HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLUMBUS CLIPPERS AT BROOKLYN CYCLONES
08/11/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLUMBUS CLIPPERS AT BROOKLYN CYCLONES
GAME ID: 2347 - MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus Clippers (61-61) 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 16 0
Brooklyn Cyclones (13-109) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
Clippers Get Road Win, 9-2
The Columbus Clippers got a strong performance from pitcher Glendon Rusch, who stymied the Brooklyn offense en route to a 9-2 win at Ballpark of Fremont. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for the Clippers.

Columbus relied on the hitting of Chris Pritchett to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Clippers on top, 6-0. For the game, Pritchett had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Enjoyed this one," Pritchett told the Columbus Chronicle. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hamilton LF 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .384 1 6
   a-A. Hernandez PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 1 33
C. Garcia 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .295 10 70
D. Hansen DH 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .356 2 10
C. Haney 3B 4 2 1 2 1 0 5 .239 0 6
W. Magee CF 5 1 3 3 0 1 0 .319 12 80
C. Pritchett 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .292 12 37
T. Brito SS 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 .241 6 47
R. Chavez C 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .286 2 34
M. Mejia RF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .264 9 41
Totals 41 9 16 9 5 7 22      
a - A. Hernandez pinch hit for D. Hamilton in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hamilton (3, 3rd Inning off M. Aybar, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Pritchett (12, 1st Inning off J. Mecir, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hamilton 4 , C. Haney , T. Brito 3 , W. Magee 3 , M. Mejia , C. Pritchett 5 , D. Hansen , C. Garcia 2
2-out RBI: T. Brito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Haney 2 , R. Chavez , M. Mejia
GIDP: A. Hernandez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brito-Garcia-Pritchett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cockrell DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .296 2 29
P. Castellano 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 17 60
J. Hansen 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .344 7 67
T. Ward CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .266 9 66
B. Cookson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269 13 62
M. Fitzgerald C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .237 4 41
R. Giannelli 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .240 5 52
M. Glendenning RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .210 0 7
A. Santana SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .207 2 12
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 6 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Fitzgerald (4, 5th Inning off G. Rusch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Glendenning , A. Cockrell 2 , R. Giannelli , A. Santana , M. Fitzgerald 5
2-out RBI: A. Cockrell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cockrell , B. Cookson , P. Castellano
GIDP: A. Santana
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Santana-Hansen-Giannelli)
OF assists: 1 (Cookson (Magee at home))
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Rusch W (10-11) 8.1 7 2 2 3 6 1 106 67 4.31   
B. Boehringer 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 9 6.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rusch 64
Batters Faced: G. Rusch 34, B. Boehringer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rusch 8-10, B. Boehringer 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rusch 106-67, B. Boehringer 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Boehringer 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Mecir L (0-18) 1.0 5 7 7 2 1 1 36 17 9.60   
Z. Smith 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 23 13 6.40   
M. Aybar 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 11 7.97   
D. Dreifort 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 13 6.29   
C. Lyons 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 12 15.49   
T. Erdos 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 14.96   
J. Cabrera 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 46 30 17.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mecir 8
Batters Faced: J. Mecir 10, Z. Smith 7, M. Aybar 4, D. Dreifort 5, C. Lyons 5, T. Erdos 5, J. Cabrera 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mecir 1-1, Z. Smith 2-1, M. Aybar 1-1, D. Dreifort 1-2, C. Lyons 0-2, T. Erdos 0-1, J. Cabrera 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mecir 36-17, Z. Smith 23-13, M. Aybar 19-11, D. Dreifort 20-13, C. Lyons 21-12, T. Erdos 16-11, J. Cabrera 46-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Smith 1-1 , D. Dreifort 2-0 , C. Lyons 1-0
WP: T. Erdos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Glendon Rusch
Ballpark: Ballpark of Fremont
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 31598
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