ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CHICAGO A (AZL) WHITE SOX AT ARIZONA (AZL) DIAMONDBACKS
09/09/2110
 
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CHICAGO A (AZL) WHITE SOX AT ARIZONA (AZL) DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 15588 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago A (AZL) White Sox 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 2
Arizona (AZL) Diamondbacks 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 X 8 13 2
Round 2 Game 1 Goes to Arizona (AZL), Thanks to Ruiz
The Arizona (AZL) Diamondbacks started the Round 2 in style, downing the visiting Chicago A (AZL) White Sox at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick by a score of 8-4 to grab an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Diamondbacks second baseman Antonio Ruiz was 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk. He scored 2 times.

Steve Erickson, the Arizona (AZL) left fielder, contributed a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third inning to make the score 2-0, Diamondbacks. For the game, Erickson was 1 for 3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"I'm really happy I delivered," said Erickson. "The pressure is so high up there, it's indescribable. This is the Round 2."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Wednesday, September 10th , 2110.
CHICAGO A (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Burton CF 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .476 0 0
S. Sharp 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 6 .211 0 1
G. Lujan RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .333 0 2
K. Urban 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .333 1 9
E. Esparza 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .400 1 2
T. Taylor DH 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .167 0 3
B. Brodie SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .294 0 1
B. Miller LF 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 .118 0 1
A. Cook C 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .312 1 1
Totals 33 4 8 4 7 8 25      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Burton (2, 1st Inning off M. Evrard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Burton (1, 5th Inning off M. Evrard, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Taylor (1, 5th Inning off N. West, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Burton 6 , S. Sharp , G. Lujan , K. Urban , T. Taylor 3 , A. Cook
2-out RBI: T. Taylor , B. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sharp , G. Lujan , K. Urban , B. Brodie , A. Cook
GIDP: S. Sharp , K. Urban , B. Brodie
Sac Bunt: A. Cook
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Burton (3) , B. Miller (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Lujan , B. Miller
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Saldana RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .368 0 0
   d-F. Laterano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Middleton RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
A. Ruiz 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .357 2 6
   h-J. Paquet LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2
R. Williams DH 4 2 2 0 1 0 4 .278 0 2
C. Ellsworth 1B 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 .429 0 3
   b-E. Carlen SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 0 0
M. Martinez 3B 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .350 1 5
K. Stoltzfus CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 3
   a-J. Vedder PH, 1B 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 0 3
A. Morneau SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 0 0
   c-D. Allen CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
E. Buda C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .429 2 4
S. Erickson LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .286 2 3
   f-R. Cline PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
   g-C. Dougherty 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8 3 7 17      
a - J. Vedder pinch hit for K. Stoltzfus in the 6th
b - E. Carlen substituted for C. Ellsworth in the 7th
c - D. Allen substituted for A. Morneau in the 7th
d - F. Laterano pinch hit for R. Saldana in the 7th
e - J. Middleton substituted for F. Laterano in the 8th
f - R. Cline pinch hit for S. Erickson in the 8th
g - C. Dougherty substituted for R. Cline in the 9th
h - J. Paquet substituted for A. Ruiz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Ellsworth (2, 3rd Inning off M. Grupe, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Erickson (2, 3rd Inning off M. Grupe, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Saldana , J. Middleton , A. Ruiz 2 , R. Williams 2 , C. Ellsworth 3 , M. Martinez , J. Vedder , A. Morneau , E. Buda , S. Erickson 4
2-out RBI: C. Ellsworth , M. Martinez , J. Vedder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Carlen , K. Stoltzfus , D. Allen
Sac Fly: M. Martinez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Saldana (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Evrard , A. Morneau
Double Plays: 3 (Martinez-Ruiz-Ellsworth, Carlen-Ruiz-Vedder, Martinez-Ruiz-Vedder)
CHICAGO A (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Grupe L (0-2) 4.2 6 5 5 2 5 1 82 7.71   
M. Aranda 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
M. Willson 3.0 7 3 1 1 2 0 61 0.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Grupe 35
Batters Faced: M. Grupe 22, M. Aranda 1, M. Willson 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Grupe 5-4, M. Aranda 1-0, M. Willson 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Grupe 82-51, M. Aranda 2-1, M. Willson 61-42
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Aranda 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Evrard 4.2 4 4 3 5 4 0 79 11.57   
N. West W (1-0) 2.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 40 0.00   
B. Stewart 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Evrard 41
Batters Faced: M. Evrard 23, N. West 11, B. Stewart 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Evrard 6-3, N. West 2-1, B. Stewart 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Evrard 79-47, N. West 40-27, B. Stewart 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. West 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Antonio Ruiz
Ballpark: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 5 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 17852
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