USPL DOUBLE A
FT. POLK SOUTH THUNDER HAWKS AT GWINNETT GUINEA PIGS
07/27/2051
 
USPL DOUBLE A
FT. POLK SOUTH THUNDER HAWKS AT GWINNETT GUINEA PIGS
GAME ID: 4905 - THURSDAY, JULY 27TH , 2051 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Polk South Thunder Hawks (41-25) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 6 15 1
Gwinnett Guinea Pigs (36-30) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 5 6 0
Ft. Polk South Topples Gwinnett, 6-5
Ft. Polk South beat Gwinnett at Experimental Stadium, escaping with a 6-5 win. The win in large part was due to center fielder Jason Melton. He went 3 for 5 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 3 runs. Ft. Polk South reliever Valentín Jiménez picked up the win, upping his record to 5-2. Norio Uchiyama took the loss. With the win, Ft. Polk South pushed its record to 41-25.

Ft. Polk South used a clutch hit from Wallace Sanders to get the win. The designated hitter drilled a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Thunder Hawks ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Ft. Polk South manager Hiroji Nakagawa.
FT. POLK SOUTH BATTING LINESCORE GWINNETT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Melton CF 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .276 8 36
W. Bray SS 5 0 2 1 0 3 0 .209 2 20
O. Cochón 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .296 3 31
D. McKee 1B 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .264 3 18
A. Brown RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .230 14 31
J. Sheppard 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .231 8 32
T. Taylor C 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .257 7 34
B. Stuart LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290 5 36
W. Sanders DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .277 4 25
Totals 41 6 15 6 0 12 15      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Taylor (11, 4th Inning off Y. Hrustalyov, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. McKee (3, 5th Inning off Y. Hrustalyov, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Stuart (22, 8th Inning off E. Ishikawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Melton (4, 9th Inning off E. Ishikawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sheppard (8, 4th Inning off Y. Hrustalyov, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Sanders (4, 7th Inning off N. Uchiyama, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Melton (8, 7th Inning off N. Uchiyama, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Taylor (7, 8th Inning off N. Uchiyama, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Melton 8 , W. Bray 2 , O. Cochón , D. McKee 4 , J. Sheppard 4 , T. Taylor 7 , B. Stuart 2 , W. Sanders 4
2-out RBI: D. McKee , T. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Melton , A. Brown 2 , W. Sanders 2
GIDP: O. Cochón
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sheppard (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Wallace SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275 3 24
J. Harris CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 3 19
G. Mayes C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 8 22
C. MacMurdo DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .183 16 33
M. Wrightson 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .260 19 45
J. Pérez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 7 34
E. Casas RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .267 2 6
D. Kramer LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .236 2 13
J. Tavárez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 1 12
   a-C. Yi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .177 1 7
Totals 34 5 6 5 2 8 6      
a - C. Yi pinch hit for J. Tavárez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Wrightson 2 (19, 5th Inning off B. Márquez, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off V. Jiménez, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Casas (2, 9th Inning off D. Bass, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Wallace , M. Wrightson 8 , J. Pérez , E. Casas 4 , D. Kramer
2-out RBI: E. Casas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Mayes
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wallace-Pérez-Wrightson)
FT. POLK SOUTH PITCHING LINESCORE GWINNETT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. García 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.91   
B. Márquez 2.2 1 2 2 2 2 1 52 5.81   
V. Jiménez W (5-2) 2.2 2 1 1 0 3 1 36 2.70   
D. Bass SV (4) 1.2 3 2 2 0 3 1 41 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. García 52
Batters Faced: H. García 6, B. Márquez 11, V. Jiménez 11, D. Bass 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. García 2-4, B. Márquez 4-2, V. Jiménez 3-2, D. Bass 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. García 15-9, B. Márquez 52-27, V. Jiménez 36-25, D. Bass 41-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Jiménez 1-0 , D. Bass 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Hrustalyov 4.2 9 2 2 0 5 1 87 2.73   
N. Uchiyama L (3-3) 3.0 3 3 3 0 5 3 48 6.99   
E. Ishikawa 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 31 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Hrustalyov 43
Batters Faced: Y. Hrustalyov 22, N. Uchiyama 12, E. Ishikawa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Hrustalyov 5-3, N. Uchiyama 3-1, E. Ishikawa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Hrustalyov 87-53, N. Uchiyama 48-33, E. Ishikawa 31-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Uchiyama 1-0
WP: E. Ishikawa
Balk: Y. Hrustalyov 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Melton
Ballpark: Experimental Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 79 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 9393
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