USPL SINGLE A
SOUTH BEACH BLAZE AT GRAND FORKS CATERPILLARS
09/01/2053
 
USPL SINGLE A
SOUTH BEACH BLAZE AT GRAND FORKS CATERPILLARS
GAME ID: 6605 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2053 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Beach Blaze (61-30) 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 12 1
Grand Forks Caterpillars (37-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3
Blaze Top Caterpillars, 6-1, Behind Best
The South Beach Blaze picked up a win at The Cocoon, knocking off the Grand Forks Caterpillars, 6-1. On the mound for South Beach was right-hander Lloyd Best, who played a pivotal role in the win. The winning streak has now reached 7 games for South Beach.

Best's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 8 strikeouts in 8 innings while allowing 2 hits. Best, who is tied for 4th in the PA with a 1.92 ERA, goes to 6-3 on the year with 109 strikeouts.

"Throwing strikes was the main thing," Best said.
SOUTH BEACH BATTING LINESCORE GRAND FORKS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Palmer 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .325 6 32
C. Moore CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .269 11 47
D. Love C 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .214 6 26
E. Mejía RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .269 9 32
O. Rodríguez 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .285 8 34
J. Rojas 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .227 10 37
G. Collins DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .301 1 17
W. Zhang LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .274 8 36
J. Sullivan SS 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 .212 1 9
Totals 38 6 12 6 3 9 22      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Moore (10, 3rd Inning off J. Bishop, 3 on, 0 outs) , W. Zhang (10, 6th Inning off J. García, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Palmer (18, 6th Inning off J. García, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Rodríguez (19, 7th Inning off J. García, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Love (5, 9th Inning off R. Kinmont, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: O. Rodríguez (5, 3rd Inning off J. Bishop, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Palmer 4 , C. Moore 2 , D. Love 2 , E. Mejía , O. Rodríguez 5 , G. Collins 2 , W. Zhang 3
2-out RBI: B. Palmer , O. Rodríguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Moore 3 , J. Rojas , G. Collins 2
Sac Fly: E. Mejía , J. Sullivan
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: L. Best (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Schroeder LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .260 3 15
D. Slater 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .264 4 36
G. Rodríguez DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .230 5 9
J. Powers 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 2 4
   d-L. Moore PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 0 3
H. Yi SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 1 6
H. Babineaux CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .206 1 9
R. Frankcombe RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .171 4 16
   a-J. Rice PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 4 28
R. Morales 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 1 16
   b-S. Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 3 12
   c-J. Amaya 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 1 3
I. Kim C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .100 3 15
Totals 31 1 3 1 0 9 7      
a - J. Rice pinch hit for R. Frankcombe in the 8th
b - S. Watson pinch hit for R. Morales in the 8th
c - J. Amaya substituted for S. Watson in the 9th
d - L. Moore pinch hit for J. Powers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Slater (14, 9th Inning off B. Robert, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Slater 2 , H. Yi , R. Frankcombe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yi , R. Morales
Hit by Pitch: C. Schroeder
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Schroeder (2) , H. Yi (3) , I. Kim (11)
SOUTH BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND FORKS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Best W (6-3) 8.0 2 0 0 0 8 0 88 1.92   
B. Robert 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Best 86
Batters Faced: L. Best 27, B. Robert 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Best 5-11, B. Robert 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Best 88-64, B. Robert 16-11
Hit Batsmen: B. Robert
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bishop L (4-12) 3.2 6 4 4 2 1 0 70 5.30   
J. García 2.2 5 2 2 0 4 0 39 4.59   
R. Kinmont 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 36 3.08   
M. Lokela 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bishop 30
Batters Faced: J. Bishop 19, J. García 13, R. Kinmont 8, M. Lokela 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bishop 3-7, J. García 1-3, R. Kinmont 1-1, M. Lokela 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bishop 70-42, J. García 39-32, R. Kinmont 36-25, M. Lokela 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. García 2-0 , R. Kinmont 2-0 , M. Lokela 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lloyd Best
Ballpark: The Cocoon
Weather: Roof closed, 82 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 3502
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