USSL ROOKIE
LADUE RAMS AT NEWCASTLE MERMEN
05/17/2035
 
USSL ROOKIE
LADUE RAMS AT NEWCASTLE MERMEN
GAME ID: 6932 - THURSDAY, MAY 17TH, 2035 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ladue Rams (8-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 10 1
Newcastle Mermen (5-8) 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 X 7 10 1
Mermen Win, Hope to Turn Around Slow Start
The Newcastle Mermen topped the Ladue Rams by the score of 7-3, with the largest share of the credit going to left fielder Estanislao Hirigoyen. Hirigoyen was 2 for 4 with 2 singles, while scoring 2 times for the Mermen. Pablo Rivera picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Hsiao-lou Lei was tagged with the loss. The Mermen are off to a tough start, getting just their 5th win in 13 games.

John Batman, who is tied for 7th in the SR in runs scored with 10, aided the Newcastle cause with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the right fielder went 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

In postgame comments to the Newcastle Citizen, Batman said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
LADUE BATTING LINESCORES NEWCASTLE BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. McBride 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .182 0 4
H. Cornelis RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .260 2 8
   a-J. Ito PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-M. Román RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
C. Guerra 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .283 0 3
I. Cho LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .296 0 2
J. Soto SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .420 2 6
J. Primorac 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .367 1 9
Y. Amanap DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .373 1 14
M. Contreras CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .238 1 10
J. King C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .325 1 7
Totals 38 3 10 2 1 11 20      
a - J. Ito pinch hit for H. Cornelis in the 8th
b - M. Román substituted for J. Ito in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Soto (3, 8th Inning off P. Rivera, 2 on, 1 out) I. Cho (4, 6th Inning off P. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Guerra (1, 1st Inning off K. Grinter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Guerra 5 , C. McBride , M. Contreras , J. Soto 3 , I. Cho 2 , Y. Amanap , J. Primorac
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Guerra , J. King , J. Soto , I. Cho , Y. Amanap , J. Primorac
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. McBride (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hirigoyen LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .273 0 8
R. Díaz SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .254 2 4
J. Batman RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .339 1 9
A. Silva DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .315 0 7
G. van Opdorp 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .321 1 10
B. Saraf CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 3 10
J. Ocasio 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .156 0 3
D. Lewis C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .262 0 3
I. Reyes 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .275 1 3
Totals 34 7 10 7 0 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: G. van Opdorp (3, 6th Inning off H. Lei, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Díaz (2, 4th Inning off H. Lei, 0 on, 1 out) J. Batman (1, 7th Inning off H. Lei, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Silva , D. Lewis , B. Saraf , I. Reyes , R. Díaz 4 , E. Hirigoyen 2 , J. Batman 4 , G. van Opdorp 3
2-out RBI: A. Silva , J. Batman , G. van Opdorp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Saraf , I. Reyes
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Hirigoyen (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ocasio (4)
LADUE PITCHING LINESCORES NEWCASTLE PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Lei L (1-2) 7.0 10 7 7 0 3 2 97 65 6.86
J. Pozo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Lei 32
Batters Faced: H. Lei 31, J. Pozo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Lei 13-5, J. Pozo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Lei 97-65, J. Pozo 6-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Grinter 4.1 4 0 0 0 5 0 63 41 0.91
P. Rivera W (1-0) 3.0 5 3 2 0 3 0 48 33 4.50
S. Yamamoto 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 10.12
S. O'Fennaghty 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 13 10.80
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Grinter 60
Batters Faced: K. Grinter 17, P. Rivera 15, S. Yamamoto 2, S. O'Fennaghty 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Grinter 5-3, P. Rivera 2-4, S. Yamamoto 0-1, S. O'Fennaghty 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Grinter 63-41, P. Rivera 48-33, S. Yamamoto 6-5, S. O'Fennaghty 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Rivera 1-0 , S. Yamamoto 1-0
WP: P. Rivera , S. O'Fennaghty
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Estanislao Hirigoyen
Ballpark: Newcastle Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 4461
Special Notes: SP Kini Grinter was injured while pitching.
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