ROOKIE LEAGUE
CARROLLTON RANGERS AT THUNDER BAY LIGHTING
08/01/2064
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
CARROLLTON RANGERS AT THUNDER BAY LIGHTING
GAME ID: 11341 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carrollton Rangers (52-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 5 0
Thunder Bay Lighting (58-43) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 11 0
Lighting Win 6-3 Walk-Off
The Thunder Bay Lighting beat the Carrollton Rangers, 6-3. Thunder Bay pitcher and Montreal, Canada, native Fred Bourque led the way. Thunder Bay reliever Jose Soliz picked up the win, upping his record to 3-3. Junichi Shimabukuro took the loss. The third-place Lighting have won 4 in a row.

The decisive blow was delivered by Mario Chaves in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a 3-run home run off 18-year old left-handed pitcher Junichi Shimabukuro to win the game for Thunder Bay. The home crowd went nuts.

"Fred did a good job of managing their lineup," said Thunder Bay manager Masamune Fujimoto.
CARROLLTON BATTING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Mercado 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .353 7 60
M. Alarcon 1B 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .240 12 50
E. Cervantes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 26 71
   a-K. Nishioka 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 0 1
A. Gibson RF 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .292 22 99
U. Sakamoto CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .261 13 51
R. Hernandez DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .276 4 17
   b-B. Gibson DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 4 15
J. de Hoyos SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .237 4 21
J. Santos C 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .218 1 13
V. Mejia LF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .264 1 15
Totals 30 3 5 3 3 13 12      
a - K. Nishioka substituted for E. Cervantes in the 8th
b - B. Gibson inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Alarcon (14, 8th Inning off I. Tanaka, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Gibson (22, 7th Inning off I. Tanaka, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Alarcon 2 , A. Gibson 4 , U. Sakamoto , J. de Hoyos , V. Mejia
2-out RBI: M. Alarcon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Alarcon , E. Cervantes , J. Santos
Sac Bunt: R. Mercado
Hit by Pitch: A. Gibson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: U. Sakamoto (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Alarcon, Santos-de Hoyos-Alarcon)
OF assists: 1 (Mejia(Wolffe at 2nd base))
PB: J. Santos
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Vasquez SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .304 11 72
D. Wolffe 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .373 5 25
D. Bieganski LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .387 7 22
J. Corpus DH 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 .292 13 58
M. Wiley 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .310 1 5
   a-B. Vargas PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .431 6 16
M. Chaves CF 4 1 2 4 0 1 5 .282 4 58
D. Powell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .209 3 24
B. Nelligan RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316 2 8
A. Barrera C 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .273 3 7
Totals 31 6 11 6 8 5 21      
a - B. Vargas pinch hit for M. Wiley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Wolffe (7, 6th Inning off L. Trigueiro, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Vargas (4, 9th Inning off J. Shimabukuro, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Barrera (3, 8th Inning off R. Diaz, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Chaves (4, 9th Inning off J. Shimabukuro, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Wolffe 3 , D. Bieganski 2 , J. Corpus , M. Wiley , B. Vargas 2 , M. Chaves 5 , A. Barrera 5
2-out RBI: D. Wolffe , A. Barrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Vasquez , D. Bieganski , D. Powell 2
GIDP: M. Wiley
Sac Bunt: D. Powell
Sac Fly: M. Chaves
Hit by Pitch: A. Vasquez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Wiley (2)
CARROLLTON PITCHING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Castro 4.1 5 1 0 6 3 0 86 6.15   
L. Trigueiro 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 26 5.85   
R. Diaz 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 23 5.80   
J. Shimabukuro L (3-1) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 16 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Castro 48
Batters Faced: R. Castro 22, L. Trigueiro 7, R. Diaz 8, J. Shimabukuro 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Castro 3-5, L. Trigueiro 2-1, R. Diaz 3-2, J. Shimabukuro 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Castro 86-45, L. Trigueiro 26-19, R. Diaz 23-11, J. Shimabukuro 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Trigueiro 2-0 , R. Diaz 1-0 , J. Shimabukuro 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Diaz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Bourque 5.1 1 0 0 2 9 0 76 2.55   
I. Tanaka BS (5) 2.2 4 3 3 0 3 1 34 4.75   
J. Soliz W (3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 5.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Bourque 73
Batters Faced: F. Bourque 18, I. Tanaka 12, J. Soliz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Bourque 0-6, I. Tanaka 4-1, J. Soliz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Bourque 76-49, I. Tanaka 34-24, J. Soliz 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Tanaka 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Soliz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fred Bourque
Ballpark: Lightning Grove
Weather: Rain (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 3671
Special Notes: Ernesto Cervantes was ejected in the 8th inning for arguing a strike call.
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