APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS
09/30/2112
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS
GAME ID: 15849 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2112 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Princeton Rays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Johnson City Cardinals 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 0
Johnson City Wins at Home to Take 2-1 Lead in R2
Edwin Villalobos pitched a gem to help the Johnson City Cardinals escape with a tight, 2-0 victory over the Princeton Rays in a low-scoring Round 2 contest. The right-handed Villalobos threw 8.0 innings of shutout ball in the win, just enough for the Cardinals on a day when their offense dried up. Johnson City now leads the best-of-7 series 2-1.

Villalobos delivered a quality start for Johnson City. The 6-foot-2 right-hander allowed no earned runs on 5 hits over 8 innings of work.

"It feels good to get this one," Villalobos told the Johnson City Today.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Howard Johnson Field in Johnson City.
PRINCETON BATTING LINESCORE JOHNSON CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Lara LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .185 0 3
   e-V. Lewis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Emerick SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .321 2 6
   b-C. Keyser PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
   c-G. Peters SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
H. Guzman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .321 3 5
D. Whitfield 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .185 1 2
P. Johnson 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .227 1 1
M. Gilmore DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 0 1
T. Diaz C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .292 0 0
J. Morales CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 1
   a-S. Trotti PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .375 0 0
J. Magana RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .273 0 1
   d-N. Coward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0 4 10 19      
a - S. Trotti pinch hit for J. Morales in the 6th
b - C. Keyser pinch hit for J. Emerick in the 7th
c - G. Peters substituted for C. Keyser in the 7th
d - N. Coward pinch hit for J. Magana in the 9th
e - V. Lewis pinch hit for A. Lara in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lara (1, 1st Inning off E. Villalobos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: V. Lewis (1, 9th Inning off D. Stauffacher, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Lara 2 , V. Lewis 3 , D. Whitfield 2 , P. Johnson , J. Magana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Peters , H. Guzman , D. Whitfield 2 , T. Diaz , S. Trotti
Hit by Pitch: M. Gilmore
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Lara (4) , D. Whitfield (1) , J. Magana (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Diaz-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Holbrook CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .097 0 1
T. Clark RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .167 0 0
   a-O. Sanders RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Ciardi SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .348 0 2
   b-M. Ramirez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
J. Hruska DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .167 1 5
P. Oliveri 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .346 2 3
B. Winter 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .227 1 5
A. Morrison LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 2
T. Phillips 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1
C. Scheidt C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .208 0 2
Totals 28 2 5 2 3 9 9      
a - O. Sanders substituted for T. Clark in the 9th
b - M. Ramirez substituted for J. Ciardi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Phillips (1, 2nd Inning off C. Franco, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hruska (1, 4th Inning off C. Franco, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Clark , J. Hruska 4 , P. Oliveri , A. Morrison , T. Phillips 2
2-out RBI: T. Phillips
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hruska , T. Phillips , C. Scheidt
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Clark (2)
PRINCETON PITCHING LINESCORE JOHNSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Franco L (1-1) 5.1 5 2 2 3 5 1 81 5.06   
J. Mikula 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 0.00   
T. McCutcheon 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Franco 52
Batters Faced: C. Franco 23, J. Mikula 5, T. McCutcheon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Franco 6-4, J. Mikula 0-3, T. McCutcheon 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Franco 81-47, J. Mikula 19-13, T. McCutcheon 13-9
WP: C. Franco
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Villalobos W (2-0) 8.0 5 0 0 4 10 0 116 2.16   
D. Stauffacher SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Villalobos 78
Batters Faced: E. Villalobos 34, D. Stauffacher 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Villalobos 8-6, D. Stauffacher 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Villalobos 116-76, D. Stauffacher 14-11
Hit Batsmen: E. Villalobos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edwin Villalobos
Ballpark: Howard Johnson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 13865
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