APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT BURLINGTON ROYALS
08/17/2109
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT BURLINGTON ROYALS
GAME ID: 13184 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Princeton Rays (38-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 8 1
Burlington Royals (38-12) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 X 6 10 0
Royals Handle Rays, Nab 6-3 Win
Burlington beat Princeton on the strength of starting pitcher Jonathan Polk's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-3. Matthew Anderson recorded the save for Burlington, his 1st of the season. The triumph puts Burlington at 38-12 for the season.

Making an impact for the home team was Steve More. In the bottom of the sixth, the 24-year old third baseman had a run-scoring walk. That made the score 2-0, Royals.

More said afterward that "winning is what it's all about."
PRINCETON BATTING LINESCORE BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Eteldrum 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .329 9 37
S. West 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .242 2 16
A. Santiago C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .353 12 47
D. Diaz DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .310 2 14
S. Vollmann LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255 8 30
   a-T. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2
   b-A. Walsh LF, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .351 3 12
R. Franco SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .273 0 20
R. Sassoon 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .413 7 29
   c-C. Coe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 0 4
T. Reynolds RF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .367 0 6
   d-D. Buckner PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 2 14
J. Ceja CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .208 0 5
   e-J. Lightfoot PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .143 0 3
Totals 35 3 8 3 3 12 21      
a - T. Gutierrez pinch hit for S. Vollmann in the 6th
b - A. Walsh substituted for T. Gutierrez in the 6th
c - C. Coe pinch hit for R. Sassoon in the 9th
d - D. Buckner pinch hit for T. Reynolds in the 9th
e - J. Lightfoot pinch hit for J. Ceja in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lightfoot (1, 9th Inning off M. Anderson, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Eteldrum , A. Santiago , D. Diaz , A. Walsh , R. Franco , D. Buckner , J. Ceja , J. Lightfoot 2
2-out RBI: J. Ceja
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Eteldrum , S. West , R. Franco
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Sassoon (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Franco (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Pierce-Franco-West)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brancati 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .295 9 30
T. Combs DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .236 3 14
M. Hernandez SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .344 10 44
B. Hair LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .221 4 12
S. More 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .307 7 34
M. King RF 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .284 3 34
R. Williams C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .288 1 17
C. McCormack 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .292 6 34
J. Unknown CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 5 4 11 21      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Hair (3, 2nd Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. King (10, 6th Inning off C. Rasmussen, 3 on, 1 out) , R. Williams (15, 8th Inning off J. Mora, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Brancati , T. Combs , M. Hernandez 2 , B. Hair 2 , S. More 2 , M. King 2 , R. Williams 2 , C. McCormack
2-out RBI: T. Combs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hernandez , J. Unknown 2
GIDP: T. Combs
Hit by Pitch: T. Combs
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hair (5)

FIELDING
PB: R. Williams
PRINCETON PITCHING LINESCORE BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce L (3-1) 5.0 3 3 3 1 7 0 84 1.90   
C. Rasmussen 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 33 15.43   
J. Mora 2.0 5 2 2 1 2 0 37 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 55
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 20, C. Rasmussen 7, J. Mora 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 5-2, C. Rasmussen 0-1, J. Mora 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 84-51, C. Rasmussen 33-19, J. Mora 37-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rasmussen 2-2
WP: J. Pierce
Hit Batsmen: J. Pierce
Balk: J. Pierce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Polk W (5-2) 5.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 82 2.42   
M. Becerra H (4) 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 37 1.42   
E. Solis H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.50   
M. Anderson SV (1) 1.2 4 2 2 0 2 0 33 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Polk 67
Batters Faced: J. Polk 19, M. Becerra 9, E. Solis 1, M. Anderson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Polk 2-6, M. Becerra 3-1, E. Solis 0-0, M. Anderson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Polk 82-53, M. Becerra 37-21, E. Solis 6-4, M. Anderson 33-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Polk
Ballpark: Burlington Athletic Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 3422
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