USSL SINGLE A
GRAND FORKS CATERPILLARS AT MANCELONA TORCH
09/04/2060
 
USSL SINGLE A
GRAND FORKS CATERPILLARS AT MANCELONA TORCH
GAME ID: 6151 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2060 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Forks Caterpillars (54-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 10 0
Mancelona Torch (29-65) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Caterpillars Score Late, Top Torch, 3-1
The Mancelona Torch could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Knud Sterner into a win. Instead, the Grand Forks Caterpillars prevailed, 3-1. Sterner threw 7.0 innings of 6-hit ball. Hirokazu Fukuda was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 23 of 24 save opportunities. With the win, Grand Forks upped its record to 54-40.

It could have been a different outcome for Grand Forks, had it not been for John Sears, the 22-year old third baseman . Sears contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put Grand Forks up, 2-1.

Grand Forks manager Oriol Razo commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
GRAND FORKS BATTING LINESCORE MANCELONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peña 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .251 11 19
J. Sears 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .293 12 38
G. Reese LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .211 7 16
A. Heredia 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .199 11 28
M. Rodríguez CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .305 10 34
B. Espero C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .226 3 9
A. Acebedo DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 4 10
   a-J. Lade DH 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .182 1 5
Y. Murakami RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .211 5 8
E. Carnascialli SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .204 7 12
Totals 35 3 10 3 1 9 19      
a - J. Lade inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Heredia (7, 7th Inning off K. Sterner, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Carnascialli (9, 8th Inning off J. So, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Rodríguez (11, 8th Inning off J. So, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sears 3 , G. Reese , A. Heredia 2 , M. Rodríguez 3 , J. Lade , Y. Murakami , E. Carnascialli 2
2-out RBI: M. Rodríguez , J. Lade
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Espero
GIDP: G. Reese
Hit by Pitch: E. Carnascialli
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lyons-Peña)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Walter RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 10 29
   c-B. Verkade PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 2 6
J. Cox LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .192 5 14
D. Baker 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .247 10 32
L. Luttazi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 17 45
E. Cannon 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .249 11 37
R. Robertson C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .191 6 26
T. Bollea DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .182 7 21
J. Thompson CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 4 17
   a-F. Douglas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 4 15
   b-M. Owens CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 4 7
C. Solís SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .137 3 9
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 6 7      
a - F. Douglas pinch hit for J. Thompson in the 7th
b - M. Owens substituted for F. Douglas in the 8th
c - B. Verkade pinch hit for D. Walter in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Cannon (11, 5th Inning off A. Lyons, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Walter , J. Cox , D. Baker , E. Cannon 4 , T. Bollea , C. Solís
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Walter
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Solís-Baker-Luttazi)
GRAND FORKS PITCHING LINESCORE MANCELONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lyons 6.2 5 1 1 1 4 1 78 2.80   
C. Ortega W (4-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.54   
H. Fukuda SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lyons 63
Batters Faced: A. Lyons 25, C. Ortega 5, H. Fukuda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lyons 5-10, C. Ortega 1-2, H. Fukuda 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lyons 78-51, C. Ortega 13-12, H. Fukuda 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Ortega 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Sterner 7.0 6 1 1 0 7 0 93 4.46   
J. So L (3-2) 2.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 35 7.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Sterner 68
Batters Faced: K. Sterner 26, J. So 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Sterner 10-2, J. So 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Sterner 93-60, J. So 35-23
Hit Batsmen: K. Sterner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Knud Sterner
Ballpark: Torch Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 5043
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