USPL SINGLE A
ATHLETIC CLUB KC U-24 AT SOUTH BEACH BLAZE
09/01/2055
 
USPL SINGLE A
ATHLETIC CLUB KC U-24 AT SOUTH BEACH BLAZE
GAME ID: 6602 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2055 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Athletic Club KC U-24 (53-38) 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 10 12 0
South Beach Blaze (63-28) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
U-24 Trounce Blaze, 10-2
The Ballpark on the Beach was the site for USPL Single A action featuring the South Beach Blaze and Athletic Club KC U-24.

The 10-2 Athletic Club KC win over South Beach was due largely to Marcos Ortíz. The U-24 shortstop was 2 for 3 with a triple and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Cisco Cervantes was the winning pitcher. Over 7 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 8 hits, with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts.

Athletic Club KC used the bat of Alvin Grant to capture the win. The first baseman jacked a grand slam home run in the top of the first inning to put the U-24 ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a dandy.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Grant.

Athletic Club KC, at 53-38, holds down second place in the Premier A.
ATHLETIC CLUB KC BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morales CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .299 13 33
Á. Soto DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .259 14 43
F. Ferguson RF 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 .216 12 38
   a-J. Christopher PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
K. Walker 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .252 19 75
A. Grant 1B 5 1 1 4 0 1 3 .252 22 57
M. Ortíz 2B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .195 9 39
   b-C. Jackson PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 2
N. Xú SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .232 12 33
   c-A. Alejo PH, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 2 7
N. Coleman LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .263 2 8
   d-K. Matsumoto PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
A. Cotton C 4 1 1 3 1 0 2 .192 5 19
Totals 39 10 12 10 6 6 18      
a - J. Christopher pinch hit for F. Ferguson in the 8th
b - C. Jackson pinch hit for M. Ortíz in the 9th
c - A. Alejo pinch hit for N. Xú in the 9th
d - K. Matsumoto pinch hit for N. Coleman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Walker 2 (18, 5th Inning off B. Huber, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Burnett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Ortíz (2, 1st Inning off Q. Brandt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Grant (22, 1st Inning off Q. Brandt, 3 on, 1 out) , A. Cotton (5, 7th Inning off R. Burnett, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Morales 2 , Á. Soto 2 , K. Walker 4 , A. Grant 4 , M. Ortíz 4 , N. Xú , N. Coleman , A. Cotton 4
2-out RBI: N. Coleman , A. Cotton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Á. Soto , K. Walker , A. Grant
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Walker-Ortíz-Grant, Xú-Ortíz-Grant)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Rodríguez LF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .277 7 29
   a-A. Elgar PH, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   d-H. Hart PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 1 4
O. Meyer DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .250 15 48
Á. Soto 3B 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .243 10 45
   b-Á. Rosado PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 1 11
   e-S. Stewart PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 1 4
A. Bell 1B 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .244 8 30
   c-W. Hanson PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 2 8
R. Burris RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .234 8 47
B. Meeks SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .229 3 24
E. Lozano CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .221 6 24
J. Flannery C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 7 23
F. Bowdler 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .180 3 10
Totals 33 2 8 2 6 11 18      
a - A. Elgar pinch hit for O. Rodríguez in the 7th
b - Á. Rosado pinch hit for Á. Soto in the 7th
c - W. Hanson pinch hit for A. Bell in the 8th
d - H. Hart pinch hit for A. Elgar in the 9th
e - S. Stewart pinch hit for Á. Rosado in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Meyer (20, 1st Inning off C. Cervantes, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Bowdler (8, 4th Inning off C. Cervantes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: O. Rodríguez (4, 1st Inning off C. Cervantes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Rodríguez 4 , O. Meyer 3 , Á. Soto , A. Bell 2 , F. Bowdler 2
2-out RBI: A. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Meyer , W. Hanson , R. Burris , B. Meeks
GIDP: Á. Rosado , B. Meeks
Hit by Pitch: A. Elgar
Team LOB: 11
ATHLETIC CLUB KC PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Cervantes W (7-2) 7.0 8 2 2 2 7 0 114 3.05   
A. Valentín 1.2 0 0 0 2 4 0 38 5.61   
K. Berg 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cervantes 58
Batters Faced: C. Cervantes 30, A. Valentín 7, K. Berg 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cervantes 6-6, A. Valentín 1-0, K. Berg 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cervantes 114-72, A. Valentín 38-22, K. Berg 13-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Berg 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Cervantes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Q. Brandt L (5-3) 2.1 5 5 5 1 3 1 53 2.69   
B. Huber 3.1 4 2 2 2 2 0 52 2.59   
R. Burnett 2.2 3 3 3 3 1 1 58 2.65   
R. Flores 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: Q. Brandt 25
Batters Faced: Q. Brandt 13, B. Huber 16, R. Burnett 14, R. Flores 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Q. Brandt 0-4, B. Huber 2-6, R. Burnett 5-2, R. Flores 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Q. Brandt 53-36, B. Huber 52-31, R. Burnett 58-34, R. Flores 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Burnett 1-0 , R. Flores 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcos Ortíz
Ballpark: The Ballpark on the Beach
Weather: Roof closed, 71 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 14361
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