M3L DOUBLE A
ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS AT YAKIMA HOPS
06/02/2042
 
M3L DOUBLE A
ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS AT YAKIMA HOPS
GAME ID: 3640 - MONDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Asheville Highlanders (15-10) 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 7 11 1
Yakima Hops (11-14) 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 6 10 1
5-Hit Blitz by Yakima's Joseph
John Joseph was on quite a roll today as he knocked the ball all over Hops Park, collecting 5 hits. His day of glory wasn't able to win the game, however. The Asheville Highlanders got the 7-6 victory over the Yakima Hops.

"I never realized that a few hits could cause so much commotion," the first baseman said in the clubhouse after the game, crowded by reporters. "Headlines and highlights are great, but it takes a lot of luster off it that we lost."

After his first couple of hits, all eyes in the ballpark were on him each time Joseph stepped into the batter's box. Even some opposing fans were pulling for him, knowing they were watching a little slice of baseball history unfold.

When asked what the secret of hitting so well is, he smiled and said "relax, concentrate, and hit the ball where they ain't."

That's exactly what he did today, as Joseph finished the game with 5 hits in 5 at-bats and a line in the record book. John Joseph singled in the 1st, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Vicente Molina in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit an RBI double in the 9th.

Thus far this season Joseph has hit .275 with 2 home runs, 9 RBIs and scored 9 times.
ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE YAKIMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hakapuna CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .321 2 13
T. Castellanos 2B 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 .217 1 5
K. Maejima 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 .292 1 16
D. Kontic DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .325 0 5
J. Portiz RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .215 1 11
I. Pohvisnev C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .300 1 9
W. Palmer SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .290 2 11
F. Morris 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .125 1 1
M. Mears LF 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .139 1 2
Totals 37 7 11 7 4 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Palmer (4, 8th Inning off C. McDonald, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Portiz (3, 7th Inning off E. Morín, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Morris (1, 5th Inning off E. Morín, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Mears (1, 9th Inning off C. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Morris 5 , W. Palmer 2 , J. Portiz 2 , K. Maejima 3 , T. Hakapuna , I. Pohvisnev , T. Castellanos , M. Mears 4
2-out RBI: F. Morris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Morris , D. Kontic
GIDP: D. Kontic
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Hakapuna (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Mears (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pliego RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .319 0 9
J. Joseph 1B 5 2 5 3 0 0 0 .275 2 9
D. MacBrayne LF 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 .234 2 7
R. Beagle C 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 .256 5 21
R. Barlow 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .368 5 10
K. Kim DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .179 0 0
D. Cross SS 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .224 0 12
R. Warner CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .293 1 10
T. Dickson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224 4 7
Totals 37 6 10 6 4 8 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Joseph (7, 9th Inning off J. Cannon, 1 on, 0 outs) A. Pliego (6, 5th Inning off V. Molina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Joseph (2, 5th Inning off V. Molina, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Joseph 9 , R. Warner , A. Pliego 4 , R. Barlow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Dickson , R. Barlow 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Cross (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Joseph-Cross-Morín)
ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE YAKIMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
V. Molina 4.0 5 5 5 3 3 1 84 49 4.02   
G. Horton W (1-0) 4.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 61 39 0.00   
J. Cannon SV (10) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 10 6.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Molina 32
Batters Faced: V. Molina 20, G. Horton 16, J. Cannon 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Molina 7-2, G. Horton 1-7, J. Cannon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Molina 84-49, G. Horton 61-39, J. Cannon 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Morín 6.1 5 2 2 2 4 1 89 56 3.41   
B. Payne 0.0 3 3 3 2 0 0 23 13 3.00   
C. McDonald L (0-1) 2.2 3 2 1 0 1 1 36 23 1.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Morín 57
Batters Faced: E. Morín 24, B. Payne 5, C. McDonald 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Morín 6-7, B. Payne 0-0, C. McDonald 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Morín 89-56, B. Payne 23-13, C. McDonald 36-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Payne 1-1 , C. McDonald 2-0
WP: C. McDonald
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Joseph
Ballpark: Hops Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CST
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 9677
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