USSL SINGLE A
NIAGARA FALLS EXPOS AT VALLEY BLUE SOX
08/10/2032
 
USSL SINGLE A
NIAGARA FALLS EXPOS AT VALLEY BLUE SOX
GAME ID: 5945 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niagara Falls Expos (38-38) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 7 0
Valley Blue Sox (41-35) 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 X 4 11 0
Merritt on Fire, Strikes out 16 Expos
Valley Blue Sox starter Jeff Merritt brought his best stuff to The Heron Refuge today against the Niagara Falls Expos, striking out 16 batters in his club's 4-3 victory.

In a strong performance, the 22-year-old Merritt gave up 6 hits in his 8 innings of work and issued 2 walks.

"I felt good out there," he said after the game. "My fastball had a lot of life and my change up was sharp. It was giving hitters fits and working well for me."

To date this year, Merritt shows a 7-2 record, 9 starts, 69 innings, 101 strikeouts and a 2.09 ERA.
NIAGARA FALLS BATTING LINESCORES VALLEY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Chappell CF 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .247 1 9
C. Gómez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .246 2 24
F. Barranco LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255 1 6
S. Cornu C 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .252 8 34
J. Slaybaugh 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 7 37
J. Rodríguez SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .283 6 39
   a-R. Carey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 22
S. Torres 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .248 2 14
C. Terriquez RF 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .194 2 17
   b-J. Rodney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .062 0 0
A. Pacheco 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .286 1 24
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 16 13      
a - R. Carey pinch hit for J. Rodríguez in the 9th
b - J. Rodney pinch hit for C. Terriquez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Cornu (8, 6th Inning off J. Merritt, 0 on, 1 out) A. Pacheco (1, 7th Inning off J. Merritt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Chappell 2 , J. Slaybaugh , C. Gómez , S. Cornu 4 , A. Pacheco 5
2-out RBI: A. Chappell , A. Pacheco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Slaybaugh , C. Gómez , S. Cornu
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Chappell (9)
CS: C. Terriquez (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Overbeek 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 0 4
M. Daniels CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 1 25
   a-H. Madore PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 8 29
T. Cameros C 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .333 0 2
M. Lizárraga 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .251 3 17
R. Burns RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .306 1 21
J. Árias DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 3 24
D. Jiménez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 0 18
   b-B. Hernández PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 3 17
   c-T. Lamoste SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 4
D. Magee 3B, CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .299 1 8
M. Peoples LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .288 2 7
Totals 34 4 11 4 0 3 16      
a - H. Madore pinch hit for M. Daniels in the 7th
b - B. Hernández pinch hit for D. Jiménez in the 8th
c - T. Lamoste substituted for B. Hernández in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Lizárraga (3, 6th Inning off J. Morales, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Cameros 3 , D. Magee 2 , M. Peoples 2 , R. Burns 2 , M. Lizárraga 5
2-out RBI: , T. Cameros 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Burns , M. Lizárraga
Sac Bunt: M. Overbeek
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
PB: T. Cameros
NIAGARA FALLS PITCHING LINESCORES VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Morales L (7-4) 7.2 11 4 4 0 2 1 108 73 3.41
J. Mejía 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 2.30
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Morales 43
Batters Faced: J. Morales 34, J. Mejía 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Morales 7-14, J. Mejía 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Morales 108-73, J. Mejía 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mejía 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Merritt W (7-2) 8.0 6 3 3 2 16 2 122 80 2.09
C. Wright SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 0.50
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Merritt 72
Batters Faced: J. Merritt 31, C. Wright 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Merritt 6-1, C. Wright 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Merritt 122-80, C. Wright 12-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Merritt
Ballpark: The Heron Refuge
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 8215
Special Notes: Jeff Merritt ties the Valley Blue Sox regular season game record for strikeouts with 14. Jeff Merritt sets the Valley Blue Sox regular season game record for strikeouts with 15. Jeff Merritt sets the Valley Blue Sox regular season game record for strikeouts with 16.
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