INTERCONTINENTAL BASEBALL COALITION
SUNSHINE COAST CROCODILE HUNTERS AT TAURANGA TANIWHA
07/29/2042
 
INTERCONTINENTAL BASEBALL COALITION
SUNSHINE COAST CROCODILE HUNTERS AT TAURANGA TANIWHA
GAME ID: 15043 - TUESDAY, JULY 29TH , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sunshine Coast Crocodile Hunters (15-26) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Tauranga Taniwha (20-21) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 X 7 8 0
Taniwha Earn 7-3 Home Win
Starting pitcher Noriyuki Shini pitched well enough to help the Tauranga Taniwha beat the Sunshine Coast Crocodile Hunters, 7-3. Shini picked up the win for Tauranga, going 7.2 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 5-2. With the win, the Taniwha have a record of 20-21.

Tauranga went in front, 4-3, on Eisaku Saito's 13th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Saito hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Sunshine Coast pitcher Bartolo González visibly perturbed.

"I put my work in and trusted the process," said Shini.
SUNSHINE COAST BATTING LINESCORE TAURANGA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Im CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .184 4 10
   b-T. Rin PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 0 2
P. Larkin DH 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .195 4 7
   c-G. Graham DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 2 2
E. Castillo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .205 6 9
J. Baker LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .197 6 17
A. Contreras SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 2 2
   e-J. Camacho PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 4
P. Morales 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .136 4 6
R. Pacheco RF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 3 8
L. Scrivener C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .127 6 10
R. Rodríguez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .109 3 6
   a-K. Rice PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 3 5
   d-A. Larkin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3 0 8 6      
a - K. Rice pinch hit for R. Rodríguez in the 8th
b - T. Rin pinch hit for B. Im in the 8th
c - G. Graham inserted as DH in the 8th
d - A. Larkin substituted for K. Rice in the 8th
e - J. Camacho pinch hit for A. Contreras in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Larkin (4, 3rd Inning off N. Shini, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Im , T. Rin , P. Larkin 4 , E. Castillo , L. Scrivener
2-out RBI: P. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Baker
GIDP: J. Baker
Hit by Pitch: B. Im
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Im (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Gómez CF 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 .175 3 8
   d-H. Lombard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1 5
   e-J. Fernández CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Saito 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .175 13 20
N. Kurihara SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .287 6 10
J. Eaton LF, CF, RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .210 9 15
Á. García RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098 4 9
   a-N. Niiya PH, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
A. Ramírez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 0
   b-H. Taguchi PH, RF, CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .181 4 7
X. Dong C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .118 1 2
   f-M. Pijlswaard PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 1 2
   g-R. De Jesús C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Zapata 2B 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 .148 4 7
C. Chew DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .159 3 5
   c-J. Hernández DH 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .283 7 15
Totals 32 7 8 7 4 6 17      
a - N. Niiya pinch hit for Á. García in the 6th
b - H. Taguchi pinch hit for A. Ramírez in the 6th
c - J. Hernández inserted as DH in the 7th
d - H. Lombard pinch hit for L. Gómez in the 7th
e - J. Fernández substituted for H. Lombard in the 8th
f - M. Pijlswaard pinch hit for X. Dong in the 8th
g - R. De Jesús substituted for M. Pijlswaard in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Eaton (9, 4th Inning off B. González, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Saito (13, 7th Inning off B. González, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Hernández (7, 8th Inning off R. Reyes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Saito 4 , N. Kurihara , J. Eaton 4 , N. Niiya , H. Taguchi , M. Pijlswaard , F. Zapata , J. Hernández 4
2-out RBI: E. Saito , J. Eaton , H. Taguchi , J. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Dong
Hit by Pitch: L. Gómez , J. Fernández
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Saito-Kurihara-Saito)
SUNSHINE COAST PITCHING LINESCORE TAURANGA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. González L (0-4) 7.0 5 4 4 4 4 2 103 3.29   
R. Reyes 0.2 3 3 3 0 2 1 25 3.38   
M. Ortíz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. González 51
Batters Faced: B. González 31, R. Reyes 6, M. Ortíz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. González 7-10, R. Reyes 0-0, M. Ortíz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. González 103-64, R. Reyes 25-13, M. Ortíz 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Ortíz 1-0
WP: B. González
Hit Batsmen: B. González , R. Reyes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Shini W (5-2) 7.2 4 3 3 0 7 1 95 2.24   
R. Lockhart SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Shini 66
Batters Faced: N. Shini 28, R. Lockhart 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Shini 10-6, R. Lockhart 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Shini 95-64, R. Lockhart 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lockhart 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Shini
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Noriyuki Shini
Ballpark: Baypark at the Mount
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 4919
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