THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
ARIZONA DESERT STORM AT KYIV COSSACKS
08/19/2049
 
THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
ARIZONA DESERT STORM AT KYIV COSSACKS
GAME ID: 3758 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Desert Storm (71-50) 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 7 10 1
Kyiv Cossacks (56-66) 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 X 8 9 3
Cossacks Capture Close Win
Kyiv catcher Jorge Hernandez played a vital role in his team's 8-7 conquest of Arizona. He was 2-4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for Kyiv. Jimmy Gold converted his 20th save in 26 tries. The Cossacks, at 56-66, sit in third place in the Federation League Knuckleheads Division.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Cossacks grabbed the lead when Hernandez hit his 9th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Esteban Vega made it 8-7, Kyiv.

"I felt good up there," said Hernandez. "I saw the ball well."
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE KYIV BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Slater CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .286 7 50
J. Gainey SS 5 1 2 2 0 2 0 .321 19 56
B. Potgeter LF 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 .290 35 98
C. Nicotra DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .302 46 123
W. Im 1B 4 0 2 3 0 1 1 .275 24 60
K. Longberry RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .306 3 31
C. Twyman 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257 2 24
J. Silva 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .282 5 44
K. Novy C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 2 10
Totals 36 7 10 7 2 9 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Gainey (19, 5th Inning off L. Collier, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Slater (7, 6th Inning off M. Torres, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Slater 5 , J. Gainey 5 , B. Potgeter , C. Nicotra , W. Im 2 , C. Twyman , J. Silva
2-out RBI: J. Slater , W. Im 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Slater , K. Longberry 2
GIDP: C. Twyman
Sac Bunt: K. Novy
Hit by Pitch: C. Twyman
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Longberry (3)
OF assists: 1 (Slater(Buffington at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. William 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .282 18 51
N. Abitia 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .259 16 65
M. Bitzer CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .278 6 39
R. Garcia LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .324 15 89
K. Alcala RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .238 5 27
W. Melnick DH 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .211 16 60
   a-S. Lucot DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 11 31
S. Buffington 3B 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 .210 13 42
J. Hernandez C 4 1 2 4 0 0 3 .299 9 38
A. Salinas SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .276 8 34
Totals 32 8 9 8 6 7 14      
a - S. Lucot inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Garcia (40, 5th Inning off R. Cook, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Abitia (23, 5th Inning off R. Cook, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Hernandez (9, 8th Inning off E. Vega, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. William , N. Abitia 2 , M. Bitzer , R. Garcia 2 , W. Melnick 2 , J. Hernandez 5 , A. Salinas
2-out RBI: W. Melnick , J. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Alcala , A. Salinas
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. William (26) , M. Bitzer (12)
CS: A. Salinas (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bitzer (4) , K. Alcala (5) , S. Buffington (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Salinas-Abitia-William)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE KYIV PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Cook 7.0 8 5 4 4 6 0 123 4.38   
E. Vega L (8-3), BS (4) 0.0 1 3 3 2 0 1 11 4.07   
G. McDowell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cook 45
Batters Faced: R. Cook 32, E. Vega 3, G. McDowell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cook 8-5, E. Vega 0-0, G. McDowell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cook 123-70, E. Vega 11-3, G. McDowell 7-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Collier 5.0 7 5 5 2 4 1 93 5.38   
M. Torres 2.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 29 5.32   
B. Williams W (5-8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.54   
J. Gold SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Collier 35
Batters Faced: L. Collier 24, M. Torres 9, B. Williams 4, J. Gold 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Collier 5-5, M. Torres 3-0, B. Williams 2-1, J. Gold 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Collier 93-56, M. Torres 29-19, B. Williams 8-6, J. Gold 12-9
WP: L. Collier
Hit Batsmen: M. Torres
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Hernandez
Ballpark: Kyiv Grounds
Start Time: 7:05 PM EET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 22552
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