MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS AT BUCKHEAD BOWTIES
06/16/2054
 
MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS AT BUCKHEAD BOWTIES
GAME ID: 1292 - TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH , 2054 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids (19-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 1
Buckhead Bowties (22-14) 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 X 8 10 0
Rainbow Mermaids Stumble, Lose to Bowties
The Buckhead Bowties topped the Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids, 8-3, in Menard's Third League action at 5 Paces Park. The game was highlighted by the performance of Buckhead pitcher Matt Howe. At 22-14, Buckhead is in second place in the Third League.

The Bowties grabbed the lead in the bottom of the sixth. With one out, Israel Cruz, who is tied for 10th in the 3L with a .840 OPS, hit a 2-run home run off Homer Mathis, putting Buckhead in front, 3-0. For Cruz, it was his 4th home run of the season.

"We did more than enough to get the win," said Cruz.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE BUCKHEAD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lee 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
C. Lithgoe LF 5 0 2 3 0 0 4 .218 6 16
M. Bustamante 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .299 5 18
S. Le DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .204 0 6
E. Ward RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .250 0 1
E. Cowart CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .179 0 4
L. Smith 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .207 3 12
E. Rojas SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .140 2 9
T. San Pedro C 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .262 0 5
Totals 33 3 7 3 5 10 19      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Lee (1, 3rd Inning off M. Howe, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Lithgoe (7, 9th Inning off W. Gould, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Lee 3 , C. Lithgoe 3 , M. Bustamante , T. San Pedro 2
2-out RBI: C. Lithgoe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lithgoe , M. Bustamante 2 , E. Cowart
GIDP: E. Ward
Hit by Pitch: M. Bustamante
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bustamante (3)
OF assists: 1 (Cowart(Vargas at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Park 2B 5 1 2 3 0 2 1 .271 5 15
R. Merced DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268 8 20
J. Eiriz RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .259 5 18
I. Cruz CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .277 4 9
C. Kessler 1B 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 .370 6 11
S. Hor LF 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 13
   a-T. Fulton PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 2 7
M. Vargas 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .145 0 1
H. Moore C 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .241 3 9
R. Rodríguez SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .178 0 6
Totals 33 8 10 8 3 8 11      
a - T. Fulton pinch hit for S. Hor in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Merced (7, 6th Inning off G. Maneilli, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Vargas (1, 8th Inning off G. Maneilli, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Kessler (6, 4th Inning off H. Mathis, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Cruz (4, 6th Inning off H. Mathis, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Park (5, 6th Inning off G. Maneilli, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Park 5 , R. Merced 2 , J. Eiriz , I. Cruz 4 , C. Kessler 4 , M. Vargas 3 , H. Moore , R. Rodríguez
2-out RBI: C. Park
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Park , J. Eiriz 2
Hit by Pitch: S. Hor
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aguilar-Rodríguez-Kessler)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKHEAD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Mathis L (0-2) 5.1 6 5 5 2 3 2 101 7.31   
G. Maneilli 2.2 4 3 3 1 5 1 49 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Mathis 37
Batters Faced: H. Mathis 25, G. Maneilli 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Mathis 10-3, G. Maneilli 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Mathis 101-63, G. Maneilli 49-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Maneilli 3-2
Hit Batsmen: H. Mathis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Howe W (4-3) 7.0 5 0 0 3 8 0 105 2.82   
R. Aguilar 1.2 1 3 3 2 1 0 41 6.57   
W. Gould 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Howe 72
Batters Faced: M. Howe 29, R. Aguilar 8, W. Gould 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Howe 7-6, R. Aguilar 2-1, W. Gould 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Howe 105-66, R. Aguilar 41-22, W. Gould 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Gould 3-3
Hit Batsmen: R. Aguilar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Howe
Ballpark: 5 Paces Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 17 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 33889
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