UNITED STATES COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ILLINOIS CHIEFS AT PURDUE ASTRONAUTS
03/01/2042
 
UNITED STATES COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ILLINOIS CHIEFS AT PURDUE ASTRONAUTS
GAME ID: 6597 - SATURDAY, MARCH 1ST , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Illinois Chiefs (1-0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 8 0
Purdue Astronauts (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Astronauts Suffer 5-0 Home Loss
The 2042 season did not get off to quite the start the Purdue Astronauts had hoped, with an opening day loss to the Illinois Chiefs at Astronauts Ballpark. The final score was 5-0. Starting Pitcher Ron Wells was the top performer for Illinois. Wells, now 1-0, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 3 hits, while striking out 3, walking 0, and allowing no runs. The save went to Rick Hillock, his 1st this season.

A crucial at-bat came with a runner on 1st and no one out in the top of the seventh inning. That's when second baseman Larry Germán hit a double. The Chiefs went on to win.

"I'm proud of the way we took care of business and got the 'W' today," Germán told the Illinois Observer. "Whatever it takes."
ILLINOIS BATTING LINESCORE PURDUE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Thompson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Payne DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
L. Germán 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
E. Rucker 1B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .750 0 1
N. Mosley LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .333 0 0
P. Cook SS 3 0 1 3 0 0 4 .333 0 3
Q. Versluis 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .250 0 1
G. Stewart CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
E. Pierce C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5 2 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Germán (1, 7th Inning off J. Matthews, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Cook (1, 7th Inning off K. Vinson, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Rucker (1, 9th Inning off K. Vinson, 1 on, 0 outs) , Q. Versluis (1, 9th Inning off K. Vinson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Germán 3 , E. Rucker 4 , N. Mosley , P. Cook 2 , Q. Versluis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Versluis , G. Stewart , E. Pierce
Sac Fly: P. Cook
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cook-Germán-Rucker, Rucker-Cook-Rucker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Smith LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
F. Cortéz 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
B. Richardson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
G. Anderson RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
S. Bruno C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
P. Martínez CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Richter DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
D. Morgan SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-G. Ortíz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-R. Johnson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Walker 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 0 4 7      
a - G. Ortíz pinch hit for D. Morgan in the 8th
b - R. Johnson substituted for G. Ortíz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Cortéz (1, 4th Inning off R. Wells, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Ortíz (1, 8th Inning off R. Hillock, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Cortéz 2 , B. Richardson , B. Richter , G. Ortíz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Anderson , G. Walker
GIDP: S. Bruno , B. Richter
Hit by Pitch: P. Martínez
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cortéz-Richardson)
ILLINOIS PITCHING LINESCORE PURDUE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Wells W (1-0) 7.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 79 0.00   
R. Hillock SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Wells 74
Batters Faced: R. Wells 24, R. Hillock 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Wells 9-8, R. Hillock 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Wells 79-54, R. Hillock 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hillock 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Wells
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Matthews L (0-1) 6.1 4 3 3 1 2 0 78 4.26   
K. Vinson 2.2 4 2 2 1 2 0 29 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Matthews 54
Batters Faced: J. Matthews 23, K. Vinson 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Matthews 7-9, K. Vinson 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Matthews 78-47, K. Vinson 29-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Vinson 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Wells
Ballpark: Astronauts Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (45 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 8814
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