HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
OCEAN CITY BLUE CRABS AT HARTFORD WHALERS
04/22/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
OCEAN CITY BLUE CRABS AT HARTFORD WHALERS
GAME ID: 1752 - TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ocean City Blue Crabs (10-12) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Hartford Whalers (14-8) 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 5 11 0
Whalers Clip Blue Crabs, 5-4
The Hartford Whalers racked up a win at Wolves Ballpark, bumping off the Ocean City Blue Crabs, 5-4. Mike Thurman, who started for Hartford, pitched effectively for his team. Thurman got the win, improving to 2-2. He allowed 6 hits and walked 2 over 6 innings. Thurman allowed 4 earned runs. Cory Lidle earned the save, his 8th.

In the bottom of the fourth, Hartford right fielder Alex Ochoa had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 3rd and two out, Ochoa stroked a run-scoring single to right. It made the score 3-2, Hartford. For the game, he was 2 for 5 with 2 singles.

"We'll grab a cold one tonight and go after another win tomorrow," Ochoa said.

Hartford, now 14-8, has gotten their season off to a good start.
OCEAN CITY BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brown CF 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .233 4 10
P. Kelly SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311 1 10
B. Fullmer 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .304 5 15
J. Felix RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .356 3 26
C. Pride LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 .198 3 19
S. Leius 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .215 2 11
J. Abbott DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .217 0 4
E. Diaz C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .368 0 13
M. Alexander 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .247 1 2
   a-P. Valdes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 2
Totals 33 4 7 4 2 11 11      
a - P. Valdes pinch hit for M. Alexander in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Felix (5, 5th Inning off M. Thurman, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Fullmer (3, 5th Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Brown (5, 1st Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Brown (4, 5th Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Felix 3 , B. Fullmer 4 , J. Brown 6
2-out RBI: J. Felix
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Abbott , C. Pride , S. Leius
Sac Fly: C. Pride
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Myers LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .317 1 17
A. Ochoa RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .311 5 24
K. Abbott SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 .330 5 28
M. Vaughn DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .284 4 14
M. Kotsay CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .304 4 27
R. Gutierrez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .358 2 14
   a-C. Haney 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 5
D. Hansen 3B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .388 2 18
T. Walker 2B, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .403 1 13
R. Machado C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .329 3 24
Totals 35 5 11 5 3 5 18      
a - C. Haney substituted for R. Gutierrez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Abbott (4, 6th Inning off A. Prieto, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Walker (10, 2nd Inning off A. Prieto, 1 on, 1 out) D. Hansen (8, 7th Inning off R. Morel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Abbott 3 , R. Machado 2 , R. Myers , A. Ochoa 2 , T. Walker 3 , M. Vaughn , D. Hansen 2
2-out RBI: K. Abbott , A. Ochoa , M. Vaughn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Abbott , M. Kotsay 2 , T. Walker , M. Vaughn
Team LOB: 9
OCEAN CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Prieto L (1-3) 6.0 10 5 5 3 4 0 117 65 3.03   
R. Morel 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 16 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Prieto 33
Batters Faced: A. Prieto 31, R. Morel 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Prieto 6-8, R. Morel 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Prieto 117-65, R. Morel 22-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Thurman W (2-2) 6.0 6 4 4 2 10 1 109 69 6.75   
B. Cornett H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 35 20 5.00   
C. Lidle SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thurman 52
Batters Faced: M. Thurman 26, B. Cornett 7, C. Lidle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thurman 1-7, B. Cornett 2-3, C. Lidle 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thurman 109-69, B. Cornett 35-20, C. Lidle 10-7
WP: B. Cornett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Thurman
Ballpark: Wolves Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 37064
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