UNITED STATES COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ILLINOIS CHIEFS AT USC TRAVELERS
04/30/2039
 
UNITED STATES COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ILLINOIS CHIEFS AT USC TRAVELERS
GAME ID: 7656 - SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Illinois Chiefs (26-28) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 13 0
USC Travelers (31-23) 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 X 7 11 1
Victory Takes Travelers to 31-23
USC Travelers starter Mario Mercalo was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Illinois Chiefs, 7-4. USC goes to 31-23, Illinois to 26-28.

USC took a 7-1 lead on Tracy Ramírez's 8th home run of the season. The grand slam home run came off Illinois pitcher Gerald Morgan in the bottom of the seventh.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Mercalo.
ILLINOIS BATTING LINESCORE USC BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moorer LF 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .277 13 38
O. Tosh DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .270 4 19
J. Flores CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .269 12 35
H. Sexton 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .260 6 18
J. Lee RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .262 8 19
R. Rodríguez SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .319 1 7
W. Morales 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .183 4 15
W. Williams 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .236 3 6
   a-H. Pérez PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .193 3 11
   b-C. Ponsantiago 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 2 2
D. Palmer C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .178 3 12
Totals 39 4 13 4 1 7 23      
a - H. Pérez pinch hit for W. Williams in the 8th
b - C. Ponsantiago substituted for H. Pérez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Moorer 2 (14, 1st Inning off M. Mercalo, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Longoria, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Pérez (5, 8th Inning off J. Longoria, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Moorer 5 , O. Tosh 2 , J. Flores , H. Sexton , J. Lee 2 , R. Rodríguez 2 , W. Morales , H. Pérez 2
2-out RBI: O. Tosh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Flores , H. Sexton 2 , W. Williams , D. Palmer
GIDP: O. Tosh
Sac Bunt: R. Rodríguez
Hit by Pitch: W. Morales
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. André 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .202 3 18
D. Banks RF 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .274 4 17
B. Rucker SS 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 .219 8 22
T. Ramírez CF 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 .251 8 25
G. Davis C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .199 4 13
K. Cole LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .189 5 13
R. Salinas DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 6 13
O. García 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .255 3 11
C. Bean 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .186 1 4
Totals 35 7 11 7 2 6 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Rucker (8, 3rd Inning off T. Goacher, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Cole (5, 4th Inning off T. Goacher, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Ramírez (8, 7th Inning off G. Morgan, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. André , D. Banks 4 , B. Rucker 4 , T. Ramírez 4 , K. Cole 4 , R. Salinas , O. García , C. Bean
2-out RBI: B. Rucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. André , G. Davis 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: W. André (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Bean-Rucker-André)
ILLINOIS PITCHING LINESCORE USC PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goacher L (1-4) 4.1 7 3 3 1 4 2 78 3.77   
G. Shibata 2.0 2 3 3 1 2 0 36 3.76   
G. Morgan 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 11 1.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goacher 40
Batters Faced: T. Goacher 21, G. Shibata 9, G. Morgan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goacher 3-6, G. Shibata 3-1, G. Morgan 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goacher 78-50, G. Shibata 36-19, G. Morgan 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Shibata 1-0 , G. Morgan 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mercalo W (8-2) 6.1 7 1 0 0 4 0 83 1.13   
J. Longoria H (3) 1.2 6 3 3 1 3 0 49 4.17   
M. Scheffler SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mercalo 61
Batters Faced: M. Mercalo 27, J. Longoria 12, M. Scheffler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mercalo 13-1, J. Longoria 1-1, M. Scheffler 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mercalo 83-55, J. Longoria 49-33, M. Scheffler 10-6
Hit Batsmen: M. Mercalo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Mercalo
Ballpark: USC Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 8865
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