USSL DOUBLE A
VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES AT TACOMA FUR TRADERS
08/11/2042
 
USSL DOUBLE A
VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES AT TACOMA FUR TRADERS
GAME ID: 4405 - MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 2042 - GAME LOG
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Virginia Beach Whales (50-27) 1 0 3 1 4 0 3 0 4 16 18 0
Tacoma Fur Traders (21-56) 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 2 0 10 13 4
Pike slugs 2 home runs, Whales Move to 50-27
Virginia Beach and Tacoma engaged in a slugfest at Ballpark of Tacoma.

Benefiting from an exceptional performance from Dan Pike, the Virginia Beach Whales defeated the Tacoma Fur Traders, 16-10. Pike went 2-4 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice for the Whales. Reliever Vincent Moreau picked up the win. His record improves to 2-1. Pascal Durand took the loss.

Pike put Virginia Beach up, 9-3, when he hit a grand slam home run off Pie-qi Gao in the top of the fifth. His 9th home run of the season helped the Whales capture the win.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Pike told the Virginia Beach Times.

Virginia Beach has now won 3 straight, while the Fur Traders have lost 3 in a row.
VIRGINIA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gibbs 3B 5 2 2 1 2 1 3 .260 8 39
D. MacKinder RF 7 2 3 1 0 0 8 .349 3 35
Ó. Cardozo SS 6 1 2 2 0 0 1 .310 5 51
T. Walker DH 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 .275 13 68
P. Pitts 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 4 .325 9 55
J. Oleastro LF 6 2 4 2 0 0 0 .369 13 65
N. Harper 1B 3 3 1 0 3 1 2 .276 8 36
D. Pike C 4 2 2 6 2 1 0 .250 9 34
R. González CF 6 1 1 1 0 2 4 .282 3 25
Totals 46 16 18 16 8 5 23      
BATTING
Doubles: Ó. Cardozo (24, 7th Inning off H. Xiong, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Pike 2 (9, 5th Inning off P. Gao, 3 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off H. Xiong, 1 on, 1 out) D. MacKinder (3, 1st Inning off P. Durand, 0 on, 1 out) P. Pitts (9, 9th Inning off R. Mina, 1 on, 1 out) J. Oleastro (13, 9th Inning off R. Mina, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. González , D. Pike 8 , D. MacKinder 6 , Ó. Cardozo 3 , J. Gibbs 2 , P. Pitts 6 , J. Oleastro 7 , N. Harper
2-out RBI: Ó. Cardozo , J. Oleastro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. MacKinder , P. Pitts , N. Harper
GIDP: D. MacKinder
Sac Fly: T. Walker
Hit by Pitch: P. Pitts
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: R. González (4) , D. MacKinder (9)
CS: P. Pitts (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Boyle 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .255 4 30
F. Olvera LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .220 2 15
A. Chicote CF 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .296 4 28
S. Bickerton RF 5 2 2 2 0 2 5 .323 1 21
H. Ikenaki 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .283 6 30
M. Westoby SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .174 0 1
R. Suárez C 5 1 1 3 0 1 2 .161 1 7
M. Bray DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 1 4
R. García 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .233 3 12
Totals 40 10 13 10 4 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Bickerton (16, 8th Inning off P. Le Gall, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Chicote (20, 6th Inning off V. Moreau, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Bickerton (6, 5th Inning off M. Taylor, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Boyle (4, 6th Inning off J. Iturburua, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Suárez (1, 4th Inning off M. Taylor, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Bickerton 5 , T. Boyle 4 , R. Suárez 4 , A. Chicote 4 , F. Olvera 2 , H. Ikenaki 3 , R. García
2-out RBI: S. Bickerton , H. Ikenaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bickerton , M. Westoby , M. Bray
Hit by Pitch: M. Westoby
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Boyle (8) , M. Westoby 2 (3) , H. Ikenaki (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Boyle-García-Ikenaki)
VIRGINIA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Taylor 4.1 7 5 5 2 4 1 84 54 5.43   
J. Iturburua 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 1 20 8 5.88   
V. Moreau W (2-1) 2.1 2 1 1 0 4 0 46 30 11.12   
P. Le Gall 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 11 7.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Taylor 31
Batters Faced: M. Taylor 23, J. Iturburua 6, V. Moreau 9, P. Le Gall 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Taylor 8-1, J. Iturburua 0-2, V. Moreau 3-0, P. Le Gall 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Taylor 84-54, J. Iturburua 20-8, V. Moreau 46-30, P. Le Gall 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Iturburua 1-0 , V. Moreau 1-1 , P. Le Gall 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Taylor
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Durand L (2-7) 4.1 7 7 7 1 3 1 98 58 8.28   
P. Gao 2.0 2 3 3 2 1 1 45 23 6.04   
H. Xiong 0.1 3 2 2 2 0 1 31 17 4.71   
R. Keith 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 19 10 4.91   
R. Mina 1.0 5 4 3 1 0 2 30 15 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Durand 23
Batters Faced: P. Durand 24, P. Gao 10, H. Xiong 6, R. Keith 7, R. Mina 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Durand 7-3, P. Gao 2-2, H. Xiong 1-0, R. Keith 1-2, R. Mina 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Durand 98-58, P. Gao 45-23, H. Xiong 31-17, R. Keith 19-10, R. Mina 30-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Gao 2-2 , H. Xiong 1-1 , R. Keith 3-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Durand
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Pike
Ballpark: Ballpark of Tacoma
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CST
Time: 4:25
Attendance: 8674
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