INTERCONTINENTAL BASEBALL COALITION
TAURANGA TANIWHA AT MELBOURNE BITTERS
07/25/2042
 
INTERCONTINENTAL BASEBALL COALITION
TAURANGA TANIWHA AT MELBOURNE BITTERS
GAME ID: 15028 - FRIDAY, JULY 25TH , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tauranga Taniwha (18-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Melbourne Bitters (17-20) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 9 0
Tauranga Upended, 3-1, by Melbourne
Riding the 2-hit performance of the 20-year old left fielder Carlton Wakeham, the Melbourne Bitters stopped the Tauranga Taniwha, 3-1, in 9 innings. At 17-20, the Bitters find themselves in 6th place in the Intercontinental Baseball Coalition Tasman League.

In the first inning, Wakeham had a 2-run home run for Melbourne. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Bitters on top, 2-0.

"It's always nice to be on the winning side," Wakeham told the Melbourne Daily. "But we take nothing for granted."
TAURANGA BATTING LINESCORE MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Eaton LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .214 8 14
E. Saito 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .180 12 18
M. Pijlswaard C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .220 1 2
N. Kurihara SS, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .287 6 10
H. Taguchi RF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .172 3 5
F. Zapata 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .126 3 5
   a-N. Niiya PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
L. Gómez CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 3 8
   b-H. Lombard PH, SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .200 1 5
C. Chew DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .147 1 3
   c-J. Hernández DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 6 11
A. Ramírez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .140 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 8 13      
a - N. Niiya pinch hit for F. Zapata in the 7th
b - H. Lombard pinch hit for L. Gómez in the 7th
c - J. Hernández inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Eaton (9, 6th Inning off C. Saldaña, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Eaton 2 , M. Pijlswaard , N. Kurihara 2 , H. Lombard
2-out RBI: H. Lombard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Saito , H. Lombard
Hit by Pitch: J. Eaton , N. Niiya
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Lombard (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Saito, Kurihara-Zapata-Saito)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hatfield 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258 4 6
W. Wu 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .197 5 10
M. Archdeacon RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .218 4 13
C. Wakeham CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .279 6 19
D. Helton DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .170 4 9
J. Laverty SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .198 4 13
C. Valdéz LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .167 2 5
R. Corbishley 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .156 1 7
   a-M. Dinning 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 3 6
D. Morales C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .169 4 9
Totals 31 3 9 3 5 4 17      
a - M. Dinning substituted for R. Corbishley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Archdeacon (9, 1st Inning off Y. Yang, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Helton (2, 6th Inning off Y. Yang, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Corbishley (2, 6th Inning off Y. Yang, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Wakeham (6, 1st Inning off Y. Yang, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hatfield , W. Wu , M. Archdeacon 2 , C. Wakeham 5 , D. Helton 2 , J. Laverty , C. Valdéz , R. Corbishley 2
2-out RBI: C. Wakeham , R. Corbishley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Archdeacon , C. Wakeham , D. Helton , D. Morales 2
GIDP: M. Archdeacon
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hatfield (7)
TAURANGA PITCHING LINESCORE MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yang L (4-4) 6.1 8 3 3 4 3 1 108 2.45   
D. Flowers 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yang 44
Batters Faced: Y. Yang 29, D. Flowers 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yang 9-5, D. Flowers 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yang 108-62, D. Flowers 26-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Flowers 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. García 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 2.25   
F. Nieves W (1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 1.12   
C. Saldaña H (1) 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 23 0.90   
N. Suzuki H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.35   
E. Drake H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.82   
M. Calderón SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. García 54
Batters Faced: A. García 8, F. Nieves 9, C. Saldaña 8, N. Suzuki 2, E. Drake 2, M. Calderón 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. García 4-0, F. Nieves 3-4, C. Saldaña 2-1, N. Suzuki 0-1, E. Drake 0-1, M. Calderón 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. García 22-17, F. Nieves 27-18, C. Saldaña 23-17, N. Suzuki 9-8, E. Drake 7-5, M. Calderón 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Suzuki 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Drake , M. Calderón
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlton Wakeham
Ballpark: Victoria Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 4948
Special Notes: SP Alejandro García was injured while pitching.
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