USSL TRIPLE A
NORFOLK PAJARITOS AT SANTA BARBARA GOLDEN CRANES
07/17/2051
 
USSL TRIPLE A
NORFOLK PAJARITOS AT SANTA BARBARA GOLDEN CRANES
GAME ID: 2736 - MONDAY, JULY 17TH , 2051 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Norfolk Pajaritos (38-21) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 9 0
Santa Barbara Golden Cranes (26-33) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Skidding Golden Cranes Lose 8th Straight
The Norfolk Pajaritos defeated the Santa Barbara Golden Cranes, 6-3, in USSL Triple A action at Crane Field. Ernesto Valenzuela pulled his weight. The 1-year veteran was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 3 runs. The winner in relief was Carroll Kelly. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. He now owns a record of 1-0. The Golden Cranes have now dropped 8 straight.

Norfolk needed the clutch hitting of Carlos Fuentes to notch the win. The catcher hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Pajaritos on top, 6-3. For the game, Fuentes had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We've hit a rough patch right now," said Santa Barbara skipper Doug Green.
NORFOLK BATTING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altagracia SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .218 0 13
B. Baldwin 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .287 3 20
R. López RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .237 8 16
K. Atkins LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .281 5 11
J. Mireles DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .201 6 18
R. Suarez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .385 0 1
J. Costello CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .223 3 15
E. Valenzuela 2B 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 .271 11 30
C. Fuentes C 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 .191 1 5
Totals 35 6 9 6 2 10 7      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Baldwin (7, 3rd Inning off B. Duncan, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Valenzuela (11, 8th Inning off T. Waters, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Fuentes (1, 9th Inning off N. Jordan, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Baldwin 3 , R. López , R. Suarez , J. Costello , E. Valenzuela 5 , C. Fuentes 5
2-out RBI: C. Fuentes
GIDP: K. Atkins
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Chávez SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .215 1 7
S. Harmon 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .242 1 2
S. Rivera DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .224 9 27
L. Lerwill RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237 7 20
G. Quintana LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235 7 31
   a-E. MacColl LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 0 6
R. Smith CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .179 0 1
F. Carbón 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .168 0 7
G. Escamilla C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 2 12
C. Decker 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .145 1 4
Totals 33 3 6 3 1 8 7      
a - E. MacColl substituted for G. Quintana in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Lerwill (7, 3rd Inning off R. Sánchez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Rivera (9, 3rd Inning off R. Sánchez, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Harmon (1, 3rd Inning off R. Sánchez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Harmon 4 , S. Rivera 4 , L. Lerwill 2 , G. Quintana , F. Carbón , G. Escamilla
2-out RBI: S. Harmon , S. Rivera , F. Carbón
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Quintana , G. Escamilla
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Smith (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Carbón-Chávez-Harmon)
NORFOLK PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Sánchez 6.1 6 3 3 1 6 2 103 3.80   
S. Chase 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.50   
C. Kelly W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Sánchez 54
Batters Faced: R. Sánchez 26, S. Chase 2, C. Kelly 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Sánchez 10-3, S. Chase 1-0, C. Kelly 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Sánchez 103-69, S. Chase 10-8, C. Kelly 24-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duncan 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 95 3.31   
T. Waters H (1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 4 1 45 3.12   
N. Jordan L (0-1), BS (2) 0.2 3 4 4 1 2 1 21 4.37   
J. Rainey 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duncan 63
Batters Faced: B. Duncan 22, T. Waters 8, N. Jordan 6, J. Rainey 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duncan 6-7, T. Waters 1-1, N. Jordan 0-0, J. Rainey 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duncan 95-61, T. Waters 45-30, N. Jordan 21-11, J. Rainey 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernesto Valenzuela
Ballpark: Crane Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 8708
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