ROOKIE LEAGUE
CORONADO ISLANDERS AT NORMAL NUTCRACKERS
08/30/2063
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
CORONADO ISLANDERS AT NORMAL NUTCRACKERS
GAME ID: 14215 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Coronado Islanders (46-26) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 7 13 1
Normal Nutcrackers (39-33) 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 X 15 15 1
Rivas Shines in 15-7 Normal Win
Mario Rivas added some punch to the Normal offense, helping them outmuscle the Coronado Islanders, 15-7. In the game, Rivas was 2-3 with a home run, a double, 2 walks, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. The Nutcrackers improved their record to 39-33 by beating Coronado.

With Normal leading 12-5 in the bottom of the eighth, Rivas came up to bat against Coronado pitcher Alvin Aguilar. Rivas hit a changeup to left for a 3-run home run. His 8th home run of the season put the Nutcrackers on top, 15-5.

"That's what this team is about," said Rivas, "picking each other up."
CORONADO BATTING LINESCORE NORMAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Schneck 2B 6 0 2 1 0 1 2 .324 1 11
A. Cuevas 3B 5 0 1 0 1 2 5 .185 6 28
B. Churchill DH 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 .244 4 19
R. Chandler LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .330 18 58
   a-W. Perez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1 2
   e-B. Aldridge PH, LF 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .304 15 55
M. Robinson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .328 6 26
   b-A. Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   c-E. Viera 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-C. Pecina PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 1 5
   h-M. Contreras RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 2 5
D. Shnairson C 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .368 4 20
T. Ruiz SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 .288 14 54
D. Dunn CF 4 1 3 2 0 1 2 .292 3 22
J. Bailey RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .241 4 29
   d-E. Long PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282 6 29
   g-I. Beltran 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 3 16
Totals 41 7 13 6 5 10 36      
a - W. Perez pinch hit for R. Chandler in the 7th
b - A. Diaz pinch hit for M. Robinson in the 7th
c - E. Viera substituted for A. Diaz in the 7th
d - E. Long pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 8th
e - B. Aldridge pinch hit for W. Perez in the 8th
f - C. Pecina pinch hit for E. Viera in the 8th
g - I. Beltran substituted for E. Long in the 8th
h - M. Contreras substituted for C. Pecina in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ruiz (14, 9th Inning off A. Zavala, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Ruiz (2, 4th Inning off A. Saxton, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Bailey (1, 4th Inning off A. Saxton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Dunn (3, 6th Inning off F. Miranda, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Schneck 2 , A. Cuevas , B. Churchill 2 , R. Chandler , D. Shnairson , T. Ruiz 5 , D. Dunn 6 , J. Bailey 3
2-out RBI: B. Aldridge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cuevas , M. Robinson , C. Pecina , T. Ruiz
Sac Fly: D. Dunn
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: A. Aguilar (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cuevas-Schneck-Robinson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivera RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .176 2 9
   f-T. Versteeg PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
D. Vargas LF 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 .257 11 32
   h-F. Garcia PH, LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .429 1 1
C. Carrillo 1B 2 4 2 1 2 0 0 .344 8 25
   i-J. Tinoco PH, 1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .375 0 0
T. Ceja C 4 2 2 1 1 1 4 .215 2 17
M. Rivas 3B 3 2 2 4 2 1 1 .248 8 22
O. Mercier DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .205 3 20
M. Rangel CF 3 1 2 2 1 1 3 .234 0 11
   c-R. Cuevas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   g-D. Dominguez CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .149 1 4
L. Vasquez 2B 3 0 1 3 1 0 6 .152 1 6
   d-R. Armendariz PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 1 1
R. Arevalo SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 1 7
   a-B. Lipscomb PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .207 1 10
   b-A. Sunada SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300 3 8
   e-E. Porras PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 1 9
Totals 37 15 15 14 11 12 25      
a - B. Lipscomb pinch hit for R. Arevalo in the 1st
b - A. Sunada substituted for B. Lipscomb in the 2nd
c - R. Cuevas pinch hit for M. Rangel in the 7th
d - R. Armendariz pinch hit for L. Vasquez in the 7th
e - E. Porras pinch hit for A. Sunada in the 7th
f - T. Versteeg pinch hit for R. Rivera in the 7th
g - D. Dominguez substituted for R. Cuevas in the 8th
h - F. Garcia pinch hit for D. Vargas in the 8th
i - J. Tinoco pinch hit for C. Carrillo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Vargas (5, 1st Inning off J. Ortega, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Ceja (6, 2nd Inning off R. Garza, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Vasquez (2, 2nd Inning off R. Garza, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Rivas (1, 4th Inning off T. Nitta, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Vargas (11, 4th Inning off T. Nitta, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Rivas (8, 8th Inning off A. Aguilar, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Rivera , D. Vargas 6 , C. Carrillo 2 , T. Ceja 3 , M. Rivas 6 , O. Mercier , M. Rangel 2 , L. Vasquez 2 , B. Lipscomb , A. Sunada
2-out RBI: D. Vargas , M. Rivas , M. Rangel 2 , L. Vasquez 2 , B. Lipscomb
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Rivera 2 , L. Vasquez 2
GIDP: T. Ceja
Sac Fly: T. Ceja
Hit by Pitch: C. Carrillo , M. Rivas , O. Mercier
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: J. Tinoco (1)
PB: T. Ceja
CORONADO PITCHING LINESCORE NORMAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ortega L (3-5) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 0 21 4.68   
R. Garza 1.2 8 6 6 3 2 0 74 6.45   
T. Nitta 1.1 4 3 3 3 1 1 44 4.40   
R. Lane 2.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 35 3.28   
A. Aguilar 1.1 1 3 3 2 4 1 36 3.06   
J. Gamble 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ortega 28
Batters Faced: J. Ortega 5, R. Garza 19, T. Nitta 10, R. Lane 8, A. Aguilar 8, J. Gamble 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ortega 0-1, R. Garza 1-2, T. Nitta 1-1, R. Lane 2-1, A. Aguilar 0-0, J. Gamble 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ortega 21-10, R. Garza 74-43, T. Nitta 44-21, R. Lane 35-17, A. Aguilar 36-20, J. Gamble 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Garza 1-1 , T. Nitta 3-0 , R. Lane 3-0
WP: R. Garza
Hit Batsmen: R. Garza 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Saxton W (8-2) 5.1 7 3 3 2 4 0 86 2.34   
F. Miranda 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 18 7.14   
E. Ramirez 0.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 19 2.02   
A. Zavala 1.1 2 2 0 1 2 0 31 6.67   
M. Hawkridge 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 8.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Saxton 44
Batters Faced: A. Saxton 25, F. Miranda 6, E. Ramirez 5, A. Zavala 9, M. Hawkridge 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Saxton 6-6, F. Miranda 1-1, E. Ramirez 0-0, A. Zavala 2-1, M. Hawkridge 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Saxton 86-57, F. Miranda 18-10, E. Ramirez 19-10, A. Zavala 31-19, M. Hawkridge 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ramirez 2-0 , A. Zavala 2-1 , M. Hawkridge 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Rivas
Ballpark: The Nutcracker Suite
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 4:21
Attendance: 5379
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