TRIPLE A
THUNDER BAY BLACK BEARS AT FAIRFIELD FLASH
05/12/2064
 
TRIPLE A
THUNDER BAY BLACK BEARS AT FAIRFIELD FLASH
GAME ID: 2327 - MONDAY, MAY 12TH , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Thunder Bay Black Bears (20-13) 3 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 10 15 1
Fairfield Flash (15-17) 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 8 1
Flash Continue Skid, Thanks to Kefentse, Black Bears
The Thunder Bay Black Bears beat the Fairfield Flash, 10-7, at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The win was due in part to designated hitter Kader Kefentse, who was 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The winner was Bobby Hamilton in relief. His record improves to 3-0. Bryan Hendrex took the loss. Fairfield, at 15-17, has lost 4 straight.

Thunder Bay used a clutch at-bat from Tomas Cruz to capture the win. The pinch hitter hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Black Bears ahead, 10-7. It was his lone hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a humdinger.

"Keep grinding," said Kefentse, "and good things are bound to happen."
THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORE FAIRFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Pagan 3B 6 1 1 0 0 2 3 .282 4 19
D. Owusu 1B 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .296 5 16
   c-A. Bowers 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
T. Curiel LF 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .348 2 10
   a-T. Cruz PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .625 3 7
   b-A. Bautista LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 2 3
K. Kefentse DH 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .278 1 2
J. Leyba SS 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .183 2 11
D. Sullivan 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .294 0 2
L. Farinas RF, LF 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .273 3 10
M. Daniel C 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .186 1 12
E. Montes CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .265 3 13
Totals 42 10 15 10 4 7 16      
a - T. Cruz pinch hit for T. Curiel in the 6th
b - A. Bautista substituted for T. Cruz in the 6th
c - A. Bowers substituted for D. Owusu in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Sullivan (2, 9th Inning off I. Menichelli, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Daniel (1, 7th Inning off I. Menichelli, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Kefentse (1, 3rd Inning off B. Benson, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Owusu (5, 5th Inning off B. Benson, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Curiel (2, 5th Inning off B. Hendrex, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Cruz (3, 6th Inning off B. Hendrex, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Pagan , D. Owusu 6 , T. Curiel 5 , T. Cruz 4 , K. Kefentse 7 , J. Leyba , D. Sullivan 2 , M. Daniel 3 , E. Montes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Pagan 2 , M. Daniel 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Kefentse (1)
CS: K. Kefentse (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Owusu (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Sullivan-Leyba-Owusu)
OF assists: 1 (Montes(Gonick at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Fox SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .336 2 9
B. Matthews RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .297 5 15
   a-S. Dennis PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .440 0 6
   b-J. Castillo RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .625 0 0
J. Myers LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .268 7 17
M. Gibson CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .308 7 21
H. Wells 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .237 8 27
T. Hali 3B 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .255 7 16
J. Gonick DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .302 2 8
N. Frenz 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 .276 1 14
C. Weeter C 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 .340 9 28
Totals 34 7 8 6 9 7 20      
a - S. Dennis pinch hit for B. Matthews in the 8th
b - J. Castillo substituted for S. Dennis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Weeter (3, 2nd Inning off D. Logan, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Wells (6, 9th Inning off M. Perschau, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Matthews (5, 1st Inning off D. Logan, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Gibson (7, 1st Inning off D. Logan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Fox 2 , B. Matthews 4 , M. Gibson 4 , H. Wells 3 , N. Frenz , C. Weeter 2
2-out RBI: A. Fox , M. Gibson , C. Weeter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Myers 2 , N. Frenz , C. Weeter
GIDP: J. Myers
Hit by Pitch: N. Frenz
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: N. Frenz (2)
THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORE FAIRFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Logan 2.2 5 5 5 3 3 2 72 11.20   
B. Hamilton W (3-0) 4.1 2 2 0 4 3 0 70 2.10   
J. Burdette H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 2.08   
M. Perschau SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Logan 24
Batters Faced: D. Logan 17, B. Hamilton 18, J. Burdette 4, M. Perschau 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Logan 2-3, B. Hamilton 2-6, J. Burdette 0-2, M. Perschau 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Logan 72-40, B. Hamilton 70-33, J. Burdette 17-10, M. Perschau 20-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hamilton 2-0 , J. Burdette 1-0
WP: D. Logan
Hit Batsmen: D. Logan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Benson 4.1 6 5 5 1 1 2 72 17.10   
B. Hendrex L (0-1) 0.2 5 5 5 3 1 2 37 10.29   
I. Menichelli 4.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 40 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Benson 31
Batters Faced: B. Benson 20, B. Hendrex 10, I. Menichelli 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Benson 5-7, B. Hendrex 1-0, I. Menichelli 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Benson 72-40, B. Hendrex 37-18, I. Menichelli 40-29
WP: I. Menichelli
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kader Kefentse
Ballpark: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 10458
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