USPL DOUBLE A
MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES AT BILLINGS POLAR BEARS
08/09/2054
 
USPL DOUBLE A
MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES AT BILLINGS POLAR BEARS
GAME ID: 4963 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2054 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mercer Island Screaming Eagles (54-21) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 3
Billings Polar Bears (18-57) 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 3 X 9 13 1
Polar Bears Beat Screaming Eagles, 9-4
In the 9-4 Billings win over Mercer Island, the impact of Steve Edwards was substantial. Edwards was 2 for 4 with a home run and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 times. Mikilana Lokela closed the game out for Billings, earning his 1st save. The last-place Polar Bears improved to 18-57.

Making an impact for Billings was right fielder John Rice. He drilled a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, Rice went 2 for 4 with a double and a walk, while adding 3 RBI.

Edwards said afterward that "winning is what it's all about."
MERCER ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Neame DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .356 11 33
F. Pérez LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .285 10 31
O. Figoroa 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .315 3 14
   d-W. Zhang PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 2 8
   e-P. Alonso 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
C. Cates C 2 0 0 0 3 0 4 .235 9 30
S. Kimmonen 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .283 1 11
O. Rodríguez 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 .241 3 29
S. Hayagawa SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .275 3 16
   a-S. Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .179 4 9
   c-B. Palmer SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .227 5 19
J. Pinches CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .221 1 14
   b-C. Moore PH, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .255 6 19
V. Sánchez RF 5 1 2 3 0 2 5 .223 8 37
Totals 36 4 9 4 9 5 30      
a - S. Stewart pinch hit for S. Hayagawa in the 5th
b - C. Moore pinch hit for J. Pinches in the 5th
c - B. Palmer substituted for S. Stewart in the 5th
d - W. Zhang pinch hit for O. Figoroa in the 8th
e - P. Alonso substituted for W. Zhang in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Neame (8, 2nd Inning off J. Bishop, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Sánchez (7, 8th Inning off B. Lewis, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Pérez (10, 1st Inning off J. Bishop, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Sánchez (8, 2nd Inning off J. Bishop, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Neame 2 , F. Pérez 4 , W. Zhang , S. Kimmonen , O. Rodríguez 2 , S. Hayagawa , V. Sánchez 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Figoroa , C. Cates , B. Palmer , C. Moore , V. Sánchez 2
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Rodríguez (13)
CS: O. Figoroa (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Cates (3) , S. Kimmonen (2) , O. Rodríguez (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Carrillo LF 4 2 0 0 1 1 5 .140 1 8
J. Fayarde SS 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .293 0 6
J. Rice RF 4 0 2 3 1 2 1 .264 1 13
R. Flores DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .267 2 10
S. Edwards 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .213 8 24
J. Powers 2B 5 1 3 1 0 2 3 .225 0 18
M. Howell C 4 0 1 0 1 3 3 .149 3 17
P. Adams 1B 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .279 1 7
B. Sykes CF 5 1 0 1 0 0 7 .220 0 5
Totals 39 9 13 8 5 11 28      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rice (4, 4th Inning off F. Encarnación, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Powers (14, 5th Inning off J. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Edwards (8, 5th Inning off F. Encarnación, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Fayarde , J. Rice 3 , R. Flores 2 , S. Edwards 5 , J. Powers 4 , M. Howell , P. Adams 2
2-out RBI: J. Rice , P. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Carrillo , J. Fayarde , R. Flores , S. Edwards , J. Powers , B. Sykes
Hit by Pitch: S. Edwards
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Carrillo (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fayarde (2)
PB: M. Howell
MERCER ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Encarnación L (3-1) 4.0 5 5 1 4 5 1 93 2.57   
J. Gordon 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 44 3.60   
C. Jones 1.1 3 3 3 0 2 0 36 1.85   
A. Houghton 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Encarnación 41
Batters Faced: F. Encarnación 23, J. Gordon 10, C. Jones 8, A. Houghton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Encarnación 4-3, J. Gordon 3-0, C. Jones 1-1, A. Houghton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Encarnación 93-55, J. Gordon 44-25, C. Jones 36-22, A. Houghton 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Jones 1-0 , A. Houghton 3-3
WP: F. Encarnación
Hit Batsmen: C. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bishop 4.1 4 4 3 5 2 2 81 3.14   
B. Lewis W (1-0) 3.1 3 0 0 2 2 0 52 2.30   
M. Lokela SV (1) 1.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 32 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bishop 38
Batters Faced: J. Bishop 23, B. Lewis 14, M. Lokela 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bishop 5-6, B. Lewis 6-1, M. Lokela 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bishop 81-42, B. Lewis 52-29, M. Lokela 32-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lokela 1-0
Balk: B. Lewis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Edwards
Ballpark: The Igloo
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 5044
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