APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BURLINGTON ROYALS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
07/28/2109
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BURLINGTON ROYALS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 12119 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Burlington Royals (25-7) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 1
Bluefield Blue Jays (12-20) 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 X 7 12 0
Royals Losers, 7-2, to Bluefield
The home crowd had a good time watching the Burlington Royals and Bluefield Blue Jays get after it.

Bluefield starter Mike Bourque pitched well against the Burlington Royals at Bowen Field. The right-hander led his team to a win, 7-2. The winner was Bourque. He threw 5.2 innings allowing 2 runs. The loser was Jonathan Polk.

Burlington had runners on 1st and 3rd in the top of the sixth. With two out, Ronnie Williams stood at the plate, hoping to find a gap. Instead, he grounded out. The score remained 4-2, Bluefield. The Royals never could mount a comeback.

The 4th-place Blue Jays now have a record of 12-20.
BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brancati 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .295 5 17
M. Hernandez SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .314 4 24
S. More 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .327 5 27
B. Hair CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .225 1 3
T. Combs DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .348 1 4
M. King RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .280 2 24
R. Williams C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .311 1 15
R. Rothove 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .204 2 14
J. Hobbs LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .308 1 6
Totals 34 2 8 2 4 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Combs (4, 6th Inning off M. Bourque, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Brancati , M. Hernandez 2 , T. Combs 2 , M. King , R. Williams , J. Hobbs 2
2-out RBI: M. Hernandez , T. Combs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hernandez , S. More , R. Williams
GIDP: M. King
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Williams (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hernandez-Rothove-Brancati)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson RF 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .214 3 11
O. Carrasco LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .173 2 4
M. Wood 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .168 5 14
D. Ayala SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .296 3 15
J. Benefield C 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .404 4 10
J. Machado CF 5 1 4 1 0 0 2 .236 1 8
A. Millan 3B 5 0 3 2 0 1 3 .274 1 7
F. Navarro 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .174 2 8
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
   a-L. Chappell DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 6 7 8 19      
a - L. Chappell inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Millan (3, 2nd Inning off J. Polk, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Machado 2 (7, 2nd Inning off J. Polk, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Polk, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Benefield (8, 2nd Inning off J. Polk, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Ayala (8, 6th Inning off R. LaMorgese, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Carrasco , D. Ayala 3 , J. Benefield 3 , J. Machado 6 , A. Millan 4
2-out RBI: J. Benefield , A. Millan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Johnson , M. Wood , D. Ayala , A. Millan , J. Unknown
GIDP: F. Navarro
Hit by Pitch: F. Navarro
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Johnson 3 (12) , D. Ayala (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Navarro-Ayala-Wood)
BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Polk L (4-2) 3.2 7 4 4 2 5 0 77 2.89   
R. LaMorgese 1.2 3 3 3 3 0 0 41 3.18   
M. Anderson 2.1 2 0 0 2 3 0 41 6.23   
A. Vidal 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Polk 32
Batters Faced: J. Polk 21, R. LaMorgese 10, M. Anderson 11, A. Vidal 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Polk 1-5, R. LaMorgese 1-3, M. Anderson 3-1, A. Vidal 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Polk 77-49, R. LaMorgese 41-17, M. Anderson 41-23, A. Vidal 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. LaMorgese 1-0 , M. Anderson 1-0 , A. Vidal 1-0
WP: R. LaMorgese
Hit Batsmen: J. Polk
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bourque W (1-3) 5.2 6 2 2 0 8 0 90 3.69   
D. Grey H (1) 2.2 2 0 0 3 1 0 45 3.44   
D. Jolly 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bourque 57
Batters Faced: M. Bourque 23, D. Grey 12, D. Jolly 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bourque 3-6, D. Grey 4-2, D. Jolly 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bourque 90-62, D. Grey 45-26, D. Jolly 14-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Grey 1-0 , D. Jolly 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Bourque
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 2985
Special Notes: SP Dave Grey was injured while pitching.
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