NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS AT MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS
08/31/2109
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS AT MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS
GAME ID: 11509 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
West Virginia Black Bears (35-32) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 7 12 2
Mahoning Valley Scrappers (36-31) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Black Bears Rally to Win
The timely hitting of Omar Tafolla helped the West Virginia Black Bears take down the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 7-5, in 10 innings. Tafolla went 3-5 with a home run and 2 doubles, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once for the Black Bears. West Virginia is now 35-32, Mahoning Valley 36-31.

Tafolla had a game-changing double in the top of the tenth. On a 1-2 changeup from Willie Alvarez, he banged a 2-run double to right, giving the Black Bears a 7-5 lead. It was the 4th double of the year for Tafolla.

"Nice win for us," said Tafolla. "Now we'll go after the next one."
WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE MAHONING VALLEY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Popp DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 .262 10 23
R. Rivera LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .292 12 28
B. Tabak SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .288 3 18
D. Welch 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .211 8 32
W. Villalobos 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211 1 2
   a-C. Cothern 3B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .246 1 12
O. Tafolla C 5 1 3 5 0 0 0 .207 3 14
S. Greving RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 5 29
G. Eckert 2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254 5 19
   b-A. Perez PH, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 2 3 .250 1 4
E. Valdes CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243 0 5
Totals 41 7 12 7 3 11 16      
a - C. Cothern substituted for W. Villalobos in the 4th
b - A. Perez pinch hit for G. Eckert in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Rivera (19, 3rd Inning off J. Chapin, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Tafolla 2 (4, 7th Inning off J. Chapin, 1 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off W. Alvarez, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Cothern (13, 7th Inning off J. Chapin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Tafolla (3, 2nd Inning off J. Chapin, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Eckert (5, 5th Inning off J. Chapin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Popp , R. Rivera 3 , D. Welch , C. Cothern 2 , O. Tafolla 8 , S. Greving , G. Eckert 4 , A. Perez , E. Valdes
2-out RBI: N. Popp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rivera , B. Tabak 2 , A. Perez
GIDP: D. Welch
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Greving (5)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Cothern (1) , E. Valdes (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Grant RF 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 .367 5 23
F. Jimenez CF 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .214 0 7
D. Lantz 1B 5 1 3 0 0 1 4 .220 3 17
J. Peterson 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 6 .246 3 21
A. Eberwein C 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 0 7
L. Ramos DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 5 19
G. Valencia 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .256 4 9
   a-J. Kay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-V. Madrid 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 6
M. Laudon SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .476 1 2
I. Bonilla LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .282 4 14
   c-N. Hudlin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 6 21
Totals 41 5 10 3 5 7 21      
a - J. Kay pinch hit for G. Valencia in the 9th
b - V. Madrid substituted for J. Kay in the 10th
c - N. Hudlin pinch hit for I. Bonilla in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Bonilla (9, 3rd Inning off B. Murphy, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Laudon (3, 5th Inning off C. Lemieux, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Grant , F. Jimenez 2 , D. Lantz 3 , J. Peterson , M. Laudon 3 , I. Bonilla 2
2-out RBI: F. Jimenez , J. Peterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Grant , D. Lantz , J. Peterson 2 , A. Eberwein , L. Ramos
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Laudon-Valencia-Lantz)
PB: A. Eberwein
WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE MAHONING VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Murphy 4.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 67 3.53   
C. Lemieux 0.2 3 4 2 1 0 0 28 3.86   
M. Finley 2.1 4 1 1 0 2 0 30 7.00   
M. Coman W (2-3) 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 36 6.11   
I. Roth SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Murphy 57
Batters Faced: B. Murphy 16, C. Lemieux 7, M. Finley 11, M. Coman 9, I. Roth 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Murphy 4-7, C. Lemieux 1-1, M. Finley 3-2, M. Coman 2-1, I. Roth 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Murphy 67-39, C. Lemieux 28-18, M. Finley 30-21, M. Coman 36-19, I. Roth 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Finley 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Chapin 6.0 7 4 4 0 8 2 88 3.18   
C. Johnson H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 11.57   
C. Gaillard BS (2) 2.0 4 1 1 1 1 0 31 6.00   
W. Alvarez L (0-1) 1.0 1 2 1 1 1 0 21 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Chapin 50
Batters Faced: J. Chapin 25, C. Johnson 4, C. Gaillard 10, W. Alvarez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Chapin 6-4, C. Johnson 1-1, C. Gaillard 1-3, W. Alvarez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Chapin 88-60, C. Johnson 17-8, C. Gaillard 31-19, W. Alvarez 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Johnson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Omar Tafolla
Ballpark: Eastwood Field
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 5980
Special Notes: Willie Villalobos was ejected in the 4th inning for arguing a strike call.
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