LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
SANTA CLARA VAMPIRES AT TOPEKA WEST CHARGERS
04/11/2062
 
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
SANTA CLARA VAMPIRES AT TOPEKA WEST CHARGERS
GAME ID: 9864 - TUESDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
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Santa Clara Vampires (15-18) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 11 1
Topeka West Chargers (22-11) 1 2 2 3 1 3 0 2 X 14 14 1
Needleman slugs 2 home runs in Chargers Win
A 5-RBI performance from the 15-year old catcher Will Needleman helped the Topeka West Chargers beat the Santa Clara Vampires, 14-8. With the win, the Chargers have a record of 22-11.

Justin Higgins, who is tied for 9th in the PRLL in triples with 2, aided the Topeka West cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the first. For the game, the left fielder drew 5 walks in 6 trips to the plate. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2.

"Helping the team win is what it's all about," said Needleman.
SANTA CLARA BATTING LINESCORE TOPEKA WEST BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Carr SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .355 9 34
J. Owusu 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .384 14 44
M. Kennett DH 3 2 1 0 2 1 6 .326 11 41
R. Kaufman C 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 .287 5 26
   a-S. Hancock PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 1
E. Ingle CF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .293 5 34
   b-R. Garcia PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .419 2 10
A. Whiteford 3B 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .246 2 20
R. Falk LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .313 7 29
R. Ortega 2B 5 0 0 1 0 2 4 .228 2 16
K. Malloy RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .274 1 18
   c-J. Underhill PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .375 2 7
Totals 35 8 11 7 9 9 27      
a - S. Hancock pinch hit for R. Kaufman in the 9th
b - R. Garcia pinch hit for E. Ingle in the 9th
c - J. Underhill pinch hit for K. Malloy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kaufman (7, 3rd Inning off C. Drozda, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Ingle (14, 7th Inning off C. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Underhill (2, 9th Inning off J. Mahaffy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Owusu , M. Kennett , R. Kaufman 2 , S. Hancock , E. Ingle 4 , A. Whiteford , R. Falk , K. Malloy , J. Underhill 4
2-out RBI: J. Underhill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Carr , R. Kaufman , R. Ortega
GIDP: M. Kennett , R. Kaufman , R. Falk
Hit by Pitch: B. Carr
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Carr (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Carr (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Ortega-Carr-Owusu, Carr-Ortega-Owusu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Dunlap CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .357 15 45
W. Stall 1B 3 2 1 0 3 1 3 .342 8 20
A. Parks RF 5 1 2 0 1 1 4 .365 10 51
M. Sullivan DH 4 1 2 2 2 1 3 .419 12 55
J. Higgins LF 1 2 0 2 5 0 0 .362 15 54
T. Pinheiro 2B 5 2 3 2 1 1 6 .313 12 39
W. Needleman C 5 2 3 5 1 2 6 .295 10 28
R. Shiver 3B 6 2 2 2 0 2 2 .308 3 25
D. Brochetti SS 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 .132 0 6
Totals 36 14 14 14 16 9 30      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Pinheiro (9, 3rd Inning off D. Hulse, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Sullivan (11, 5th Inning off J. Campbell, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Needleman 2 (10, 2nd Inning off D. Hulse, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off D. Hulse, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Dunlap , W. Stall , A. Parks 2 , M. Sullivan 3 , T. Pinheiro 4 , W. Needleman 9 , R. Shiver 2
2-out RBI: M. Sullivan , J. Higgins , T. Pinheiro 2 , W. Needleman 2 , R. Shiver
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sullivan , W. Needleman 2 , R. Shiver , D. Brochetti
GIDP: A. Parks , T. Pinheiro
Sac Fly: B. Dunlap
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Shiver (3)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Needleman (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Shiver-Pinheiro-Stall, Pinheiro-Brochetti-Stall, Brochetti-Pinheiro-Stall)
SANTA CLARA PITCHING LINESCORE TOPEKA WEST PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hulse L (0-3) 2.1 7 5 5 3 2 2 61 18.64   
C. McElvain 1.1 0 3 3 6 0 0 46 11.51   
J. Campbell 1.1 4 2 1 1 3 0 44 21.35   
J. Wagner 1.0 1 2 0 4 1 0 45 7.30   
E. Cherubini 2.0 2 2 2 2 3 0 37 11.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hulse 18
Batters Faced: D. Hulse 16, C. McElvain 9, J. Campbell 10, J. Wagner 8, E. Cherubini 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hulse 2-2, C. McElvain 3-0, J. Campbell 0-1, J. Wagner 0-2, E. Cherubini 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hulse 61-34, C. McElvain 46-16, J. Campbell 44-26, J. Wagner 45-22, E. Cherubini 37-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Campbell 3-2 , J. Wagner 1-1
WP: D. Hulse
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Drozda W (2-2) 5.0 7 3 3 4 5 0 80 6.84   
C. Miller 3.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 54 3.38   
J. Mahaffy 0.2 2 5 5 3 0 1 26 13.50   
J. Nordin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Drozda 42
Batters Faced: C. Drozda 25, C. Miller 13, J. Mahaffy 7, J. Nordin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Drozda 5-2, C. Miller 0-5, J. Mahaffy 1-1, J. Nordin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Drozda 80-46, C. Miller 54-33, J. Mahaffy 26-11, J. Nordin 7-4
WP: C. Drozda , J. Mahaffy
Hit Batsmen: C. Drozda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Will Needleman
Ballpark: Breakers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:23
Attendance: 224
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