HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SWAMP FOXES AT BUFFALO BISONS
05/13/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SWAMP FOXES AT BUFFALO BISONS
GAME ID: 1867 - TUESDAY, MAY 13TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Swamp Foxes (26-15) 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 16 1
Buffalo Bisons (27-14) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 0
Swamp Foxes Roll to 8-3 Win Over Bisons
Greg Norton made an impact in the 8-3 Savannah win over Buffalo. Norton, who leads the ATL with a 1.168 OPS, was 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. C J Nitkowski picked up the win, improving his season record to 4-1. He struck out 2 in 7 innings. Antonio Osuna was credited with the save for Savannah, his 1st of the season.

In the top of the first, Norton pounced on a 2-2 splitter from Mac Suzuki and hit a 3-run home run. It put Savannah on top, 3-0.

"I was able to barrel up some pitches," said Norton.

The Swamp Foxes have an impressive 26-15 record.
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Longmire DH 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 .352 2 26
J. Cruz LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .339 4 18
G. Norton 1B 4 2 2 4 0 1 3 .394 7 25
J. Hurst RF 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .304 10 45
J. Howell 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .245 4 26
A. Sheets 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .303 6 34
K. Goto CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .313 5 18
M. Rosario C 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .229 1 9
M. Kawai SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .219 3 13
Totals 41 8 16 8 1 12 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hurst (6, 3rd Inning off M. Suzuki, 1 on, 1 out) K. Goto (8, 5th Inning off J. Doherty, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Goto (5, 4th Inning off M. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Norton (7, 1st Inning off M. Suzuki, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Howell 2 , M. Rosario , J. Hurst 3 , K. Goto 6 , M. Kawai , J. Cruz 2 , G. Norton 5 , T. Longmire 3 , A. Sheets
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Howell , M. Kawai 3 , A. Sheets
Sac Fly: M. Rosario , G. Norton
Hit by Pitch: A. Sheets
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Howell (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Howell-Sheets-Norton, Kawai-Sheets-Norton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cedeno LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .363 2 17
M. Martinez CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .365 8 35
K. Young 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .314 12 40
M. Stairs DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .312 10 41
E. Zambrano RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .248 6 28
E. Wilson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 2 22
T. Spehr C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .224 5 20
D. Howard 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .290 0 20
R. Eenhoorn 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .295 2 23
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Wilson (8, 8th Inning off D. Fleming, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Howard (7, 4th Inning off C. Nitkowski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Young (12, 8th Inning off D. Fleming, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Wilson 2 , M. Martinez 3 , E. Zambrano , K. Young 5 , M. Stairs , D. Howard 3
2-out RBI: M. Stairs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Eenhoorn 2 , M. Stairs 2 , T. Spehr
GIDP: M. Martinez , R. Cedeno
Sac Fly: D. Howard
Hit by Pitch: R. Eenhoorn
Team LOB: 10
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Nitkowski W (4-1) 7.0 6 2 2 1 2 0 101 62 5.60   
D. Fleming 1.2 4 1 1 2 1 1 38 21 2.60   
A. Osuna SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nitkowski 58
Batters Faced: C. Nitkowski 28, D. Fleming 11, A. Osuna 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nitkowski 9-8, D. Fleming 0-4, A. Osuna 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nitkowski 101-62, D. Fleming 38-21, A. Osuna 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Osuna 3-0
WP: C. Nitkowski
Hit Batsmen: C. Nitkowski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Suzuki L (3-4) 3.0 6 5 5 1 7 2 76 52 7.05   
J. Doherty 2.1 6 2 2 0 2 0 52 39 3.89   
B. Malloy 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 46 31 4.01   
J. Adamson 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 9 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Suzuki 31
Batters Faced: M. Suzuki 16, J. Doherty 13, B. Malloy 13, J. Adamson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Suzuki 1-1, J. Doherty 1-4, B. Malloy 1-6, J. Adamson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Suzuki 76-52, J. Doherty 52-39, B. Malloy 46-31, J. Adamson 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Malloy 1-0 , J. Adamson 1-0
WP: M. Suzuki
Hit Batsmen: B. Malloy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Norton
Ballpark: Aspinwall Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 39760
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