PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS AT COLORADO SPRINGS SKY SOX
09/05/2112
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS AT COLORADO SPRINGS SKY SOX
GAME ID: 3378 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2112 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Orleans Zephyrs (52-86) 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 12 1
Colorado Springs Sky Sox (76-62) 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 X 7 17 1
Zephyrs Fall, 7-5, to Nevils, Sky Sox
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox defeated the New Orleans Zephyrs, 7-5. Third Baseman Ron Nevils deserved a large share of the credit. Nevils went 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 4 times and driving in 2 for the Sky Sox. The winner was Colorado Springs reliever Joe Wilkin, now 3-2. The loser was Juan Estrada. Colorado Springs sits in second place in the American Conference North Division at 76-62.

Colorado Springs second baseman Eric Fitzsimons helped the Sky Sox go up, 6-5, in the bottom of the seventh inning. With the game tied, Fitzsimons hit a run-scoring single off New Orleans pitcher Juan Estrada.

"It's always great to put the barrel on the ball and contribute," said Nevils.
NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hochstetler CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .207 6 30
D. Strange DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .236 7 23
J. Sanders 1B, LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .253 10 39
T. Tippett LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .231 16 49
   a-A. Kops PH, 1B, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 7 38
S. Charest RF 5 1 2 0 0 3 4 .236 1 13
J. Cardenas 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 5 .215 5 25
M. Germain C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .186 0 9
D. Cutting SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 9 36
H. Heathcote 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 2 10
   b-K. Moore PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 4 21
Totals 40 5 12 5 1 8 19      
a - A. Kops pinch hit for T. Tippett in the 7th
b - K. Moore pinch hit for H. Heathcote in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sanders 2 (21, 1st Inning off E. Blackwell, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off E. Blackwell, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Germain (4, 2nd Inning off E. Blackwell, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Tippett (23, 5th Inning off E. Blackwell, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Strange (6, 7th Inning off J. Wilkin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cardenas (5, 2nd Inning off E. Blackwell, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Strange (7, 5th Inning off E. Blackwell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hochstetler , D. Strange 6 , J. Sanders 4 , T. Tippett 3 , S. Charest 2 , J. Cardenas 4 , M. Germain 2 , D. Cutting
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hochstetler , T. Tippett , J. Cardenas 2 , M. Germain
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Hochstetler (32)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hochstetler (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. de la Torre LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .254 10 62
R. Nevils 3B 5 4 4 2 0 1 2 .290 10 47
   a-W. Mendez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
G. Hofman DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .338 17 79
R. Tapia RF 5 1 3 3 0 1 3 .295 21 62
S. McMenamy SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .246 17 56
J. Puente CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .283 11 72
R. Coronado 1B 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .237 6 21
E. Fitzsimons 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 7 .281 9 38
A. Lopez C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .232 1 15
Totals 40 7 17 7 3 4 28      
a - W. Mendez substituted for R. Nevils in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lopez (5, 4th Inning off J. Andrews, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Tapia (21, 3rd Inning off J. Andrews, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Nevils (10, 5th Inning off J. Andrews, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Nevils 7 , G. Hofman 2 , R. Tapia 6 , S. McMenamy 2 , J. Puente 2 , R. Coronado 2 , E. Fitzsimons , A. Lopez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. de la Torre 2 , R. Tapia , E. Fitzsimons 2
Hit by Pitch: R. de la Torre
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: R. de la Torre (19) , R. Nevils (8) , J. Puente 2 (17) , E. Fitzsimons (18)
CS: S. McMenamy (8)

FIELDING
Errors: S. McMenamy (12)
NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Andrews 4.0 8 5 5 0 2 2 70 5.06   
J. Estrada L (1-3) 2.1 6 1 1 2 2 0 46 3.26   
B. Vance 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9.13   
J. Fisher 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 22 5.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Andrews 28
Batters Faced: J. Andrews 20, J. Estrada 15, B. Vance 2, J. Fisher 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Andrews 4-5, J. Estrada 1-4, B. Vance 0-2, J. Fisher 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Andrews 70-47, J. Estrada 46-30, B. Vance 7-4, J. Fisher 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Vance 2-0
WP: J. Andrews
Hit Batsmen: J. Andrews
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Blackwell 6.0 10 5 5 0 4 2 95 4.87   
J. Wilkin W (3-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.09   
J. Fernandez SV (25) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 32 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Blackwell 36
Batters Faced: E. Blackwell 28, J. Wilkin 5, J. Fernandez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Blackwell 7-7, J. Wilkin 0-2, J. Fernandez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Blackwell 95-63, J. Wilkin 15-10, J. Fernandez 32-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Nevils
Ballpark: Security Service Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 8453
Special Notes: RP Blake Vance was injured while pitching.
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