HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SWAMP FOXES AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS
08/06/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SWAMP FOXES AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 2321 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Swamp Foxes (67-50) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 9 0
Columbus Clippers (57-60) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 13 1
Swamp Foxes Score Late, Upend Clippers, 4-3
The Columbus Clippers got a superb performance from pitcher Glendon Rusch. Still, it wasn't enough to beat Savannah. The Swamp Foxes won the game, 4-3. In spite of the loss, Rusch was named the player of the game. He threw 6 innings of 4-hit ball. Savannah has now won 3 in a row.

Savannah took a 4-3 lead on Jason Hardtke's 78th hit of the season. The run-scoring single, which Hardtke hit in the top of the ninth, left Columbus pitcher Nelson Cruz shaking his head.

"Both teams played hard," said Savannah manager .
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Longmire DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .324 8 63
J. Hardtke 2B 4 0 2 1 1 2 1 .254 7 31
C. Hayes 1B 5 0 0 1 0 3 5 .276 4 26
J. Hurst RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .260 18 82
J. Cruz LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .276 16 61
I. Molina C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .294 10 66
K. Goto CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .306 12 50
M. Kawai SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .240 11 44
   a-J. Zuber PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 6 26
   b-M. Gulan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 2 6
J. Howell 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 12 52
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 10 17      
a - J. Zuber pinch hit for M. Kawai in the 9th
b - M. Gulan substituted for J. Zuber in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Goto (14, 2nd Inning off G. Rusch, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Goto (12, 9th Inning off N. Cruz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Howell , J. Hurst , K. Goto 6 , J. Cruz , J. Hardtke 2 , I. Molina , J. Zuber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hurst 2 , M. Kawai
Sac Bunt: J. Howell 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hayes-Kawai-Hayes, Kawai-Hardtke-Hayes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hamilton LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .358 1 6
C. Garcia 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .291 9 66
D. Hansen DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .440 2 8
C. Haney 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .269 0 1
W. Magee CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .309 10 69
C. Pritchett 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .287 9 29
T. Brito SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .229 5 44
R. Chavez C 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .298 2 31
M. Mejia RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .257 8 37
Totals 38 3 13 3 3 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Magee (31, 6th Inning off D. Nied, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hamilton 2 , C. Haney , R. Chavez 3 , W. Magee 4 , M. Mejia , C. Pritchett 2 , D. Hansen
2-out RBI: D. Hamilton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hamilton , C. Pritchett , C. Garcia 2
GIDP: D. Hamilton , T. Brito
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: C. Pritchett (2)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Nied 7.1 11 3 3 2 4 0 119 76 3.48   
M. Williams W (1-3) 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 25 12 6.06   
D. Schulze SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Nied 46
Batters Faced: D. Nied 33, M. Williams 6, D. Schulze 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Nied 9-7, M. Williams 0-1, D. Schulze 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Nied 119-76, M. Williams 25-12, D. Schulze 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Williams 3-2 , D. Schulze 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Rusch 6.0 4 1 0 2 6 0 105 67 4.43   
J. Wetteland 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 20 4.44   
N. Cruz L (3-4), BS (5) 1.0 4 3 3 1 2 1 21 16 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rusch 66
Batters Faced: G. Rusch 25, J. Wetteland 7, N. Cruz 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rusch 5-7, J. Wetteland 1-3, N. Cruz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rusch 105-67, J. Wetteland 26-20, N. Cruz 21-16
WP: N. Cruz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Glendon Rusch
Ballpark: Mules Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (89 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 36334
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