MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
08/16/2111
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
GAME ID: 9979 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (65-52) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Bowling Green Hot Rods (50-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 10 0
Bowling Green Rallies for 3-2 Victory
The Hot Rods grabbed a win, 3-2, at Bowling Green Ballpark, overcoming a fine effort from West Michigan pitcher Dan Hayes. Hayes went 6.2 innings and allowed no runs. Bowling Green reliever John Cozad picked up the win to move to 3-0. Edward McLaughlin suffered the loss. The 7th-place Hot Rods improved to 50-68.

Scott MacBean was the walk-off hero for Bowling Green. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Hot Rods catcher hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Great to get the crowd on its feet," MacBean said.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE BOWLING GREEN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McEvoy LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .244 6 32
G. Barfield 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 1 21
S. Bruno CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 2 27
A. McKinnon DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .246 0 5
J. Dorrance RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .100 0 0
A. Torres C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 3 29
M. Severs SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 3 13
K. McElroy 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .329 4 23
M. Arnberg 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 1 9 11      
BATTING
Triples: A. McKinnon (1, 1st Inning off M. Chase, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. McElroy (4, 2nd Inning off M. Chase, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. McEvoy , G. Barfield , A. McKinnon 3 , M. Severs , K. McElroy 4 , M. Arnberg
2-out RBI: A. McKinnon , K. McElroy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Dorrance 2
GIDP: J. McEvoy , K. McElroy
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McEvoy (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arnberg-Severs-Barfield)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. McCloud 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269 6 43
   b-K. Spiker PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 3 31
T. Reynolds CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .239 0 29
D. Harbold DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .267 11 60
R. Sassoon RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 16 75
J. Ridgeway LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .211 3 13
J. Ritter SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .311 13 53
   c-T. Dalton PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .211 0 3
R. Franco 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .208 2 14
   a-A. Suarez PR, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .243 2 12
J. Robertson 3B, 1B 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .287 4 22
S. MacBean C 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .224 3 14
Totals 33 3 10 3 2 8 16      
a - A. Suarez pinch ran for R. Franco in the 5th
b - K. Spiker pinch hit for L. McCloud in the 7th
c - T. Dalton pinch hit for J. Ritter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Reynolds (21, 1st Inning off D. Hayes, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Sassoon (29, 6th Inning off D. Hayes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Reynolds 2 , R. Sassoon 2 , J. Ridgeway , J. Ritter , T. Dalton , R. Franco , A. Suarez , J. Robertson , S. MacBean 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Reynolds , J. Ritter
GIDP: R. Sassoon
Hit by Pitch: J. Robertson
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Franco-Ritter-McCloud, Ritter-Suarez-McCloud)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE BOWLING GREEN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hayes 6.2 5 0 0 2 7 0 93 2.91   
B. Brinkerhoff H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.07   
M. Villareal H (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 23 9.00   
E. McLaughlin L (3-2), BS (4) 0.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 14 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hayes 69
Batters Faced: D. Hayes 27, B. Brinkerhoff 1, M. Villareal 4, E. McLaughlin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hayes 5-7, B. Brinkerhoff 0-0, M. Villareal 3-0, E. McLaughlin 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hayes 93-60, B. Brinkerhoff 6-3, M. Villareal 23-13, E. McLaughlin 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Brinkerhoff 1-0 , E. McLaughlin 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Hayes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Chase 6.1 6 2 2 1 4 1 74 4.08   
J. Cozad W (3-0) 2.2 0 0 0 0 5 0 27 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Chase 56
Batters Faced: M. Chase 25, J. Cozad 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Chase 4-10, J. Cozad 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Chase 74-47, J. Cozad 27-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cozad 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Hayes
Ballpark: Bowling Green Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 5448
Special Notes: SS Ramon Franco was injured while running the bases.
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