M3L DOUBLE A
VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES AT OTTAWA FAT CATS
09/17/2060
 
M3L DOUBLE A
VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES AT OTTAWA FAT CATS
GAME ID: 3977 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2060 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Virginia Beach Whales (53-48) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 5 0
Ottawa Fat Cats (42-59) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Skidding Fat Cats Lose 7th Straight
The Ottawa Fat Cats got a superb performance from pitcher Earnest Sorensen, but the Virginia Beach Whales still won the game, 5-1. Sorensen threw 7.0 innings of 2-hit ball. Virginia Beach reliever Desi Riley picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Adam Stewart absorbed the loss. The Fat Cats, at 42-59, have lost 7 straight games.

Jesús Figueroa came through with a big-time hit for Virginia Beach. The pinch hitter smacked a grand slam home run in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead, 5-1. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Feels good to get the job done," Figueroa said after the game.
VIRGINIA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nelson SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .248 6 37
M. Locke 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .232 9 52
G. García 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .283 4 16
F. Stone LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .264 2 11
J. Hall 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .247 14 58
C. Torres DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .343 11 44
C. Browning CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 .474 1 4
A. Swain RF 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 .300 11 45
T. Goderie C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 4
   a-A. Hernández PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 3 22
   b-I. Lurnea C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Figueroa PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .256 2 13
   d-A. Griggs C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 11 33
Totals 31 5 5 5 6 12 11      
a - A. Hernández pinch hit for T. Goderie in the 8th
b - I. Lurnea substituted for A. Hernández in the 8th
c - J. Figueroa pinch hit for I. Lurnea in the 9th
d - A. Griggs substituted for J. Figueroa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Browning (1, 5th Inning off E. Sorensen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. García (4, 1st Inning off E. Sorensen, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Figueroa (2, 9th Inning off A. Stewart, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. García 4 , F. Stone , J. Hall , C. Browning 2 , J. Figueroa 4
2-out RBI: G. García , J. Figueroa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. García , A. Swain , T. Goderie
GIDP: C. Browning
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Shaw DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278 3 37
B. Wright RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .239 10 53
R. Mitchell 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .277 8 45
J. Leyva LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .230 9 34
J. Nelson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .256 9 44
J. Guillén CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219 7 43
M. Hart SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .214 2 13
   c-S. Liu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 0 8
N. Roldán C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .191 1 8
B. Campbell 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 1 14
   a-J. Welch PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 0 15
   b-T. Woollatt 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 1 4
Totals 32 1 5 0 3 11 17      
a - J. Welch pinch hit for B. Campbell in the 7th
b - T. Woollatt substituted for J. Welch in the 8th
c - S. Liu pinch hit for M. Hart in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Shaw , R. Mitchell 2 , J. Leyva , N. Roldán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Nelson , J. Guillén
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Mitchell (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mitchell-Roldán-Mitchell)
VIRGINIA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Johnston 6.0 3 1 1 3 6 0 98 4.66   
D. Riley W (2-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 33 0.00   
J. Barr 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Johnston 65
Batters Faced: W. Johnston 24, D. Riley 8, J. Barr 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Johnston 7-5, D. Riley 1-0, J. Barr 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Johnston 98-63, D. Riley 33-22, J. Barr 7-6
WP: W. Johnston
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Sorensen 7.0 2 1 1 3 11 1 101 3.23   
A. Stewart L (5-9) 1.2 3 4 4 3 1 1 33 6.92   
J. Salazaro 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Sorensen 77
Batters Faced: E. Sorensen 26, A. Stewart 10, J. Salazaro 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Sorensen 4-6, A. Stewart 3-0, J. Salazaro 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Sorensen 101-67, A. Stewart 33-16, J. Salazaro 4-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Earnest Sorensen
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 8883
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