APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT ELIZABETHTON TWINS
08/01/2109
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT ELIZABETHTON TWINS
GAME ID: 12159 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Bluefield Blue Jays (12-24) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 1
Elizabethton Twins (22-13) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 1
Twins Get Thrilling 3-2 Win
The Elizabethton Twins faced a tough opponent in Bluefield pitcher Mike Bourque, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Joe O'Brien Field by a final score of 3-2 in 12 innings. Bourque went 5 innings and allowed 1 run. The winner was Elizabethton reliever Ron Plyler, now 2-1. The loser was Brian Schaller. Elizabethton is now 22-13, while Bluefield is 12-24.

The Twins got a clutch hit from second baseman Ivran Coble. In the bottom of the 12th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Twins.

"We battled our tails off to get this win," said Elizabethton manager Mike Schmeling.
BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE ELIZABETHTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Carrasco RF, LF 6 0 2 1 0 1 3 .174 2 5
B. Priddy 2B 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 .185 0 6
D. Ayala SS 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 .275 3 15
M. Wood 1B 5 0 3 0 1 0 2 .187 5 14
J. Benefield C 5 0 1 1 1 1 3 .391 4 13
J. Machado CF 6 0 1 0 0 2 7 .242 1 8
J. Escobar LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .353 0 2
   a-J. Alessio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   c-K. Johnston LF, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .222 0 0
A. Millan 3B 5 1 2 0 1 1 3 .276 1 7
J. Unknown DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
   b-R. Sanchez DH 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 .200 1 2
Totals 49 2 13 2 5 11 30      
a - J. Alessio pinch hit for J. Escobar in the 8th
b - R. Sanchez inserted as DH in the 8th
c - K. Johnston substituted for J. Alessio in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Carrasco 2 (4, 4th Inning off J. Jimenez, 1 on, 2 outs; 11th Inning off J. Sotelo, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Benefield (10, 7th Inning off D. Donovan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Carrasco 4 , B. Priddy , D. Ayala , M. Wood 3 , J. Benefield 2 , J. Machado , A. Millan 2 , J. Unknown , R. Sanchez
2-out RBI: J. Benefield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Carrasco , B. Priddy , M. Wood , J. Machado 2 , A. Millan 2 , R. Sanchez
GIDP: J. Benefield
Team LOB: 19

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Millan (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Benefield (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Ayala-Priddy-Wood)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Coble 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 1 14
A. Ellis C 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .254 3 12
R. Jeanson 3B 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .323 3 21
M. Searles 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .213 5 12
J. Mick SS 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 .238 2 9
M. Anthony RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 6
   a-J. Duran PH, RF 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .257 0 3
J. Navarro LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 0 8
   b-J. Morgan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 0 3
   d-L. Fredriksen CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 2 10
M. Franks DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .154 1 2
J. Nave CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .125 0 0
   c-J. Ballantine PH, CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .174 3 14
Totals 40 3 10 3 4 11 20      
a - J. Duran pinch hit for M. Anthony in the 10th
b - J. Morgan pinch hit for J. Navarro in the 10th
c - J. Ballantine pinch hit for J. Nave in the 10th
d - L. Fredriksen substituted for J. Morgan in the 11th

BATTING
Triples: R. Jeanson (1, 11th Inning off B. Schaller, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Franks (1, 6th Inning off M. Bourque, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Coble 2 , R. Jeanson 6 , M. Anthony , M. Franks 5 , J. Ballantine
2-out RBI: I. Coble
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Mick 2 , M. Anthony , J. Ballantine
GIDP: J. Nave
Sac Bunt: I. Coble
Sac Fly: A. Ellis
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Jeanson 2 (11)
CS: I. Coble (4) , R. Jeanson (4)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Coble (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Coble-Mick-Searles)
BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE ELIZABETHTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bourque 5.0 5 1 1 0 2 1 54 3.48   
V. Chavez 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 2.93   
D. Jolly 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.89   
B. Schaller L (1-3) 3.2 3 2 0 4 6 0 53 1.63   
B. Misiewicz 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bourque 55
Batters Faced: M. Bourque 17, V. Chavez 7, D. Jolly 3, B. Schaller 18, B. Misiewicz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bourque 5-5, V. Chavez 3-1, D. Jolly 0-2, B. Schaller 3-2, B. Misiewicz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bourque 54-35, V. Chavez 27-19, D. Jolly 11-9, B. Schaller 53-41, B. Misiewicz 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Misiewicz 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hill 3.1 4 1 1 1 4 0 51 3.46   
J. Jimenez 2.2 4 0 0 1 2 0 41 9.72   
D. Donovan 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 33 3.47   
J. Sotelo 2.0 2 1 0 1 1 0 37 2.70   
R. Plyler W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 34 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hill 49
Batters Faced: J. Hill 16, J. Jimenez 12, D. Donovan 9, J. Sotelo 9, R. Plyler 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hill 4-2, J. Jimenez 3-2, D. Donovan 3-1, J. Sotelo 2-3, R. Plyler 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hill 51-36, J. Jimenez 41-25, D. Donovan 33-22, J. Sotelo 37-19, R. Plyler 34-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Plyler 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Bourque
Ballpark: Joe O'Brien Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 1997
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