HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS
07/11/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 2177 - FRIDAY, JULY 11TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Whalers (65-28) 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 9 18 0
Columbus Clippers (43-50) 0 6 0 0 3 0 1 1 X 11 15 0
Clippers Beat Visiting Whalers, 11-9
In a high-scoring contest between Columbus and Hartford, designated hitter Chris Pritchett was a difference-maker. Pritchett earned player of the game honors in the 11-9 Columbus win. He was 3 for 4 with 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Nelson Cruz converted his 19th save in 23 tries. The 4th-place Clippers improved to 43-50.

The Clippers grabbed the lead in the bottom of the second. With two out, Miguel Mejia hit a 3-run home run off Robert Person, putting Columbus in front, 6-2. For Mejia, it was his 7th home run of the season.

"It was a nice win for our side today," said Clippers manager . "Not perfect, but we'll take it."
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McDonald CF 6 1 4 0 0 0 1 .317 2 16
D. Hansen 3B 6 1 1 0 0 1 6 .326 9 58
A. Ochoa RF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .396 17 84
B. Bonilla DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .277 2 11
R. Myers LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 4 .328 9 63
K. Jordan 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 6 .297 3 51
R. Gutierrez 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .345 4 27
M. Matheny C 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .277 6 34
G. Disarcina SS 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .325 0 10
Totals 42 9 18 9 3 5 23      
BATTING
Doubles: J. McDonald (13, 5th Inning off O. Fernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Ochoa (29, 1st Inning off O. Fernandez, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Matheny (6, 2nd Inning off O. Fernandez, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Gutierrez (9, 7th Inning off B. Boehringer, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Myers (4, 3rd Inning off O. Fernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bonilla , J. McDonald 5 , R. Myers 5 , A. Ochoa 4 , M. Matheny 2 , R. Gutierrez 3 , D. Hansen , G. Disarcina 3
2-out RBI: M. Matheny , R. Gutierrez , G. Disarcina 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bonilla , K. Jordan 2 , M. Matheny , D. Hansen 2
GIDP: D. Hansen
Sac Fly: R. Myers , M. Matheny
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hansen-Jordan-Gutierrez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Garcia 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .284 4 47
M. Mejia RF 5 2 2 3 0 2 1 .273 7 29
B. Trammell LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .306 18 75
   a-D. Hamilton PR, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
D. Lee 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .295 10 47
W. Magee CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .303 9 60
K. Orie 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .295 4 51
C. Pritchett DH 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .242 6 17
T. Brito SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .236 5 38
R. Chavez C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .317 2 26
Totals 38 11 15 11 2 10 14      
a - D. Hamilton pinch ran for B. Trammell in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Orie (24, 5th Inning off R. Batchelor, 0 on, 2 outs) W. Magee (21, 2nd Inning off R. Person, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Garcia (22, 8th Inning off B. Raggio, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Trammell (18, 5th Inning off O. Henriquez, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Mejia (7, 2nd Inning off R. Person, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Trammell 5 , K. Orie 2 , D. Lee 2 , R. Chavez , W. Magee 2 , M. Mejia 5 , C. Pritchett 3 , C. Garcia 3 , D. Hamilton
2-out RBI: R. Chavez , M. Mejia , C. Pritchett 2 , D. Hamilton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lee , T. Brito
GIDP: W. Magee
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Brito-Lee)
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Person L (4-2) 1.2 6 6 6 0 2 1 55 37 3.00   
O. Henriquez 2.1 2 2 2 2 5 1 53 34 8.34   
R. Batchelor 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 23 18 5.24   
B. Raggio 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 27 16 4.21   
M. Petkovsek 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Person 15
Batters Faced: R. Person 11, O. Henriquez 11, R. Batchelor 8, B. Raggio 7, M. Petkovsek 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Person 2-1, O. Henriquez 1-1, R. Batchelor 2-1, B. Raggio 1-2, M. Petkovsek 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Person 55-37, O. Henriquez 53-34, R. Batchelor 23-18, B. Raggio 27-16, M. Petkovsek 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Batchelor 1-0 , B. Raggio 1-1 , M. Petkovsek 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
O. Fernandez W (7-7) 6.1 14 6 6 0 3 0 120 76 5.46   
B. Boehringer 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 26 14 6.35   
W. Gomes H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 11 4.76   
N. Cruz SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Fernandez 24
Batters Faced: O. Fernandez 32, B. Boehringer 7, W. Gomes 5, N. Cruz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Fernandez 7-8, B. Boehringer 0-2, W. Gomes 1-1, N. Cruz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Fernandez 120-76, B. Boehringer 26-14, W. Gomes 20-11, N. Cruz 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Boehringer 2-2 , W. Gomes 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Pritchett
Ballpark: Mules Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 76 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 36584
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