning DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Usry C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
G. Graham 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
K. Chikafuji 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
J. López 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Adams PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
   b-S. Noriega 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Álvarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 2 3 8 9      
a - R. Adams pinch hit for J. López in the 8th
b - S. Noriega substituted for R. Adams in the 8th
c - S. Álvarez pinch hit for S. Noriega in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Chikafuji (1, 8th Inning off M. Sakei, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Turner , E. St. James , J. Pike , X. Cheng 2 , K. Chikafuji 2
2-out RBI: E. St. James
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Usry , C. Turner , J. Pike
Sac Fly: R. Adams
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Turner 2 (2) , X. Cheng (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Navarro-St. James-Graham)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Arriagada CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
S. Norment SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
D. Everest 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
   c-J. Álvarez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. DeGeorge LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1
   a-J. Mateo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-R. Andrada LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Niemann 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .500 0 1
B. Rivera RF 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 .667 0 1
C. Ferguson C 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .500 0 0
R. Pollock DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .250 0 1
S. Terada 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4 4 4 22      
a - J. Mateo pinch hit for J. DeGeorge in the 8th
b - R. Andrada substituted for J. Mateo in the 9th
c - J. Álvarez substituted for D. Everest in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. DeGeorge (1, 1st Inning off Á. Navarro, 2 on, 1 out) C. Ferguson (1, 2nd Inning off Á. Navarro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. DeGeorge 2 , C. Ferguson 2 , R. Pollock , S. Norment , A. Niemann 2 , B. Rivera 2 , F. Arriagada
2-out RBI: R. Pollock
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pollock , S. Terada , B. Rivera , F. Arriagada
GIDP: S. Terada
Sac Fly: B. Rivera
Team LOB: 8
SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORES PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
Á. Navarro 7.0 7 3 3 3 3 0 115 70 3.86
J. Cox L (0-1), BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 27 13 9.00
PITCHING
Game Score: Á. Navarro 51
Batters Faced: Á. Navarro 30, J. Cox 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Á. Navarro 8-9, J. Cox 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Á. Navarro 115-70, J. Cox 27-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cox 1-1
WP: J. Cox
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Sakei 7.2 6 3 3 3 6 0 123 81 3.52
D. Dunn W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00
A. Weareorwear SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakei 58
Batters Faced: M. Sakei 32, D. Dunn 1, A. Weareorwear 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakei 7-10, D. Dunn 1-0, A. Weareorwear 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakei 123-81, D. Dunn 2-1, A. Weareorwear 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Dunn 3-0
WP: M. Sakei
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masahiro Sakei
Ballpark: Thunderbirds Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 66 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 9687
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