USPL DOUBLE A
MINNESOTA LOONS AT ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS
05/19/2056
 
USPL DOUBLE A
MINNESOTA LOONS AT ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS
GAME ID: 4595 - FRIDAY, MAY 19TH , 2056 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Loons (8-7) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 0
Asheville Highlanders (7-8) 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 X 5 7 1
Loons Come Up Short at Asheville, 5-4
The Asheville Highlanders beat the Minnesota Loons, 5-4, in part because of second baseman Murtadi bin Fahd. He went 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Vince Moran picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-0. He struck out 5 in 7 innings. Werner Payne earned the save for Asheville, his 2nd.

Also having an impact was shortstop Garrett Kline, who stroked a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fourth for Asheville. For the game, Kline went 1 for 3 with a walk.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Kline.

The loss drops Minnesota to 8-7.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Molina CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .274 0 6
T. Harmon 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .208 0 1
W. Ping RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .303 0 6
L. Leman LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 0 4
W. Robertson SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333 1 6
J. Hwang DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .250 0 4
S. Tietmeyer 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260 1 8
   a-Q. Moore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 0 1
   b-L. Sexton 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Forrest C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143 0 0
R. Merlet 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 0 3
   c-G. Trudgeon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 1 6
Totals 34 4 8 4 1 6 16      
a - Q. Moore pinch hit for S. Tietmeyer in the 8th
b - L. Sexton substituted for Q. Moore in the 8th
c - G. Trudgeon pinch hit for R. Merlet in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Robertson (5, 2nd Inning off V. Moran, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hwang (1, 2nd Inning off V. Moran, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Molina (2, 2nd Inning off V. Moran, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Molina 4 , W. Ping 2 , L. Leman , W. Robertson 2 , J. Hwang 2 , S. Tietmeyer
2-out RBI: R. Molina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Harmon , L. Leman , S. Tietmeyer , Q. Moore
GIDP: T. Harmon , W. Ping
Hit by Pitch: R. Molina , R. Merlet
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Ping (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tietmeyer-Robertson-Gracanin)
PB: M. Forrest
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Harrington CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .231 0 2
B. Keys 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .224 0 8
M. bin Fahd 2B 4 2 2 3 0 2 4 .385 2 3
P. Young RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .273 0 0
P. Hill 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .357 0 2
Y. Wang C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .100 0 1
G. Kline SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .278 1 3
D. Austin DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-J. Weber DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .326 2 6
K. Combs LF 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .231 0 1
Totals 30 5 7 5 6 12 20      
a - J. Weber inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. bin Fahd 2 (2, 1st Inning off V. Gracanin, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off V. Gracanin, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Harrington , M. bin Fahd 8 , P. Young , P. Hill 2 , G. Kline
2-out RBI: M. bin Fahd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Harrington , M. bin Fahd , P. Young
GIDP: D. Austin
Hit by Pitch: D. Austin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Harrington (3) , K. Combs 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. bin Fahd (1)
Double Plays: 2 (bin Fahd-Kline-Hill, Keys-bin Fahd-Hill)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Gracanin L (0-2) 4.1 6 5 5 2 4 2 87 4.41   
T. O'Neill 3.1 1 0 0 3 7 0 62 6.00   
S. Jones 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 7.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Gracanin 33
Batters Faced: V. Gracanin 21, T. O'Neill 14, S. Jones 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Gracanin 6-2, T. O'Neill 1-2, S. Jones 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Gracanin 87-50, T. O'Neill 62-34, S. Jones 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Jones 2-0
Hit Batsmen: V. Gracanin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Moran W (2-0) 7.0 7 3 3 0 5 0 101 2.13   
W. Payne SV (2) 2.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 37 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Moran 56
Batters Faced: V. Moran 28, W. Payne 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Moran 9-5, W. Payne 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Moran 101-61, W. Payne 37-23
Hit Batsmen: V. Moran 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Murtadi bin Fahd
Ballpark: Asheville Park
Weather: Roof closed, 70 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 9091
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