APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT DANVILLE BRAVES
08/12/2111
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT DANVILLE BRAVES
GAME ID: 12225 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Princeton Rays (32-16) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Danville Braves (24-23) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 X 5 6 0
Braves Reel In 5-2 Win
The Danville Braves defeated the Princeton Rays, 5-2, at American Legion Field. Leading the charge for Danville was shortstop Nicholas Matthews. He went 1-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Danville reliever Chris Howard picked up the win, upping his record to 2-3. George Hoffman was saddled with the loss. Ray Gutierrez wrapped it up, recording his 1st save.

Matthews had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-1 fastball from George Hoffman, he banged a 3-run home run to left-center, giving the Braves a 5-2 lead. It was the 4th home run of the year for Matthews.

Said losing manager Rusty Brady: "Obviously, we wished for a better outcome."

The 4th-place Braves now have a win-loss record of 24-23.
PRINCETON BATTING LINESCORE DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Keyser LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .243 6 23
J. Emerick SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .212 1 10
   a-G. Holloman PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 0 2
O. Iacono RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .295 3 23
N. Coward DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .352 9 45
T. Eltringham 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .354 7 24
D. Whitfield 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .287 7 30
M. Garcia 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .278 7 34
K. Faber CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .296 5 27
J. Mullane C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .209 0 13
Totals 28 2 6 1 4 7 10      
a - G. Holloman pinch hit for J. Emerick in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Garcia (11, 3rd Inning off A. Velazquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Keyser (12, 6th Inning off A. Velazquez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Keyser (6, 3rd Inning off A. Velazquez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Keyser 6 , J. Emerick , T. Eltringham , M. Garcia 2 , K. Faber
2-out RBI: C. Keyser
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Holloman , O. Iacono
GIDP: O. Iacono , D. Whitfield , J. Mullane
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Keyser (1) , M. Garcia (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Emerick (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Eltringham-Emerick-Eltringham)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Aldana RF, CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 0 1
N. Matthews SS 3 1 1 4 1 1 0 .267 4 24
J. Schade DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .321 10 36
C. Boniface 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .292 4 21
M. Robertson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 0 8
B. Kirby C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
S. Perez 2B 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .256 2 7
J. Hall CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .195 4 19
   a-A. Drum PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .224 1 10
   b-B. Casey CF, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
J. Ramirez LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .158 0 3
Totals 29 5 6 5 7 6 15      
a - A. Drum pinch hit for J. Hall in the 7th
b - B. Casey substituted for A. Drum in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Casey (1, 8th Inning off J. Goff, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Matthews (4, 7th Inning off G. Hoffman, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Aldana , N. Matthews 4 , J. Schade , A. Drum , B. Casey 2 , J. Ramirez
2-out RBI: I. Aldana , N. Matthews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Schade , J. Ramirez
GIDP: C. Boniface
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Perez-Matthews-Boniface, Robertson-Perez-Boniface, Boniface-Matthews-Boniface)
PRINCETON PITCHING LINESCORE DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Montoya 4.2 3 2 2 5 2 0 82 5.01   
J. Flores 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 4.97   
G. Hoffman L (3-4) 0.1 2 3 2 0 1 1 10 3.86   
J. Goff 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 25 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Montoya 47
Batters Faced: L. Montoya 20, J. Flores 5, G. Hoffman 4, J. Goff 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Montoya 4-6, J. Flores 1-3, G. Hoffman 0-0, J. Goff 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Montoya 82-45, J. Flores 17-10, G. Hoffman 10-8, J. Goff 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Flores 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Velazquez 5.2 5 2 2 2 4 1 77 3.94   
C. Howard W (2-3) 2.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 37 1.53   
R. Gutierrez SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Velazquez 53
Batters Faced: A. Velazquez 20, C. Howard 9, R. Gutierrez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Velazquez 5-4, C. Howard 2-1, R. Gutierrez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Velazquez 77-47, C. Howard 37-20, R. Gutierrez 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Howard 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nicholas Matthews
Ballpark: American Legion Field
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 2543
Special Notes: SP Alex Velazquez was injured while pitching.
Thursday, July 10th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 66