MIDWEST LEAGUE
SOUTH BEND CUBS AT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
06/27/2110
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
SOUTH BEND CUBS AT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
GAME ID: 9614 - FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Bend Cubs (37-35) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 6 8 0
Bowling Green Hot Rods (32-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 0
Cubs Slap 6-2 Loss on Hot Rods
Leonardo Guzman propelled his team to victory over the Bowling Green Hot Rods. The final score was 6-2, South Bend. The winner was Guzman. He threw 5.2 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Angelo Garza. South Bend has won 3 straight, while Bowling Green has lost 3 in a row.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Andy Rustay? The 22-year old center fielder Rustay stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put South Bend up, 2-0. For the game, he was 2 for 5, including 1 double and 1 single.

Said losing manager Ernesto Torre: "It's very easy to sit in an ivory tower and critique the pitching, but the bottom line is we need to score runs."
SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE BOWLING GREEN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rustay CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .248 8 39
R. Tucker RF 5 1 3 3 0 2 0 .246 5 30
A. James LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .239 5 32
P. Welde DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .270 4 18
P. Stirling SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237 4 20
G. Nesmith 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .239 1 16
A. Tabares C 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 1 11
   a-E. Medina PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 3 12
   b-J. Bogan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 0
S. Barajas 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .240 1 19
D. Mercedes 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .251 7 18
Totals 32 6 8 6 5 9 12      
a - E. Medina pinch ran for A. Tabares in the 8th
b - J. Bogan substituted for E. Medina in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rustay (16, 6th Inning off A. Garza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Tucker (5, 7th Inning off S. Winston, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Rustay 3 , R. Tucker 5 , A. James 2 , G. Nesmith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rustay , P. Stirling , S. Barajas
Sac Bunt: A. Tabares
Hit by Pitch: A. Tabares , D. Mercedes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Nesmith (9)
CS: R. Tucker (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. McCloud 1B 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .256 4 22
A. Ruiz RF 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 .238 8 35
P. Eteldrum SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 6 .309 3 30
D. Buckner C 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .263 4 26
J. Ritter 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .248 2 17
K. Spiker DH 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .265 1 3
R. Sassoon 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .211 1 5
J. Berman CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .189 1 22
S. Vollmann LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .183 0 11
Totals 37 2 10 2 4 9 23      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Ruiz (13, 1st Inning off L. Guzman, 0 on, 1 out) , L. McCloud (19, 5th Inning off L. Guzman, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Berman (10, 8th Inning off T. Melendez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. McCloud (3, 3rd Inning off L. Guzman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Spiker (1, 8th Inning off T. Melendez, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Sassoon (1, 8th Inning off T. Melendez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. McCloud 6 , A. Ruiz 2 , P. Eteldrum , J. Ritter , K. Spiker 5 , R. Sassoon 4 , J. Berman 2
2-out RBI: K. Spiker , R. Sassoon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Eteldrum 2 , D. Buckner 2 , J. Ritter , J. Berman , S. Vollmann
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: L. McCloud (33) , K. Spiker (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Eteldrum-McCloud)
SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE BOWLING GREEN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Guzman W (4-4) 5.2 5 0 0 2 6 0 94 3.48   
T. Melendez H (5) 2.0 4 2 2 1 2 2 39 3.99   
R. LaBrasca 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Guzman 63
Batters Faced: L. Guzman 24, T. Melendez 11, R. LaBrasca 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Guzman 4-7, T. Melendez 3-1, R. LaBrasca 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Guzman 94-59, T. Melendez 39-24, R. LaBrasca 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Melendez 1-0 , R. LaBrasca 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Garza L (3-5) 6.1 6 4 4 3 5 0 89 4.67   
S. Winston 1.2 2 2 2 2 3 0 42 3.99   
M. Dunn 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Garza 47
Batters Faced: A. Garza 27, S. Winston 10, M. Dunn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Garza 3-9, S. Winston 1-1, M. Dunn 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Garza 89-61, S. Winston 42-22, M. Dunn 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Winston 3-3
WP: A. Garza
Hit Batsmen: A. Garza , S. Winston
Balk: S. Winston
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leonardo Guzman
Ballpark: Bowling Green Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 5642
Special Notes: C Alex Tabares was injured being hit by a pitch.
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