SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
08/11/2112
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
GAME ID: 10914 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2112 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lexington Legends (77-38) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 11 0
Columbia Fireflies (46-69) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 X 4 10 0
Columbia Rallies for 4-3 Victory
Behind a fine performance from Rich Schweitzer, the Columbia Fireflies knocked off the Lexington Legends, 4-3. Schweitzer was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Fireflies. By defeating Lexington, the last-place Fireflies improved to 46-69.

The game was all tied up in the bottom of the eighth, until Schweitzer delivered big-time for Columbia, stroking a dramatic run-scoring single off Chad Belz. The game-changing hit put the Fireflies on top, 4-3.

"I was able to barrel up some pitches," said Schweitzer.
LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vargo 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .297 25 71
M. Rucker LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .251 1 8
   a-D. Lusby PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 2 9
J. Maldonado DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .265 20 51
D. Edmonson 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .257 9 34
T. Valadez CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .280 6 23
A. Torres RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .285 7 51
C. Christian C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .192 10 31
   c-A. Ribeirete PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 3 17
R. Bonilla 3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .231 2 18
T. McFall SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 6 40
   b-E. Mendez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 4
Totals 37 3 11 3 1 11 14      
a - D. Lusby pinch hit for M. Rucker in the 8th
b - E. Mendez pinch hit for T. McFall in the 9th
c - A. Ribeirete pinch ran for C. Christian in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Torres (7, 4th Inning off M. Lowe, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Valadez (5, 6th Inning off M. Lowe, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Bonilla (2, 3rd Inning off M. Lowe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Rucker , D. Edmonson 2 , T. Valadez 4 , A. Torres 4 , C. Christian 2 , R. Bonilla 4 , E. Mendez
2-out RBI: C. Christian
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lusby , A. Torres , C. Christian
GIDP: C. Christian
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Belz-Edmonson-Vargo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Clark 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 8 26
K. Wilson DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .215 0 4
B. Skogstad 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .284 6 19
J. de la Rosa 3B 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .195 8 22
D. O'Hara C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .191 4 19
R. Schweitzer RF 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .205 6 27
   a-A. Polanco PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 2
   b-E. Stokes RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 10 32
J. Metzger SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .183 7 24
D. Byrnes LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .188 0 3
D. Acosta CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .136 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4 2 10 13      
a - A. Polanco pinch ran for R. Schweitzer in the 8th
b - E. Stokes substituted for A. Polanco in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Metzger (9, 3rd Inning off A. de la Rosa, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. de la Rosa (7, 8th Inning off C. Belz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Schweitzer (6, 4th Inning off A. de la Rosa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Clark , K. Wilson , J. de la Rosa 2 , D. O'Hara , R. Schweitzer 6 , J. Metzger 3 , D. Byrnes
2-out RBI: R. Schweitzer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Wilson , B. Skogstad , J. Metzger
GIDP: D. Byrnes
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clark-Metzger-Skogstad)
LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. de la Rosa 6.1 5 3 3 2 10 1 96 3.95   
D. Mata 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.21   
C. Belz L (10-7) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. de la Rosa 59
Batters Faced: A. de la Rosa 26, D. Mata 4, C. Belz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. de la Rosa 4-5, D. Mata 2-0, C. Belz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. de la Rosa 96-61, D. Mata 8-6, C. Belz 20-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lowe 7.0 7 3 3 1 10 1 118 5.28   
B. Comrie W (9-8) 2.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 31 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lowe 60
Batters Faced: M. Lowe 28, B. Comrie 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lowe 6-4, B. Comrie 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lowe 118-79, B. Comrie 31-22
WP: M. Lowe 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Schweitzer
Ballpark: Spirit Communications Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 3905
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