UNITED STATES COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON SHASTAS AT USC TRAVELERS
03/15/2042
 
UNITED STATES COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON SHASTAS AT USC TRAVELERS
GAME ID: 6856 - SATURDAY, MARCH 15TH , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Shastas (13-1) 0 2 4 2 0 4 1 0 4 17 21 0
USC Travelers (3-11) 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 13 0
Mitchell Leads Shastas to Win
With left fielder Wayne Mitchell leading the charge, the Houston Shastas defeated the USC Travelers, 17-8, at USC Grounds. Mitchell, who is rated as the 30th best prospect by BNN, went 2-4 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, while scoring 4 and driving in 3. Tommy Baker, 1-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 4 innings. The last-place Travelers have lost 8 straight games.

Houston used the hitting of Ben Gibson to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Shastas on top, 2-0. For the game, Gibson had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Anyone who says he's not out there thinking about personal accomplishments is not telling the truth," Mitchell said later.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE USC BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Christian CF 6 1 1 2 0 2 4 .339 4 11
J. Lyons 1B 6 3 4 1 0 0 1 .443 7 17
W. Mitchell LF 4 4 2 3 2 0 2 .393 4 13
M. Patterson 3B 6 2 3 2 0 0 1 .423 8 17
R. Conley DH 5 2 2 1 1 1 4 .182 2 6
R. Rutledge RF 5 2 1 2 0 0 4 .360 1 6
R. Moore 2B 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .200 1 8
B. Gibson C 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .436 1 9
F. MacDonald SS 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .298 0 2
Totals 47 17 21 17 3 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: F. MacDonald (4, 3rd Inning off J. Smith, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Patterson 2 (5, 4th Inning off J. Smith, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off E. Sosa, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Lyons (6, 9th Inning off J. Salas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Gibson (1, 2nd Inning off R. Ordóñez, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Mitchell 2 (4, 3rd Inning off R. Ordóñez, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Sherman, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Conley (2, 3rd Inning off R. Ordóñez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Lyons (7, 4th Inning off J. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Moore (1, 6th Inning off E. Sosa, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Christian (4, 9th Inning off J. Salas, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Patterson (8, 9th Inning off J. Salas, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Christian 4 , J. Lyons 8 , W. Mitchell 8 , M. Patterson 8 , R. Conley 5 , R. Rutledge , R. Moore 5 , B. Gibson 5 , F. MacDonald 5
2-out RBI: W. Mitchell , B. Gibson , F. MacDonald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Christian , R. Moore
GIDP: B. Gibson
Sac Fly: R. Rutledge
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Patterson-Moore-Lyons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Ball 2B 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 .370 5 8
   a-J. Finley 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Castro LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .353 0 2
J. Fleming 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .271 4 14
G. Davis C 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .321 2 6
J. Banks DH 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 .237 1 8
C. Powers CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .320 0 6
   b-E. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Griffin 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .333 3 6
   c-T. Jarrín PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
V. Rodríguez RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .261 1 5
O. García SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 39 8 13 8 4 4 19      
a - J. Finley substituted for G. Ball in the 7th
b - E. Smith pinch hit for C. Powers in the 9th
c - T. Jarrín pinch hit for M. Griffin in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Ball (5, 6th Inning off T. Baker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Ball 4 , J. Castro 2 , J. Fleming , G. Davis , J. Banks 4 , C. Powers , M. Griffin , V. Rodríguez , O. García
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Davis , V. Rodríguez 2
GIDP: M. Griffin
Hit by Pitch: G. Ball
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Finley-García-Griffin)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE USC PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cruz 1.1 6 7 7 2 2 0 44 6.00   
T. Baker W (1-0) 4.0 4 1 1 0 1 1 53 2.84   
D. Meade 2.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 36 0.00   
K. Garrick 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cruz 8
Batters Faced: M. Cruz 13, T. Baker 16, D. Meade 10, K. Garrick 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cruz 0-2, T. Baker 6-5, D. Meade 3-2, K. Garrick 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cruz 44-26, T. Baker 53-36, D. Meade 36-26, K. Garrick 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Baker 3-2 , K. Garrick 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Cruz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ordóñez 2.1 8 6 6 0 2 3 54 13.09   
J. Smith L (0-1) 2.2 5 3 3 2 1 1 46 7.11   
E. Sosa 1.0 2 3 3 0 1 1 23 5.40   
J. Sherman 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 34 8.00   
J. Salas 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 19 16.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ordóñez 15
Batters Faced: R. Ordóñez 15, J. Smith 15, E. Sosa 6, J. Sherman 9, J. Salas 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ordóñez 4-1, J. Smith 4-3, E. Sosa 2-1, J. Sherman 4-1, J. Salas 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ordóñez 54-37, J. Smith 46-25, E. Sosa 23-15, J. Sherman 34-20, J. Salas 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Smith 1-1 , E. Sosa 1-1 , J. Salas 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wayne Mitchell
Ballpark: USC Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 4223
Special Notes: 2B Gerard Ball was injured while throwing the ball.
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