APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT KINGSPORT METS
07/25/2110
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT KINGSPORT METS
GAME ID: 12099 - FRIDAY, JULY 25TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bluefield Blue Jays (21-9) 2 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 10 0
Kingsport Mets (14-16) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 2
Blue Jays Down Mets, 8-2
The Bluefield Blue Jays defeated the Kingsport Mets, 8-2, in Appalachian League action at Hunter Wright Stadium. Bluefield pitcher Dave Sabala had a standout performance. At 21-9, the Blue Jays claim first place in the East.

One critical moment came in the bottom of the third, when Bluefield bent under pressure but did not break. The score was 3-0, Bluefield, with one out. Kingsport had the bases loaded. Chris Jennings had a chance to deliver a clutch base hit, but instead hit into a double play on a 1-0 fastball.
BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE KINGSPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kilroy RF 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .355 6 23
B. Priddy 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .282 1 11
O. Carrasco LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .252 2 23
B. Cooke SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .264 5 25
L. Delgado DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .258 0 6
F. Colon 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .325 2 12
   a-D. Escalante PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
D. Simpson CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .323 7 26
M. Harrell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .154 0 4
M. Diaz C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .271 3 16
Totals 37 8 10 8 1 8 16      
a - D. Escalante pinch hit for F. Colon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Kilroy (6, 1st Inning off A. Bucklew, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Simpson (5, 6th Inning off A. Bucklew, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Priddy (10, 6th Inning off J. Saavedra, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Kilroy 3 , B. Priddy 2 , O. Carrasco , B. Cooke , L. Delgado , F. Colon , D. Simpson 2 , M. Harrell , M. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Cooke , F. Colon
Sac Fly: L. Delgado
Hit by Pitch: B. Priddy
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Priddy (6) , O. Carrasco (2) , B. Cooke (5)
CS: B. Kilroy (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Harrell-Cooke-Harrell)
PB: M. Diaz
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Berntsen LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .296 3 17
M. Keilholtz 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .268 2 7
J. Zamora SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245 5 16
E. Stokes RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .259 0 2
M. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .140 2 9
C. Jennings C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .091 1 1
T. Cave 3B 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .291 0 1
J. Silva 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .207 1 3
A. Jones DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .146 0 0
   a-M. Bartgis DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 2 3
Totals 35 2 8 2 2 10 20      
a - M. Bartgis inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Jones (2, 2nd Inning off J. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Cave (3, 4th Inning off D. Sabala, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Berntsen (3, 7th Inning off D. Sabala, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Berntsen 6 , M. Keilholtz , J. Zamora , E. Stokes , T. Cave 2 , A. Jones 2
2-out RBI: C. Berntsen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Berntsen , M. Anderson
GIDP: C. Jennings
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Keilholtz (2) , T. Cave (7)
BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE KINGSPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jackson 2.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 56 2.22   
D. Sabala W (3-0) 6.0 5 2 2 1 6 1 67 2.57   
S. Teply 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jackson 48
Batters Faced: J. Jackson 11, D. Sabala 23, S. Teply 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jackson 1-3, D. Sabala 5-6, S. Teply 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jackson 56-34, D. Sabala 67-45, S. Teply 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Sabala 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Bucklew L (0-4) 5.1 7 7 6 1 6 0 97 7.84   
J. Saavedra 3.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 41 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bucklew 33
Batters Faced: A. Bucklew 27, J. Saavedra 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bucklew 6-4, J. Saavedra 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bucklew 97-57, J. Saavedra 41-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Saavedra 2-2
Hit Batsmen: A. Bucklew
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Sabala
Ballpark: Hunter Wright Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 1948
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