GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
NEWPORT NEWS ANCHORMEN AT AKRON AMBERS
08/14/2042
 
GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
NEWPORT NEWS ANCHORMEN AT AKRON AMBERS
GAME ID: 3072 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport News Anchormen (63-62) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0
Akron Ambers (71-54) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 10 1
Ambers Deal Anchormen 4-2 Defeat
The Akron Ambers topped the Newport News Anchormen, 4-2, in Appalachian Mountain League action at Great Lakes Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Akron pitcher Ben Ford. The save went to Ángel Fuentes, his 4th this season. Akron, at 71-54, occupies first place in the Appalachian Mountain League Central.

Iwane Aoki, who is tied for 5th in the AML in stolen bases with 33, contributed to the Akron win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

"You never take a win for granted in this league," said Ford.
NEWPORT NEWS BATTING LINESCORE AKRON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morales SS 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .235 6 25
F. Plugge CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .218 21 38
A. Barnes RF 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .307 3 13
M. Ippel 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .212 3 7
   a-D. Cho PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 12 34
E. Frawley LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .238 7 39
K. Nii 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .273 2 32
L. MacHendrie DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .270 1 3
H. Daita 1B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .227 2 14
D. Delgado C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .236 4 7
   b-R. Wood PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 11 57
Totals 34 2 10 2 2 10 13      
a - D. Cho pinch hit for M. Ippel in the 8th
b - R. Wood pinch hit for D. Delgado in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Barnes (13, 3rd Inning off B. Ford, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. MacHendrie 2 (2, 7th Inning off T. Sasaki, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off Á. Fuentes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Morales , A. Barnes 4 , D. Cho , E. Frawley 2 , L. MacHendrie 4 , D. Delgado
2-out RBI: J. Morales , A. Barnes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ippel , K. Nii , R. Wood
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Morales (7) , A. Barnes (5) , E. Frawley (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ippel-Nii-Daita)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Aoki 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .310 9 48
   a-Y. Sugano CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 6
S. Blanco 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .285 7 31
H. Okamoto LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .295 9 37
   b-R. Chávez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 0 11
L. Moreno RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .225 8 24
T. Sasaki DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 0 0
R. Lowery SS, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .354 0 13
Y. Chikafuji CF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291 3 24
R. Gutiérrez 3B, SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .232 1 10
A. Bottesini C 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .211 0 16
Totals 30 4 10 4 3 2 14      
a - Y. Sugano substituted for I. Aoki in the 9th
b - R. Chávez substituted for H. Okamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lowery (15, 2nd Inning off S. Wallace, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Okamoto (10, 1st Inning off S. Wallace, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Aoki (9, 5th Inning off S. Wallace, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Aoki 5 , S. Blanco , H. Okamoto 4 , L. Moreno , T. Sasaki , R. Lowery 3 , A. Bottesini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Aoki , T. Sasaki , R. Lowery
GIDP: T. Sasaki
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Aoki 2 (33) , S. Blanco (22) , A. Bottesini (19)
CS: H. Okamoto (11) , R. Gutiérrez (4) , A. Bottesini (8)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Chávez (8)
NEWPORT NEWS PITCHING LINESCORE AKRON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Wallace L (5-8) 5.0 9 4 4 2 1 1 93 4.72   
C. Negrón 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 36 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Wallace 32
Batters Faced: S. Wallace 24, C. Negrón 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Wallace 7-5, C. Negrón 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Wallace 93-56, C. Negrón 36-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ford W (3-0) 5.2 5 1 1 2 4 0 85 1.00   
T. Sasaki H (10) 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 24 3.18   
J. Johnson H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 1.93   
Á. Fuentes SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ford 57
Batters Faced: B. Ford 22, T. Sasaki 6, J. Johnson 4, Á. Fuentes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ford 5-6, T. Sasaki 1-0, J. Johnson 0-0, Á. Fuentes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ford 85-50, T. Sasaki 24-17, J. Johnson 19-12, Á. Fuentes 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Sasaki 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Ford
Ballpark: Great Lakes Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 7849
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