USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT LAKE MURRAY MOTORBOATERS
05/26/2061
 
USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT LAKE MURRAY MOTORBOATERS
GAME ID: 4082 - THURSDAY, MAY 26TH , 2061 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Polar Bears (9-10) 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 2
Lake Murray MotorBoaters (11-8) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 8 10 0
Sears goes 4-for-5, Leads Polar Bears to Win
Billings designated hitter John Sears had 4 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Lake Murray MotorBoaters, 9-8. Billings pitcher Mike Pace got the win, upping his record to 2-1. Bobby Mixson got the loss. Billings goes to 9-10.

With Billings leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Sears hit a fastball from Bobby Mixson for a run-scoring double. It was his 8th double of the season and put the Polar Bears ahead, 2-0.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Sears, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE LAKE MURRAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gallegos RF 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 .237 0 0
G. Reese CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .353 2 6
R. Cruz 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .377 5 15
J. Sears DH 5 2 4 4 0 0 2 .321 2 12
R. Witt C 4 0 0 1 0 2 7 .230 3 12
S. Costello 1B 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .246 1 9
K. Hatakeyama SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .205 1 4
M. Rodríguez LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 2 5
A. Heredia 2B 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .262 3 8
Totals 38 9 14 8 4 11 20      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Gallegos (3, 1st Inning off B. Mixson, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Costello (3, 2nd Inning off B. Mixson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Sears 3 (8, 3rd Inning off B. Mixson, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off B. Mixson, 3 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off R. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Reese (2, 3rd Inning off B. Mixson, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Hatakeyama (3, 3rd Inning off B. Mixson, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Rodríguez (4, 7th Inning off R. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gallegos 2 , G. Reese 3 , J. Sears 7 , S. Costello 5 , K. Hatakeyama 2 , M. Rodríguez 2 , A. Heredia
2-out RBI: , S. Costello 2 , K. Hatakeyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Witt 2 , M. Rodríguez , A. Heredia 2
GIDP: R. Witt , K. Hatakeyama
Sac Fly: R. Witt
Hit by Pitch: R. Cruz
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: S. Costello (1) , M. Rodríguez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Heredia-Hatakeyama-Costello)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Waddell 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 2 10
R. Hudson 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .369 3 11
J. Ramírez CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .320 6 24
H. Kneecorn DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .250 0 6
Á. Ortíz SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .222 3 9
   a-R. Etheridge PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
   b-A. White SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Díaz LF 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 .328 4 14
W. Evans 2B, SS 4 1 2 5 0 1 1 .347 4 23
V. Ríos RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .271 0 3
M. Barr C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 1 9
Totals 37 8 10 8 4 6 11      
a - R. Etheridge pinch hit for Á. Ortíz in the 8th
b - A. White substituted for R. Etheridge in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kneecorn (6, 6th Inning off M. Pace, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Evans (4, 8th Inning off T. Hamilton, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hudson 2 , J. Ramírez , H. Kneecorn 3 , R. Etheridge , W. Evans 5 , V. Ríos 2
2-out RBI: W. Evans , V. Ríos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Barr 2
GIDP: W. Evans
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Waddell-Evans-Hudson, Evans-Hudson)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE LAKE MURRAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pace W (2-1) 5.2 6 4 4 3 5 0 88 3.76   
T. Hamilton 1.1 4 4 4 1 1 1 41 3.60   
A. Chávez H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.60   
T. Reed SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pace 43
Batters Faced: M. Pace 25, T. Hamilton 9, A. Chávez 4, T. Reed 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pace 7-4, T. Hamilton 2-1, A. Chávez 2-1, T. Reed 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pace 88-57, T. Hamilton 41-23, A. Chávez 9-7, T. Reed 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hamilton 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Mixson L (0-1) 3.1 10 9 9 3 3 0 78 8.18   
R. Taylor 4.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 57 0.77   
M. Burse 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Mixson 2
Batters Faced: B. Mixson 22, R. Taylor 16, M. Burse 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Mixson 2-4, R. Taylor 4-1, M. Burse 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Mixson 78-46, R. Taylor 57-38, M. Burse 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Taylor 1-1 , M. Burse 1-0
WP: B. Mixson
Hit Batsmen: M. Burse
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Sears
Ballpark: Heron Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 7423
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