ROOKIE LEAGUE
SYRACUSE ORANGE SOX AT KEY WEST THUNDER
07/01/2063
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
SYRACUSE ORANGE SOX AT KEY WEST THUNDER
GAME ID: 10785 - SUNDAY, JULY 1ST , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Syracuse Orange Sox (16-4) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
Key West Thunder (11-9) 1 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 X 10 13 0
Merck Lifts Thunder to 10-3 Win
The Key West Thunder coasted to a win over the Syracuse Orange Sox, 10-3. Jason Merck had a good day at the plate for Key West. He hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. Juan Aldana, the winning pitcher, improved to 2-2. He pitched 8.2 innings, giving up 4 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 13 and walking 3. At 11-9, the Thunder claim 4th place in the RCL R Tony Fernandez Division.

Lloyd Killy, who is tied for 8th in the RR with a .571 on-base percentage, contributed to the Key West win with a solo home run in the bottom of the third. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

"It was a tough day, no getting around it," said losing manager Teruo Sato.
SYRACUSE BATTING LINESCORE KEY WEST BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Sappington 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .306 3 11
D. Black SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .369 2 21
B. Bowman DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301 6 19
C. Dunlap CF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .373 4 15
   a-C. Griego PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   e-M. Hanson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 2 8
A. Proctor LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .444 7 23
   b-A. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   d-J. Olivera LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 2
T. Pendleton 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 0 8
   c-T. Rodriguez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
   f-L. Zamora PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
J. Eager 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328 3 16
S. Lucero RF, CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .300 2 6
C. Fitzmaurice C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .241 1 10
Totals 30 3 4 3 3 13 9      
a - C. Griego pinch hit for C. Dunlap in the 7th
b - A. Gutierrez pinch hit for A. Proctor in the 7th
c - T. Rodriguez pinch hit for T. Pendleton in the 7th
d - J. Olivera substituted for A. Gutierrez in the 7th
e - M. Hanson pinch hit for C. Griego in the 9th
f - L. Zamora pinch hit for T. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Dunlap (4, 5th Inning off J. Aldana, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Black (5, 9th Inning off J. Aldana, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Lucero (2, 5th Inning off J. Aldana, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Black 2 , C. Dunlap 2 , J. Eager , S. Lucero 4
2-out RBI: J. Eager , S. Lucero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Zamora
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Dunlap (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Lucero(Killy at home), Lucero(McCoy at home))
PB: C. Fitzmaurice
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Merck LF 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .500 6 17
   c-T. Leal PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1 2
L. Killy 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .341 1 6
T. McCoy 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .333 0 0
M. Moritz DH 3 2 2 0 2 1 2 .512 3 15
M. Puhr C 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 .483 3 17
A. Cruz 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 6 .211 3 15
D. Salazar CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 3 11
   a-A. Quiroz PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
C. Moore RF 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .194 2 4
   b-E. Velasquez PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Magana SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 3 15
Totals 32 10 13 8 7 8 15      
a - A. Quiroz pinch hit for D. Salazar in the 7th
b - E. Velasquez pinch hit for C. Moore in the 7th
c - T. Leal pinch hit for J. Merck in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Merck (1, 6th Inning off H. Noriega, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Puhr (2, 6th Inning off H. Noriega, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Merck 2 (6, 1st Inning off K. Fall, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off K. Fall, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Killy (1, 3rd Inning off K. Fall, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Merck 11 , L. Killy 5 , T. McCoy , M. Moritz 2 , M. Puhr 3 , A. Cruz , E. Velasquez
2-out RBI: J. Merck , M. Puhr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Cruz 2 , D. Salazar
Sac Bunt: J. Magana
Sac Fly: A. Cruz
Hit by Pitch: C. Moore
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Merck (1)
SYRACUSE PITCHING LINESCORE KEY WEST PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Fall L (1-1) 4.2 9 6 4 4 6 3 108 5.74   
H. Noriega 3.0 4 4 4 2 1 0 58 7.64   
V. Castillo 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Fall 28
Batters Faced: K. Fall 24, H. Noriega 16, V. Castillo 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Fall 2-3, H. Noriega 3-5, V. Castillo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Fall 108-58, H. Noriega 58-29, V. Castillo 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Noriega 1-1 , V. Castillo 1-0
WP: H. Noriega
Hit Batsmen: H. Noriega
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Aldana W (2-2) 8.2 4 3 3 3 13 1 140 4.78   
N. Ishizaki 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Aldana 74
Batters Faced: J. Aldana 32, N. Ishizaki 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Aldana 6-6, N. Ishizaki 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Aldana 140-90, N. Ishizaki 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Ishizaki 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Merck
Ballpark: Gatorade Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 6534
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