SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME BRAVES AT COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
06/05/2111
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME BRAVES AT COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
GAME ID: 10494 - FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rome Braves (25-30) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 9 1
Columbia Fireflies (21-34) 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 X 8 16 1
Rome Sent Home with 8-5 Loss
Fireflies shortstop Jorge de la Rosa left his mark on his team's 8-5 win over the Rome Braves. de la Rosa, who is tied for 8th in the SAL with a .301 batting average, was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for Columbia in the contest. Alex Cuellar, the winning pitcher, improved to 1-2. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 4 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 7 and walking 3. Robby Grewe, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 1st save.

Phil Ege came through for Columbia with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first. The catcher went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 2 RBI.

"Just glad I could help us get a win," said de la Rosa.

The Fireflies improved their record to 21-34 with the win over Rome.
ROME BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ahtisaari CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .239 7 21
M. Andonian LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .339 4 15
I. Blake C 3 0 0 1 1 3 5 .147 0 2
D. Duell DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .212 4 11
M. Stephens RF 4 2 0 0 1 1 4 .133 2 4
J. Davis 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .257 5 22
   b-M. Vega PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
M. Henderson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .183 0 11
   c-C. McHargue PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Van Loenen SS 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .248 3 15
B. Tracy 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 1 5
   a-K. Cook PH, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .176 0 1
Totals 35 5 9 5 7 9 25      
a - K. Cook pinch hit for B. Tracy in the 6th
b - M. Vega pinch hit for J. Davis in the 7th
c - C. McHargue pinch hit for M. Henderson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Davis (5, 2nd Inning off A. Cuellar, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ahtisaari , M. Andonian 2 , J. Davis 4 , M. Henderson , M. Van Loenen 2 , B. Tracy , K. Cook
2-out RBI: M. Andonian
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Blake , D. Duell 2 , M. Vega
GIDP: J. Ahtisaari
Sac Fly: I. Blake
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Andonian (5)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Cook (2)
OF assists: 1 (Stephens(Ege at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Aranda 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 0 .231 0 2
A. Polanco 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .250 0 0
P. Ege C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .277 4 19
J. Peterson DH 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .253 4 19
M. Keilholtz 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .281 4 13
E. Stokes LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .200 2 13
A. Jones RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .216 1 8
M. Anderson CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .200 1 9
J. de la Rosa SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .301 6 14
Totals 39 8 16 8 3 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Stokes 2 (5, 1st Inning off H. Fletcher, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Mackey, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Jones 2 (3, 3rd Inning off H. Fletcher, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Mackey, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Ege (11, 8th Inning off J. Engle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Ege (4, 1st Inning off H. Fletcher, 1 on, 1 out) , J. de la Rosa (6, 6th Inning off J. Mackey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Aranda 2 , A. Polanco , P. Ege 6 , J. Peterson , M. Keilholtz 2 , E. Stokes 4 , A. Jones 4 , M. Anderson , J. de la Rosa 6
2-out RBI: S. Aranda , M. Keilholtz , E. Stokes , J. de la Rosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Polanco , J. Peterson , M. Keilholtz , A. Jones 2 , M. Anderson , J. de la Rosa
Hit by Pitch: P. Ege
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Aranda (1) , A. Polanco 2 (2)
CS: J. de la Rosa (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Polanco (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Aranda-Ege-Keilholtz)
ROME PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Fletcher L (4-4) 3.1 9 5 5 2 4 1 81 3.21   
J. Mackey 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 1 55 6.75   
J. Engle 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 21 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Fletcher 22
Batters Faced: H. Fletcher 20, J. Mackey 14, J. Engle 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Fletcher 2-2, J. Mackey 3-4, J. Engle 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: H. Fletcher 81-50, J. Mackey 55-37, J. Engle 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mackey 1-0 , J. Engle 1-1
Hit Batsmen: H. Fletcher
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Cuellar W (1-2) 5.0 4 3 3 3 7 1 90 4.37   
R. Caulfield H (2) 1.2 2 1 1 4 0 0 40 1.86   
J. Soria H (1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 28 5.01   
R. Grewe SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 7.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Cuellar 51
Batters Faced: A. Cuellar 22, R. Caulfield 10, J. Soria 6, R. Grewe 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Cuellar 3-5, R. Caulfield 1-3, J. Soria 1-2, R. Grewe 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Cuellar 90-54, R. Caulfield 40-16, J. Soria 28-18, R. Grewe 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soria 2-0 , R. Grewe 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge de la Rosa
Ballpark: Spirit Communications Park
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 7228
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