HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
OMAHA STORM CHASERS AT TUCSON TARANTULAS
05/03/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
OMAHA STORM CHASERS AT TUCSON TARANTULAS
GAME ID: 2545 - SATURDAY, MAY 3RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Omaha Storm Chasers (9-23) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 4
Tucson Tarantulas (22-10) 0 0 0 0 8 1 5 2 X 16 18 1
Storm Chasers Continue Skid Thanks to Roberts, Tarantulas
The Omaha Storm Chasers and Tucson Tarantulas cranked it up at Ballpark of Louisville.

The Tucson Tarantulas stopped the Omaha Storm Chasers, 16-4, at Ballpark of Louisville. The Tarantulas got a big game from Bip Roberts, who was 4 for 6 with 4 singles. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. Rick Krivda picked up the win, improving his season record to 6-1. He struck out 9 in 6 innings. James Baldwin closed the door for Tucson, picking up his 3rd save of the year.

Making an impact for the home team was Matt Walbeck. In the bottom of the fifth, the 27-year old catcher had a 2-run home run. That made the score 4-3, Tarantulas.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Walbeck told the Tucson Chronicle.

The Tarantulas have an impressive 22-10 record.
OMAHA BATTING LINESCORE TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Perez RF 5 0 2 0 0 3 1 .277 4 17
R. Mejia 2B 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 .245 4 13
M. Mieske 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .213 5 16
   b-A. Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 0 0
H. Meulens 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .298 5 18
M. Figga C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .197 1 8
J. Valentin DH 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .252 4 17
R. Ingram LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .212 3 10
K. Moore CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .273 0 3
P. Martinez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 3 10
   a-H. Blanco SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 4 11
Totals 37 4 10 4 3 14 22      
a - H. Blanco substituted for P. Martinez in the 1st
b - A. Stewart pinch hit for M. Mieske in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Mejia (4, 1st Inning off R. Krivda, 0 on, 1 out) R. Ingram (3, 8th Inning off J. Baldwin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Meulens , J. Valentin , R. Mejia 5 , K. Moore , R. Ingram 5 , E. Perez 2 , M. Mieske
2-out RBI: J. Valentin , R. Ingram
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , M. Figga , E. Perez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: H. Meulens (8) , R. Mejia (4) , P. Martinez (6) , H. Blanco (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wesson CF 6 3 2 1 0 1 2 .216 1 12
M. Lee SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .391 2 14
   a-R. Milliard PH, 2B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
B. Roberts DH 6 1 4 5 0 0 1 .345 0 20
A. Galarraga RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .336 10 29
   b-T. Dunn PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .400 0 3
M. Bellhorn 2B 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .282 5 16
   c-H. Frias PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 0
J. Voigt LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .294 6 23
   d-R. McDavid PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0
D. McCarty 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .331 1 17
M. Walbeck C 5 3 2 3 0 1 2 .361 4 16
R. Holbert 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .212 0 12
Totals 44 16 18 15 3 5 21      
a - R. Milliard pinch hit for M. Lee in the 7th
b - T. Dunn pinch hit for A. Galarraga in the 7th
c - H. Frias pinch hit for M. Bellhorn in the 7th
d - R. McDavid pinch hit for J. Voigt in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Holbert (3, 6th Inning off R. DeLaMaza, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Walbeck (3, 7th Inning off P. Gomez, 2 on, 0 outs) M. Bellhorn (7, 5th Inning off M. Turner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Walbeck (4, 5th Inning off M. Turner, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Voigt (6, 5th Inning off M. Turner, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Wesson 2 , R. Holbert 4 , M. Walbeck 6 , D. McCarty 2 , J. Voigt 5 , M. Bellhorn 2 , B. Roberts 4 , R. Milliard 2
2-out RBI: D. McCarty , J. Voigt , B. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Walbeck , M. Bellhorn , T. Dunn , H. Frias , R. McDavid
Sac Bunt: M. Lee
Sac Fly: A. Galarraga
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Holbert (3)
OF assists: 1 (Galarraga (Mieske at 2nd base))
OMAHA PITCHING LINESCORE TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Turner L (0-2) 4.2 6 7 6 1 2 2 70 42 5.23   
R. DeLaMaza 0.1 3 2 1 0 0 0 20 14 10.80   
R. Duran 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 9 5.59   
P. Gomez 1.0 6 5 4 1 1 0 37 23 8.16   
M. Bovee 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 11 4.43   
A. McDill 0.2 3 2 0 0 0 0 16 13 7.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Turner 27
Batters Faced: M. Turner 22, R. DeLaMaza 5, R. Duran 2, P. Gomez 10, M. Bovee 4, A. McDill 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Turner 4-8, R. DeLaMaza 0-1, R. Duran 0-0, P. Gomez 1-1, M. Bovee 1-1, A. McDill 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Turner 70-42, R. DeLaMaza 20-14, R. Duran 16-9, P. Gomez 37-23, M. Bovee 17-11, A. McDill 16-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. DeLaMaza 1-1 , R. Duran 1-0 , P. Gomez 2-1 , M. Bovee 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Krivda W (6-1) 6.0 6 3 1 3 9 1 106 68 2.54   
J. Baldwin SV (3) 3.0 4 1 1 0 5 1 47 31 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Krivda 58
Batters Faced: R. Krivda 28, J. Baldwin 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Krivda 2-7, J. Baldwin 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Krivda 106-68, J. Baldwin 47-31
WP: R. Krivda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bip Roberts
Ballpark: Ballpark of Louisville
Weather: Roof closed, 71 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 36707
Special Notes: SS Pablo Martinez was injured in a collision at a base.
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