THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
LANSING RED STORM AT KYIV COSSACKS
09/27/2047
 
THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
LANSING RED STORM AT KYIV COSSACKS
GAME ID: 4456 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2047 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lansing Red Storm (56-92) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 1
Kyiv Cossacks (84-64) 0 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 X 12 16 1
Cossacks Pop Red Storm, 12-4
The Kyiv Cossacks polished off the Lansing Red Storm by the score of 12-4. The largest share of the credit belonged to first baseman William Melnick. Melnick went 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Cossacks. Picking up the win was Eric Hartman. He went 7.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits. The right--hander struck out 4 and walked 0. The Cossacks now own a record of 84-64.

Steve Buffington, who is tied for 7th in the FL in triples with 3, aided the Kyiv cause with a 2-run single in the bottom of the second. For the game, the third baseman went 2-4 with 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.

"Glad to get this win," said Melnick. "But we need to keep playing at a high level."
LANSING BATTING LINESCORE KYIV BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Chavez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 10 60
   b-A. Cruz PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
K. Yoshihara DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .238 13 47
T. Farrell CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .289 27 73
C. Jimenez LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .282 26 90
   c-J. Richardson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 4
   d-B. Budny LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
G. Gonzalez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .289 22 80
P. Batley SS 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .315 25 92
   a-M. Fisher PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 4
T. Biggs RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .278 12 60
D. Weathers 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 16 53
D. Salazar C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 13 46
Totals 35 4 8 4 1 4 7      
a - M. Fisher pinch hit for P. Batley in the 7th
b - A. Cruz pinch hit for E. Chavez in the 8th
c - J. Richardson pinch hit for C. Jimenez in the 8th
d - B. Budny substituted for J. Richardson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yoshihara (22, 8th Inning off E. Hartman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Farrell (27, 1st Inning off E. Hartman, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Batley (25, 2nd Inning off E. Hartman, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Biggs (12, 9th Inning off A. Cheatham, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Chavez , K. Yoshihara 2 , T. Farrell 4 , G. Gonzalez , P. Batley 4 , T. Biggs 4 , D. Weathers , D. Salazar
2-out RBI: T. Farrell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yoshihara , G. Gonzalez
GIDP: T. Biggs
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Jimenez (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abitia 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .279 25 85
   a-M. Cozart PH, SS, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 1 7
M. Bitzer CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .324 16 77
K. William SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .283 28 99
W. Melnick 1B 5 2 4 2 0 0 2 .267 35 111
K. Alcala RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .304 41 126
R. Ralph DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .324 13 72
R. Garcia LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .294 16 82
   b-L. Chavez PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .360 5 11
S. Buffington 3B, SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .250 12 70
D. Summers C 4 2 1 3 0 2 1 .175 4 17
Totals 41 12 16 11 2 11 17      
a - M. Cozart pinch hit for N. Abitia in the 7th
b - L. Chavez pinch hit for R. Garcia in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Melnick (36, 4th Inning off B. McNally, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Garcia (49, 6th Inning off S. Bahena, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Abitia (25, 2nd Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Summers (4, 5th Inning off B. McNally, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Abitia 5 , M. Bitzer , W. Melnick 5 , K. Alcala , R. Ralph 2 , R. Garcia 4 , S. Buffington 2 , D. Summers 4
2-out RBI: N. Abitia , R. Garcia , S. Buffington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Melnick , R. Ralph , L. Chavez , S. Buffington , D. Summers
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Buffington (8)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bitzer (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Melnick-William)
LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE KYIV PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martinez L (6-18) 2.0 5 6 3 2 1 1 58 6.30   
B. McNally 3.0 7 5 5 0 5 1 59 5.45   
S. Bahena 3.0 4 1 1 0 5 0 47 6.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martinez 23
Batters Faced: A. Martinez 14, B. McNally 16, S. Bahena 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martinez 0-5, B. McNally 1-3, S. Bahena 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martinez 58-34, B. McNally 59-42, S. Bahena 47-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. McNally 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hartman W (11-10) 7.1 7 3 3 0 4 2 111 6.57   
A. Cheatham 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 30 4.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hartman 56
Batters Faced: E. Hartman 29, A. Cheatham 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hartman 4-13, A. Cheatham 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hartman 111-77, A. Cheatham 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Cheatham 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Melnick
Ballpark: Kyiv Grounds
Start Time: 7:05 PM EET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 39921
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