USPL DOUBLE A
VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES AT SQUIRREL HILL PIEROGIS
05/18/2051
 
USPL DOUBLE A
VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES AT SQUIRREL HILL PIEROGIS
GAME ID: 4587 - THURSDAY, MAY 18TH , 2051 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Virginia Beach Whales (5-9) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 10 1
Squirrel Hill Pierogis (4-10) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Whales Defeat Pierogis, 5-4
Squirrel Hill catcher Clint Cannon was sensational. He was 2-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once, but it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Virginia Beach beat the Pierogis, 5-4. Virginia Beach now has a record of 5-9.

Virginia Beach relied on the bat of Jon Melanson to get the win. The designated hitter ripped a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Whales ahead, 5-4. For the game, Melanson had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

In postgame comments, Melanson said, "I think we gave the fans their money's worth."
VIRGINIA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE SQUIRREL HILL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Willis CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .298 5 9
A. Collazo 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .224 1 3
J. Melanson DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .347 4 6
I. Vega 3B 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .269 2 6
   b-W. Wilson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
D. Joseph LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .196 2 5
F. Teijer RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .500 1 1
J. Johns 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .257 1 6
D. Bonkski C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .083 0 0
   a-A. López PH, C 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 1 1
E. Benson SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .258 1 3
Totals 39 5 10 5 2 17 10      
a - A. López pinch hit for D. Bonkski in the 9th
b - W. Wilson substituted for I. Vega in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bonkski (1, 2nd Inning off C. Thomas, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Melanson (4, 8th Inning off C. McGee, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Teijer (1, 2nd Inning off C. Thomas, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Johns (1, 2nd Inning off C. Thomas, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Benson (1, 5th Inning off C. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out) , A. López (1, 9th Inning off J. Herer, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Melanson (4, 10th Inning off J. Herer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Collazo 2 , J. Melanson 6 , F. Teijer 5 , J. Johns 4 , D. Bonkski 2 , A. López 4 , E. Benson 4
2-out RBI: F. Teijer , J. Johns
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Melanson , F. Teijer , E. Benson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Collazo (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Benson (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Vega-Johns-Collazo, Vega-Johns-Collazo, Johns-Benson-Collazo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Murphy LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .130 2 4
D. Montés SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 2 6
J. Shantsev 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 3 9
   a-M. Aranda PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 2
   b-A. Chávez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 2
F. Féliz DH 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .385 1 2
C. Jones 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .109 2 3
C. Cannon C 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 .211 1 5
L. Flores CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .136 2 5
A. Martínez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .074 0 2
D. Blankenship RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .133 0 2
Totals 33 4 6 4 5 3 17      
a - M. Aranda pinch ran for J. Shantsev in the 9th
b - A. Chávez substituted for M. Aranda in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cannon (2, 2nd Inning off S. Walker, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Cannon (1, 4th Inning off S. Walker, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Shantsev , C. Cannon 6 , L. Flores , D. Blankenship 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Martínez
GIDP: D. Montés 2 , A. Martínez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Murphy (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Flores(Teijer at 2nd base))
VIRGINIA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE SQUIRREL HILL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Walker 8.0 5 4 4 3 2 1 96 5.40   
E. Mendoza W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Walker 55
Batters Faced: S. Walker 29, E. Mendoza 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Walker 10-9, E. Mendoza 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Walker 96-62, E. Mendoza 24-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Thomas 5.1 6 3 3 1 8 3 84 6.62   
C. McGee H (1) 2.2 2 0 0 1 5 0 49 0.00   
J. Herer L (0-1), BS (1) 2.0 2 2 2 0 4 2 31 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Thomas 51
Batters Faced: C. Thomas 22, C. McGee 11, J. Herer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Thomas 3-4, C. McGee 3-0, J. Herer 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Thomas 84-60, C. McGee 49-30, J. Herer 31-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clint Cannon
Ballpark: Field of the Rawhides
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 4770
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