INTERCONTINENTAL BASEBALL COALITION
TAURANGA TANIWHA AT MELBOURNE BITTERS
09/11/2042
 
INTERCONTINENTAL BASEBALL COALITION
TAURANGA TANIWHA AT MELBOURNE BITTERS
GAME ID: 15195 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tauranga Taniwha (42-37) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 1
Melbourne Bitters (37-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0
Tauranga Gets 4-2 Win
The Tauranga Taniwha converted a terrific effort from starter António Vázquez into a win over the Melbourne Bitters at Victoria Field. The Taniwha won the game by a final score of 4-2. Randy Lockhart, credited with the save, is now 5 for 7 in save opportunities. With the win, the Taniwha hiked their record to 42-37.

Tauranga used a clutch at-bat from José Hernández to capture the win. The third baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Taniwha ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Tauranga skipper Christian Butler.
TAURANGA BATTING LINESCORE MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lombard SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .180 3 11
M. Pijlswaard C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .240 2 5
J. Eaton LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .213 16 37
J. Hernández 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .257 14 34
E. Saito 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .190 22 35
L. Gómez CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 8 19
M. Godori RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   a-N. Niiya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 1 4
   b-Á. García RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 6 13
F. Zapata 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 6 14
C. Chew DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 6 12
Totals 29 4 4 4 2 8 3      
a - N. Niiya pinch hit for M. Godori in the 8th
b - Á. García substituted for N. Niiya in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hernández (14, 1st Inning off Á. López, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Zapata (6, 8th Inning off F. Nieves, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Pijlswaard 2 , J. Hernández 4 , F. Zapata 4
GIDP: J. Hernández , L. Gómez
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hernández (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Hernández-Zapata-Saito)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hatfield 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .232 9 21
W. Wu SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176 9 18
M. Archdeacon RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .234 12 31
C. Wakeham CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .252 10 29
S. Suzuki DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .254 5 11
J. Laverty 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .195 6 26
C. Valdéz LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 3 9
   a-S. van Oord PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 2 3
R. Corbishley 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .199 3 13
D. Morales C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .162 6 14
Totals 32 2 6 2 0 8 8      
a - S. van Oord pinch hit for C. Valdéz in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wakeham (11, 7th Inning off A. Vázquez, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Laverty (11, 7th Inning off A. Vázquez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Hatfield 2 , M. Archdeacon , C. Wakeham 2 , J. Laverty 2 , R. Corbishley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Corbishley
GIDP: D. Morales
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wu-Laverty-Corbishley, Wu-Laverty-Corbishley)
TAURANGA PITCHING LINESCORE MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Vázquez W (9-4) 7.1 6 2 2 0 6 0 101 1.19   
L. Cantú H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.38   
R. Lockhart SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Vázquez 64
Batters Faced: A. Vázquez 27, L. Cantú 2, R. Lockhart 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Vázquez 8-7, L. Cantú 0-2, R. Lockhart 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Vázquez 101-68, L. Cantú 5-3, R. Lockhart 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Á. López L (4-4) 6.0 2 3 3 1 7 1 80 2.37   
F. Nieves 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 21 6.50   
E. Kehler 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.96   
N. Suzuki 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: Á. López 62
Batters Faced: Á. López 21, F. Nieves 5, E. Kehler 2, N. Suzuki 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Á. López 4-7, F. Nieves 2-1, E. Kehler 1-1, N. Suzuki 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Á. López 80-53, F. Nieves 21-12, E. Kehler 6-4, N. Suzuki 11-7
WP: Á. López
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: António Vázquez
Ballpark: Victoria Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 4983
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