USPL DOUBLE A
VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES AT FT. POLK SOUTH THUNDER HAWKS
06/23/2050
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USPL DOUBLE A
VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES AT FT. POLK SOUTH THUNDER HAWKS
GAME ID: 4758 - THURSDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2050 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Virginia Beach Whales (21-21) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 12 1
Ft. Polk South Thunder Hawks (17-25) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Whales Nip Thunder Hawks, 5-4
In a close game at Thunder Hawks Ballpark, the Virginia Beach Whales edged the Ft. Polk South Thunder Hawks, 5-4. Virginia Beach designated hitter Jon Melanson stood apart with his performance. He was 2-5 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Liu-liang Lei earned the save, his 2nd. The Whales raised their record to 21-21.

Melanson had a timely hit for Virginia Beach in the top of the ninth. With Ft. Polk South trailing 4-2, he turned a 2-1 cutter into a 3-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season, making it 5-4, Virginia Beach.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said Virginia Beach manager Domingo García.
VIRGINIA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE FT. POLK SOUTH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. McCarthy 1B 5 0 2 1 0 3 1 .245 3 11
D. Joseph LF 2 2 1 0 3 1 3 .261 1 6
S. Mamchenko RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .224 4 6
   a-A. Collazo RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 3 14
J. Melanson DH 5 1 2 3 0 2 4 .265 4 16
J. Fernández 3B 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 .181 7 28
G. Jones 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .220 6 19
J. Hawkins C 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .220 1 4
D. McLaughlin CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .111 1 3
M. Chipley SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .238 0 4
Totals 38 5 12 5 6 13 29      
a - A. Collazo substituted for S. Mamchenko in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Melanson (4, 9th Inning off D. Sun, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. McCarthy 2 , D. Joseph , S. Mamchenko 2 , J. Melanson 5 , J. Fernández 2 , G. Jones , J. Hawkins , D. McLaughlin
2-out RBI: R. McCarthy , J. Fernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Joseph , J. Melanson , G. Jones 2 , J. Hawkins
GIDP: D. McLaughlin
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: R. McCarthy (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Chipley (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Chipley-McCarthy)
OF assists: 1 (Mamchenko(Sheppard at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hernández DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .284 9 28
A. Brown CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .302 6 21
J. Sheppard 3B 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .276 8 29
O. Cochón 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .292 3 26
D. McKee 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 4 17
T. Taylor C 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .311 9 18
B. Stuart LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 2 13
E. García RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .283 0 1
   a-B. Bane PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 0 3
W. Sanders SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .244 1 12
   b-E. Fisher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2
Totals 30 4 7 4 2 5 14      
a - B. Bane pinch hit for E. García in the 9th
b - E. Fisher pinch hit for W. Sanders in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. García (2, 3rd Inning off J. Vázquez, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Cochón (10, 4th Inning off J. Vázquez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Taylor (9, 4th Inning off J. Vázquez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Brown , J. Sheppard 2 , O. Cochón 2 , T. Taylor 4 , B. Stuart , E. García 2
2-out RBI: J. Sheppard , T. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hernández , A. Brown , E. Fisher
GIDP: O. Cochón
Sac Bunt: J. Hernández , B. Stuart , W. Sanders
Hit by Pitch: W. Sanders
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Brown (11)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Cochón (5) , W. Sanders (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Sanders-Cochón-McKee)
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Joseph at home))
VIRGINIA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE FT. POLK SOUTH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vázquez 7.0 7 4 4 1 4 1 106 7.58   
B. Walsh W (2-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.11   
L. Lei SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vázquez 50
Batters Faced: J. Vázquez 29, B. Walsh 3, L. Lei 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vázquez 9-7, B. Walsh 1-1, L. Lei 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vázquez 106-68, B. Walsh 8-2, L. Lei 9-6
Hit Batsmen: J. Vázquez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Scott 4.0 5 2 1 3 6 0 80 2.61   
S. Smith 2.1 3 0 0 1 4 0 41 8.76   
H. López H (1) 1.2 2 2 2 2 2 0 39 3.38   
D. Sun L (1-1), BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 24 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Scott 49
Batters Faced: G. Scott 20, S. Smith 11, H. López 8, D. Sun 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Scott 3-2, S. Smith 1-2, H. López 1-1, D. Sun 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Scott 80-45, S. Smith 41-27, H. López 39-22, D. Sun 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. López 2-0 , D. Sun 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Melanson
Ballpark: Thunder Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 68 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 5173
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