USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS
06/09/2061
 
USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS
GAME ID: 4152 - THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2061 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Polar Bears (14-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0
Asheville Highlanders (21-11) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13 3
Highlanders Take Down Polar Bears, 3-2
Starting pitcher Niek Proeme gave the Asheville Highlanders a rock-solid effort. The Princess Quarter, Sint Maarten native helped his team defeat the Billings Polar Bears, 3-2, at Asheville Park. Eric Sims claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 2.2 innings. His record stands at 3-1. Asheville is now 21-11, Billings 14-18.

Up to bat in the bottom of the ninth, 27-year old shortstop Sean McClendon had a chance to be the hero. Billings pitcher Andrés Chávez wanted to foil that plan. But with no outs, McClendon hit a sacrifice fly. The Highlanders had themselves a thrilling win.

"Tough loss," said Billings manager Justin Broadfoot. "But we'll rebound from it."
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gallegos RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .242 1 3
G. Reese CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .295 6 16
R. Cruz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .357 8 20
J. Sears 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 3 19
R. Witt C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .223 6 18
S. Costello 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .270 1 10
K. Hatakeyama SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .215 1 7
R. Alfaro DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 1 4
F. Fierro LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .147 1 3
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Witt (3, 9th Inning off E. Sims, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Sears , R. Witt 2 , S. Costello , K. Hatakeyama 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Hatakeyama 2 , F. Fierro
GIDP: R. Alfaro
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Salazar 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .282 1 7
A. Martas LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .243 7 17
   a-J. Zapata PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .417 0 1
D. Sima SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .217 1 18
   b-L. Álvarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 0 0
   c-S. McClendon SS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
T. Baker DH 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .283 3 15
T. Pelikaan CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 6 .317 0 8
C. Prigent RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .122 2 4
T. Romero 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .345 1 7
   d-F. Cardenas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 0 0
   f-T. Rich 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 5 10
M. Alberink 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 2 12
   e-M. Askin PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325 8 27
Y. Wang C 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .227 0 0
Totals 36 3 13 3 2 11 23      
a - J. Zapata pinch hit for A. Martas in the 7th
b - L. Álvarez pinch hit for D. Sima in the 7th
c - S. McClendon substituted for L. Álvarez in the 8th
d - F. Cardenas pinch hit for T. Romero in the 8th
e - M. Askin pinch hit for M. Alberink in the 8th
f - T. Rich substituted for F. Cardenas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Askin (9, 8th Inning off T. Sparks, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Zapata (1, 9th Inning off A. Chávez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Baker (3, 1st Inning off K. Coleville, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Salazar 3 , J. Zapata 3 , D. Sima , T. Baker 5 , T. Pelikaan 2 , M. Askin 2 , Y. Wang 3
2-out RBI: T. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Salazar , T. Pelikaan 2 , M. Alberink
Sac Fly: S. McClendon
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Zapata (3) , T. Pelikaan (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Proeme (2) , A. Salazar (3) , C. Prigent (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Salazar-Sima-Alberink)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Coleville 6.0 9 2 2 0 8 1 91 7.01   
T. Sparks 1.2 3 0 0 2 3 0 29 4.32   
A. Chávez L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Coleville 54
Batters Faced: K. Coleville 26, T. Sparks 10, A. Chávez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Coleville 3-6, T. Sparks 1-1, A. Chávez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Coleville 91-60, T. Sparks 29-20, A. Chávez 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Chávez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Proeme 6.1 2 1 1 2 7 0 95 1.27   
E. Sims W (3-1), BS (1) 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 28 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Proeme 70
Batters Faced: N. Proeme 23, E. Sims 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Proeme 2-9, E. Sims 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Proeme 95-57, E. Sims 28-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Sims 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Niek Proeme
Ballpark: Asheville Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 12007
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