UNITED STATES SILVER LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI MOCKINGBIRDS AT COLORADO BILLY GOATS
07/04/2047
 
UNITED STATES SILVER LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI MOCKINGBIRDS AT COLORADO BILLY GOATS
GAME ID: 789 - THURSDAY, JULY 4TH , 2047 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi Mockingbirds (39-11) 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 7 9 1
Colorado Billy Goats (24-26) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 8 2
Volkoff Slugs Mockingbirds to 7-5 Win
Getting offensive support from Nikolai Volkoff, the Mississippi Mockingbirds topped the Colorado Billy Goats, 7-5. Volkoff was 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for the Mockingbirds. The winning pitcher was Noud Taaij. He tossed 107 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits. Randy Smith sewed up the save, his 18th.

Mississippi took the lead in the top of the fifth when Volkoff hit a 2-run home run. His 9th home run of the season made the score 4-2, Mississippi.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Volkoff, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."

Mississippi goes to 39-11. The win puts them 10 games up in their division.
MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Richardson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .364 0 11
J. Barrón 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .380 0 27
N. Volkoff DH 4 2 2 4 1 0 2 .317 9 44
A. Campos CF 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .292 7 39
A. Macías 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .214 10 25
M. Pliego RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .188 2 5
Y. Nakayama SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .266 1 13
B. Bachelay 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .306 0 11
P. Morterero C 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .213 0 3
Totals 33 7 9 7 5 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Barrón 2 (16, 5th Inning off J. Newton, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off C. Plautz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Campos (1, 7th Inning off L. Benítez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Campos (7, 4th Inning off J. Newton, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Volkoff 2 (9, 5th Inning off J. Newton, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off L. Benítez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Barrón 4 , N. Volkoff 8 , A. Campos 8 , Y. Nakayama , B. Bachelay
2-out RBI: N. Volkoff , A. Campos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Volkoff , A. Macías , P. Morterero
GIDP: Y. Nakayama
Sac Bunt: J. Richardson
Sac Fly: B. Bachelay
Hit by Pitch: M. Pliego
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: N. Taaij (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakayama-Bachelay-Macías)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Spronck LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .293 1 13
M. Tejano 2B, SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .269 6 27
E. Mellor DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .227 7 18
B. Patton 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .226 3 7
E. Lucciardi C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .314 3 22
Z. Zhang 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .267 6 20
R. Burnett RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .065 2 4
M. Anderson CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .233 4 14
C. Ferreira SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224 1 4
   a-L. Ortíz PH, 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .188 0 2
Totals 33 5 8 4 3 15 13      
a - L. Ortíz pinch hit for C. Ferreira in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Tejano (11, 1st Inning off N. Taaij, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Mellor (5, 3rd Inning off N. Taaij, 1 on, 2 outs) , Z. Zhang (8, 9th Inning off R. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Patton (3, 8th Inning off M. McNealy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Spronck 2 , M. Tejano 2 , E. Mellor 2 , B. Patton 4 , E. Lucciardi , Z. Zhang 2 , M. Anderson
2-out RBI: E. Mellor , B. Patton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Patton 2 , L. Ortíz
GIDP: M. Tejano
Sac Fly: L. Ortíz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Spronck (16) , M. Tejano (18)
CS: C. Spronck (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Newton (1) , B. Patton (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Zhang-Tejano-Patton, Spronck-Lucciardi)
OF assists: 1 (Spronck(Barrón at home))
MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Taaij W (1-1) 6.0 4 2 1 1 12 0 107 4.50   
M. McNealy 2.0 2 2 2 2 3 1 44 5.49   
R. Smith SV (18) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 1.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Taaij 69
Batters Faced: N. Taaij 23, M. McNealy 9, R. Smith 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Taaij 4-1, M. McNealy 1-1, R. Smith 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Taaij 107-72, M. McNealy 44-25, R. Smith 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. McNealy 1-0
WP: R. Smith
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Newton L (4-2) 6.0 5 4 4 3 3 2 91 1.49   
L. Benítez 2.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 42 4.45   
C. Plautz 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 2.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Newton 46
Batters Faced: J. Newton 26, L. Benítez 11, C. Plautz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Newton 8-6, L. Benítez 3-2, C. Plautz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Newton 91-55, L. Benítez 42-28, C. Plautz 9-6
Hit Batsmen: L. Benítez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nikolai Volkoff
Ballpark: Grazing Hills
Weather: Roof closed, 75 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 41503
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