USPL DOUBLE A
ITHACA FIGHTING IMPS AT ST. PETERSBURG THUNDER
07/04/2058
 
USPL DOUBLE A
ITHACA FIGHTING IMPS AT ST. PETERSBURG THUNDER
GAME ID: 4809 - THURSDAY, JULY 4TH , 2058 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ithaca Fighting Imps (25-25) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
St. Petersburg Thunder (22-28) 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 X 6 12 0
Late Rally by Thunder Secures 6-4 Win
The St. Petersburg Thunder knocked off the Ithaca Fighting Imps, 6-4, at Baby Thunder Dome. Juan Sánchez was a big reason St. Petersburg won. The catcher was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs. St. Petersburg reliever José Bustamante picked up the win, upping his record to 1-2. Marcus Nielsen took the loss. John Allen, who is rated as the 60th best prospect by BNN, earned the save for St. Petersburg.

The game was at a stalemate until third baseman Jon Stewart came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Ithaca pitcher Marcus Nielsen, he hit a full count cutter for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting St. Petersburg on top, 5-4.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Sánchez.

St. Petersburg, at 22-28, sits in 9th place in the Premier AA.
ITHACA BATTING LINESCORE ST. PETERSBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Brown DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .271 7 16
E. Quick Jr. 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .232 7 23
J. Armstrong LF, CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .295 10 28
D. King 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .266 9 34
R. Oliver RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .224 8 11
E. Winn 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .178 2 8
R. Shelton SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .156 0 0
   a-T. Jump PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203 7 16
   c-V. Benson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 2
M. Doss CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 4 9
   b-H. Meredith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .314 8 22
   d-P. Olakeakua CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
J. Villa C 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .167 0 2
Totals 35 4 11 3 2 5 14      
a - T. Jump pinch hit for R. Shelton in the 8th
b - H. Meredith pinch hit for M. Doss in the 8th
c - V. Benson substituted for T. Jump in the 8th
d - P. Olakeakua substituted for H. Meredith in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Quick Jr. (7, 1st Inning off J. García, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Oliver (8, 1st Inning off J. García, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Brown , E. Quick Jr. 4 , J. Armstrong , D. King 2 , R. Oliver 5 , R. Shelton 2 , T. Jump , M. Doss
2-out RBI: R. Oliver
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Quick Jr. 2 , H. Meredith
GIDP: M. Brown , R. Oliver
Sac Bunt: J. Villa
Hit by Pitch: J. Villa
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Armstrong (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Quick Jr.-Winn-King, King-Shelton-King)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Nelson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .264 6 18
   a-N. O'Bryan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 6 31
   b-R. Shepherd 2B, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301 4 14
J. Sánchez C 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .217 5 7
F. Gent LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .278 3 13
C. Gaston 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .219 8 24
   c-B. Bailey SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 3 5
J. Mirka DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .291 3 9
T. Connibeer RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .344 4 26
J. Stewart 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .260 3 27
K. Stam SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .184 0 0
   d-M. Licalde 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 1 3
D. Hoffman CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .333 0 7
Totals 31 6 12 5 2 2 22      
a - N. O'Bryan pinch hit for W. Nelson in the 7th
b - R. Shepherd substituted for N. O'Bryan in the 8th
c - B. Bailey substituted for C. Gaston in the 9th
d - M. Licalde substituted for K. Stam in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sánchez (2, 3rd Inning off J. Terry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sánchez (5, 1st Inning off J. Terry, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Sánchez 6 , F. Gent 2 , J. Mirka , T. Connibeer 2 , J. Stewart 2 , K. Stam , D. Hoffman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Shepherd , J. Stewart , D. Hoffman
GIDP: W. Nelson , J. Sánchez
Sac Bunt: T. Connibeer , J. Stewart
Sac Fly: J. Mirka
Hit by Pitch: C. Gaston
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Stam-Nelson-Gaston, Stewart-Nelson-Gaston)
ITHACA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. PETERSBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Terry 7.0 10 4 4 1 2 1 104 5.40   
M. Nielsen L (2-1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 20 6.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Terry 42
Batters Faced: J. Terry 30, M. Nielsen 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Terry 11-6, M. Nielsen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Terry 104-67, M. Nielsen 20-10
WP: M. Nielsen
Hit Batsmen: M. Nielsen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. García 7.2 10 4 4 1 3 2 96 4.67   
J. Bustamante W (1-2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 8.44   
J. Allen SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. García 45
Batters Faced: J. García 33, J. Bustamante 2, J. Allen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. García 7-11, J. Bustamante 1-0, J. Allen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. García 96-62, J. Bustamante 5-4, J. Allen 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bustamante 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. García
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Sánchez
Ballpark: Baby Thunder Dome
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 4228
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