USPL DOUBLE A
VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES AT MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES
09/01/2053
 
USPL DOUBLE A
VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES AT MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES
GAME ID: 5054 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2053 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Virginia Beach Whales (36-55) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 6 0
Mercer Island Screaming Eagles (71-20) 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 X 8 6 0
Screaming Eagles Sink Whales, 8-3
The first-place Mercer Island Screaming Eagles picked up another win.

The Mercer Island Screaming Eagles picked up a win at Mercer Island Grounds, knocking off the Virginia Beach Whales, 8-3. Starting pitcher Sixto Espinosa was a big reason why. Espinosa went 6.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 6. His record improves to 2-1. Charles Jones sewed up the save, his 2nd.

Mercer Island took the lead in the bottom of the sixth. With two out and the bases loaded, Ismael Carrillo stroked a 2-run single to make it 3-1, Screaming Eagles.

"Sixto was pounding the zone," said Mercer Island manager Ricardo Vargas.

The Screaming Eagles lead the Premier AA by 16 games.
VIRGINIA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE MERCER ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Tabárez LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 4 20
   b-R. Christopher PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-C. Thompson LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 1 13
P. Wallace 2B 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .176 1 3
E. Reyes 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 5 18
A. King CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .241 0 3
D. Gan DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 5
D. Bonkski C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .232 2 10
W. Moore RF, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .254 4 13
M. Chipley SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228 2 26
C. Gambill 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .210 3 18
   a-N. Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 1
   c-D. McBride 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
Totals 31 3 6 3 3 8 6      
a - N. Wilson pinch hit for C. Gambill in the 8th
b - R. Christopher pinch hit for F. Tabárez in the 8th
c - D. McBride substituted for N. Wilson in the 8th
d - C. Thompson substituted for R. Christopher in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Wallace (1, 8th Inning off C. Jones, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Tabárez , P. Wallace 6 , W. Moore , C. Gambill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. King , M. Chipley
GIDP: E. Reyes
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Tabárez (18) , P. Wallace (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wallace-Chipley-Reyes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Pérez LF 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 .274 8 21
M. Hamilton 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .239 10 40
B. Neame DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .217 13 32
G. Silva RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .281 21 75
O. Figoroa 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .254 8 50
   a-J. Gonzáles 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .231 1 18
D. Forbes 3B 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .240 16 59
I. Carrillo CF 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .203 4 20
   b-M. Brown PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 1
J. Brouwers C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .245 6 18
N. Higgins SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .258 0 20
Totals 29 8 6 8 8 6 10      
a - J. Gonzáles substituted for O. Figoroa in the 7th
b - M. Brown pinch hit for I. Carrillo in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Higgins (17, 7th Inning off J. Bowling, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Pérez (8, 7th Inning off J. Bowling, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Forbes (16, 7th Inning off E. Mendoza, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Pérez 4 , G. Silva 2 , D. Forbes 4 , I. Carrillo , N. Higgins 2
2-out RBI: G. Silva , D. Forbes , I. Carrillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Pérez , J. Brouwers
GIDP: B. Neame
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Higgins-Hamilton-Figoroa)
OF assists: 1 (Carrillo(Tabárez at home))
VIRGINIA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE MERCER ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Slaughter L (3-2) 5.1 1 2 2 5 2 0 93 3.44   
J. Bowling 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 1 21 8.04   
E. Mendoza 2.0 2 3 3 1 4 1 39 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Slaughter 55
Batters Faced: L. Slaughter 21, J. Bowling 7, E. Mendoza 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Slaughter 6-7, J. Bowling 1-1, E. Mendoza 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Slaughter 93-50, J. Bowling 21-8, E. Mendoza 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bowling 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Espinosa W (2-1) 6.2 5 1 1 2 6 0 91 2.25   
C. Jones SV (2) 2.1 1 2 2 1 2 1 32 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Espinosa 64
Batters Faced: S. Espinosa 25, C. Jones 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Espinosa 5-7, C. Jones 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Espinosa 91-58, C. Jones 32-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Jones 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sixto Espinosa
Ballpark: Mercer Island Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 17617
Special Notes: 3B Orlando Figoroa was injured while running the bases.
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