USPL DOUBLE A
ITHACA FIGHTING IMPS AT BILLINGS POLAR BEARS
08/08/2053
 
USPL DOUBLE A
ITHACA FIGHTING IMPS AT BILLINGS POLAR BEARS
GAME ID: 4957 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2053 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ithaca Fighting Imps (37-37) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 0
Billings Polar Bears (35-39) 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 4 6 1
Polar Bears Top Fighting Imps, 4-3
The Billings Polar Bears topped the Ithaca Fighting Imps, 4-3, in USPL Double A action at The Igloo. The standout performance belonged to Billings pitcher and Phoenix, Arizona, native Carl Cooper. Bob Robinson earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 2 innings. His record is now 7-3. With the win, Billings goes to 35-39, while the Fighting Imps fall to 37-37.

Francisco Gómez drew 2 walk for Billings. In the bottom of the seventh, with the teams deadlocked, 3-3, Gómez delivered for the Polar Bears. His run-scoring walk put Billings on top, 4-3.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Ithaca manager Albert Pérez. "But we decided not to take it."
ITHACA BATTING LINESCORE BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Brown RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .290 7 26
J. Sparks SS 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 .292 8 36
O. Doesburg LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292 12 49
M. Dunham 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .252 8 52
D. Stansberry CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 0 3
E. Nuesink DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .188 5 23
D. Bray 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .197 2 20
E. Church 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .185 5 28
B. Hansen C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .232 0 23
Totals 31 3 5 3 5 11 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Dunham (17, 6th Inning off B. Robinson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Sparks (8, 3rd Inning off C. Cooper, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Sparks 4 , O. Doesburg , M. Dunham 2 , E. Nuesink , B. Hansen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sparks , E. Nuesink
GIDP: B. Hansen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sparks (8) , B. Hansen (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thomas SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .235 6 28
C. Valdés LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .254 3 27
J. Johnson DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .226 15 36
F. Gómez RF 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 .247 9 43
D. Houston CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .248 3 15
L. Price 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .217 3 17
   c-E. Vázquez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 3 14
M. Howell C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .256 8 29
M. Brandt 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .223 1 21
M. Willis 3B 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 .198 3 18
   a-A. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 4 17
   b-M. Powell 3B, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 1 1
Totals 30 4 6 4 7 12 19      
a - A. Herrera pinch hit for M. Willis in the 7th
b - M. Powell substituted for A. Herrera in the 8th
c - E. Vázquez substituted for L. Price in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Houston (8, 2nd Inning off L. Knight, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Valdés (13, 7th Inning off L. Crowder, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Valdés (4, 3rd Inning off L. Knight, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thomas , C. Valdés 5 , D. Houston 2 , M. Brandt 2
2-out RBI: J. Thomas , C. Valdés
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Valdés , J. Johnson , L. Price , M. Howell
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Howell (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Brandt-Thomas-Price)
ITHACA PITCHING LINESCORE BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Knight 4.1 4 3 3 4 6 0 98 4.34   
L. Crowder L (2-1) 3.1 2 1 1 3 5 0 50 4.76   
N. Firdausi 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Knight 45
Batters Faced: L. Knight 21, L. Crowder 15, N. Firdausi 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Knight 1-6, L. Crowder 3-2, N. Firdausi 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Knight 98-56, L. Crowder 50-30, N. Firdausi 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Firdausi 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Cooper 5.0 2 2 2 3 6 1 80 3.08   
B. Robinson W (7-3), BS (4) 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 41 3.00   
N. Shaffer SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 30 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cooper 58
Batters Faced: C. Cooper 19, B. Robinson 10, N. Shaffer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cooper 5-3, B. Robinson 2-4, N. Shaffer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cooper 80-41, B. Robinson 41-21, N. Shaffer 30-22
WP: B. Robinson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carl Cooper
Ballpark: The Igloo
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 9539
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