CAROLINA LEAGUE
POTOMAC NATIONALS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
04/08/2112
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
POTOMAC NATIONALS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
GAME ID: 4399 - FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2112 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Potomac Nationals (2-0) 0 0 0 6 3 1 2 0 0 12 10 0
Lynchburg Hillcats (0-2) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 1
Nationals Bank 12-3 Win
Potomac Nationals starter Steve Johnson found his groove in his team's 12-3 win over the Lynchburg Hillcats. With the loss, Lynchburg falls to 0-2.

Joey Boykin helped out the Potomac cause in the top of the fourth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the catcher drew 2 walks in 5 trips to the plate. He scored 2 times.

"Sometimes, the runs just come in bunches," said winning manager Cruz Mares.
POTOMAC BATTING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rothove CF 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 .125 0 0
I. Kerr 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .333 0 1
   a-B. Bohanan PH, 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
S. Ghering SS 4 2 2 2 1 0 5 .222 1 2
A. Brulhart 2B 6 3 4 0 0 2 1 .545 0 0
G. Castro DH 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 .167 0 2
J. Boykin C 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 .143 0 2
   b-J. Tritle PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Clayton LF 6 0 2 2 0 2 4 .333 0 4
M. Padilla RF 3 0 0 1 2 2 4 .000 0 1
A. Rangel 3B 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .333 0 4
Totals 38 12 10 11 12 10 34      
a - B. Bohanan pinch hit for I. Kerr in the 7th
b - J. Tritle pinch hit for J. Boykin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ghering (1, 1st Inning off E. Vargas, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Rangel (1, 4th Inning off M. Alba, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Clayton (1, 6th Inning off J. Duran, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Brulhart (1, 9th Inning off J. Puckett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Ghering (1, 7th Inning off A. Belcourt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Kerr , S. Ghering 6 , A. Brulhart 5 , M. Clayton 3 , A. Rangel 2
2-out RBI: I. Kerr , A. Rangel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bohanan , S. Ghering 2 , A. Brulhart , M. Clayton , A. Rangel
Hit by Pitch: S. Ghering , A. Rangel
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ghering-Brulhart-Kerr, Brulhart-Ghering-Kerr)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Ó. Metelo LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .286 0 0
R. Brents DH 5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .125 0 1
K. McDonald 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-V. Sisneros PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   f-B. Nuernberger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Fresquez CF 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-A. Creech PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Thompson RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
   c-R. Herrera PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. McCormick C 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .250 0 0
T. Chisholm 2B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
   d-J. Velasquez PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Salazar 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .333 1 1
J. Salazar SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .167 0 1
   e-K. Maher PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3 4 12 17      
a - V. Sisneros pinch hit for K. McDonald in the 7th
b - A. Creech pinch hit for J. Fresquez in the 7th
c - R. Herrera pinch hit for A. Thompson in the 8th
d - J. Velasquez pinch hit for T. Chisholm in the 8th
e - K. Maher pinch hit for J. Salazar in the 9th
f - B. Nuernberger pinch hit for V. Sisneros in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Chisholm (1, 2nd Inning off S. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Salazar (1, 6th Inning off S. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Ó. Metelo 2 , J. Fresquez 2 , J. McCormick , T. Chisholm 3 , D. Salazar 5 , J. Salazar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McDonald , B. Nuernberger , A. Thompson
GIDP: A. Thompson , D. Salazar
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Salazar (1)
POTOMAC PITCHING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Johnson W (1-0) 9.0 10 3 3 4 12 1 126 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Johnson 63
Batters Faced: S. Johnson 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Johnson 6-7
Pitches - Strikes: S. Johnson 126-82
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Vargas 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0.00   
A. Robles 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 27 0.00   
M. Alba L (0-1) 0.2 2 6 6 3 2 0 36 81.00   
J. Duran 2.1 5 4 4 6 1 0 77 15.43   
A. Belcourt 2.0 1 2 2 3 2 1 45 9.00   
J. Puckett 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Vargas 47
Batters Faced: E. Vargas 5, A. Robles 5, M. Alba 8, J. Duran 18, A. Belcourt 12, J. Puckett 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Vargas 2-1, A. Robles 0-2, M. Alba 0-0, J. Duran 2-4, A. Belcourt 2-2, J. Puckett 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Vargas 20-13, A. Robles 27-17, M. Alba 36-16, J. Duran 77-38, A. Belcourt 45-21, J. Puckett 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Duran 1-1 , J. Puckett 1-0
WP: M. Alba
Hit Batsmen: M. Alba , A. Belcourt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Johnson
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 7442
Special Notes: SP Alex Robles was injured while pitching. RP Andy Belcourt was injured while pitching.
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