M3L TRIPLE A
PORT HURON BLITZKRIEG AT HAMILTON THUNDERBIRDS
05/07/2062
 
M3L TRIPLE A
PORT HURON BLITZKRIEG AT HAMILTON THUNDERBIRDS
GAME ID: 1335 - SUNDAY, MAY 7TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Port Huron Blitzkrieg (3-3) 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 2 0 9 14 2
Hamilton Thunderbirds (2-4) 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 7 10 0
Blitzkrieg Rally For Late Win Over Thunderbirds
The Port Huron Blitzkrieg weathered an outstanding game by Hamilton designated hitter Howard Brown to topple the Thunderbirds, 9-7. Brown went 2-5 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. Minoru Sakata, now 1-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 2 hits in 2 innings. Port Huron sits at 3-3.

Port Huron used a timely hit from 34-year old left fielder Carlos Macías to get the win. The right fielder delivered a run-scoring triple in the top of the eighth inning to put the Blitzkrieg on top, 8-7. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was huge.

"We maximized our offense today," said Port Huron skipper Mike Nyberg. "That makes everyone's life easier."
PORT HURON BATTING LINESCORE HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Macías RF 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 .217 0 3
   a-G. Roberts RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Dalton LF 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .391 1 4
R. Speight 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .333 1 6
R. Hewat DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .292 0 3
B. Clapsaddle CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .217 0 0
Y. Hsi SS 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .227 1 5
T. Sharp 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .350 0 2
D. Sterling 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .409 0 3
G. Peña C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .250 0 2
Totals 34 9 14 9 3 4 15      
a - G. Roberts substituted for C. Macías in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Dalton 2 (4, 1st Inning off D. Kane, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off D. Kane, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Sharp (2, 2nd Inning off D. Kane, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Peña (1, 4th Inning off D. Kane, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Macías (1, 8th Inning off J. Clark, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Hsi (1, 7th Inning off C. Trout, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Macías 3 , S. Dalton 5 , R. Speight 2 , R. Hewat , B. Clapsaddle , Y. Hsi 5 , T. Sharp 2 , D. Sterling , G. Peña 3
2-out RBI: Y. Hsi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Speight , D. Sterling
GIDP: R. Hewat , B. Clapsaddle , Y. Hsi
Sac Bunt: C. Macías , S. Dalton , T. Sharp , D. Sterling
Sac Fly: S. Dalton
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Hsi (1) , D. Sterling (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Speight-Hsi-Speight)
OF assists: 1 (Dalton(Nelson at home))
PB: G. Peña
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Mata SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .292 0 2
G. White CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .333 1 2
J. Welch LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .200 0 2
B. Reid RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .192 0 2
H. Brown DH 5 2 2 4 0 2 1 .381 1 7
J. Nelson 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 1 2
J. Kramer 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .263 0 3
J. Cunningham C 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 .111 0 1
M. Hart 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .167 0 1
   a-S. Liu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-C. Welch 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7 3 7 22      
a - S. Liu pinch hit for M. Hart in the 8th
b - C. Welch substituted for S. Liu in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Brown (1, 4th Inning off E. Haapakoski, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Mata , G. White 2 , J. Welch , B. Reid 2 , H. Brown 5 , J. Kramer , M. Hart
2-out RBI: L. Mata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Mata , G. White , M. Hart
GIDP: B. Reid
Sac Bunt: J. Cunningham
Hit by Pitch: J. Nelson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Hart-Mata-Kramer, Nelson-Kramer, Hart-Mata-Kramer)
PORT HURON PITCHING LINESCORE HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Haapakoski 5.0 7 7 5 0 3 1 89 9.00   
M. Sakata W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 3 3 0 40 0.00   
C. Morris H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
L. Montáñez SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Haapakoski 32
Batters Faced: E. Haapakoski 25, M. Sakata 9, C. Morris 3, L. Montáñez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Haapakoski 4-8, M. Sakata 1-0, C. Morris 3-0, L. Montáñez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Haapakoski 89-60, M. Sakata 40-21, C. Morris 8-6, L. Montáñez 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sakata 3-2 , C. Morris 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Haapakoski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Kane 6.0 9 4 4 3 3 0 100 5.84   
C. Trout 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 18 20.25   
J. Clark L (0-1) 2.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 31 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kane 38
Batters Faced: D. Kane 28, C. Trout 5, J. Clark 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kane 10-3, C. Trout 1-1, J. Clark 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kane 100-65, C. Trout 18-12, J. Clark 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Trout 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Howard Brown
Ballpark: Coyote Wildlife Refuge
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 10635
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