USPL DOUBLE A
ITHACA FIGHTING IMPS AT FT. POLK SOUTH THUNDER HAWKS
05/09/2053
 
USPL DOUBLE A
ITHACA FIGHTING IMPS AT FT. POLK SOUTH THUNDER HAWKS
GAME ID: 4552 - FRIDAY, MAY 9TH , 2053 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ithaca Fighting Imps (4-4) 0 1 1 2 1 1 4 0 1 11 15 2
Ft. Polk South Thunder Hawks (3-5) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 9 3
Thunder Hawks Go Down to Defeat, 11-4
The Ithaca Fighting Imps beat the Ft. Polk South Thunder Hawks, 11-4, at Thunder Hawks Ballpark. The Fighting Imps got a fine performance from third baseman Eldon Church, who was 2 for 5 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Chet Walker, the winner, goes to 1-1. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts over 5.2 innings. The win puts Ithaca at 4-4.

With Ithaca leading 6-3 in the top of the seventh, Church hit a curveball from Mazhar Saglam for a grand slam home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Fighting Imps ahead, 10-3.

"It feels good to get this one," Church told the Ithaca Times.
ITHACA BATTING LINESCORE FT. POLK SOUTH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Brown RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .192 1 2
   a-J. Hersey PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Sparks SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .143 1 1
   b-A. Soto PH, 2B 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
M. Dunham 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .294 0 8
   c-B. Fox PH, SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .125 0 0
D. Bray 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .269 0 1
   d-D. Ramsey PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
O. Doesburg LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .258 2 6
   e-N. Moran PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   f-J. Román 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Porter CF 4 2 1 2 1 1 4 .148 2 3
E. Nuesink DH 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .261 1 4
E. Church 3B 5 1 2 4 0 1 1 .115 1 6
B. Hansen C 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .333 0 5
   g-M. Foijens PH, C 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 11 15 10 5 15 20      
a - J. Hersey pinch hit for P. Brown in the 8th
b - A. Soto pinch hit for J. Sparks in the 8th
c - B. Fox pinch hit for M. Dunham in the 8th
d - D. Ramsey pinch hit for D. Bray in the 8th
e - N. Moran pinch hit for O. Doesburg in the 8th
f - J. Román substituted for N. Moran in the 8th
g - M. Foijens pinch hit for B. Hansen in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: O. Doesburg (2, 2nd Inning off J. Benítez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Porter (2, 4th Inning off J. Benítez, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Sparks (1, 5th Inning off J. Benítez, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Brown (1, 6th Inning off L. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Church (1, 7th Inning off M. Saglam, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Brown 4 , J. Hersey , J. Sparks 4 , A. Soto 2 , M. Dunham 2 , D. Bray , D. Ramsey , O. Doesburg 5 , M. Porter 4 , E. Church 5 , B. Hansen
2-out RBI: P. Brown , A. Soto , E. Church
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fox , D. Bray , M. Porter , E. Nuesink
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hansen (1)
CS: M. Dunham (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Dunham (1) , E. Church (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Dunham-Sparks-Dunham)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .207 1 4
G. O'Bryan DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .235 0 2
O. Cochón 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .345 1 4
   b-A. Alonso PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Martínez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276 2 3
   a-G. Gómez PH, 3B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Miller 2B 4 0 1 2 1 1 5 .214 1 3
B. Bane LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .321 1 2
D. Major CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .280 2 5
   c-J. Rosário PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
F. León C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
W. Bray SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .185 0 5
Totals 37 4 9 4 6 10 25      
a - G. Gómez pinch hit for J. Martínez in the 7th
b - A. Alonso pinch hit for O. Cochón in the 9th
c - J. Rosário pinch hit for D. Major in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bane (1, 3rd Inning off C. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Bray (2, 6th Inning off C. Walker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Brown , O. Cochón , J. Martínez , G. Gómez 2 , J. Miller , B. Bane 3 , W. Bray 2
2-out RBI: B. Bane , W. Bray
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Brown , O. Cochón , B. Bane , D. Major 2 , J. Rosário
GIDP: J. Martínez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bane (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Miller (3) , F. León (1) , W. Bray (2)
ITHACA PITCHING LINESCORE FT. POLK SOUTH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Walker W (1-1) 5.2 6 3 3 4 5 0 104 10.80   
E. Kehler H (2) 3.0 2 1 0 2 4 0 56 0.00   
J. Flannery 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Walker 46
Batters Faced: C. Walker 27, E. Kehler 14, J. Flannery 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Walker 6-5, E. Kehler 2-3, J. Flannery 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Walker 104-65, E. Kehler 56-30, J. Flannery 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Kehler 2-0 , J. Flannery 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Benítez L (0-1) 4.0 7 5 4 1 9 3 95 6.52   
L. Anderson 2.2 3 4 4 2 4 1 54 4.91   
M. Saglam 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 1 22 2.35   
D. Ziersch 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 29 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Benítez 38
Batters Faced: J. Benítez 20, L. Anderson 14, M. Saglam 6, D. Ziersch 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Benítez 2-0, L. Anderson 1-3, M. Saglam 1-0, D. Ziersch 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Benítez 95-56, L. Anderson 54-35, M. Saglam 22-14, D. Ziersch 29-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Saglam 3-3 , D. Ziersch 3-0
WP: D. Ziersch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eldon Church
Ballpark: Thunder Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 59 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 8806
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