NORTHWEST LEAGUE
HILLSBORO HOPS AT KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS
09/10/2114
 
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
HILLSBORO HOPS AT KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS
GAME ID: 13833 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2114 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hillsboro Hops (44-30) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Kansas City (SS-A) Royals (29-45) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 3 7 0
Royals Sneak Past Hops, 3-2
Kansas City (SS-A) Royals starter Jim McNeil pitched his team past the Hillsboro Hops, 3-2. Kansas City (SS-A) is now 29-45, Hillsboro 44-30.

The game was at a stalemate until catcher Daniel Ortega came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Hillsboro pitcher Javy Romero, he hit a 1-2 slider for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Kansas City (SS-A) on top, 3-2.

"I found a nice groove out there," said McNeil.
HILLSBORO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Saldana RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .272 3 20
B. Burckhardt 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .356 7 32
K. Boone SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .315 12 50
C. Ellsworth DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273 18 60
   a-J. Middleton DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271 1 11
J. Vedder 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .239 4 29
J. Amaya LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307 5 36
F. Laterano CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .237 8 31
T. Hamrin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 9 31
   d-D. Landry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .148 2 8
C. Owens C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 3 15
   b-R. Cline PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 2 9
   c-T. Farias C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 7 17      
a - J. Middleton inserted as DH in the 7th
b - R. Cline pinch hit for C. Owens in the 8th
c - T. Farias substituted for R. Cline in the 8th
d - D. Landry pinch hit for T. Hamrin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Saldana (19, 8th Inning off J. Bagby, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Saldana (3, 4th Inning off J. McNeil, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Saldana 5 , B. Burckhardt , C. Ellsworth , J. Middleton , F. Laterano 2
2-out RBI: J. Middleton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vedder , T. Hamrin
GIDP: J. Vedder
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Boone-Burckhardt-Vedder)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Reinhardt RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
   b-K. Paquette RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
D. Levy 1B, 2B 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 .143 1 3
Z. McBean 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .462 1 4
J. Bari LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 2
J. Mark CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 1 2
A. Valdivia DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 2 4
   a-W. Raffety DH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 1 5
D. Ortega C 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .182 0 2
C. Shepherd 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .133 1 2
   c-L. Almeida 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 1
C. Haffner SS 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .357 0 0
Totals 28 3 7 3 5 4 18      
a - W. Raffety inserted as DH in the 8th
b - K. Paquette substituted for M. Reinhardt in the 9th
c - L. Almeida substituted for C. Shepherd in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bari (5, 8th Inning off R. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Raffety (1, 8th Inning off R. Gomez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bari 3 , J. Mark , W. Raffety 2 , D. Ortega , C. Haffner 2
2-out RBI: W. Raffety , D. Ortega
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Levy , Z. McBean 2
GIDP: A. Valdivia
Sac Fly: D. Levy
Hit by Pitch: M. Reinhardt
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Haffner (1)
CS: J. Bari (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shepherd-Haffner-Levy)
HILLSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Evrard 6.1 3 1 1 4 2 0 94 3.27   
J. Manuel 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 3.06   
R. Gomez L (6-2), BS (2) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 15 1.56   
J. Romero 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Evrard 61
Batters Faced: M. Evrard 25, J. Manuel 4, R. Gomez 4, J. Romero 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Evrard 5-10, J. Manuel 1-1, R. Gomez 0-1, J. Romero 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Evrard 94-56, J. Manuel 18-9, R. Gomez 15-9, J. Romero 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Romero 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Evrard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McNeil 7.0 4 1 1 2 5 0 94 1.29   
J. Bagby W (2-0) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 27 12.46   
B. Cram SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McNeil 68
Batters Faced: J. McNeil 26, J. Bagby 6, B. Cram 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McNeil 10-5, J. Bagby 1-1, B. Cram 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. McNeil 94-62, J. Bagby 27-13, B. Cram 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim McNeil
Ballpark: Melaleuca Field
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 2851
Special Notes: CL Ruben Gomez was injured while pitching.
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