APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS
08/27/2111
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS
GAME ID: 14296 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bluefield Blue Jays (37-24) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 9 0
Johnson City Cardinals (39-21) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 11 4
Bluefield Rallies to 4-3 Win
The Blue Jays grabbed a win, 4-3, at Howard Johnson Field, overcoming a fine effort from Johnson City pitcher Ismael Arevalo. Arevalo went 6.1 innings and allowed 2 runs. The win makes Bluefield 37-24.

Mendu Varoshi came through with a big-time hit for Bluefield. The shortstop smacked a 2-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to give his team the lead, 4-3. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"I was a little disappointed," said Johnson City manager Francisco Zamarripa. "We could've and should've scored more runs."
BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE JOHNSON CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. White 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 6 21
   b-C. Fitzgerald PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Smith RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 3 12
I. O'Hanlon CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .259 6 20
B. Cooke 1B 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 .800 0 0
B. Ragland LF, RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 .324 5 22
D. Trujillo DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 .222 5 26
L. Silva 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .232 4 17
M. Varoshi SS 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .206 3 11
J. Unknown C 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .000 0 0
J. Belk RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203 1 8
   a-K. Cooper PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .239 2 9
Totals 39 4 9 2 5 7 29      
a - K. Cooper pinch hit for J. Belk in the 7th
b - C. Fitzgerald pinch hit for B. White in the 7th
c - M. Smith substituted for C. Fitzgerald in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Varoshi (3, 8th Inning off M. Spiess, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Cooke 4 , B. Ragland , L. Silva , M. Varoshi 4 , J. Belk , K. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Trujillo 2 , L. Silva , M. Varoshi , J. Unknown 2
GIDP: D. Trujillo
Team LOB: 13
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Sanders RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .267 5 21
   b-P. Oliveri PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 2 10
   d-N. Cobb SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .077 0 0
J. Ray LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .302 1 6
J. Wilson 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .257 5 24
P. Stringfellow CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .259 8 29
J. Ciardi DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .320 3 25
O. Delgado 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .231 3 24
A. Kardas 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .255 5 19
J. Gonzalez C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .236 6 26
M. Ramirez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 4 15
   a-J. Stanisz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 3
   c-S. Johnson RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 1 1
Totals 38 3 11 2 4 8 25      
a - J. Stanisz pinch hit for M. Ramirez in the 6th
b - P. Oliveri pinch hit for O. Sanders in the 6th
c - S. Johnson substituted for J. Stanisz in the 7th
d - N. Cobb substituted for P. Oliveri in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ray 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Mejia, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Thomas, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Oliveri , J. Ray 5 , J. Wilson , P. Stringfellow , J. Ciardi , O. Delgado , A. Kardas , J. Gonzalez , S. Johnson
2-out RBI: J. Ray
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Sanders 2 , J. Wilson 2 , O. Delgado
Hit by Pitch: M. Ramirez
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ramirez (5)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Kardas 3 (7) , M. Ramirez (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Kardas-Delgado)
BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE JOHNSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mejia 5.0 4 1 1 3 4 0 99 0.77   
J. Thomas W (2-1), BS (1) 2.0 5 2 2 0 3 0 35 5.31   
R. Pena SV (5) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 1.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mejia 56
Batters Faced: J. Mejia 23, J. Thomas 11, R. Pena 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mejia 5-6, J. Thomas 0-3, R. Pena 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mejia 99-60, J. Thomas 35-27, R. Pena 28-17
WP: J. Mejia
Hit Batsmen: J. Mejia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Arevalo 6.1 4 2 0 3 4 0 98 2.51   
J. Rodriguez H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.03   
M. Spiess L (3-4), BS (2) 2.0 4 2 2 2 2 1 40 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Arevalo 62
Batters Faced: I. Arevalo 29, J. Rodriguez 3, M. Spiess 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Arevalo 5-9, J. Rodriguez 0-1, M. Spiess 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: I. Arevalo 98-57, J. Rodriguez 11-8, M. Spiess 40-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rodriguez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ismael Arevalo
Ballpark: Howard Johnson Field
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 3763
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