SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
08/11/2109
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
GAME ID: 10893 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbia Fireflies (63-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 10 1
Greensboro Grasshoppers (31-81) 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 X 6 9 1
Grasshoppers Deal Fireflies 6-3 Defeat
Greensboro beat Columbia on the strength of starting pitcher Ruben Casas's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-3. Eddie Green closed it out for Greensboro, earning his 1st save. The Grasshoppers now have a record of 31-81.

One pivotal at-bat came with one out in the top of the eighth. With runners on 1st and 2nd and Columbia trailing 6-3, Eddie Green needed to bear down against Doug Rider. Green won the battle, as Rider lined out and the Grasshoppers went on to win.
COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Herrera LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .242 3 28
A. Boyd 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 12 52
   a-D. Perez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 19
   b-R. Rachuba 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .235 4 4
A. Gingell CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .301 9 43
R. Renner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .262 9 47
C. Pongratz C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .320 1 6
D. Rider 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .278 7 35
D. Flores SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .308 1 7
S. Freeman DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .266 3 12
A. Ives RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .296 0 2
Totals 38 3 10 3 0 11 22      
a - D. Perez pinch ran for A. Boyd in the 1st
b - R. Rachuba substituted for D. Perez in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: A. Boyd (14, 1st Inning off R. Casas, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Ives (3, 3rd Inning off R. Casas, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Rachuba (2, 8th Inning off J. Kamp, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Gingell (16, 8th Inning off J. Kamp, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Pongratz (1, 7th Inning off R. Casas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Boyd 2 , R. Rachuba 2 , A. Gingell 2 , R. Renner , C. Pongratz 5 , D. Rider , D. Flores , S. Freeman , A. Ives 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gingell , R. Renner , D. Flores , A. Ives
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Rider (15)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Rider (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Alaniz LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .253 4 13
M. Ventura 1B, RF 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 .333 1 7
J. Santana DH 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .221 0 6
T. Topaloglu 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .245 0 5
T. Tippett CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .201 5 18
A. Kops RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .180 4 17
   a-O. Rivas 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .218 8 26
C. Fuentes SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .182 3 12
   b-R. Gonzalez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .153 4 15
   c-O. Delgado SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 1 8
L. Calvillo C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .211 3 6
S. Gemma 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .185 1 3
Totals 34 6 9 6 3 9 25      
a - O. Rivas substituted for A. Kops in the 7th
b - R. Gonzalez pinch ran for C. Fuentes in the 7th
c - O. Delgado substituted for R. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Topaloglu (2, 1st Inning off J. Linares, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Alaniz (5, 3rd Inning off J. Linares, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Gemma (2, 4th Inning off J. Linares, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Alaniz 4 , M. Ventura , T. Topaloglu 3 , L. Calvillo , S. Gemma 3
2-out RBI: T. Topaloglu , L. Calvillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Tippett 2 , A. Kops , O. Rivas , S. Gemma
Hit by Pitch: T. Topaloglu , T. Tippett , O. Rivas , C. Fuentes 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Santana (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Gemma (1)
COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Linares L (1-4) 6.2 8 6 5 3 7 0 120 3.06   
D. Scorsese 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Linares 40
Batters Faced: J. Linares 35, D. Scorsese 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Linares 10-3, D. Scorsese 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Linares 120-73, D. Scorsese 24-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Scorsese 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Linares 3 , D. Scorsese 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Casas W (1-1) 6.2 6 1 1 0 7 1 98 6.30   
J. Kamp 0.2 3 2 1 0 2 0 28 7.45   
E. Green SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Casas 65
Batters Faced: R. Casas 26, J. Kamp 6, E. Green 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Casas 2-11, J. Kamp 0-0, E. Green 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Casas 98-64, J. Kamp 28-17, E. Green 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kamp 1-0 , E. Green 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ruben Casas
Ballpark: NewBridge Bank Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 4355
Special Notes: 3B Alex Boyd was injured while running the bases. 2B Carlos Fuentes was injured being hit by a pitch.
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