NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
07/21/2107
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
GAME ID: 11240 - THURSDAY, JULY 21ST , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aberdeen Ironbirds (16-12) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 10 0
West Virginia Black Bears (18-10) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Bigley Helps Ironbirds Defeat Black Bears, 5-3
With first baseman Luke Bigley leading the charge, the Aberdeen Ironbirds defeated the West Virginia Black Bears, 5-3, at Russell Diethrick Park. Bigley, who is tied for 5th in the NYP in stolen bases with 8, was 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Tom Mitchell snagged the win in relief. He goes to 2-1 on the season. Brian Barnes suffered the loss. With the win, the Ironbirds improved to 16-12.

Bigley had a timely hit for Aberdeen in the top of the ninth. With Aberdeen trailing 3-2, he turned a first pitch cutter into a 3-run home run. It was his 5th home run of the season, making it 5-3, Aberdeen.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Aberdeen manager Josh Ouderkirk. "It's usually not just one thing."
ABERDEEN BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bigley 1B 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .355 5 11
A. Melendez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .206 0 0
M. Schilling LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .341 0 10
T. Westbrook 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .286 1 10
L. Acuna SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .273 0 1
R. Blum CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .348 2 8
N. Duran DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .042 0 0
   a-L. Aguilera DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 1 9
L. Velez 2B 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .121 0 1
J. Neubauer C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .240 3 5
Totals 36 5 10 5 2 8 13      
a - L. Aguilera inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Bigley (6, 1st Inning off M. Barry, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Acuna (1, 3rd Inning off M. Barry, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Bigley (5, 9th Inning off B. Barnes, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Bigley 8 , A. Melendez , M. Schilling 2 , T. Westbrook , L. Acuna 2 , J. Neubauer
2-out RBI: T. Westbrook , L. Acuna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Schilling , T. Westbrook , L. Acuna , R. Blum
GIDP: N. Duran
Hit by Pitch: A. Melendez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Bigley 2 (8) , M. Schilling (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nieves SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .258 4 13
J. Blanchard DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .212 1 9
F. Trent RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .304 3 18
J. Duran C 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .244 4 14
S. Garrett 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .250 2 5
M. Mukanda CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .214 0 1
   a-R. Jackson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .188 4 12
   b-N. Petti RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 4 15
C. McMillan LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .111 0 1
M. Wight 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209 4 11
S. Perkins 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .219 0 3
   c-J. Boehnke PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3 2 6 18      
a - R. Jackson pinch hit for M. Mukanda in the 8th
b - N. Petti substituted for R. Jackson in the 9th
c - J. Boehnke pinch hit for S. Perkins in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Duran (4, 2nd Inning off C. Lucero, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Garrett (2, 4th Inning off C. Lucero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Nieves , J. Blanchard 2 , J. Duran 5 , S. Garrett 4 , S. Perkins , J. Boehnke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duran , C. McMillan , S. Perkins
Hit by Pitch: J. Duran
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Mukanda (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wight-Nieves-Garrett)
ABERDEEN PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lucero 5.0 6 3 3 1 4 2 84 1.69   
N. Burciaga 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 1.93   
T. Mitchell W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 2.04   
D. Castaneda SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lucero 46
Batters Faced: C. Lucero 22, N. Burciaga 6, T. Mitchell 6, D. Castaneda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lucero 6-5, N. Burciaga 2-3, T. Mitchell 1-2, D. Castaneda 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lucero 84-56, N. Burciaga 27-19, T. Mitchell 18-10, D. Castaneda 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Burciaga 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Mitchell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Barry 4.0 6 2 2 0 6 0 69 1.95   
C. Herrera 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 41 3.31   
B. Barnes L (1-2), BS (1) 1.1 2 3 3 1 1 1 17 2.16   
J. Gonzalez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Barry 48
Batters Faced: M. Barry 18, C. Herrera 12, B. Barnes 7, J. Gonzalez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Barry 1-5, C. Herrera 4-3, B. Barnes 0-3, J. Gonzalez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Barry 69-47, C. Herrera 41-24, B. Barnes 17-9, J. Gonzalez 4-3
Hit Batsmen: C. Herrera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luke Bigley
Ballpark: Russell Diethrick Park
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 4137
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