USSL SINGLE A
COLUMBIA RIVER RATS AT PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY U-24
06/09/2061
 
USSL SINGLE A
COLUMBIA RIVER RATS AT PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY U-24
GAME ID: 5724 - THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2061 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbia River Rats (22-10) 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Philadelphia Liberty U-24 (14-18) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 11 2
Liberty U-24 Suffer 5-3 Setback
The Columbia River Rats knocked off the Philadelphia Liberty U-24, 5-3, in USSL Single A action at Liberty Youth Field. Columbia pitcher and Charleston, South Carolina, native Jesús Varela had an outstanding performance. The winner was Varela. He threw 6.2 innings allowing 3 runs. The loser was Franklin Vaughn. The win puts Columbia at 22-10 this season.

Mark Harris, who is tied for 6th in the SA in extra base hits with 12, took Philadelphia hurler Franklin Vaughn deep in the top of the first. His 2-run home run put the River Rats on top, 2-0. In all, Harris had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

"We've got a great group of guys," Varela said, "and we're having fun right now."
COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Feliciano 2B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .317 4 20
   a-P. Hugspot 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 1
M. Harris 3B 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .244 5 21
M. Wheeler 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .341 5 11
J. Hull C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .240 1 3
A. Javakhov CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .218 1 8
M. Cox RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .229 0 5
R. Rush DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 5 14
   b-C. Salazar DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 1 6
C. Chávez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .226 1 2
E. Hunt LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .167 0 1
   c-D. Malone PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   d-L. Plichtov LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 2 9
Totals 36 5 12 5 3 10 17      
a - P. Hugspot substituted for M. Feliciano in the 7th
b - C. Salazar inserted as DH in the 8th
c - D. Malone pinch hit for E. Hunt in the 9th
d - L. Plichtov substituted for D. Malone in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hunt (1, 4th Inning off R. Palácios, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Harris (5, 1st Inning off F. Vaughn, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Feliciano 3 , M. Harris 5 , M. Wheeler , J. Hull , A. Javakhov , M. Cox , C. Chávez , E. Hunt 2 , D. Malone
2-out RBI: M. Harris , E. Hunt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wheeler , E. Hunt
GIDP: J. Hull , A. Javakhov
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Cox (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hugspot-Chávez-Wheeler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McCartney CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .266 1 7
D. McClendon LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 0 3
   a-W. Dobson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .324 2 7
   b-L. Rúbio LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
L. Benjamin DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .254 4 12
V. Bordes 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .338 3 7
J. Everhart 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .302 4 16
J. Alexander SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .254 3 17
G. Fuentes RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .244 6 11
J. Wilson C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .273 2 6
E. Hernández 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .227 0 2
Totals 36 3 11 3 1 6 20      
a - W. Dobson pinch hit for D. McClendon in the 7th
b - L. Rúbio substituted for W. Dobson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Bordes 2 (4, 2nd Inning off J. Varela, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Varela, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. McCartney 2 (7, 5th Inning off J. Varela, 2 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off N. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. McCartney 4 , L. Rúbio , L. Benjamin , V. Bordes 5 , J. Everhart , J. Wilson 2 , E. Hernández
2-out RBI: M. McCartney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. McClendon , L. Benjamin 2 , G. Fuentes 2 , J. Wilson
GIDP: E. Hernández
Sac Fly: J. Alexander
Hit by Pitch: E. Hernández
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: G. Fuentes 2 (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Wilson-Bordes-Everhart, Everhart-Alexander-Palácios)
COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Varela W (4-1) 6.2 7 3 3 1 5 0 97 2.20   
N. Smith SV (6) 2.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 34 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Varela 52
Batters Faced: J. Varela 29, N. Smith 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Varela 4-11, N. Smith 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Varela 97-63, N. Smith 34-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Smith 2-0
WP: N. Smith
Hit Batsmen: J. Varela
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Vaughn L (0-4) 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 33 3.86   
R. Palácios 3.1 7 3 3 2 3 0 60 11.37   
C. Williams 3.1 2 0 0 0 5 0 47 2.84   
V. Rodríguez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Vaughn 35
Batters Faced: F. Vaughn 7, R. Palácios 18, C. Williams 12, V. Rodríguez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Vaughn 1-1, R. Palácios 2-4, C. Williams 2-3, V. Rodríguez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Vaughn 33-20, R. Palácios 60-33, C. Williams 47-38, V. Rodríguez 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Rodríguez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Varela
Ballpark: Liberty Youth Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 6189
Special Notes: SP Franklin Vaughn was injured while pitching. SP Víctor Rodríguez was injured while pitching.
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