DOUBLE A
KELOWNA ROCKETS AT BUZZARD'S BAY BEETLECATS
09/18/2064
 
DOUBLE A
KELOWNA ROCKETS AT BUZZARD'S BAY BEETLECATS
GAME ID: 5605 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kelowna Rockets (61-83) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 6 0
Buzzard's Bay Beetlecats (66-78) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 9 2
Beetlecats Squeeze By Kelowna, 5-4
The home crowd was treated to a thrilling, walk-off win.

Ted Illig impressed in the 5-4 Buzzard's Bay win over Kelowna. Illig, who is tied for 7th in the RAA with a .336 batting average, went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. By defeating Kelowna, the third-place Beetlecats improved to 66-78.

The game came to a dramatic end. In the bottom of the ninth, with Buzzard's Bay trailing 4-1, Illig hit a slider from Roberto de Alba for a grand slam home run, giving the Beetlecats the walk-off win.

"The crowd was juiced," said Illig.
KELOWNA BATTING LINESCORE BUZZARD'S BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Stephens 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .264 2 10
J. York 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .246 2 26
E. Wooldridge DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .321 6 15
W. Dondale LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .255 10 30
J. Derr 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .275 19 67
J. Ranieri CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .218 7 26
B. Dawson SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
I. Aranda RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .225 8 49
   a-M. Simpson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
C. Kaspar C 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .189 3 24
Totals 29 4 6 4 7 6 17      
a - M. Simpson substituted for I. Aranda in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. York (20, 7th Inning off M. Acosta, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Stephens 3 , J. York 3 , B. Dawson
2-out RBI: J. York
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wooldridge , W. Dondale
Sac Bunt: B. Dawson , I. Aranda 2
Sac Fly: I. Aranda
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Stephens (15) , J. Derr (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Derr-Dawson-Clark)
PB: C. Kaspar
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hunt SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 7 46
   b-A. McClaskey PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276 7 28
   c-R. Gonzalez SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 0 19
   g-J. Kincaid PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .298 6 26
T. Illig 1B 5 1 3 4 0 1 2 .336 7 62
W. Bowman DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .340 14 83
R. Stewart RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .289 20 95
J. Byrd 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .295 23 85
Z. Prickett 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 9 42
   d-P. Oren PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306 2 9
   e-T. Vasquez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 1 6
C. Rodriguez LF 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 .261 12 66
J. Neubauer C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .243 15 56
   f-J. Howser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .418 2 17
A. Picard CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 2 10
   a-J. Whitaker PH, CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .275 18 77
Totals 33 5 9 5 5 3 15      
a - J. Whitaker pinch hit for A. Picard in the 7th
b - A. McClaskey pinch hit for D. Hunt in the 7th
c - R. Gonzalez substituted for A. McClaskey in the 8th
d - P. Oren pinch hit for Z. Prickett in the 8th
e - T. Vasquez substituted for P. Oren in the 9th
f - J. Howser pinch hit for J. Neubauer in the 9th
g - J. Kincaid pinch hit for R. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Stewart (35, 6th Inning off Z. Clark, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Illig (7, 9th Inning off R. de Alba, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. McClaskey , T. Illig 6 , R. Stewart 3 , J. Neubauer 2 , J. Whitaker
2-out RBI: A. McClaskey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Illig , J. Byrd , Z. Prickett
GIDP: W. Bowman
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hunt (9) , J. Byrd (22)
KELOWNA PITCHING LINESCORE BUZZARD'S BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Clark 7.1 7 1 1 2 2 0 104 5.38   
R. de Alba L (2-1), BS (2) 1.0 2 4 4 3 1 1 41 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Clark 60
Batters Faced: Z. Clark 30, R. de Alba 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Clark 13-6, R. de Alba 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Clark 104-64, R. de Alba 41-19
WP: Z. Clark
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Acosta 7.1 3 4 4 7 4 0 109 4.87   
R. Medlin W (3-11) 1.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 26 7.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Acosta 53
Batters Faced: M. Acosta 33, R. Medlin 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Acosta 9-9, R. Medlin 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Acosta 109-57, R. Medlin 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Medlin 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ted Illig
Ballpark: The Coffee Grinder
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 3720
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