TRIPLE A
INDIANAPOLIS AMBITION AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
09/30/2064
 
TRIPLE A
INDIANAPOLIS AMBITION AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
GAME ID: 3797 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Ambition (79-75) 3 3 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 13 14 1
Joplin Fireballs (70-84) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 1
Joplin Falters Again, Loses, 13-4, to Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Ambition captured an easy win, 13-4, over the Joplin Fireballs at The Firepit. Nick Schroeder led the offensive barrage, going 2-for-5 for Indianapolis. The second-place Ambition have won 4 consecutive games.

Indianapolis used a clutch at-bat from Tom Ronca to capture the win. The left fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Ambition ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said Schroeder.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Van Winkle 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .350 16 54
   j-J. Brooks PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 0 0
   k-K. Martin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 8
D. Huss CF 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 .278 12 57
N. Schroeder RF 5 4 2 2 1 0 4 .348 12 68
T. Ronca LF 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .288 38 105
   a-J. Minor PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .304 9 35
   b-S. Ford LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 0
   c-G. Eckelberry PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 3 25
   e-J. Urbanski PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 3 4
   g-K. Fujii LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 8 32
M. Winn DH 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .304 17 40
   d-I. Dalton DH 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 .342 6 17
J. Cox 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .324 13 62
   f-R. Garcia PH, 3B, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 3 17
C. Berry C 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 .269 5 20
R. Rodriguez 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .254 6 26
   h-A. King PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 5 15
T. Njoka SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .240 7 26
   i-R. Godec PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 4 29
Totals 41 13 14 13 9 7 28      
a - J. Minor pinch hit for T. Ronca in the 4th
b - S. Ford substituted for J. Minor in the 4th
c - G. Eckelberry pinch hit for S. Ford in the 5th
d - I. Dalton inserted as DH in the 5th
e - J. Urbanski pinch hit for G. Eckelberry in the 7th
f - R. Garcia pinch hit for J. Cox in the 7th
g - K. Fujii substituted for J. Urbanski in the 7th
h - A. King pinch hit for R. Rodriguez in the 8th
i - R. Godec pinch hit for T. Njoka in the 8th
j - J. Brooks pinch hit for R. Van Winkle in the 8th
k - K. Martin substituted for J. Brooks in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Schroeder (18, 1st Inning off J. Manzanares, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Ronca (38, 1st Inning off J. Manzanares, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Schroeder (12, 2nd Inning off J. Manzanares, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Dalton (6, 7th Inning off A. Gonzalez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Van Winkle , N. Schroeder 6 , T. Ronca 4 , J. Urbanski , M. Winn , I. Dalton 5 , J. Cox 2 , C. Berry , R. Rodriguez , T. Njoka 2
2-out RBI: N. Schroeder , J. Cox , R. Rodriguez , T. Njoka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Van Winkle 2 , N. Schroeder , I. Dalton , C. Berry , T. Njoka
Sac Fly: D. Huss
Hit by Pitch: R. Godec
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: D. Huss (6)
Double Plays: 3 (Van Winkle-Njoka-Witten, Rodriguez-Njoka-Van Winkle, Garcia-Martin-King)
OF assists: 1 (Schroeder(Kolenda at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Navedo CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 18 47
   d-J. Parry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .329 8 31
   e-C. Kroes CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 9 45
J. Constable C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 2 7
   f-C. Block PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 1 14
M. Hess 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 20 48
   b-T. Powers PH, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
M. Kolenda DH 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .304 35 101
E. Dyson 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .270 3 20
G. Matias LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 2 5
   c-J. Leonard PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
M. Harloff RF, CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .247 14 60
E. Kent SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 15 51
E. Cuevas 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 7 38
   a-J. Pytlak PR, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 8
Totals 32 4 9 4 2 2 16      
a - J. Pytlak pinch ran for E. Cuevas in the 3rd
b - T. Powers pinch hit for M. Hess in the 7th
c - J. Leonard pinch hit for G. Matias in the 7th
d - J. Parry pinch hit for V. Navedo in the 8th
e - C. Kroes substituted for J. Parry in the 9th
f - C. Block pinch hit for J. Constable in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kolenda 2 (30, 2nd Inning off W. Witten, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off W. Witten, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Harloff (14, 2nd Inning off W. Witten, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Powers , M. Kolenda 6 , E. Dyson 2 , M. Harloff 4 , E. Kent
2-out RBI: M. Harloff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Harloff , E. Kent
GIDP: V. Navedo , J. Parry , M. Hess
Hit by Pitch: E. Cuevas
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: E. Kent (7)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Witten W (10-10) 9.0 9 4 4 2 2 1 128 5.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Witten 53
Batters Faced: W. Witten 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Witten 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: W. Witten 128-86
WP: W. Witten
Hit Batsmen: W. Witten
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Manzanares L (10-7) 2.0 6 7 4 2 0 2 51 4.84   
C. Ericson 2.1 3 3 3 3 5 0 59 10.64   
A. Gonzalez 2.2 4 3 3 3 0 1 43 9.09   
D. Booth 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Manzanares 16
Batters Faced: J. Manzanares 15, C. Ericson 13, A. Gonzalez 15, D. Booth 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Manzanares 3-3, C. Ericson 1-1, A. Gonzalez 7-1, D. Booth 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Manzanares 51-22, C. Ericson 59-29, A. Gonzalez 43-25, D. Booth 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Ericson 2-1
WP: J. Manzanares
Hit Batsmen: D. Booth
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Schroeder
Ballpark: The Firepit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 5405
Special Notes: 3B Edwin Cuevas was injured being hit by a pitch. Dale Huss ties the IND regular season game record for bases on balls with 5.
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