CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
VISALIA RAWHIDE AT HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS
08/04/2107
 
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
VISALIA RAWHIDE AT HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS
GAME ID: 7561 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
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Visalia Rawhide (54-57) 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 10 13 0
High Desert Mavericks (26-85) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 10 0
Nelson gets 4 RBI, Leads Rawhide to Win
Visalia third baseman Joe Nelson played a vital role in his team's 10-5 conquest of High Desert. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4 for Visalia. Ryan Pfaltzgraff, the winner, improved to 3-6. He held High Desert to 2 runs on 5 hits over 6.1 innings, while racking up 7 strikeouts. Visalia sits in second place in the North Division at 54-57.

With Visalia leading 6-2 in the top of the eighth, Nelson batted against High Desert pitcher Marcos Luna. Nelson hit a fastball to left-center for a grand slam home run. His 2nd home run of the season put the Rawhide on top, 10-2.

"When the ball finds the sweet spot," said Nelson, "I can't complain."
VISALIA BATTING LINESCORE HIGH DESERT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hessong RF 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 .255 9 36
J. Nelson 3B 4 2 2 4 1 2 0 .141 2 8
C. Luehrs SS 5 1 1 3 0 3 1 .233 3 14
J. Poynter LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .260 2 9
   a-A. Quagliana PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310 1 8
   b-D. Keiber LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 5 13
E. Higginson 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .277 2 8
B. Cafu CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .250 6 15
L. Grooms 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .266 4 13
E. Alvaro DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .237 3 5
J. Wemmers C 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .200 0 0
Totals 39 10 13 10 5 14 18      
a - A. Quagliana pinch hit for J. Poynter in the 9th
b - D. Keiber substituted for A. Quagliana in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Hessong (20, 5th Inning off E. Serrano, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Higginson (9, 9th Inning off M. Luna, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Hessong (9, 1st Inning off E. Serrano, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Poynter (2, 1st Inning off E. Serrano, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Luehrs (3, 5th Inning off E. Serrano, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Nelson (2, 8th Inning off M. Luna, 3 on, 2 outs) , L. Grooms (4, 8th Inning off B. Baxter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Hessong 6 , J. Nelson 5 , C. Luehrs 4 , J. Poynter 5 , E. Higginson 3 , L. Grooms 5 , E. Alvaro 2
2-out RBI: J. Nelson , J. Poynter , L. Grooms
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hessong , E. Alvaro
GIDP: E. Higginson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Nelson (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-Grooms-Higginson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Yi 2B 4 0 3 2 0 1 2 .261 1 9
S. Sandoval CF 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 .304 12 50
J. Medrano LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 9 .140 2 10
K. Griffith DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .255 10 42
A. Chiprez 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .265 17 50
N. Cox RF 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .231 4 21
F. Contreras 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .250 2 11
H. Vasquez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 1 15
   a-R. Tyson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 10 33
   b-A. Ramirez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 4 18
   c-K. Lloyd PH, SS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .256 5 26
J. Garcia C 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .158 0 2
Totals 35 5 10 5 7 9 22      
a - R. Tyson pinch hit for H. Vasquez in the 7th
b - A. Ramirez substituted for R. Tyson in the 8th
c - K. Lloyd pinch hit for A. Ramirez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Yi (5, 7th Inning off M. Escalante, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Yi 4 , S. Sandoval , A. Chiprez , N. Cox 2 , F. Contreras , J. Garcia 2
2-out RBI: M. Yi , J. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Medrano 3
GIDP: F. Contreras
Sac Fly: M. Yi
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chiprez-Yi-Contreras)
VISALIA PITCHING LINESCORE HIGH DESERT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Pfaltzgraff W (3-6) 6.1 5 2 2 2 7 0 88 6.93   
M. Escalante 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.41   
L. Figueroa H (2) 0.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 24 4.54   
R. Hernandez 1.1 2 1 1 3 1 0 35 4.66   
C. Fernandez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pfaltzgraff 60
Batters Faced: R. Pfaltzgraff 25, M. Escalante 3, L. Figueroa 5, R. Hernandez 9, C. Fernandez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pfaltzgraff 5-6, M. Escalante 0-1, L. Figueroa 0-1, R. Hernandez 1-2, C. Fernandez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pfaltzgraff 88-61, M. Escalante 10-7, L. Figueroa 24-11, R. Hernandez 35-15, C. Fernandez 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Escalante 2-2 , L. Figueroa 2-0 , R. Hernandez 2-2 , C. Fernandez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Serrano L (1-11) 4.0 8 5 5 2 4 3 70 8.24   
A. Escobar 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 39 5.23   
B. Baxter 0.2 2 4 4 2 2 1 36 10.00   
M. Luna 1.1 2 1 1 1 4 1 27 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Serrano 28
Batters Faced: E. Serrano 21, A. Escobar 10, B. Baxter 6, M. Luna 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Serrano 3-4, A. Escobar 3-2, B. Baxter 0-0, M. Luna 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Serrano 70-38, A. Escobar 39-23, B. Baxter 36-22, M. Luna 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Luna 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Nelson
Ballpark: Stater Bros. Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 2055
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