HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SWAMP FOXES AT HARTFORD WHALERS
04/17/1997
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HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SWAMP FOXES AT HARTFORD WHALERS
GAME ID: 1714 - THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Swamp Foxes (11-6) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 12 1
Hartford Whalers (10-7) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
Whalers Fall to Norton, Swamp Foxes
The Savannah Swamp Foxes stopped the Hartford Whalers, 7-3, at Wolves Ballpark. The Swamp Foxes got a big game from Greg Norton, who went 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs. Shawn Estes, the winner, improved to 2-2. He held Hartford to 2 earned runs on 6 hits over 7 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. The Swamp Foxes, now 11-6, have been playing some good baseball.

With one out in the top of the fifth, Jimmy Hurst hit a go-ahead run-scoring single. It was his 23rd hit of the season and with it the Swamp Foxes took a 3-2 lead.

"We'll enjoy this win," said Norton. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Longmire DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .397 2 18
J. Cruz LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .313 2 8
G. Norton 1B 3 2 3 1 2 0 0 .583 4 5
J. Hurst RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 5 .319 3 22
J. Howell 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 6 .281 1 13
I. Molina C 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 .339 2 16
K. Goto CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .333 3 9
A. Sheets 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .265 2 14
M. Kawai SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .254 0 4
Totals 37 7 12 7 5 12 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kawai (3, 3rd Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Cruz (4, 7th Inning off O. Henriquez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Howell (1, 9th Inning off M. Petkovsek, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Goto (3, 2nd Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Norton (4, 9th Inning off M. Petkovsek, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Howell 4 , J. Hurst 2 , K. Goto 4 , M. Kawai 2 , J. Cruz 3 , I. Molina , G. Norton 6 , T. Longmire
2-out RBI: J. Howell , K. Goto , I. Molina , G. Norton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Howell 2
GIDP: M. Kawai
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Kawai (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Norton-Kawai-Estes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ochoa RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 5 15
R. Gutierrez 1B 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .352 2 8
M. Vaughn DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 3 9
K. Abbott SS 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .242 2 11
D. Hansen 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .361 2 9
T. Walker 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .326 0 3
M. Kotsay CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 2 13
R. Machado C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 3 18
R. Myers LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .281 1 11
   a-J. McDonald PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 1
Totals 33 3 7 2 2 6 12      
a - J. McDonald pinch hit for R. Myers in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Myers (2, 3rd Inning off S. Estes, 0 on, 1 out) R. Gutierrez (4, 8th Inning off D. Schulze, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Walker (5, 7th Inning off S. Estes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Abbott (2, 2nd Inning off S. Estes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Abbott 4 , M. Kotsay , R. Myers 2 , R. Gutierrez 3 , T. Walker 2 , D. Hansen
2-out RBI: R. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ochoa , D. Hansen
GIDP: D. Hansen
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Walker-Abbott-Gutierrez)
OF assists: 1 (Kotsay (Hurst at 3rd base))
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Estes W (2-2) 7.0 6 3 2 2 6 1 119 70 2.83   
D. Schulze SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 18 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Estes 59
Batters Faced: S. Estes 28, D. Schulze 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Estes 3-10, D. Schulze 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Estes 119-70, D. Schulze 25-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Thurman L (1-2) 5.0 8 4 4 2 8 1 102 66 6.97   
O. Henriquez 2.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 29 20 9.00   
M. Petkovsek 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 2 25 15 5.40   
B. Raggio 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thurman 41
Batters Faced: M. Thurman 24, O. Henriquez 10, M. Petkovsek 7, B. Raggio 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thurman 2-4, O. Henriquez 3-2, M. Petkovsek 2-0, B. Raggio 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thurman 102-66, O. Henriquez 29-20, M. Petkovsek 25-15, B. Raggio 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Petkovsek 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Norton
Ballpark: Wolves Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 72 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 37171
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