USPL DOUBLE A
MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES AT VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES
07/18/2053
 
USPL DOUBLE A
MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES AT VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES
GAME ID: 4864 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH , 2053 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mercer Island Screaming Eagles (48-12) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 5 6 0
Virginia Beach Whales (25-35) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Visiting Screaming Eagles Beat Whales, 5-2
Mercer Island picked up a win at Virginia Beach Grounds, toppling the Virginia Beach Whales, 5-2. Pitcher Nick Johnston was one of the reasons the Screaming Eagles triumphed. Sixto Espinosa closed it out for his 1st save. Mercer Island improves to 48-12 with the win. They lead their division by 13½ games.

Mercer Island relied on the bat of Brian Neame to get the win. The designated hitter ripped a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Screaming Eagles ahead, 2-1. For the game, Neame had 1 double and 1 triple in 3 at-bats.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Mercer Island skipper Ricardo Vargas.
MERCER ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE VIRGINIA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Forbes 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .243 9 31
O. Figoroa 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .269 6 41
K. Sugisata LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292 4 14
G. Silva RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .271 9 39
L. Wright C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .226 1 8
R. Mears CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .204 1 8
   a-F. Pérez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 2 6
   b-I. Carrillo CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 2 11
M. Hamilton 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .259 8 31
N. Higgins SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .216 0 9
B. Neame DH 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .205 6 21
Totals 32 5 6 4 2 9 9      
a - F. Pérez pinch hit for R. Mears in the 9th
b - I. Carrillo substituted for F. Pérez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hamilton (14, 5th Inning off J. Vázquez, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Neame (8, 5th Inning off J. Vázquez, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Forbes (6, 5th Inning off J. Vázquez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Neame (1, 7th Inning off J. Bowling, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Figoroa (7, 8th Inning off J. Bowling, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Forbes 2 , O. Figoroa 3 , K. Sugisata , M. Hamilton 2 , B. Neame 5
2-out RBI: D. Forbes , B. Neame
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Figoroa
Sac Fly: G. Silva
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Forbes-Hamilton-Figoroa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Thompson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .219 1 11
Y. Hayagawa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 1 24
D. Overton DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 6 35
A. Collazo 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .206 6 21
J. Willis CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 5 26
J. Fernández 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 1 4
W. Moore LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276 3 10
E. Miller C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .227 1 3
M. Chipley SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .231 2 20
Totals 31 2 5 2 0 7 5      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Collazo (7, 2nd Inning off N. Johnston, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Moore (5, 2nd Inning off N. Johnston, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Miller (3, 5th Inning off N. Johnston, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Chipley (6, 5th Inning off N. Johnston, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Collazo 2 , W. Moore 2 , E. Miller 2 , M. Chipley 3
2-out RBI: W. Moore , M. Chipley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Thompson , E. Miller
GIDP: C. Thompson
Team LOB: 2
MERCER ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE VIRGINIA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Johnston W (6-0) 6.1 5 2 2 0 6 0 78 2.49   
S. Espinosa SV (1) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Johnston 61
Batters Faced: N. Johnston 23, S. Espinosa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Johnston 7-5, S. Espinosa 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Johnston 78-55, S. Espinosa 23-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vázquez L (3-5) 6.0 4 3 3 2 6 0 101 3.36   
J. Bowling 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 34 11.12   
P. O'Farrell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vázquez 56
Batters Faced: J. Vázquez 24, J. Bowling 8, P. O'Farrell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vázquez 7-5, J. Bowling 2-2, P. O'Farrell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vázquez 101-60, J. Bowling 34-23, P. O'Farrell 16-12
WP: J. Bowling
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Johnston
Ballpark: Virginia Beach Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 7683
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