USPL DOUBLE A
MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES AT ST. PETERSBURG THUNDER
05/31/2054
 
USPL DOUBLE A
MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES AT ST. PETERSBURG THUNDER
GAME ID: 4650 - SUNDAY, MAY 31ST , 2054 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mercer Island Screaming Eagles (16-8) 4 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 10 13 2
St. Petersburg Thunder (10-14) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 6 1
Screaming Eagles Topple Thunder, 10-5, as Pérez Shines
Mercer Island took on St. Petersburg in front of a lively crowd.

Francisco Pérez left his imprint on the 10-5 Mercer Island win against the St. Petersburg Thunder. Pérez, who is tied for 4th in the PAA in runs scored with 17, went 3 for 3 with a home run, a double, 2 walks, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Roy Roberts got the win, improving to 1-1. He pitched 5.1 innings, giving up 4 hits and 1 run, while striking out 2 and walking 0.

Mercer Island relied on the hitting of Chris Cates to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Screaming Eagles on top, 3-0. For the game, Cates had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Francisco is still learning," said Screaming Eagles manager Ricardo Vargas. "The sky's the limit for him."

The Screaming Eagles' win now puts them at 16-8.
MERCER ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. PETERSBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Pérez LF 3 2 3 2 2 0 0 .286 2 6
M. Hamilton 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .247 6 18
   b-J. Rosário PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
N. Higgins SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .247 1 6
   a-S. Hayagawa PR, SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 .250 0 1
C. Cates C 5 1 2 4 1 1 4 .279 2 7
W. Zhang DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .200 0 2
O. Rodríguez 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .198 1 10
G. Silva RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .296 0 1
C. Moore CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .267 1 5
B. Palmer 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .241 3 7
Totals 40 10 13 9 7 13 28      
a - S. Hayagawa pinch ran for N. Higgins in the 4th
b - J. Rosário pinch hit for M. Hamilton in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Pérez (4, 1st Inning off J. Hammer, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Rodríguez (3, 1st Inning off J. Hammer, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Cates (2, 1st Inning off J. Hammer, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Pérez (2, 4th Inning off J. Hammer, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Hamilton (6, 4th Inning off J. Hammer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Pérez 7 , M. Hamilton 5 , C. Cates 5 , W. Zhang , O. Rodríguez 2 , G. Silva 3 , B. Palmer
2-out RBI: F. Pérez , M. Hamilton , C. Cates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hamilton , S. Hayagawa , C. Cates 2 , W. Zhang 2 , C. Moore
Hit by Pitch: F. Pérez , N. Higgins
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Silva (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Hamilton (2) , O. Rodríguez (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Myers LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .222 0 3
W. Schmidt CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .303 7 16
J. King 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .108 2 7
   a-J. Sánchez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 2
A. Sappington 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .239 1 5
B. Bailey SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .212 0 8
J. Fuller 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 1 6
J. Irwin RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .327 5 11
T. Robbins DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .190 1 8
T. You C 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .215 1 11
Totals 35 5 6 5 4 4 17      
a - J. Sánchez pinch hit for J. King in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. King (1, 8th Inning off J. Gordon, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Robbins (6, 9th Inning off P. Salazar, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. King (2, 3rd Inning off R. Roberts, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. King 6 , A. Sappington , B. Bailey , J. Fuller , T. Robbins 2
2-out RBI: J. King
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sánchez , T. You
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fuller (3)
MERCER ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. PETERSBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Roberts W (1-1) 5.1 4 1 1 0 2 1 76 2.70   
J. Gordon 2.0 1 3 3 2 2 0 42 2.81   
P. Salazar 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 21 5.40   
J. Vásquez 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Roberts 58
Batters Faced: R. Roberts 22, J. Gordon 9, P. Salazar 4, J. Vásquez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Roberts 5-9, J. Gordon 2-2, P. Salazar 1-1, J. Vásquez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Roberts 76-52, J. Gordon 42-24, P. Salazar 21-13, J. Vásquez 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Salazar 1-1 , J. Vásquez 2-1
WP: J. Gordon , J. Vásquez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hammer L (1-4) 3.2 8 6 6 2 5 3 76 11.51   
L. Fortescue 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.71   
L. Austin 2.1 4 4 3 4 5 0 64 4.35   
C. Vidro 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 4.50   
E. Wheeler 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hammer 22
Batters Faced: J. Hammer 20, L. Fortescue 1, L. Austin 16, C. Vidro 7, E. Wheeler 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hammer 2-3, L. Fortescue 0-0, L. Austin 1-1, C. Vidro 2-1, E. Wheeler 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hammer 76-49, L. Fortescue 1-0, L. Austin 64-36, C. Vidro 24-16, E. Wheeler 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Austin 1-0 , C. Vidro 3-2
Hit Batsmen: L. Fortescue , E. Wheeler
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Pérez
Ballpark: Baby Thunder Dome
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 7734
Special Notes: Noel Higgins and Lee Fortescue were ejected in the 4th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.SP Pedro Salazar was injured while pitching.
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