HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
BROOKLYN CYCLONES AT ASHEVILLE MOONSHINERS
05/03/1997
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HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
BROOKLYN CYCLONES AT ASHEVILLE MOONSHINERS
GAME ID: 1813 - SATURDAY, MAY 3RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Cyclones (2-30) 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 2
Asheville Moonshiners (18-14) 5 0 2 0 2 2 5 5 X 21 17 1
Benitez Sizzles -- Smokes Cyclones for 5 Hits
Today at Torrance Grounds, Yamil Benitez led the Moonshiners to a 21-5 triumph over the Brooklyn Cyclones. He collected 5 hits in 6 at-bats to help his club in the victory.

Yamil Benitez hit a three-run home run off Jim Mecir in the 1st, hit a two-run double in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 5th, flied out in the 6th, hit a two-run single in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.

In his season totals Benitez has 7 home runs and a .336 batting average.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Concepcion SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .309 0 11
R. Giannelli 1B 5 1 3 2 0 2 4 .232 3 17
J. Hansen 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .370 0 18
   a-K. Flora PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 9
T. Ward CF 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 .353 3 22
G. Blosser RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .244 2 8
B. Cookson LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .298 4 21
P. Castellano 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .283 7 21
M. Fitzgerald C 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .189 0 14
M. Bell DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .357 1 8
Totals 41 5 14 5 4 8 25      
a - K. Flora pinch hit for J. Hansen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bell (2, 4th Inning off O. Hershiser, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Giannelli (3, 3rd Inning off O. Hershiser, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Concepcion , J. Hansen , P. Castellano , R. Giannelli 6 , T. Ward 3 , M. Bell 4 , G. Blosser , M. Fitzgerald
2-out RBI: R. Giannelli , G. Blosser
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hansen , B. Cookson , R. Giannelli , G. Blosser , M. Fitzgerald
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Concepcion (1)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Concepcion (6) , K. Flora (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bragg CF 5 3 0 0 1 0 1 .263 2 15
W. Guerrero DH 5 2 2 1 1 2 3 .403 1 21
R. Simon 1B 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 .304 8 31
   a-C. Colon PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
   b-S. Miyamoto 1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Stynes 2B 4 4 2 3 2 0 1 .275 6 24
A. Boone 3B 5 3 4 3 1 0 1 .280 0 14
Y. Benitez RF 6 1 5 9 0 0 1 .336 7 33
B. McMillon LF 6 0 0 0 0 2 6 .376 4 13
K. Brown C 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .288 4 18
D. Cruz SS 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 .313 2 23
Totals 42 21 17 20 8 5 17      
a - C. Colon pinch hit for R. Simon in the 7th
b - S. Miyamoto substituted for C. Colon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Boone (8, 1st Inning off J. Mecir, 2 on, 1 out) C. Stynes (4, 8th Inning off M. Glendenning, 3 on, 1 out) Y. Benitez (5, 3rd Inning off J. Mecir, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: W. Guerrero (5, 4th Inning off C. Lyons, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Simon (8, 6th Inning off T. Erdos, 1 on, 1 out) K. Brown (4, 8th Inning off M. Glendenning, 0 on, 0 outs) Y. Benitez (7, 1st Inning off J. Mecir, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Simon 6 , A. Boone 5 , K. Brown 4 , W. Guerrero 4 , C. Stynes 3 , Y. Benitez 9
2-out RBI: A. Boone , W. Guerrero , Y. Benitez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Simon , K. Brown , B. McMillon
Sac Fly: K. Brown
Hit by Pitch: S. Miyamoto
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Boone (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Wakefield (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Cruz)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Mecir L (0-5) 2.1 7 7 6 0 1 1 54 41 9.00   
C. Lyons 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 31 22 19.01   
S. Reed 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 22 15 19.80   
T. Erdos 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 20 11 22.24   
J. Cabrera 1.0 2 5 5 5 1 0 50 26 19.43   
M. Glendenning 1.0 3 5 2 1 1 1 31 20 15.00   
T. Belk 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mecir 14
Batters Faced: J. Mecir 15, C. Lyons 7, S. Reed 5, T. Erdos 5, J. Cabrera 10, M. Glendenning 9, T. Belk 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mecir 3-3, C. Lyons 3-1, S. Reed 0-2, T. Erdos 0-2, J. Cabrera 0-2, M. Glendenning 1-1, T. Belk 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mecir 54-41, C. Lyons 31-22, S. Reed 22-15, T. Erdos 20-11, J. Cabrera 50-26, M. Glendenning 31-20, T. Belk 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Lyons 1-0 , S. Reed 1-1 , J. Cabrera 1-0 , M. Glendenning 2-0 , T. Belk 1-0
WP: J. Mecir 2 , J. Cabrera , M. Glendenning
Hit Batsmen: M. Glendenning
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
O. Hershiser 3.2 9 5 5 1 2 1 75 44 9.31   
T. Wakefield W (4-1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 22 6.55   
R. Coppinger 2.1 3 0 0 3 4 0 61 37 3.86   
J. Santana 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 14 6.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hershiser 22
Batters Faced: O. Hershiser 20, T. Wakefield 7, R. Coppinger 13, J. Santana 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hershiser 4-4, T. Wakefield 0-4, R. Coppinger 1-2, J. Santana 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hershiser 75-44, T. Wakefield 31-22, R. Coppinger 61-37, J. Santana 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Wakefield 1-0 , R. Coppinger 1-0 , J. Santana 1-0
WP: R. Coppinger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yamil Benitez
Ballpark: Torrance Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 40339
Special Notes: SP Tim Wakefield was injured while pitching. Yamil Benitez sets the ASH regular season game record for RBI with 8. Yamil Benitez ties the ATL regular season game record for RBI with 9.
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