NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
WILLIAMSPORT CROSSCUTTERS AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
08/22/2112
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
WILLIAMSPORT CROSSCUTTERS AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
GAME ID: 11491 - MONDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2112 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Williamsport Crosscutters (21-43) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
West Virginia Black Bears (42-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Black Bears Absorb 1-0 Home Loss
Williamsport beat West Virginia on the strength of starting pitcher Ben Blackburn's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 1-0. Picking up the save was 19-year old right-handed pitcher Trey Kovalchuk. Williamsport is 21-43 and West Virginia, with the loss, 42-22.

Eric Prete had a direct impact on the outcome. Prete contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the first inning to put Williamsport up, 1-0.

Blackburn said his team "played with focus and determination."
WILLIAMSPORT BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cruz CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .278 1 3
R. Manzano 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .221 7 18
   a-J. Bailey 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 4 14
P. Soto DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .272 4 18
J. Plutt 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .353 1 2
E. Prete 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .333 2 6
J. Herron RF 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .277 0 8
J. Bailey SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 11 .260 2 10
L. Navarro LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .229 0 4
A. Ramon C 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .278 0 2
Totals 33 1 9 1 4 11 28      
a - J. Bailey substituted for R. Manzano in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Plutt 2 (2, 1st Inning off A. LaBrie, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Crawford, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Soto , J. Plutt 5 , E. Prete , J. Herron 2 , J. Bailey , A. Ramon
2-out RBI: E. Prete
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Manzano , J. Bailey , J. Bailey 2
GIDP: R. Cruz , R. Manzano , E. Prete , J. Bailey
Hit by Pitch: A. Ramon
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brehm SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .317 9 30
K. See 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .316 8 34
K. Brown DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 10 33
S. Shore CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .300 10 29
B. Russell 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .275 2 25
K. Noa RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .239 1 17
   a-J. Martinez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 0 2
B. Jackson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .200 5 20
M. Garza LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 1 10
J. Vargas C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .184 5 18
   b-D. Papas PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 6 21
Totals 34 0 7 0 4 9 20      
a - J. Martinez pinch hit for K. Noa in the 8th
b - D. Papas pinch hit for J. Vargas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Noa (9, 2nd Inning off B. Blackburn, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Brehm (13, 3rd Inning off B. Blackburn, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Russell (15, 4th Inning off B. Blackburn, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brehm 3 , K. See , K. Brown , B. Russell 2 , K. Noa 2 , J. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Brown , S. Shore , B. Jackson 2 , M. Garza
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Shore (3)

FIELDING
Errors: K. See (2)
Double Plays: 4 (Vargas-Brehm-Jackson, Hanks-Brehm-Jackson, Brehm-See-Jackson, Russell-See-Jackson)
WILLIAMSPORT PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blackburn W (3-5) 7.0 7 0 0 3 5 0 115 3.62   
T. Kovalchuk SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 35 2.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blackburn 65
Batters Faced: B. Blackburn 31, T. Kovalchuk 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blackburn 5-11, T. Kovalchuk 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blackburn 115-75, T. Kovalchuk 35-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. LaBrie L (4-2) 3.0 5 1 1 3 6 0 66 1.39   
R. Hanks 4.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 41 2.25   
J. Crawford 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 1.42   
S. Foxall 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 1.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. LaBrie 46
Batters Faced: A. LaBrie 17, R. Hanks 12, J. Crawford 5, S. Foxall 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. LaBrie 2-1, R. Hanks 5-1, J. Crawford 0-1, S. Foxall 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. LaBrie 66-38, R. Hanks 41-28, J. Crawford 19-15, S. Foxall 12-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hanks 3-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Hanks
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Blackburn
Ballpark: Russell Diethrick Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 5:30 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 4175
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