SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
08/05/2110
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10856 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbia Fireflies (55-52) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Hickory Crawdads (54-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Arce, Fireflies Stop Crawdads, 2-0
The Columbia Fireflies picked up a win at L.P. Frans Stadium, dropping the Hickory Crawdads, 2-0. William Arce, who is tied for 7th in the SAL in strikeouts with 124, was the difference-maker. Justin Meyer, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 5th save. The defeat makes Hickory 54-53.

Arce made it look effortless. He scattered 1 hit over 7.2 innings, while racking up 8 strikeouts. The Columbia left-hander encountered little resistance from the Hickory hitters. His season record is now 9-2.

"William is tough when he's hitting his spots," said Columbia manager Tony Acosta.
COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Levenson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 5 25
S. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 3
C. Neilson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .241 2 11
P. Ege C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .196 3 10
R. Rachuba 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 14
N. Manning SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .210 4 21
E. Meyers DH 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .247 0 12
K. Dye 2B 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .176 0 3
J. Roberts RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .294 7 26
Totals 30 2 2 2 1 10 2      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Dye (4, 2nd Inning off T. Maki, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Meyers , K. Dye 2
2-out RBI: K. Dye
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Meyers , J. Roberts
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Manning (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Manning-Dye-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Valbom CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .250 7 29
B. Jarzynka LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246 0 3
C. Conley DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .253 5 33
C. Guay 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .213 1 7
   b-J. Drnek PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 3 29
K. Buettner SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .251 9 29
   c-J. Perera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 2 18
A. Ownbey C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .242 6 22
B. Radtke 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 3 35
B. Alfaro 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .216 8 25
B. Bennett RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 9 35
   a-J. Valencia PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 8 36
Totals 27 0 1 0 5 9 9      
a - J. Valencia pinch hit for B. Bennett in the 8th
b - J. Drnek pinch hit for C. Guay in the 9th
c - J. Perera pinch hit for K. Buettner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ownbey (9, 2nd Inning off W. Arce, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Ownbey 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Conley , C. Guay , B. Alfaro
GIDP: B. Bennett
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Valbom (15) , C. Conley (13)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Alfaro (6)
COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Arce W (9-2) 7.2 1 0 0 5 8 0 107 3.00   
J. Meyer SV (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Arce 80
Batters Faced: W. Arce 28, J. Meyer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Arce 6-8, J. Meyer 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Arce 107-64, J. Meyer 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Meyer 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Maki L (6-5) 7.1 2 2 0 1 8 0 102 3.21   
A. Villalobos 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Maki 77
Batters Faced: T. Maki 26, A. Villalobos 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Maki 9-5, A. Villalobos 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Maki 102-68, A. Villalobos 15-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Arce
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 5051
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