APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT BURLINGTON ROYALS
08/18/2109
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT BURLINGTON ROYALS
GAME ID: 13185 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Princeton Rays (39-11) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 1
Burlington Royals (38-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 1
Rays Trump Royals, 3-1
In a low-scoring affair between the Princeton Rays and the Burlington Royals, pitcher Jose Esparza was the difference between victory and defeat. The Princeton right-hander earned accolades for his stellar performance in the 3-1 Rays win. Princeton is looking good at 39-11.

Alex Santiago hit a run-scoring triple off Eric Lamont in the top of the third, which put the Rays in front, 1-0. Santiago had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 3.

"This is truly a great team to play with," Santiago said after the game. "We're like brothers, and when we come together to pull out the win, that just makes it all the better."
PRINCETON BATTING LINESCORE BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Eteldrum 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .325 9 38
D. Diaz 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .320 2 14
   a-C. McKenna PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 2 4
   b-J. Sheeley 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .328 2 8
A. Santiago C 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .353 12 48
D. Buckner DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .321 2 14
S. Vollmann LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .256 8 31
R. Franco SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .266 0 20
R. Sassoon 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .411 7 29
I. Valentin RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .154 0 3
   c-T. Gutierrez PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 2
   d-A. Walsh RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 3 12
S. Mata CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .186 1 9
Totals 32 3 7 3 4 11 16      
a - C. McKenna pinch hit for D. Diaz in the 8th
b - J. Sheeley substituted for C. McKenna in the 8th
c - T. Gutierrez pinch hit for I. Valentin in the 9th
d - A. Walsh substituted for T. Gutierrez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Diaz (5, 3rd Inning off E. Lamont, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Vollmann (12, 8th Inning off J. Kramer, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Buckner (10, 8th Inning off J. Kramer, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Eteldrum (11, 9th Inning off J. Kramer, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Santiago (2, 3rd Inning off E. Lamont, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Eteldrum 2 , D. Diaz 3 , A. Santiago 3 , D. Buckner 2 , S. Vollmann 2 , R. Sassoon
2-out RBI: S. Vollmann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Santiago , S. Vollmann , R. Franco 2
GIDP: I. Valentin
Hit by Pitch: A. Santiago , R. Sassoon , S. Mata
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Gutierrez (1)
CS: A. Santiago (3) , D. Buckner (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Sassoon (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Franco-Sassoon-Diaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brancati 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .293 9 30
M. Hernandez SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .340 10 44
S. More 3B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .310 7 34
   a-J. Carrillo PR, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .357 3 11
B. Hair LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .222 4 12
M. King RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .289 3 34
R. Williams C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .287 1 18
C. McCormack 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .287 6 34
J. Santana DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281 1 5
   b-T. Combs DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 14
J. Unknown CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   c-B. Nizza PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370 0 3
Totals 36 1 9 1 2 9 19      
a - J. Carrillo pinch ran for S. More in the 6th
b - T. Combs inserted as DH in the 7th
c - B. Nizza pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown (1, 3rd Inning off J. Esparza, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Williams (16, 8th Inning off J. Cozad, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Brancati (16, 9th Inning off M. Laws, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Brancati 2 , M. Hernandez , S. More , B. Hair , M. King 2 , R. Williams 2 , J. Santana , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: R. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brancati , M. Hernandez 2 , R. Williams , C. McCormack 2
GIDP: B. Hair
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hair (6)

FIELDING
Errors: C. McCormack (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Hernandez-McCormack-Brancati)
PRINCETON PITCHING LINESCORE BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esparza W (6-1) 6.2 5 0 0 2 7 0 86 2.72   
J. Cozad H (2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 18 6.52   
M. Laws SV (5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esparza 69
Batters Faced: J. Esparza 27, J. Cozad 6, M. Laws 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esparza 9-3, J. Cozad 1-0, M. Laws 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esparza 86-53, J. Cozad 18-15, M. Laws 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cozad 1-0 , M. Laws 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Lamont L (6-2) 6.0 4 1 1 3 6 0 91 1.43   
R. Maier 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 2.29   
E. Solis 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.42   
J. Kramer 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 32 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Lamont 63
Batters Faced: E. Lamont 24, R. Maier 4, E. Solis 1, J. Kramer 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Lamont 6-3, R. Maier 0-0, E. Solis 0-0, J. Kramer 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Lamont 91-52, R. Maier 18-12, E. Solis 6-4, J. Kramer 32-20
Hit Batsmen: E. Lamont 2 , R. Maier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Esparza
Ballpark: Burlington Athletic Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 3460
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