USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS
09/02/2060
 
USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS
GAME ID: 4451 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2060 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Polar Bears (31-61) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
Asheville Highlanders (49-43) 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 11 0
Polar Bears Suffer 5-3 Loss to Highlanders
Asheville Highlanders starter Vince Moran pitched a strong game against the Billings Polar Bears at Asheville Park, leading the Highlanders to victory, 5-3. Moran got the win, improving to 6-4. He gave up 6 hits and walked 1 over 7.2 innings. He allowed 3 runs. The save was credited to Christian Wilson, his 7th.

Asheville took the lead, 5-2, on Tom Crawford's 13th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Billings pitcher Júlio Nieto in the bottom of the seventh.

Moran attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."

The triumph puts Asheville at 49-43 for the season.
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cruz 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .234 4 14
R. Gallegos RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 2 14
   a-S. Guillén PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .156 3 9
C. Ellison 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .246 14 32
C. Beauregard DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .180 1 5
R. Witt C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 2 10
K. Hatakeyama SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 0 3
L. Newman CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .213 1 3
F. Fierro LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .217 7 23
B. Denton 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .213 6 13
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 10 12      
a - S. Guillén pinch hit for R. Gallegos in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Ellison (10, 1st Inning off V. Moran, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Witt (5, 2nd Inning off V. Moran, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Newman (4, 5th Inning off V. Moran, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Denton (6, 5th Inning off V. Moran, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Cruz , C. Ellison 3 , C. Beauregard , R. Witt 2 , L. Newman 2 , B. Denton 5
2-out RBI: C. Beauregard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Beauregard , R. Witt , F. Fierro
GIDP: R. Gallegos
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Denton-Hatakeyama-Ellison, Hatakeyama-Denton-Ellison)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zapata RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 1 9
M. Alberink 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249 4 18
   a-D. Sima SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 5
F. Cardenas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266 11 37
A. Martas CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .224 13 45
T. Rich 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .248 4 18
T. Crawford LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 4 .255 13 43
M. Guatierri DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .260 8 31
B. Williams SS, 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .228 6 28
D. Blanco C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 1 4
Totals 32 5 11 5 0 3 9      
a - D. Sima substituted for M. Alberink in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Alberink (10, 1st Inning off J. Nieto, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Williams (6, 2nd Inning off J. Nieto, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Guatierri (8, 2nd Inning off J. Nieto, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Crawford (13, 7th Inning off J. Nieto, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zapata , M. Alberink 2 , F. Cardenas , A. Martas , T. Rich 3 , T. Crawford 4 , M. Guatierri 4 , B. Williams 4 , D. Blanco
2-out RBI: M. Guatierri , B. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Martas , T. Crawford
GIDP: T. Crawford 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Martas
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Zapata (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Alberink-Cardenas)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Nieto L (3-12) 6.0 8 5 5 0 2 3 73 6.70   
C. Rodríguez 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 31 2.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nieto 38
Batters Faced: J. Nieto 24, C. Rodríguez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nieto 8-5, C. Rodríguez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nieto 73-47, C. Rodríguez 31-20
Hit Batsmen: J. Nieto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Moran W (6-4) 7.2 6 3 3 1 9 1 105 3.93   
C. Wilson SV (7) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Moran 63
Batters Faced: V. Moran 29, C. Wilson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Moran 7-6, C. Wilson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Moran 105-73, C. Wilson 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wilson 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vince Moran
Ballpark: Asheville Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 10471
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