USSL SINGLE A
COLUMBIA RIVER RATS AT GRAND FORKS CATERPILLARS
08/29/2060
 
USSL SINGLE A
COLUMBIA RIVER RATS AT GRAND FORKS CATERPILLARS
GAME ID: 6101 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2060 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Columbia River Rats (51-37) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 8 0
Grand Forks Caterpillars (50-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 8 0
Caterpillars Pull Out Late Win, 5-4
The Grand Forks Caterpillars and Columbia River Rats rewarded fans hoping for a nail-biter.

The Grand Forks Caterpillars weathered a fine game by Columbia second baseman Mike Wheeler to upend the River Rats, 5-4, at The Cocoon. Wheeler went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Grand Forks pitcher Hirokazu Fukuda got the win, upping his record to 7-6. Bill Moore got the loss.

Bor-zeng Hoong played the role of hero for Grand Forks. In the bottom of the tenth, he launched a 2-run home run off Bill Moore to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was the decisive blow.

"What a buzz," said Hoong after it was over.

The third-place Caterpillars now have a win-loss record of 50-38.
COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE GRAND FORKS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wheeler 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 2 .313 10 28
M. Askin RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .256 16 39
T. Romero 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .254 9 36
A. Salazar DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266 8 33
C. Chávez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 3 19
C. Prigent CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .188 8 41
M. Cox LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .226 5 18
   a-D. Malone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 4 13
   c-J. Hull C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 5 12
S. Baverstock C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .168 5 8
   b-T. Pelikaan PH, CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 5 26
F. Quezada 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .247 10 25
   d-P. Hugspot PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 4
   e-C. Venditti 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 4 2 7 13      
a - D. Malone pinch hit for M. Cox in the 9th
b - T. Pelikaan pinch hit for S. Baverstock in the 9th
c - J. Hull substituted for D. Malone in the 9th
d - P. Hugspot pinch ran for F. Quezada in the 10th
e - C. Venditti substituted for P. Hugspot in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cox (4, 7th Inning off H. Banks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Wheeler (10, 4th Inning off H. Banks, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Askin (16, 4th Inning off H. Banks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wheeler 6 , M. Askin 4 , T. Romero , M. Cox 3 , F. Quezada
2-out RBI: M. Wheeler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wheeler , M. Askin
GIDP: A. Salazar
Hit by Pitch: F. Quezada
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Quezada-Chávez-Quezada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peña 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .252 10 18
   a-G. Reese PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 7 14
   b-B. Hoong 1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .186 2 6
J. Sears 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .287 11 36
D. Yang CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .240 8 18
A. Heredia 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .206 11 27
M. Rodríguez LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .293 7 27
R. Pérez C 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .167 7 23
A. Acebedo DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .218 3 9
Y. Murakami RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 5 8
   c-J. Lade PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171 1 4
E. Carnascialli SS 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .201 7 11
Totals 34 5 8 5 1 7 15      
a - G. Reese pinch ran for J. Peña in the 8th
b - B. Hoong substituted for G. Reese in the 9th
c - J. Lade pinch hit for Y. Murakami in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Peña 2 (7, 6th Inning off W. Chávez, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Marroquín, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Pérez (7, 7th Inning off W. Chávez, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Hoong (2, 10th Inning off B. Moore, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Peña 4 , B. Hoong 4 , J. Sears , D. Yang , A. Heredia , R. Pérez 4 , Y. Murakami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sears , M. Rodríguez , E. Carnascialli
GIDP: A. Heredia
Hit by Pitch: D. Yang , R. Pérez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Heredia-Sears-Peña, Carnascialli-Hoong)
COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND FORKS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Chávez 6.1 5 3 3 0 3 1 75 3.71   
J. Marroquín 2.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 40 0.92   
B. Moore L (3-8), BS (5) 0.0 1 2 1 0 0 1 4 2.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Chávez 54
Batters Faced: W. Chávez 24, J. Marroquín 12, B. Moore 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Chávez 7-8, J. Marroquín 3-1, B. Moore 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Chávez 75-49, J. Marroquín 40-25, B. Moore 4-2
Hit Batsmen: W. Chávez , J. Marroquín
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Banks 6.2 5 3 3 1 5 2 81 3.12   
C. Ortega 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.73   
H. Fukuda W (7-6) 2.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 27 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Banks 56
Batters Faced: H. Banks 26, C. Ortega 6, H. Fukuda 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Banks 8-6, C. Ortega 1-2, H. Fukuda 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Banks 81-50, C. Ortega 19-13, H. Fukuda 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Ortega 1-1
Hit Batsmen: H. Banks
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Wheeler
Ballpark: The Cocoon
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 9800
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