NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
08/22/2109
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
GAME ID: 11450 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vermont Lake Monsters (16-42) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
West Virginia Black Bears (28-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 1
Caruso, Vermont Prevail in Pitchers' Duel
The Vermont Lake Monsters downed the West Virginia Black Bears, 2-1, at Russell Diethrick Park. Stellar pitching by Bruce Caruso had a lot to do with it. The right-hander handcuffed his opponent all game. The triumph makes Vermont 16-42.

Caruso, who dominated for Vermont, earned the victory to move to 3-8. He was in control the whole game, scattering 6 hits over 7.1 innings, while striking out 11. West Virginia batters could never bunch up enough hits to produce a rally.

"Bruce was sharp tonight," said Vermont manager Dana Joseph.
VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ihnat RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .276 4 18
D. Sorenson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .196 0 8
S. Matsumoto DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .236 2 12
J. Vargas CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218 3 16
T. Williams SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 1 15
D. Herrera 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 1 12
M. Volker 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .235 2 6
M. Montolio C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .196 1 6
A. Diaz LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .211 4 10
Totals 34 2 7 2 0 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Volker (6, 3rd Inning off B. Murphy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Ihnat (4, 3rd Inning off B. Murphy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ihnat 4 , D. Sorenson , S. Matsumoto , D. Herrera , M. Volker 3 , A. Diaz
2-out RBI: D. Ihnat
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vargas , A. Diaz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Herrera (6)
CS: D. Ihnat (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Sorenson-Williams-Volker, Sorenson-Williams-Volker, Montolio-Sorenson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cothern 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .245 1 9
R. Rivera LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .293 11 27
   b-W. Villalobos PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 2
B. Tabak SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .292 2 14
D. Welch 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .225 8 30
S. Greving CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249 4 24
   c-E. Valdes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237 0 4
N. Popp DH 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .266 8 19
B. Rebouas RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .292 5 21
G. Eckert 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 3 15
   a-A. Perez PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4
O. Tafolla C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .191 2 8
Totals 33 1 9 1 1 14 12      
a - A. Perez pinch hit for G. Eckert in the 8th
b - W. Villalobos pinch ran for R. Rivera in the 9th
c - E. Valdes pinch hit for S. Greving in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Rivera (18, 6th Inning off B. Caruso, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cothern 2 , R. Rivera 2 , B. Tabak 2 , D. Welch , N. Popp 3
2-out RBI: N. Popp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tabak , B. Rebouas
GIDP: R. Rivera , B. Rebouas
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Popp (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Tabak (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Tafolla-Eckert)
VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Caruso W (3-8) 7.1 6 0 0 0 11 0 87 3.38   
P. Beil SV (4) 1.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 34 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Caruso 77
Batters Faced: B. Caruso 25, P. Beil 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Caruso 4-4, P. Beil 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Caruso 87-55, P. Beil 34-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Murphy L (3-4) 4.2 3 2 2 0 6 1 66 3.98   
C. Lemieux 4.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 49 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Murphy 56
Batters Faced: B. Murphy 17, C. Lemieux 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Murphy 5-3, C. Lemieux 5-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. Murphy 66-42, C. Lemieux 49-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Lemieux 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Caruso
Ballpark: Russell Diethrick Park
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 4165
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