MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS AT CAPE CORAL HURRICANES
08/03/2054
 
MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS AT CAPE CORAL HURRICANES
GAME ID: 3236 - MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2054 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids (36-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 5 2
Cape Coral Hurricanes (32-40) 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 X 6 10 0
Hurricanes Bump Off Rainbow Mermaids, 6-4
The Cape Coral Hurricanes topped the Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids, 6-4, in Menard's Third League action at Factory of Sadness. The standout performance belonged to Cape Coral pitcher and Saginaw, Michigan, native Horace Bender. The Hurricanes saw their win-loss record go to 32-40. At the same time, the Rainbow Mermaids fell to 36-36.

Kharouf bin Hajjaj put Cape Coral in front, 4-0, when he hit a 2-run home run off José Hernández in the bottom of the third. It was his 10th home run of the season.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said bin Hajjaj.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE CAPE CORAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Keetley DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .184 7 14
C. Lithgoe LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251 12 27
S. Le 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .194 4 17
M. Bustamante 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .287 15 44
C. Townsend RF 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 .194 1 5
   c-G. Pauw PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 2 3
E. Cowart CF 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 .213 1 14
L. Smith 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 4 23
E. Rojas SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .172 3 14
   a-G. Gonzáles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .153 4 8
   b-E. Moss SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .149 0 2
D. Ingleby C 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .244 1 5
   d-G. Özdemir PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 2 12
Totals 31 4 5 4 3 12 9      
a - G. Gonzáles pinch hit for E. Rojas in the 7th
b - E. Moss substituted for G. Gonzáles in the 7th
c - G. Pauw pinch hit for C. Townsend in the 8th
d - G. Özdemir pinch hit for D. Ingleby in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Cowart (1, 7th Inning off R. Anderson, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Keetley (7, 7th Inning off R. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Keetley 4 , C. Lithgoe , S. Le , E. Cowart 4 , D. Ingleby
2-out RBI: G. Keetley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bustamante , C. Townsend
Hit by Pitch: M. Bustamante , D. Ingleby
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Townsend (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hernández (1) , E. Rojas (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Le-Bustamante)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Miranda RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .324 2 26
P. Wolfe 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .214 4 14
   b-T. Hendricks 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 0 10
K. bin Hajjaj 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 6 .242 10 35
   a-S. Walid 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1
J. Lemur DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 .219 13 37
G. Blackburn 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .255 8 40
N. Fernández SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .220 14 38
O. Sáenz LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .190 0 4
S. Bissonnette CF 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .202 2 10
V. Salgado C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .209 2 8
Totals 33 6 10 6 5 5 24      
a - S. Walid substituted for K. bin Hajjaj in the 8th
b - T. Hendricks substituted for P. Wolfe in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: S. Bissonnette (1, 5th Inning off J. Hernández, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. bin Hajjaj (10, 3rd Inning off J. Hernández, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Miranda 2 , P. Wolfe 3 , K. bin Hajjaj 4 , J. Lemur , G. Blackburn , S. Bissonnette 3 , V. Salgado
2-out RBI: S. Bissonnette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Walid , J. Lemur , O. Sáenz 2 , V. Salgado
GIDP: J. Lemur
Sac Fly: N. Fernández
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Miranda (8)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE CAPE CORAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hernández L (1-2) 5.0 8 6 5 3 1 1 93 4.24   
A. Pineda 2.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 42 4.82   
C. Brooks 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hernández 27
Batters Faced: J. Hernández 27, A. Pineda 10, C. Brooks 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hernández 5-9, A. Pineda 2-1, C. Brooks 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hernández 93-50, A. Pineda 42-26, C. Brooks 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brooks 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Bender W (4-5) 6.0 2 1 1 2 8 0 96 4.06   
R. Anderson 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 2 18 5.62   
E. Hill H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.98   
J. Williams SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Bender 70
Batters Faced: H. Bender 23, R. Anderson 5, E. Hill 4, J. Williams 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Bender 4-5, R. Anderson 0-1, E. Hill 1-2, J. Williams 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Bender 96-57, R. Anderson 18-11, E. Hill 13-10, J. Williams 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Anderson 1-1
Hit Batsmen: H. Bender 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Horace Bender
Ballpark: Factory of Sadness
Weather: Roof closed, 79 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 26966
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