TRIPLE A
STATE COLLEGE SWALLOWTAILS AT FORT WORTH CATS
10/06/2064
 
TRIPLE A
STATE COLLEGE SWALLOWTAILS AT FORT WORTH CATS
GAME ID: 3862 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
State College Swallowtails (70-90) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 0
Fort Worth Cats (72-88) 1 3 0 2 0 0 3 6 X 15 20 0
Overby on Fire, 5-for-6 Against State College
Even as a kid, Ben Overby said his coaches told him the key to hitting was making contact, and letting everything else flow from there. At LaGrave Field, Overby showed how well he learned that lesson.

The 28-year-old designated hitter had 5 hits in 6 at-bats for the Fort Worth Cats, helping his team knock off the State College Swallowtails by a score of 15-2.

"They always said, just keep your eye on the ball, don't overswing, make contact and you never know what will happen," he said. "That's all I did."

Ben Overby flied out in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, singled in the 6th, hit a two-run single in the 7th and hit a GRAND SLAM off Chris Collins in the 8th.

So far this season, Overby is batting .287 with 11 home runs.
STATE COLLEGE BATTING LINESCORE FORT WORTH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Herra CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 8 41
   a-C. Jahncke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 19 50
   c-Y. Kang CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 2 7
L. Yafeu DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 30 74
   b-S. Manns DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .317 1 11
H. Tonilhas RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .261 11 43
B. McCann 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .247 9 34
M. Bowen 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 2 12
   d-J. Martines PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
J. Lombardi LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .207 2 16
J. Brundage C 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .220 0 3
S. Benitez 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239 7 36
A. Munoz SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .187 2 11
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 8 10      
a - C. Jahncke pinch hit for M. Herra in the 8th
b - S. Manns inserted as DH in the 8th
c - Y. Kang substituted for C. Jahncke in the 8th
d - J. Martines pinch hit for M. Bowen in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Herra , S. Manns , H. Tonilhas 2 , J. Brundage , S. Benitez
2-out RBI: S. Manns , H. Tonilhas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McCann , J. Lombardi
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Herra (6) , J. Brundage (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Blagdon LF 6 4 4 2 0 0 1 .254 14 64
R. Horvath CF 3 3 2 1 3 0 2 .199 3 36
B. Wight SS 4 1 2 3 1 1 5 .295 22 84
   a-J. Arnett PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .323 1 11
D. DiFranco 1B 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 .280 20 57
B. Overby DH 6 1 5 7 0 0 2 .287 11 82
A. Stearman 2B 5 0 1 0 1 0 8 .303 7 52
D. Gomez RF 6 1 1 0 0 0 4 .299 7 48
D. Allred 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .282 4 38
J. Hoosier C 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 .225 2 12
Totals 43 15 20 15 8 4 27      
a - J. Arnett pinch hit for B. Wight in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Horvath 2 (23, 1st Inning off R. Diaz, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off R. Diaz, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Blagdon (29, 2nd Inning off R. Diaz, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Wight (24, 4th Inning off R. Diaz, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Stearman (39, 8th Inning off C. Collins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Overby (11, 8th Inning off C. Collins, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Blagdon (14, 8th Inning off M. Butler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Blagdon 8 , R. Horvath 4 , B. Wight 3 , J. Arnett , D. DiFranco , B. Overby 8 , A. Stearman 2 , D. Gomez , J. Hoosier 3
2-out RBI: J. Blagdon , B. Wight , D. DiFranco , B. Overby 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Wight , A. Stearman 3 , D. Gomez 2
Hit by Pitch: D. Allred
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Blagdon (16) , D. Gomez (8)
CS: J. Hoosier (2)
STATE COLLEGE PITCHING LINESCORE FORT WORTH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Diaz L (1-8) 3.1 10 6 6 2 2 0 75 6.39   
C. Williford 3.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 42 5.95   
M. Butler 1.1 5 7 7 4 1 1 50 8.33   
C. Collins 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 10 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Diaz 14
Batters Faced: R. Diaz 21, C. Williford 15, M. Butler 13, C. Collins 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Diaz 4-3, C. Williford 4-4, M. Butler 0-3, C. Collins 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Diaz 75-46, C. Williford 42-23, M. Butler 50-22, C. Collins 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Williford 1-1 , M. Butler 1-1 , C. Collins 3-3
WP: R. Diaz
Hit Batsmen: C. Williford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jimenez W (4-0) 7.2 4 2 2 3 5 0 98 4.55   
N. Loyd 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 28 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jimenez 65
Batters Faced: J. Jimenez 28, N. Loyd 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jimenez 8-8, N. Loyd 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jimenez 98-60, N. Loyd 28-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Loyd 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Overby
Ballpark: LaGrave Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 5129
Special Notes: Ben Overby ties the FOR regular season game record for hits with 5.
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