HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SWAMP FOXES AT HARTFORD WHALERS
04/15/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SWAMP FOXES AT HARTFORD WHALERS
GAME ID: 1712 - TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Swamp Foxes (10-5) 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 10 1
Hartford Whalers (9-6) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
Swamp Foxes Continue Hot Start to Season With Win
The Savannah Swamp Foxes beat the Hartford Whalers, 6-3, at Wolves Ballpark. Savannah third baseman Jack Howell earned player of the game honors with an outstanding performance. He went 3-5 with 3 singles. He scored 2 times. C J Nitkowski earned the win for Savannah. He lasted 6 innings, allowing 3 earned runs on 8 hits, while striking out 1. With the win, he raised his record to 1-1. Jay Powell earned the save, his 3rd, for the Swamp Foxes.

Savannah relied on the bat of Izzy Molina to get the win. The catcher ripped a run-scoring double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Swamp Foxes ahead, 3-1. For the game, Molina had 1 double and 1 triple in 4 at-bats.

"We've got a great group of guys," Howell said, "and we're having fun right now."

The Swamp Foxes keep rolling, raising their record to 10-5.
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Longmire DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .406 2 17
J. Cruz LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .304 2 7
G. Norton 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .200 1 1
J. Hurst RF 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 .317 3 18
J. Howell 3B 5 2 3 1 0 2 0 .296 0 10
   a-K. Shiotani 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
I. Molina C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .300 1 13
K. Goto CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .364 2 8
A. Sheets SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .295 2 14
J. Hardtke 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .158 1 3
Totals 37 6 10 6 4 8 16      
a - K. Shiotani substituted for J. Howell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hardtke (1, 4th Inning off C. Holt, 1 on, 1 out) I. Molina (2, 4th Inning off C. Holt, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: I. Molina (1, 5th Inning off O. Henriquez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Norton (1, 4th Inning off C. Holt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Howell 3 , K. Goto , J. Cruz , J. Hardtke 2 , I. Molina 5 , G. Norton 4 , A. Sheets
2-out RBI: I. Molina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hurst , J. Cruz 3 , A. Sheets
GIDP: I. Molina
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hardtke 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Sheets (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Nitkowski-Sheets-Norton, Hardtke-Sheets-Norton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ochoa RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 5 15
R. Gutierrez 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .355 2 7
M. Vaughn DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .262 3 9
K. Abbott SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .255 1 10
D. Hansen 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .352 2 9
T. Walker 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .351 0 3
M. Kotsay CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .241 2 13
R. Machado C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 3 16
R. Myers LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .263 1 9
Totals 34 3 9 3 1 1 14      
BATTING
Triples: T. Walker (1, 2nd Inning off C. Nitkowski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gutierrez (2, 5th Inning off C. Nitkowski, 0 on, 1 out) D. Hansen (2, 4th Inning off C. Nitkowski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Abbott , R. Gutierrez 5 , T. Walker 4 , M. Vaughn 3 , D. Hansen 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ochoa , T. Walker , D. Hansen
GIDP: K. Abbott , D. Hansen
Sac Fly: M. Kotsay
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Machado 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Abbott-Walker-Gutierrez)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Nitkowski W (1-1) 6.0 8 3 3 1 1 2 98 62 10.80   
J. Wasdin H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 15 0.00   
J. Powell SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nitkowski 44
Batters Faced: C. Nitkowski 26, J. Wasdin 7, J. Powell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nitkowski 9-7, J. Wasdin 2-3, J. Powell 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nitkowski 98-62, J. Wasdin 21-15, J. Powell 12-8
Balk: C. Nitkowski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Holt L (1-2) 3.1 6 5 4 1 3 1 59 40 4.66   
O. Henriquez 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 49 26 11.74   
B. Cornett 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 27 19 2.25   
R. Batchelor 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 16 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Holt 30
Batters Faced: C. Holt 18, O. Henriquez 10, B. Cornett 7, R. Batchelor 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Holt 4-3, O. Henriquez 2-3, B. Cornett 3-1, R. Batchelor 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Holt 59-40, O. Henriquez 49-26, B. Cornett 27-19, R. Batchelor 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Henriquez 1-0 , B. Cornett 1-0 , R. Batchelor 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Howell
Ballpark: Wolves Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 36824
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