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NICHOLS GNATS AT HAZLETON BIRDWINGS
09/30/2062
 
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NICHOLS GNATS AT HAZLETON BIRDWINGS
GAME ID: 13753 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nichols Gnats (80-79) 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 2
Hazleton Birdwings (85-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 0
Hazleton Keeps Trending in Wrong Direction
Nichols parlayed a decent outing from starter Jose Contreras into a solid win over the Hazleton Birdwings. The final score was 8-3. Travis Noecker locked down his 5th save. Hazleton has now lost 8 in a row.

Nichols first baseman Rick Dresser contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the second. With two down, he hit a fastball to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 112nd hit of the season and put the Gnats ahead, 4-0.

"I was just taking it batter by batter, just enjoying the moment," said Contreras.
NICHOLS BATTING LINESCORE HAZLETON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Andrews LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .276 25 80
   b-J. Nielson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 2 18
M. Venegas 2B 4 2 1 1 1 3 1 .182 2 10
R. Dresser 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .270 23 85
   c-J. Stevens PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 3
J. Boyles CF, RF 4 0 2 3 1 0 1 .279 0 9
M. Engelhart 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .300 10 48
N. Wallace DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .217 1 8
M. Benson RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 3 .244 2 5
   a-J. Castillo PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 1 4
M. Markham SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .246 15 61
N. Barnett C 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .220 15 55
Totals 37 8 13 8 5 10 18      
a - J. Castillo pinch hit for M. Benson in the 7th
b - J. Nielson pinch hit for G. Andrews in the 8th
c - J. Stevens pinch hit for R. Dresser in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Boyles 2 (5, 1st Inning off S. Matkin, 1 on, 2 outs; 2nd Inning off S. Matkin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Andrews (3, 3rd Inning off S. Matkin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Andrews 4 , M. Venegas , R. Dresser 2 , J. Boyles 4 , M. Engelhart 2 , N. Wallace , M. Benson , M. Markham , N. Barnett
2-out RBI: G. Andrews , M. Venegas , R. Dresser , J. Boyles 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Venegas , M. Engelhart 3 , M. Benson
GIDP: J. Nielson , J. Castillo , N. Barnett
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Venegas (3) , J. Stevens (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Venegas-Markham-Dresser, Markham-Venegas, Markham-Venegas-Dresser)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Schmeisser LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 0 14
   b-B. Murray PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 0 3
   g-J. Hamilton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 5 18
B. Magallanes CF, RF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .328 4 11
   h-L. Marquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 1
B. Gasper 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .290 9 62
   c-L. Solano PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
J. Ridell 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .331 11 51
D. Carter RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .232 6 47
   a-O. Cordero PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 0
   d-S. Miller PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .245 16 59
S. Olson 3B 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .237 2 27
C. Lurte DH 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .200 1 6
J. Newman SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .240 3 26
   e-L. Fourhman PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301 6 30
E. Ortiz C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .139 2 14
   f-J. Alston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .301 2 16
Totals 32 3 7 3 6 7 21      
a - O. Cordero pinch hit for D. Carter in the 7th
b - B. Murray pinch hit for L. Schmeisser in the 8th
c - L. Solano pinch hit for B. Gasper in the 9th
d - S. Miller pinch hit for O. Cordero in the 9th
e - L. Fourhman pinch hit for J. Newman in the 9th
f - J. Alston pinch hit for E. Ortiz in the 9th
g - J. Hamilton pinch hit for B. Murray in the 9th
h - L. Marquez pinch hit for B. Magallanes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ridell (30, 2nd Inning off J. Contreras, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Miller (10, 9th Inning off R. Moreno, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ridell 4 , S. Miller 2 , C. Lurte , J. Newman , L. Fourhman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Marquez , J. Ridell , J. Newman
GIDP: B. Gasper , J. Newman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Ridell (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Newman-Ridell-Gasper, Olson-Ridell-Gasper, Newman-Ridell-Gasper)
NICHOLS PITCHING LINESCORE HAZLETON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Contreras W (5-4) 7.0 3 0 0 5 5 0 99 6.95   
R. Moreno 1.1 4 3 2 1 2 0 43 9.28   
T. Noecker SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Contreras 71
Batters Faced: J. Contreras 26, R. Moreno 10, T. Noecker 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Contreras 5-7, R. Moreno 1-1, T. Noecker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Contreras 99-61, R. Moreno 43-27, T. Noecker 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Noecker 3-0
WP: J. Contreras
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Matkin L (6-7) 2.2 8 8 8 3 4 0 75 3.25   
A. Rubio 6.1 5 0 0 2 6 0 98 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Matkin 7
Batters Faced: S. Matkin 19, A. Rubio 23
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matkin 3-1, A. Rubio 8-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Matkin 75-47, A. Rubio 98-62
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rubio 1-0
WP: A. Rubio
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Contreras
Ballpark: Road Warriors Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 8965
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