SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
08/09/2107
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
GAME ID: 10900 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lexington Legends (48-65) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 12 1
Columbia Fireflies (79-34) 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 X 9 11 1
Rowan Helps Fireflies Beat Legends, 9-5
Aaron Rowan, who is tied for 8th in the SAL with a .868 OPS, led Columbia to a triumph over Lexington. The final score was 9-5. The designated hitter went 3 for 4, falling a triple shy of the cycle. He scored 3 runs and added 4 RBI. Edwin Maldonado Jr., credited with the win, is now 17-5. He allowed 5 runs on 12 hits in 9 innings. The first-place Fireflies sport a record of 79-34.

In the first inning, Rowan had a grand slam home run for Columbia. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Fireflies on top, 4-0.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Rowan.
LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Redman 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .237 3 16
J. Torres CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .191 3 11
M. Faria SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .267 5 20
A. Alaniz DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .272 7 24
K. Yerger LF, RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .287 6 33
Z. Fredrickson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .230 4 37
S. Watrous 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .241 13 44
W. Gilmore 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .176 8 26
R. Valenzuela RF 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .234 5 19
   a-M. Rios PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 7 20
   b-J. Trevino RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 4 15
Totals 39 5 12 5 1 11 22      
a - M. Rios pinch hit for R. Valenzuela in the 8th
b - J. Trevino substituted for M. Rios in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yerger (21, 8th Inning off E. Maldonado Jr., 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Redman (8, 9th Inning off E. Maldonado Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Alaniz (7, 3rd Inning off E. Maldonado Jr., 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Redman 3 , J. Torres , M. Faria , A. Alaniz 5 , K. Yerger 2 , Z. Fredrickson , S. Watrous 2 , R. Valenzuela 2
2-out RBI: A. Alaniz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Alaniz 2 , M. Rios
GIDP: J. Torres
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Redman (4) , J. Torres (3) , R. Valenzuela (5)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Gilmore (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Watrous-Faria-Gilmore, Faria-Watrous-Gilmore)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Berrios CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .245 20 48
K. King 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .288 10 55
M. Lyon RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .285 23 60
J. Machamer LF 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .293 3 10
A. Rowan DH 4 3 3 4 0 0 1 .255 8 26
M. Ratajczak 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .275 5 25
D. Rider SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .241 7 40
C. Rangel 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .062 0 0
D. Wollman C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .239 2 5
Totals 31 9 11 9 4 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: K. King 2 (29, 1st Inning off F. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Kelly, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Rowan (17, 8th Inning off M. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Rider (22, 8th Inning off M. Cruz, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Ratajczak (6, 4th Inning off F. Rivera, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rowan (8, 1st Inning off F. Rivera, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Lyon (23, 5th Inning off A. Kelly, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. King 5 , M. Lyon 5 , A. Rowan 7 , M. Ratajczak 3 , D. Rider 2 , C. Rangel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Berrios , M. Ratajczak
GIDP: M. Lyon , D. Wollman
Sac Fly: D. Rider
Hit by Pitch: M. Ratajczak
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Ratajczak (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Machamer (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ratajczak-Rider-Rangel)
LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Rivera L (1-1) 3.0 5 6 6 2 4 1 64 7.31   
A. Kelly 4.0 4 2 2 1 4 1 49 8.33   
M. Cruz 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 21 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Rivera 25
Batters Faced: F. Rivera 15, A. Kelly 16, M. Cruz 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Rivera 3-0, A. Kelly 3-4, M. Cruz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Rivera 64-36, A. Kelly 49-32, M. Cruz 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kelly 1-1
WP: A. Kelly
Hit Batsmen: F. Rivera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Maldonado Jr. W (17-5) 9.0 12 5 4 1 11 1 141 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Maldonado Jr. 55
Batters Faced: E. Maldonado Jr. 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Maldonado Jr. 10-5
Pitches - Strikes: E. Maldonado Jr. 141-93
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Rowan
Ballpark: Spirit Communications Park
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 8416
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