USPL DOUBLE A
MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES AT BETHESDA ATOMS
08/12/2062
 
USPL DOUBLE A
MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES AT BETHESDA ATOMS
GAME ID: 4979 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mercer Island Screaming Eagles (35-43) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Bethesda Atoms (50-28) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 9 1
Thrilling Victory Pushes Atoms Win Streak to 5
The Bethesda Atoms defeated the Mercer Island Screaming Eagles, 5-4, at Atoms Field. Leading the charge for Bethesda was second baseman Blake Murray. He was 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. With the win, Bethesda upped its record to 50-28.

In the bottom of the ninth, with two out and the game tied, 4-4, 21-year old left fielder John Curry won it for Bethesda. With runners on 1st and 3rd, Curry hit a 1-0 fastball from Billy O'Bryan for a run-scoring single, giving his team the 5-4 win.

"The crowd went nuts," Curry said.
MERCER ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE BETHESDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Kobayashi 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .271 6 23
J. Tow RF, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .248 2 17
J. Hicks SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .320 1 10
R. van Kastel DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .371 1 10
D. Acevedo 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .264 6 28
P. Cortés LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 2 21
   c-A. Jin-ah PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 2 8
   d-E. Cook LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 1
L. Corso 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .149 1 13
M. Flores C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205 5 16
M. Thompson CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 3 6
   a-J. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 1 7
   b-J. González CF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 10 28
Totals 32 4 6 3 4 6 10      
a - J. Baker pinch hit for M. Thompson in the 7th
b - J. González substituted for J. Baker in the 7th
c - A. Jin-ah pinch hit for P. Cortés in the 9th
d - E. Cook substituted for A. Jin-ah in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Kobayashi (6, 3rd Inning off R. Walls, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Corso (1, 4th Inning off R. Walls, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Kobayashi 4 , J. Hicks , R. van Kastel , D. Acevedo , A. Jin-ah , L. Corso 4
2-out RBI: N. Kobayashi
GIDP: R. van Kastel
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Watson CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248 2 9
J. Striker 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .224 5 27
J. Johnston RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .236 5 13
J. Curry LF 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .259 8 28
R. Wybergh DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .357 6 25
B. Murray 2B 4 1 4 3 0 0 0 .303 7 28
J. Whittier 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .221 3 29
M. Jarvis C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .350 7 23
B. Alexander SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .217 5 27
   a-R. Sánchez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 2 4
Totals 35 5 9 5 5 7 11      
a - R. Sánchez pinch hit for B. Alexander in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Murray (7, 2nd Inning off J. Bush, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Curry (8, 6th Inning off J. Bush, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Johnston , J. Curry 5 , R. Wybergh 2 , B. Murray 7
2-out RBI: J. Curry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Jarvis 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Curry (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Whittier-Murray-Striker)
MERCER ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BETHESDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bush 6.2 6 4 4 2 6 2 98 2.83   
H. Ball L (1-1) 2.0 2 1 1 3 1 0 42 1.33   
B. O'Bryan 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bush 50
Batters Faced: J. Bush 28, H. Ball 11, B. O'Bryan 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bush 6-8, H. Ball 3-2, B. O'Bryan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bush 98-62, H. Ball 42-20, B. O'Bryan 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Ball 1-0 , B. O'Bryan 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Walls 6.0 5 4 4 3 4 2 103 5.23   
T. Smith 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 0.49   
F. Rucker W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Walls 47
Batters Faced: R. Walls 25, T. Smith 7, F. Rucker 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Walls 5-8, T. Smith 2-2, F. Rucker 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Walls 103-61, T. Smith 24-13, F. Rucker 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Blake Murray
Ballpark: Atoms Field
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 13639
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