THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
ARIZONA DESERT STORM AT KYIV COSSACKS
06/08/2051
 
THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
ARIZONA DESERT STORM AT KYIV COSSACKS
GAME ID: 430 - THURSDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2051 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Desert Storm (21-33) 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 9 0
Kyiv Cossacks (31-23) 0 0 2 1 2 0 4 2 X 11 14 0
Trovato Heroics Not Enough in 11-9 Loss to Kyiv
Arizona first baseman Justin Trovato had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 11-9, to Kyiv at Kyiv Grounds. Trovato went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 7 RBI and scoring twice. Jimmy Gold locked down his 1st save. Kyiv is now 31-23, Arizona 21-33.

Had Andy Lester not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Lester hit a grand slam home run. That made the score 9-8, in favor of the Cossacks.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Lester told the Kyiv Observer.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE KYIV BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Trovato 1B 4 2 2 7 1 0 0 .268 7 22
J. Jeffries CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .249 6 22
E. Garcia DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .291 8 23
B. Potgeter RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .281 17 39
K. Kanzaki LF 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .281 15 28
J. Gainey 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .279 4 15
C. Odeneal 2B 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 .000 0 0
J. Silva SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .292 3 29
N. Peurifoy C 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .160 1 3
Totals 36 9 9 9 7 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gainey (10, 3rd Inning off J. Valer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Kanzaki (15, 2nd Inning off J. Valer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Trovato 2 (7, 2nd Inning off J. Valer, 2 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Valer, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Trovato 8 , J. Jeffries 2 , E. Garcia , K. Kanzaki 4 , J. Gainey 3 , J. Silva
2-out RBI: , J. Trovato 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Potgeter , J. Silva
Hit by Pitch: K. Kanzaki
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Odeneal-Silva-Trovato)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Salinas SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .278 1 9
S. Lucot RF 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .280 4 12
N. Abitia 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .303 6 31
C. Nicotra 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 5 .256 12 46
W. Melnick DH 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .276 11 35
J. Gillespie 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .284 10 31
A. Lester LF 4 2 1 4 0 1 4 .195 2 10
M. Thomas CF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .283 6 25
J. Hernandez C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .289 4 23
Totals 37 11 14 10 5 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Thomas (7, 4th Inning off J. Kern, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Nicotra (6, 5th Inning off C. Coady, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Abitia (6, 5th Inning off J. Kern, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Lester (2, 7th Inning off M. Schwager, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Salinas , S. Lucot 3 , N. Abitia 5 , C. Nicotra 3 , W. Melnick , A. Lester 4 , M. Thomas 4 , J. Hernandez
2-out RBI: W. Melnick , A. Lester , M. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Salinas , C. Nicotra , J. Gillespie , A. Lester 2 , J. Hernandez
GIDP: N. Abitia
Hit by Pitch: A. Lester
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Nicotra (3)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE KYIV PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kern 4.1 8 5 5 0 3 1 75 6.97   
C. Coady 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 8.79   
M. Schwager L (0-2), BS (2) 0.2 2 4 4 2 2 1 27 6.14   
J. Pledger 1.0 2 2 2 3 1 0 32 6.04   
S. Allen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kern 30
Batters Faced: J. Kern 21, C. Coady 7, M. Schwager 6, J. Pledger 8, S. Allen 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kern 5-4, C. Coady 2-2, M. Schwager 0-0, J. Pledger 1-1, S. Allen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kern 75-50, C. Coady 24-16, M. Schwager 27-13, J. Pledger 32-16, S. Allen 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Allen 3-0
WP: M. Schwager
Hit Batsmen: J. Kern
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Valer 2.2 7 8 8 4 5 3 89 5.07   
T. Provenza 3.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 51 6.04   
B. Rendahl W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.25   
J. Gold SV (1) 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 25 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Valer 9
Batters Faced: J. Valer 19, T. Provenza 13, B. Rendahl 5, J. Gold 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Valer 0-3, T. Provenza 6-2, B. Rendahl 3-1, J. Gold 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Valer 89-47, T. Provenza 51-38, B. Rendahl 22-15, J. Gold 25-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Rendahl 1-0
WP: J. Valer
Hit Batsmen: T. Provenza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Trovato
Ballpark: Kyiv Grounds
Start Time: 7:05 PM EET
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 35181
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