APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT KINGSPORT METS
08/15/2110
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT KINGSPORT METS
GAME ID: 12244 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Princeton Rays (32-17) 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 15 1
Kingsport Mets (23-26) 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 6 15 0
Princeton Downs Kingsport, 11-6
Princeton first baseman Donald O'Brien had a 3-RBI game, which proved instrumental to his team beating the Kingsport Mets, 11-6. O'Brien picked up 3 singles and 1 double in the ballgame. Princeton reliever Pete Joyce picked up the win, raising his record to 2-0. Chris Merrick was tagged with the loss. Princeton is now 32-17, while Kingsport is 23-26.

Kyle Dawson hit a run-scoring double off Chris Merrick in the top of the first, which put the Rays in front, 1-0. In addition to the double, Dawson had 1 single and 1 walk, while going 2 for 5.

"We're trying to go out there and win games," O'Brien told the Princeton Citizen, "and we played pretty well tonight."
PRINCETON BATTING LINESCORE KINGSPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Sanabria SS 5 1 1 1 1 2 5 .328 6 29
A. Walsh LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .203 2 10
   a-K. Faber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 4 19
   b-J. Ceja LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 9
N. Coward RF 5 2 1 1 1 1 5 .353 8 37
R. Margolis CF 4 1 1 1 2 2 0 .268 5 24
K. Dawson 2B 5 1 2 2 1 2 1 .296 3 36
C. Gardner C 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .307 5 27
D. Whitfield 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .128 0 1
K. Panozzo DH 4 2 3 1 1 0 3 .276 6 19
D. O'Brien 1B 5 1 4 3 0 1 1 .358 2 11
Totals 41 11 15 10 8 13 21      
a - K. Faber pinch hit for A. Walsh in the 9th
b - J. Ceja substituted for K. Faber in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Dawson (16, 1st Inning off C. Merrick, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Panozzo (3, 7th Inning off R. Grewe, 0 on, 1 out) , D. O'Brien (3, 7th Inning off R. Grewe, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Sanabria , N. Coward , R. Margolis , K. Dawson 3 , C. Gardner , D. Whitfield 2 , K. Panozzo 4 , D. O'Brien 5
2-out RBI: K. Dawson , K. Panozzo , D. O'Brien
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Sanabria , N. Coward 2 , C. Gardner
GIDP: D. Whitfield
Hit by Pitch: A. Walsh
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: A. Walsh (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Whitfield-Dawson-O'Brien)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Chargin CF 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 .227 1 2
C. Berntsen LF 4 3 2 0 2 1 1 .253 5 22
M. Bartgis 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .352 5 10
E. Compton DH 4 1 3 0 1 1 2 .279 6 19
T. Cave SS 4 0 3 3 1 1 2 .305 1 13
B. Skogstad 1B 4 0 1 1 1 3 7 .304 2 8
E. Stokes RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .270 1 7
   a-A. Jones PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .131 0 1
A. Espino C 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 .253 0 4
J. Unknown 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .250 1 1
   b-J. Merida PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 6 15 6 6 14 30      
a - A. Jones pinch hit for E. Stokes in the 8th
b - J. Merida pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Cave (7, 8th Inning off J. Watson, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 2nd Inning off J. Connell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Chargin , C. Berntsen 2 , M. Bartgis 2 , E. Compton 3 , T. Cave 4 , B. Skogstad , E. Stokes , A. Espino , J. Unknown 4
2-out RBI: T. Cave , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Skogstad 2 , E. Stokes , A. Jones , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Unknown
Sac Fly: A. Espino
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Cave-Skogstad)
PRINCETON PITCHING LINESCORE KINGSPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Connell 4.0 6 3 3 3 4 1 78 2.93   
P. Joyce W (2-0) 1.2 3 2 2 3 2 0 45 3.29   
G. Barnard H (4) 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 25 0.49   
E. Hines 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 11 2.22   
J. Watson 1.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 27 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Connell 39
Batters Faced: J. Connell 20, P. Joyce 11, G. Barnard 6, E. Hines 2, J. Watson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Connell 2-5, P. Joyce 1-2, G. Barnard 1-0, E. Hines 0-0, J. Watson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Connell 78-48, P. Joyce 45-22, G. Barnard 25-17, E. Hines 11-7, J. Watson 27-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Joyce 1-1 , G. Barnard 2-0 , J. Watson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Merrick L (1-2) 1.0 4 2 2 0 3 0 21 6.94   
T. Albanese 0.0 3 7 7 3 0 0 30 7.64   
T. Roselli 4.0 2 0 0 3 4 0 67 0.00   
R. Grewe 2.1 5 2 2 1 4 0 46 2.53   
T. Owens 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 35 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Merrick 34
Batters Faced: C. Merrick 7, T. Albanese 7, T. Roselli 16, R. Grewe 13, T. Owens 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Merrick 0-0, T. Albanese 0-0, T. Roselli 3-4, R. Grewe 2-1, T. Owens 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Merrick 21-13, T. Albanese 30-13, T. Roselli 67-36, R. Grewe 46-31, T. Owens 35-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Albanese 1-1 , T. Roselli 3-3 , T. Owens 3-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Albanese
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Donald O'Brien
Ballpark: Hunter Wright Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:16
Attendance: 1985
Special Notes: SP Chris Merrick was injured while pitching.
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