USPL DOUBLE A
MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES AT SQUIRREL HILL PIEROGIS
08/24/2053
 
USPL DOUBLE A
MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES AT SQUIRREL HILL PIEROGIS
GAME ID: 5023 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2053 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mercer Island Screaming Eagles (68-18) 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 9 0
Squirrel Hill Pierogis (37-49) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 X 7 14 2
Pierogis Clip Screaming Eagles, 7-6
The Squirrel Hill Pierogis topped the Mercer Island Screaming Eagles by the score of 7-6, with the biggest share of the credit going to designated hitter Fred Miller. Miller was 4 for 4 with a double and 3 singles. He scored 3 runs for the Pierogis on the day. Squirrel Hill, at 37-49, occupies 7th place in the Premier AA.

Squirrel Hill took a 7-6 lead on Nicolae Ispas's 6th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Mercer Island pitcher Aaron Houghton in the bottom of the eighth.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Aaron Barnes.
MERCER ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE SQUIRREL HILL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Forbes 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .244 15 56
O. Figoroa 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .262 7 48
K. Sugisata LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .297 5 19
G. Silva RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .282 21 74
L. Wright C 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .248 3 14
R. Mears CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .197 1 10
M. Hamilton 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .251 10 40
N. Higgins SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 0 20
B. Neame DH 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .228 13 32
   a-T. van Dam DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .207 1 2
Totals 36 6 9 5 4 5 16      
a - T. van Dam inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Figoroa (12, 3rd Inning off E. Díaz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. van Dam (1, 7th Inning off J. Baldwin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Neame (13, 3rd Inning off E. Díaz, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Wright (3, 4th Inning off E. Díaz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Forbes , O. Figoroa 3 , G. Silva , L. Wright 5 , N. Higgins , B. Neame 4 , T. van Dam 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Sugisata , L. Wright 2 , R. Mears
GIDP: K. Sugisata
Hit by Pitch: G. Silva
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Mears(Miller at home))
PB: L. Wright
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Ortíz SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .204 0 3
J. Ortega 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 8 35
J. Shantsev 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .281 11 36
A. McKnight RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .209 7 21
   a-B. Johnson PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 7 28
F. Miller DH 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 .500 0 7
C. Jones 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .200 8 27
A. Coleman LF 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 .156 1 11
M. González C 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .212 2 14
   b-N. Ispas PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .252 6 26
   c-J. Campos C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .110 1 4
L. Flores CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .251 1 10
Totals 34 7 14 6 1 7 18      
a - B. Johnson pinch hit for A. McKnight in the 7th
b - N. Ispas pinch hit for M. González in the 8th
c - J. Campos substituted for N. Ispas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Miller (3, 2nd Inning off S. Espinosa, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Flores (7, 3rd Inning off S. Espinosa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Ispas (6, 8th Inning off A. Houghton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Ortíz , J. Shantsev , A. McKnight , F. Miller 5 , C. Jones 2 , A. Coleman , M. González 2 , N. Ispas 4 , L. Flores 2
2-out RBI: J. Shantsev
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ortíz , B. Johnson , L. Flores
Sac Fly: A. Coleman 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Ortíz (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Baldwin (2) , J. Ortega (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Ortega-Jones-Shantsev)
OF assists: 1 (Johnson(Forbes at home))
MERCER ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE SQUIRREL HILL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Espinosa 5.0 10 4 3 0 3 0 87 2.45   
J. Vásquez BS (1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 0 40 1.53   
A. Houghton L (3-3), BS (4) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Espinosa 36
Batters Faced: S. Espinosa 24, J. Vásquez 9, A. Houghton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Espinosa 5-6, J. Vásquez 0-3, A. Houghton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Espinosa 87-59, J. Vásquez 40-27, A. Houghton 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vásquez 2-1 , A. Houghton 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Díaz 4.2 5 4 4 3 2 2 88 5.98   
J. Baldwin W (3-2) 3.1 3 2 1 0 1 0 45 3.55   
D. Cuevas SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 1.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Díaz 37
Batters Faced: E. Díaz 21, J. Baldwin 15, D. Cuevas 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Díaz 6-5, J. Baldwin 4-5, D. Cuevas 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Díaz 88-52, J. Baldwin 45-32, D. Cuevas 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Baldwin 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Baldwin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fred Miller
Ballpark: Field of the Rawhides
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 7146
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