APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE BRAVES AT PRINCETON RAYS
07/18/2109
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE BRAVES AT PRINCETON RAYS
GAME ID: 12068 - THURSDAY, JULY 18TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Danville Braves (7-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
Princeton Rays (18-5) 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 X 8 11 0
Braves 8-1 Losers to Rays
Princeton starter Jose Esparza pitched well against the Danville Braves at H.P. Hunnicutt Field. The right-hander led his team to a win, 8-1. Princeton, at 18-5, occupies first place in the East.

In the bottom of the third inning, third baseman David Whitfield had a 2-run home run for Princeton. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Rays on top, 2-0.

Whitfield described the clubhouse as "strangely calm" after the game.
DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE PRINCETON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Esparza RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 1 7
N. Dwyer CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .214 0 7
R. Leos LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 3 8
D. Lopez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .246 2 3
A. Murphy 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .229 2 4
N. Neace 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 1 3
M. Yoss SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .235 1 3
M. Manjani 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .184 0 2
L. de Leon DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .139 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 2 9 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Yoss (1, 8th Inning off J. Esparza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Yoss 4 , M. Manjani 2 , L. de Leon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Dwyer , L. de Leon
Sac Bunt: L. de Leon
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Manjani (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. West 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .305 1 9
   c-A. Palacios PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 0 1
R. Franco SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .282 0 10
   d-J. Sanchez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
A. Santiago C 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .380 5 16
D. Buckner DH 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .312 0 5
J. Suazo RF 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 .278 1 12
   f-A. Walsh PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .343 2 8
S. Vollmann LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 7 .233 5 13
R. Sassoon 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .500 6 16
   a-E. Garcia PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. Reynolds CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
S. Mata CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .179 0 4
   b-C. McKenna PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 1 2
D. Whitfield 3B 3 2 1 2 1 1 3 .312 1 5
Totals 34 8 11 8 8 6 25      
a - E. Garcia pinch hit for R. Sassoon in the 7th
b - C. McKenna pinch hit for S. Mata in the 7th
c - A. Palacios pinch hit for S. West in the 7th
d - J. Sanchez pinch hit for R. Franco in the 7th
e - T. Reynolds substituted for E. Garcia in the 8th
f - A. Walsh pinch hit for J. Suazo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Palacios (2, 7th Inning off S. Calderon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Whitfield (1, 3rd Inning off M. Kelley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. West , A. Palacios 2 , A. Santiago 2 , D. Buckner 2 , S. Vollmann , R. Sassoon 2 , S. Mata , D. Whitfield 4
2-out RBI: A. Palacios , J. Suazo , S. Mata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sanchez , S. Vollmann , T. Reynolds , S. Mata , D. Whitfield
Sac Fly: S. Vollmann
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Garcia (1)
CS: A. Santiago (1)
DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE PRINCETON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Elizarraras 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0.00   
M. Kelley L (2-2) 2.1 6 6 6 4 4 1 70 4.57   
G. Nira 2.0 2 2 2 4 1 0 45 9.49   
S. Calderon 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Elizarraras 52
Batters Faced: J. Elizarraras 6, M. Kelley 17, G. Nira 12, S. Calderon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Elizarraras 4-2, M. Kelley 2-1, G. Nira 0-5, S. Calderon 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Elizarraras 23-14, M. Kelley 70-43, G. Nira 45-20, S. Calderon 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Nira 3-1 , S. Calderon 1-1
WP: M. Kelley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esparza W (3-0) 7.1 4 1 1 1 7 1 84 1.80   
F. Perez 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 25 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esparza 72
Batters Faced: J. Esparza 27, F. Perez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esparza 9-6, F. Perez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esparza 84-62, F. Perez 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Perez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Esparza
Ballpark: H.P. Hunnicutt Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 2945
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