MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS AT COLORADO BILLY GOATS
07/18/2054
 
MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS AT COLORADO BILLY GOATS
GAME ID: 3163 - SATURDAY, JULY 18TH , 2054 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids (31-29) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
Colorado Billy Goats (25-35) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Bustamante hits 2 home runs, Leads Rainbow Mermaids to Win
A 4-RBI performance from Miguel Bustamante, who is tied for 9th in the 3L with a .482 slugging percentage, helped the Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids beat the Colorado Billy Goats, 5-2. José Hernández, the winning pitcher, is now 1-0. He went 6.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits, while fanning 9 and walking 2. With the win, Northern Virginia goes to 31-29, while the Billy Goats fall to 25-35.

Bustamante made an early impact for Northern Virginia when he stroked his 10th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came in the top of the third, put the Rainbow Mermaids on top, 5-2.

"I thought we played a nice game," Bustamante told the Northern Virginia Herald. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Smith 3B, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 3 19
S. Le 2B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .197 3 14
   a-M. Whitaker PR, 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .206 0 2
C. Lithgoe LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243 10 23
M. Bustamante DH 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .286 10 33
G. Özdemir 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .389 1 7
E. Cowart CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .212 0 12
T. Brown RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .188 2 9
E. Rojas SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .130 2 10
T. San Pedro C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 2 9
Totals 33 5 7 5 2 4 10      
a - M. Whitaker pinch ran for S. Le in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: G. Özdemir (5, 9th Inning off G. Gremel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Le (3, 1st Inning off T. Cugnoni, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Bustamante 2 (10, 1st Inning off T. Cugnoni, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off T. Cugnoni, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Smith , S. Le 5 , C. Lithgoe , M. Bustamante 8 , G. Özdemir 2
2-out RBI: , M. Bustamante 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Brown , T. San Pedro
Hit by Pitch: C. Lithgoe
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Costa RF, CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .229 1 20
D. Jones 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .232 5 19
I. Marrero 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .252 4 18
S. Scott DH 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .264 3 18
G. Joicey SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .196 2 10
W. Martz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 0 0
G. Mayes C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 9 18
M. Pliego LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .200 1 1
H. Mahé CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 0 7
   a-F. Derksen PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .157 4 16
Totals 31 2 4 1 3 13 11      
a - F. Derksen pinch hit for H. Mahé in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jones (14, 6th Inning off J. Hernández, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Costa , D. Jones 2 , I. Marrero , M. Pliego
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Costa , G. Joicey , G. Mayes
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Costa(Smith at 2nd base))
NORTHERN VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hernández W (1-0) 6.2 4 2 2 2 9 0 105 3.38   
R. Nayle H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 1.59   
B. Mitchell SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hernández 65
Batters Faced: J. Hernández 26, R. Nayle 5, B. Mitchell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hernández 6-5, R. Nayle 1-1, B. Mitchell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hernández 105-66, R. Nayle 28-17, B. Mitchell 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Nayle 1-0
WP: J. Hernández
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Cugnoni L (2-6) 4.0 6 5 5 0 2 3 54 4.02   
G. Gremel 5.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 48 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cugnoni 32
Batters Faced: T. Cugnoni 17, G. Gremel 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cugnoni 2-7, G. Gremel 8-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cugnoni 54-40, G. Gremel 48-31
Hit Batsmen: G. Gremel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Bustamante
Ballpark: Grazing Hills
Weather: Roof closed, 88 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 25550
Special Notes: 2B Shi-ping Le was injured while running the bases.
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