M3L DOUBLE A
LAKE MINNETONKA LOVE BOATS AT ITHACA FIGHTING IMPS
07/05/2045
 
M3L DOUBLE A
LAKE MINNETONKA LOVE BOATS AT ITHACA FIGHTING IMPS
GAME ID: 3714 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 5TH , 2045 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lake Minnetonka Love Boats (30-21) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 11 0
Ithaca Fighting Imps (19-32) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 11 0
Love Boats Win, 6-5, at Ithaca
Lake Minnetonka starter Jean Mercier pitched well against the Ithaca Fighting Imps at Imps Park. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-5. Lake Minnetonka reliever Vaughn Swanson picked up the win, upping his record to 3-2. Xin-fang Zha absorbed the loss. Jasper Smulders got the save, the 3rd for him this season.

This game was not decided until late. With one out in the top of the ninth, Vinnie van der Weiden hit a sacrifice fly. The Love Boats took the lead, 6-5.

"Win or lose, we always try to grind it out and stay even-keeled," van der Weiden said in reaction to the win.

The Love Boats move to 30-21 with the win, while the Fighting Imps drop to 19-32.
LAKE MINNETONKA BATTING LINESCORE ITHACA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Fraser CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279 4 16
V. van der Weiden DH 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .187 6 18
J. White SS 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .293 2 8
A. Custello 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .265 5 17
S. Harmon LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .292 2 13
   b-R. McLeod LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 4
R. Larreta 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .315 4 29
   a-B. Byrd 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .179 6 17
A. Miller C 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .364 1 4
C. Blatchford 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .216 12 30
T. Floyd RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .220 2 10
Totals 35 6 11 6 3 5 17      
a - B. Byrd substituted for R. Larreta in the 7th
b - R. McLeod substituted for S. Harmon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. White (3, 4th Inning off D. Lyons, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Blatchford (7, 4th Inning off D. Lyons, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Harmon (13, 8th Inning off D. Lyons, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Miller (7, 9th Inning off X. Zha, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. White 4 , A. Custello , S. Harmon 3 , R. Larreta , A. Miller 3 , C. Blatchford 2 , T. Floyd
2-out RBI: S. Harmon , A. Miller , C. Blatchford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Custello , B. Byrd , T. Floyd
GIDP: J. White
Sac Fly: V. van der Weiden , A. Miller
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Weinstein CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .204 6 18
D. Pethick DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .275 4 21
V. Steur 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .333 0 2
R. Gutiérrez 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .247 5 31
R. Care RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .272 6 29
P. Underwood 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .176 5 24
P. Gonzáles LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .228 2 19
P. Costa C 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .286 2 15
S. Ting SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .231 3 14
   a-C. Long PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .281 0 10
   b-L. Ávila PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Enabore SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 1 10
Totals 38 5 11 5 5 9 19      
a - C. Long pinch hit for S. Ting in the 8th
b - L. Ávila pinch ran for C. Long in the 8th
c - B. Enabore substituted for L. Ávila in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Costa (14, 3rd Inning off J. Mercier, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Underwood (5, 8th Inning off V. Swanson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Gutiérrez (1, 6th Inning off J. Mercier, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Gonzáles (1, 8th Inning off V. Swanson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Weinstein , D. Pethick , V. Steur , R. Gutiérrez 3 , P. Underwood 3 , P. Gonzáles 4 , P. Costa 2 , S. Ting , C. Long
2-out RBI: E. Weinstein , P. Underwood , P. Gonzáles 2 , C. Long
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Pethick 2 , R. Gutiérrez , P. Underwood , P. Gonzáles , P. Costa
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Pethick (16) , R. Gutiérrez (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gutiérrez-Underwood-Steur)
LAKE MINNETONKA PITCHING LINESCORE ITHACA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mercier 5.2 4 1 1 3 6 0 95 3.18   
G. Abe H (5) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 31 4.50   
V. Swanson W (3-2) 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 26 5.17   
J. Smulders SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mercier 60
Batters Faced: J. Mercier 24, G. Abe 7, V. Swanson 7, J. Smulders 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mercier 5-6, G. Abe 1-2, V. Swanson 1-1, J. Smulders 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mercier 95-63, G. Abe 31-16, V. Swanson 26-16, J. Smulders 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Abe 3-1 , V. Swanson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lyons 7.2 9 5 5 1 3 0 104 5.59   
A. Lovenetsky 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.65   
X. Zha L (1-4) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 19 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lyons 43
Batters Faced: D. Lyons 32, A. Lovenetsky 1, X. Zha 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lyons 10-9, A. Lovenetsky 0-0, X. Zha 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lyons 104-69, A. Lovenetsky 4-3, X. Zha 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Lovenetsky 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jean Mercier
Ballpark: Imps Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 5645
Friday, November 19th , 2021 - OOTP Baseball 22.10 Build 79