USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS
09/01/2060
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USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS
GAME ID: 4446 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2060 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Polar Bears (31-60) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 0
Asheville Highlanders (48-43) 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 X 8 16 0
Highlanders Roll to 8-3 Win Over Polar Bears
Jorge Zapata left his imprint on the 8-3 Asheville win against the Billings Polar Bears. Zapata, who is tied for 2nd in the SAA in triples with 4, was 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles, while scoring 2. Joaquín Martínez earned the win to go to 5-3. He allowed 1 run on 4 hits, with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work. Asheville has a record of 48-43, placing them 7th in the Silver AA.

Tom Crawford had a big 3-run home run for the Highlanders in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Asheville leading 2-1 and runners on 1st and 3rd, he sized up a knuckle curve from 24-year old left-handed pitcher Troy Hamilton and punished it. The result was his 12th home run of the season, which put the Highlanders on top, 5-1.

"Feels good to get the job done," Crawford said after the game.
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cruz 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233 4 14
R. Gallegos CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .279 2 14
J. Day LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 0 1
   a-T. Hopkins PR, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 7 30
C. Ellison 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .242 14 32
C. Beauregard DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .175 1 4
C. Drew C 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .290 4 18
F. Fierro RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .221 7 23
K. Hatakeyama SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 0 3
B. Denton 2B 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 .207 5 11
   b-S. Guillén PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .159 3 9
Totals 34 3 8 3 5 5 18      
a - T. Hopkins pinch ran for J. Day in the 6th
b - S. Guillén pinch hit for B. Denton in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Denton (5, 3rd Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Gallegos (2, 7th Inning off E. Watts, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gallegos 6 , C. Ellison , C. Beauregard , C. Drew , B. Denton 4 , S. Guillén
2-out RBI: R. Gallegos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Ellison 2 , F. Fierro
GIDP: C. Drew
Hit by Pitch: J. Day
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gallegos (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hatakeyama-Denton-Ellison, Hatakeyama-Denton-Ellison)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zapata RF 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .257 1 9
M. Alberink 2B 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .249 4 18
F. Cardenas 1B 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .266 11 37
A. Martas CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .223 13 45
J. Brandt C 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .185 6 24
T. Rich 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .232 4 18
M. Guatierri DH 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .260 7 30
B. Williams SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .227 5 27
T. Crawford LF 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 .255 12 40
Totals 38 8 16 8 4 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Zapata (3, 3rd Inning off T. Hamilton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Crawford (12, 4th Inning off T. Hamilton, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Williams (5, 7th Inning off T. Sparks, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zapata 5 , M. Alberink 2 , F. Cardenas 2 , A. Martas 2 , J. Brandt , M. Guatierri , B. Williams 6 , T. Crawford 4
2-out RBI: J. Zapata , M. Alberink 2 , A. Martas , B. Williams , T. Crawford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Alberink , A. Martas , J. Brandt
GIDP: J. Brandt , M. Guatierri
Hit by Pitch: T. Rich
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cardenas-Williams-Cardenas)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pace 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.88   
T. Hamilton L (1-1) 2.0 5 5 5 2 3 1 63 5.88   
C. Ramos 1.2 6 2 2 0 1 0 38 4.64   
T. Sparks 2.2 5 1 1 2 2 1 39 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pace 50
Batters Faced: M. Pace 5, T. Hamilton 13, C. Ramos 11, T. Sparks 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pace 2-2, T. Hamilton 2-1, C. Ramos 1-3, T. Sparks 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pace 13-10, T. Hamilton 63-33, C. Ramos 38-26, T. Sparks 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Sparks 1-0
WP: C. Ramos
Hit Batsmen: T. Sparks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martínez W (5-3) 5.2 4 1 1 3 4 1 89 3.40   
E. Watts SV (1) 3.1 4 2 2 2 1 1 66 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martínez 58
Batters Faced: J. Martínez 24, E. Watts 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martínez 8-4, E. Watts 3-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martínez 89-54, E. Watts 66-41
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Watts 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Martínez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Zapata
Ballpark: Asheville Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 8199
Special Notes: SP Mike Pace was injured while pitching. LF Jonathan Day was injured being hit by a pitch.
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