PIONEER LEAGUE
GRAND JUNCTION ROCKIES AT OREM OWLZ
09/04/2110
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
GRAND JUNCTION ROCKIES AT OREM OWLZ
GAME ID: 14180 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Junction Rockies (36-36) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 0
Orem Owlz (39-32) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1
Grand Junction Edges Orem, 3-2, Esquivias Ks 10
The Grand Junction Rockies rode a solid performance from 20-year-old starting pitcher Israel Esquivias to a win, beating the Orem Owlz, 3-2, at Brent Brown Ballpark. Grand Junction currently is in third place in the South at 36-36.

Esquivias tossed 96 pitches over 7 innings to clinch the win for the Rockies. The right-hander allowed just 3 hits, while racking up 10 strikeouts in the game.

"Israel throwing strikes, pounding the zone, that is exactly what you want to see," said Grand Junction manager Efrain Molinar.
GRAND JUNCTION BATTING LINESCORE OREM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Torres 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .313 10 41
J. Hedgespeth CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .315 4 42
L. Pierce 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .270 4 23
M. Aponte 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .308 2 9
S. Lopez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .290 0 2
O. Land LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 8 18
   d-H. Watanabe PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .133 0 1
   e-J. Barcia LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .386 2 11
E. Chamusca RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .277 5 22
A. de Jesus SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .184 3 8
   a-P. Wright PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 0 5
   c-R. Rodriguez SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 0 7
F. Estrada DH 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .267 2 14
   b-C. Lowe DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272 2 13
Totals 32 3 6 3 6 8 20      
a - P. Wright pinch hit for A. de Jesus in the 7th
b - C. Lowe inserted as DH in the 7th
c - R. Rodriguez substituted for P. Wright in the 7th
d - H. Watanabe pinch hit for O. Land in the 8th
e - J. Barcia substituted for H. Watanabe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hedgespeth (27, 8th Inning off J. Jean, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: F. Estrada (6, 2nd Inning off A. Torrez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hedgespeth 2 , O. Land , H. Watanabe , E. Chamusca , F. Estrada 4
2-out RBI: H. Watanabe , E. Chamusca , F. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Torres 2 , J. Hedgespeth , S. Lopez , R. Rodriguez
GIDP: S. Lopez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Land (11) , F. Estrada (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pierce-Aponte-Torres, Aponte-Rodriguez-Torres)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Slotnick SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .204 3 11
A. Lopez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .364 1 3
J. Thomas 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .246 4 27
B. Canales DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .242 4 16
D. Semans 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .243 2 16
M. Brenes LF, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .280 1 13
A. Boulos C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .133 0 1
M. Hermosillo CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 2 13
   a-J. Decker PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 0 1
E. Castellanos 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .114 0 2
   b-R. Bennett PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 12 9      
a - J. Decker pinch hit for M. Hermosillo in the 8th
b - R. Bennett pinch hit for E. Castellanos in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Semans (14, 4th Inning off I. Esquivias, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Lopez (3, 8th Inning off J. Morgan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Canales (4, 4th Inning off I. Esquivias, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Slotnick 2 , A. Lopez 2 , J. Thomas , B. Canales 4 , D. Semans 2 , J. Decker
2-out RBI: J. Thomas , B. Canales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Canales 2 , A. Boulos
GIDP: B. Canales , R. Bennett
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Slotnick (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thomas (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Castellanos-Semans, Semans-Boulos-Semans)
GRAND JUNCTION PITCHING LINESCORE OREM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Esquivias W (2-5) 7.0 3 1 1 2 10 1 96 5.10   
A. Pujols 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.54   
J. Morgan SV (2) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 22 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Esquivias 75
Batters Faced: I. Esquivias 25, A. Pujols 1, J. Morgan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Esquivias 7-3, A. Pujols 0-0, J. Morgan 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Esquivias 96-65, A. Pujols 5-3, J. Morgan 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Morgan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Torrez 5.1 3 1 1 3 5 0 78 4.30   
J. Jean L (5-3) 1.2 1 2 2 3 2 0 42 2.04   
I. Rangel 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 1.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Torrez 60
Batters Faced: A. Torrez 21, J. Jean 10, I. Rangel 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Torrez 4-6, J. Jean 2-1, I. Rangel 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Torrez 78-49, J. Jean 42-23, I. Rangel 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Rangel 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Israel Esquivias
Ballpark: Brent Brown Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 4949
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