GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
07/07/2108
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
GAME ID: 12782 - SATURDAY, JULY 7TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates (6-3) 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14 16 0
Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays (5-4) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 0
Sheppard Homers Twice in 14-4 Win
The Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates blasted the Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays, 14-4. Dustin Sheppard was one of the hitting stars. He slugged 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 8 for Pittsburgh (GCL). The save went to Tim Knowles, his 1st this season. The victory makes Pittsburgh (GCL) 6-3.

With Pittsburgh (GCL) leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Sheppard hit a slider from Jim Unknown for a grand slam home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Pirates ahead, 5-0.

Tampa Bay (GCL) manager Chris Schoch said: "We'll put this one in the trash can and get ready for the next game."
PITTSBURGH (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gustafson 2B 3 2 0 0 3 3 1 .237 1 1
R. Silva CF 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 .206 0 3
D. Sheppard SS 5 3 4 8 1 0 1 .344 2 8
D. Funes LF 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 .364 1 5
J. Toro DH 6 1 2 1 0 3 4 .375 2 8
N. Popp 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .233 2 6
P. Mountain 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .286 0 2
   a-D. Rodriguez PH, 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
B. Rebouas RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .250 0 2
A. Tinoco C 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .000 0 0
Totals 40 14 16 14 10 11 18      
a - D. Rodriguez pinch hit for P. Mountain in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rebouas (1, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Rodriguez (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Sheppard (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Sheppard 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , N. Popp (2, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Silva 2 , D. Sheppard 12 , D. Funes , J. Toro 2 , N. Popp 5 , P. Mountain 2 , D. Rodriguez 2 , B. Rebouas 3
2-out RBI: R. Silva , D. Sheppard , J. Toro , N. Popp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Toro , A. Tinoco
GIDP: R. Silva
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Kallstrom CF, LF, RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .379 1 1
R. Margolis SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .214 0 2
   e-D. Luzak PH, SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
R. Kaplan RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .412 0 1
   f-T. Starnes PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 1 3
R. Pace 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .355 2 5
   g-J. Lightfoot PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
M. Johnson 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .227 0 2
   a-I. Ashley 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-T. Gutierrez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   k-J. Berman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
M. Grimm LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .385 1 3
   b-R. Franco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-O. Navarro LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-J. Robertson PH, 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .600 1 2
B. McDonald DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   j-J. Suazo DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 2
L. McCloud 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
   d-S. Turner PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. McAlear C 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .071 0 2
   l-D. Buckner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4 4 9 11      
a - I. Ashley substituted for M. Johnson in the 6th
b - R. Franco pinch hit for M. Grimm in the 7th
c - O. Navarro substituted for R. Franco in the 8th
d - S. Turner pinch hit for L. McCloud in the 8th
e - D. Luzak pinch hit for R. Margolis in the 8th
f - T. Starnes pinch hit for R. Kaplan in the 8th
g - J. Lightfoot pinch hit for R. Pace in the 8th
h - T. Gutierrez pinch hit for I. Ashley in the 8th
i - J. Robertson pinch hit for O. Navarro in the 8th
j - J. Suazo inserted as DH in the 8th
k - J. Berman substituted for T. Gutierrez in the 9th
l - D. Buckner pinch hit for T. McAlear in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Kallstrom (3, 8th Inning off J. Lucier, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Kallstrom 4 , D. Luzak , R. Pace , T. Gutierrez , J. Robertson , L. McCloud
2-out RBI: T. Gutierrez , J. Robertson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pace , J. Suazo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Kaplan (2) , R. Pace 2 (3) , B. McDonald (1)
CS: B. McDonald (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Margolis-Pace-McCloud)
OF assists: 2 (Kallstrom(Silva at 3rd base), Kallstrom(Sheppard at home))
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ogden 4.0 2 1 1 2 5 0 66 3.00   
S. Hibbs W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 2.25   
J. Lucier 1.2 4 3 3 2 0 0 34 16.20   
T. Knowles SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ogden 57
Batters Faced: A. Ogden 16, S. Hibbs 6, J. Lucier 11, T. Knowles 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ogden 5-2, S. Hibbs 1-1, J. Lucier 2-3, T. Knowles 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ogden 66-41, S. Hibbs 26-19, J. Lucier 34-18, T. Knowles 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hibbs 1-0 , T. Knowles 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Norton 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 25 2.25   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 0.1 5 8 8 3 0 2 32 216.00   
J. Unknown 3.1 1 0 0 4 2 0 51 0.00   
J. Unknown 3.1 7 3 3 1 5 0 62 8.10   
J. Unknown 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 17 40.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Norton 48
Batters Faced: A. Norton 6, J. Unknown 9, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Norton 0-1, J. Unknown 0-1, J. Unknown 2-5, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Norton 25-16, J. Unknown 32-15, J. Unknown 51-30, J. Unknown 62-39, J. Unknown 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-2
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dustin Sheppard
Ballpark: Louisville Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 7746
Special Notes: 3B Matt Johnson was injured in a collision at a base.
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