USSL DOUBLE A
MINNESOTA LOONS AT LAKE MURRAY MOTORBOATERS
08/03/2062
 
USSL DOUBLE A
MINNESOTA LOONS AT LAKE MURRAY MOTORBOATERS
GAME ID: 4352 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Loons (40-32) 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 16 2
Lake Murray MotorBoaters (40-32) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0
MotorBoaters Suffer 5-3 Loss to Loons
The Minnesota Loons topped the Lake Murray MotorBoaters, 5-3, with youngster Herb Jones playing a key role. Jones went 2 for 5 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Loons in the win. Minnesota pitcher António Vélez got the win. He's now 8-6. Joseph Sankey was tagged with the loss. Clay May finished to wrap up his 4th save.

Jones had a consequential at-bat in the top of the third for the Loons. Coming up with runners on 2nd and 3rd and Minnesota trailing 3-2, he hit a 2-run single.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Minnesota manager Calvin Beck.

Minnesota is second in the Silver AA with a record of 40-32.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE LAKE MURRAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Parker 2B 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .249 7 24
J. Vázquez LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .212 8 21
E. Colón 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .296 3 23
W. Bi DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .227 3 10
L. Moore RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .224 9 39
H. Jones CF 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .368 6 14
M. Miller C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .299 3 17
C. Curry SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .268 2 15
P. Morgan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 4 12
Totals 40 5 16 5 2 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Curry (7, 6th Inning off J. Sankey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Vázquez (8, 3rd Inning off J. Sankey, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Jones (6, 7th Inning off M. Lee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Parker 3 , J. Vázquez 5 , E. Colón , W. Bi , L. Moore 3 , H. Jones 5 , M. Miller 2 , C. Curry 3
2-out RBI: J. Vázquez , L. Moore , H. Jones 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Colón 2
GIDP: H. Jones
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Parker (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Parker (3) , P. Morgan (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Martínez CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .272 15 40
R. Etheridge LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .223 4 19
V. Ganchas DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .266 8 30
A. Anderson 2B, SS 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .225 8 27
D. Buchanan RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .257 9 34
I. Miller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .210 5 24
B. Skinner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 0 5
Á. Ortíz SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .181 7 23
   a-R. White PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 0 4
R. Hines C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .279 6 18
Totals 40 3 11 3 0 8 17      
a - R. White pinch hit for Á. Ortíz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Anderson (10, 7th Inning off R. McDaniel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Anderson (8, 1st Inning off A. Vélez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Etheridge , V. Ganchas 2 , A. Anderson 6 , D. Buchanan 3 , B. Skinner , Á. Ortíz , R. Hines
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Martínez , I. Miller 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-White-Skinner)
OF assists: 1 (Martínez(Curry at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE LAKE MURRAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Vélez W (8-6) 5.1 7 3 3 0 5 1 96 4.03   
R. McDaniel H (6) 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 2.60   
C. May SV (4) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 36 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Vélez 47
Batters Faced: A. Vélez 25, R. McDaniel 7, C. May 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Vélez 6-5, R. McDaniel 1-3, C. May 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Vélez 96-63, R. McDaniel 25-18, C. May 36-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. May 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sankey L (2-5) 5.2 13 4 4 1 2 1 92 3.77   
M. Lee 2.2 2 1 1 1 5 1 44 6.26   
F. Palmeiro 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 7.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sankey 28
Batters Faced: J. Sankey 29, M. Lee 11, F. Palmeiro 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sankey 4-9, M. Lee 2-1, F. Palmeiro 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sankey 92-57, M. Lee 44-30, F. Palmeiro 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lee 2-0 , F. Palmeiro 1-0
WP: J. Sankey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Herb Jones
Ballpark: Heron Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 9245
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