TRIPLE A
MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE AT FAIRFIELD FLASH
05/04/2063
 
TRIPLE A
MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE AT FAIRFIELD FLASH
GAME ID: 2375 - FRIDAY, MAY 4TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Freeze (17-13) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1
Fairfield Flash (16-15) 1 3 3 4 0 3 1 3 X 18 16 0
Flash Stomp Freeze, 18-3
The Fairfield Flash handed the Minneapolis Freeze a sound defeat, 18-3, at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Roland McDonald, who is tied for 6th in the RAAA in triples with 2, was a main contributor to the win. He went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 7 for Fairfield. The victory makes Fairfield 16-15.

With Fairfield leading 7-2 in the bottom of the fourth, McDonald came up to bat against Minneapolis pitcher Tommy Cedrone. McDonald hit a fastball to right for a grand slam home run. His 7th home run of the season put the Flash on top, 11-2.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said McDonald.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE FAIRFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Heyward 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .290 4 13
J. Norman LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .365 2 4
J. Bernstein 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .263 6 23
H. Pitcher RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 8 19
E. Timmermans DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225 2 6
   a-T. Shannon DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .379 1 2
S. Hockey CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .270 1 10
J. Hernandez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .103 2 3
D. Deakin SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .217 3 5
T. Edwards C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 2 4
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 7 9      
a - T. Shannon inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Deakin (3, 5th Inning off D. Cortell, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Hernandez (2, 2nd Inning off D. Cortell, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Deakin (3, 2nd Inning off D. Cortell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Heyward , J. Bernstein , H. Pitcher , S. Hockey , J. Hernandez 4 , D. Deakin 6
2-out RBI: S. Hockey , J. Hernandez , D. Deakin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Heyward , J. Hernandez
GIDP: J. Norman
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bernstein (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Edwards-Hernandez-Bernstein, Hernandez-Deakin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hackett 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .316 0 2
   c-M. Chevallier PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 0 2
   e-M. Colson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
M. Gibson LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .297 2 7
   a-C. Norton PH, LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .368 1 3
   d-B. Garduno PH, LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
J. Gonick DH 6 3 3 2 0 0 3 .380 10 30
N. Frenz 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .327 8 23
   b-R. McDaniel PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Hali 3B 4 2 1 0 1 1 4 .229 5 10
R. McDonald CF 4 3 2 7 1 1 0 .341 7 18
A. Walley SS 3 3 1 3 2 1 0 .650 3 9
B. Matthews RF 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .263 4 17
J. King C 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .372 0 7
Totals 39 18 16 17 8 7 14      
a - C. Norton pinch hit for M. Gibson in the 7th
b - R. McDaniel pinch hit for N. Frenz in the 7th
c - M. Chevallier pinch hit for D. Hackett in the 8th
d - B. Garduno pinch hit for C. Norton in the 8th
e - M. Colson substituted for M. Chevallier in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gonick (13, 7th Inning off B. Lavaud, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. King (3, 8th Inning off B. Lavaud, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gonick (10, 1st Inning off V. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Matthews (4, 2nd Inning off V. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Walley (3, 3rd Inning off V. Hernandez, 2 on, 1 out) , R. McDonald 2 (7, 4th Inning off T. Cedrone, 3 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off T. Cedrone, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Hackett , M. Chevallier , M. Gibson , J. Gonick 7 , N. Frenz 2 , T. Hali , R. McDonald 8 , A. Walley 4 , B. Matthews 5 , J. King 3
2-out RBI: J. Gonick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hackett , J. Gonick
GIDP: J. Gonick
Hit by Pitch: M. Gibson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Frenz-Walley-Frenz)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE FAIRFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Hernandez L (1-1) 2.1 7 7 7 3 3 3 64 10.12   
T. Cedrone 3.0 5 7 6 1 2 2 71 8.64   
B. Lavaud 2.2 4 4 4 4 2 0 51 11.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Hernandez 11
Batters Faced: V. Hernandez 16, T. Cedrone 17, B. Lavaud 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Hernandez 2-1, T. Cedrone 6-1, B. Lavaud 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Hernandez 64-39, T. Cedrone 71-46, B. Lavaud 51-28
WP: V. Hernandez
Hit Batsmen: T. Cedrone
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cortell W (1-1) 5.1 4 3 3 2 4 2 83 11.44   
F. Nuvolari SV (2) 3.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 57 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cortell 50
Batters Faced: D. Cortell 21, F. Nuvolari 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cortell 4-7, F. Nuvolari 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cortell 83-53, F. Nuvolari 57-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Nuvolari 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roland McDonald
Ballpark: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 11414
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