MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS AT CAPE CORAL HURRICANES
07/05/2055
 
MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS AT CAPE CORAL HURRICANES
GAME ID: 3110 - MONDAY, JULY 5TH , 2055 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids (33-18) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10 0
Cape Coral Hurricanes (25-26) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Hurricanes Suffer 3-2 Setback
The Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids defeated the Cape Coral Hurricanes, 3-2, in Menard's Third League action at Factory of Sadness. Miguel Bustamante pulled his weight. The 9-year veteran went 3-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. Francisco Pacheco, 1-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.2 innings. Horace Cope closed it out for his 15th save.

Bustamante had a timely hit for Northern Virginia in the top of the eighth. With Cape Coral trailing 2-1, he turned a 2-1 slider into a 2-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season, making it 3-2, Northern Virginia.

"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Cape Coral manager Greg Diersing.

The first-place Rainbow Mermaids are now 33-18, the Hurricanes 25-26.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE CAPE CORAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lee 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 5 17
G. Keetley 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .240 4 16
   b-J. Encarnación CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 4
S. Bu CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .262 7 25
   a-R. Marshall 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 2 8
E. Ward LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 .262 10 39
M. Bustamante DH 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .271 7 26
G. Pauw 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .261 9 24
S. Koraltan C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .219 2 12
M. Binbows RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 0 3
H. A SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .216 5 23
Totals 36 3 10 3 2 7 20      
a - R. Marshall substituted for S. Bu in the 9th
b - J. Encarnación substituted for G. Keetley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Pauw 2 (13, 2nd Inning off H. Bender, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off H. Bender, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Bustamante (14, 2nd Inning off H. Bender, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bustamante (7, 8th Inning off S. Tah, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Lee , G. Keetley 2 , S. Bu 2 , M. Bustamante 7 , G. Pauw 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ward , M. Binbows 3 , H. A
GIDP: E. Ward
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Lee (9) , S. Koraltan (2)

FIELDING
PB: S. Koraltan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Beck CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 5 14
   a-J. Robles PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 4 9
   b-B. Kreijling CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 0 4
K. bin Hajjaj DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .242 2 8
P. Wolfe 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .308 6 21
K. Blackwood LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .189 11 23
N. Fernández SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 .167 13 25
R. Thomas C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .232 0 7
R. Trevithick 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .190 7 17
J. Díaz RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .201 6 18
   c-E. Blakemore PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 0 0
G. Blackburn 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .166 3 13
Totals 35 2 7 2 4 8 19      
a - J. Robles pinch hit for P. Beck in the 7th
b - B. Kreijling substituted for J. Robles in the 8th
c - E. Blakemore pinch hit for J. Díaz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Thomas (10, 2nd Inning off M. Panic, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Beck (7, 3rd Inning off M. Panic, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Robles (5, 7th Inning off F. Pacheco, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Beck 2 , J. Robles 2 , K. bin Hajjaj , P. Wolfe , R. Thomas 2 , R. Trevithick , J. Díaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Fernández 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Blackwood (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Blackburn-Fernández-Trevithick)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE CAPE CORAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Panic 6.1 5 2 2 2 4 0 105 3.23   
F. Pacheco W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 33 1.26   
H. Cope SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Panic 57
Batters Faced: M. Panic 27, F. Pacheco 8, H. Cope 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Panic 6-10, F. Pacheco 1-1, H. Cope 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Panic 105-67, F. Pacheco 33-20, H. Cope 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Bender 6.0 8 1 1 1 5 0 84 3.05   
S. Tah L (5-1), BS (1) 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 24 0.98   
V. Byrd 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Bender 56
Batters Faced: H. Bender 26, S. Tah 8, V. Byrd 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Bender 7-5, S. Tah 3-1, V. Byrd 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Bender 84-51, S. Tah 24-11, V. Byrd 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Byrd 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Bustamante
Ballpark: Factory of Sadness
Weather: Roof closed, 73 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 29625
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