EASTERN LEAGUE
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS AT AKRON RUBBERDUCKS
04/16/2108
 
EASTERN LEAGUE
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS AT AKRON RUBBERDUCKS
GAME ID: 27 - MONDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Richmond Flying Squirrels (3-2) 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 10 0
Akron RubberDucks (3-2) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 8 14 0
RubberDucks Resilient in 8-4 Win Over Richmond
The Akron RubberDucks walked off with a big win.

Behind a fine performance from Ben LaPorte, the Akron RubberDucks knocked off the Richmond Flying Squirrels in 10 innings, 8-4. LaPorte went 3-5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 7 runs and scored once for the RubberDucks. The win puts Akron at 3-2.

In the bottom of the tenth, with the score tied, LaPorte hammered a grand slam home run to win it for Akron.

LaPorte told a Akron Herald reporter that he felt "ecstatic" after the win.
RICHMOND BATTING LINESCORE AKRON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Strother 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .526 1 4
   a-B. Slaughter RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
M. Earnest 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .273 0 4
R. McClure 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .421 0 1
M. Goree RF, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .421 2 4
D. Carroll Jr. CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 0 3
J. Villarreal DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 6 .190 0 1
A. Ross SS 5 0 1 1 0 3 5 .263 0 2
A. Puerto LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 1
J. Cortez C 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .235 0 1
   b-J. Mateos PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Gilliam C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 3 3 12 24      
a - B. Slaughter substituted for N. Strother in the 8th
b - J. Mateos pinch hit for J. Cortez in the 9th
c - T. Gilliam substituted for J. Mateos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Strother 2 (3, 1st Inning off B. Mills, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off N. Lezotte, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Puerto (1, 5th Inning off N. Lezotte, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Goree (4, 8th Inning off N. Lezotte, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Ross (1, 7th Inning off N. Lezotte, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Strother (1, 3rd Inning off N. Lezotte, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Strother 8 , B. Slaughter , M. Earnest , R. McClure , M. Goree 2 , D. Carroll Jr. , A. Ross 3 , A. Puerto 2
2-out RBI: M. Earnest
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Earnest , D. Carroll Jr. , A. Ross 3
GIDP: J. Villarreal
Hit by Pitch: D. Carroll Jr. 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Carroll Jr. (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McClure-Ross-Strother, McClure-Ross-Strother)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lennon 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .273 0 0
D. Abarca CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .235 0 0
A. Reyna DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .364 1 5
E. Carroll LF 5 3 3 0 0 0 2 .412 0 1
B. LaPorte 1B 5 1 3 7 0 2 2 .600 1 7
I. Zavala 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .111 0 1
J. Gillow RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 2
D. Jacobo C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
B. Mountford SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .294 0 2
Totals 39 8 14 8 2 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: B. LaPorte (1, 1st Inning off M. Correa, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Jacobo 2 (2, 4th Inning off M. Correa, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Estrella, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Carroll (1, 6th Inning off M. Correa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. LaPorte (1, 10th Inning off O. Cabrera, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Lennon 2 , D. Abarca , E. Carroll 4 , B. LaPorte 7 , J. Gillow , D. Jacobo 4 , B. Mountford 2
2-out RBI: B. LaPorte
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Abarca , B. LaPorte , I. Zavala , D. Jacobo , B. Mountford
GIDP: A. Reyna , B. Mountford
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gillow-Jacobo, Mountford-Lennon-LaPorte)
OF assists: 1 (Gillow(Ross at home))
RICHMOND PITCHING LINESCORE AKRON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Correa 7.0 10 3 3 1 4 0 102 3.86   
J. Estrella BS (1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 22 2.45   
O. Cabrera L (0-1) 0.2 2 4 3 1 1 1 16 40.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Correa 48
Batters Faced: M. Correa 30, J. Estrella 6, O. Cabrera 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Correa 7-8, J. Estrella 0-1, O. Cabrera 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Correa 102-65, J. Estrella 22-16, O. Cabrera 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Cabrera 1-0
WP: M. Correa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Mills 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 29 0.00   
N. Lezotte 7.2 8 4 4 2 6 1 106 4.70   
D. Mueller 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
J. Bess W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 16.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Mills 47
Batters Faced: B. Mills 5, N. Lezotte 32, D. Mueller 1, J. Bess 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Mills 0-0, N. Lezotte 6-9, D. Mueller 0-0, J. Bess 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Mills 29-16, N. Lezotte 106-67, D. Mueller 5-4, J. Bess 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mueller 1-0
WP: N. Lezotte
Hit Batsmen: N. Lezotte , J. Bess
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben LaPorte
Ballpark: Canal Park
Weather: Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 7867
Special Notes: Ben LaPorte sets the AKR regular season extra-inning game record for RBI with 7.
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