USPL DOUBLE A
VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES AT ITHACA FIGHTING IMPS
07/05/2053
 
USPL DOUBLE A
VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES AT ITHACA FIGHTING IMPS
GAME ID: 4815 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH , 2053 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Virginia Beach Whales (24-27) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0
Ithaca Fighting Imps (27-24) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 X 5 8 0
Kato Now 4-1 After Subduing Whales
The Ithaca Fighting Imps topped the Virginia Beach Whales, 5-2, in USPL Double A action at Imps Park. The game was highlighted by the performance of Ithaca pitcher Shigetoki Kato. Wan-hua Yi finished to wrap up his 10th save. Ithaca occupies third place in the Premier AA at 27-24.

Kato threw well for Ithaca, thwarting the Virginia Beach offense. The right-hander tossed 106 pitches over 7.1 innings. He allowed just 1 run on 2 hits.

"I'm trying to keep it simple," said Kato. "Just do my job."
VIRGINIA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE ITHACA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Tabárez LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .199 2 14
Y. Hayagawa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 22
A. Collazo RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .220 6 18
J. Willis CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .231 5 24
D. Overton DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .310 6 30
H. Martínez 1B 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .263 2 11
N. Hairama C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .208 3 12
M. Chipley SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 2 19
   a-J. Fernández PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 1 4
C. Gambill 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .186 1 5
   b-J. Johns PH, SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .300 0 2
Totals 30 2 4 2 2 12 7      
a - J. Fernández pinch hit for M. Chipley in the 8th
b - J. Johns pinch hit for C. Gambill in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Willis (5, 9th Inning off W. Yi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Willis 4 , H. Martínez 2 , J. Johns
2-out RBI: J. Willis , J. Johns
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Tabárez , M. Chipley
GIDP: N. Hairama
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Martínez (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Chipley-Martínez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Brown RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .304 5 20
J. Sparks SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .310 6 26
O. Doesburg LF 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .286 5 24
D. Bray 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .204 2 15
M. Dunham 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 6 39
M. Porter CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .260 8 23
E. Nuesink DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .191 5 16
E. Church 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .192 4 22
B. Hansen C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248 0 20
Totals 28 5 8 5 3 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Bray (9, 2nd Inning off C. Drake, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Doesburg (19, 4th Inning off C. Drake, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Brown (7, 5th Inning off C. Drake, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Bray (3, 4th Inning off C. Drake, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Porter (8, 7th Inning off C. Drake, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Doesburg (5, 8th Inning off E. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Brown 2 , O. Doesburg 6 , D. Bray 5 , M. Dunham , M. Porter 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sparks , M. Porter , E. Nuesink
GIDP: D. Bray
Sac Bunt: J. Sparks
Sac Fly: M. Dunham
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Dunham (5)
CS: M. Porter (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bray-Sparks-Dunham)
VIRGINIA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE ITHACA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Drake L (3-5) 7.0 6 3 3 2 5 1 98 4.15   
E. Mendoza 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 20 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Drake 56
Batters Faced: C. Drake 27, E. Mendoza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Drake 7-7, E. Mendoza 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Drake 98-62, E. Mendoza 20-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kato W (4-1) 7.1 2 1 1 2 10 0 106 2.99   
W. Yi SV (10) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 23 1.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kato 78
Batters Faced: S. Kato 25, W. Yi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kato 6-5, W. Yi 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kato 106-67, W. Yi 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Yi 1-1
Balk: W. Yi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shigetoki Kato
Ballpark: Imps Park
Weather: Roof closed, 66 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 9446
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