HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW ORLEANS BRASS AT PORTLAND STAG
05/15/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW ORLEANS BRASS AT PORTLAND STAG
GAME ID: 2607 - THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Orleans Brass (27-16) 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 7 12 0
Portland Stag (21-22) 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 11 0
Stag Continue Skid Thanks to Sierra, Brass
The New Orleans Brass defeated the Portland Stag, 7-6, at Tuttle Fields. Ruben Sierra was named player of the game for New Orleans. His 4 hits included 3 singles and 1 double, in addition to the 2 runs he scored and 2 he knocked in. The winner was Tim Davis in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Kerry Ligtenberg took the loss. Luis Aquino earned the save for New Orleans, his 5th.

New Orleans relied on the bat of Eric Karros to get the win. The first baseman ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Brass ahead, 7-6. For the game, Karros had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"Enjoyed this one," Karros told the New Orleans Bulletin. "But it's back to work tomorrow."

The Stag, at 21-22, have lost 5 straight games.
NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Espy CF 4 3 3 0 1 1 1 .320 3 15
R. Sierra LF 4 2 4 2 0 0 1 .371 11 46
S. Brosius 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 .287 6 19
J. Cruz RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 .296 10 36
E. Karros 1B 5 1 2 4 0 2 2 .400 1 4
J. Vidro 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253 2 12
J. Oliver C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .346 1 7
G. Myers DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .221 3 10
L. Ordaz SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .287 1 14
   a-D. Powell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .360 0 9
   b-W. Delgado SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 1 18
Totals 36 7 12 6 5 7 22      
a - D. Powell pinch hit for L. Ordaz in the 8th
b - W. Delgado substituted for D. Powell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Sierra (8, 5th Inning off D. Burba, 1 on, 2 outs) E. Karros (1, 7th Inning off W. Cunnane, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Ordaz (2, 3rd Inning off D. Burba, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Karros (1, 9th Inning off K. Ligtenberg, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Sierra 5 , C. Espy 3 , L. Ordaz 4 , E. Karros 6 , J. Oliver
2-out RBI: R. Sierra , E. Karros 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vidro , E. Karros , S. Brosius , G. Myers
GIDP: J. Cruz
Sac Fly: R. Sierra
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Espy (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brosius-Vidro-Karros)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vizcaino 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .333 0 2
F. Tatis 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .367 5 24
J. Kunkel CF 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 .254 3 19
M. Johnson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .319 7 34
W. Chamberlain LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .277 6 25
C. Widger C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .301 3 19
A. Gonzalez SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .261 5 16
J. Booty DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .247 1 8
Y. Takahashi RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .196 1 9
   a-K. Morgan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6 1 8 9      
a - K. Morgan pinch hit for Y. Takahashi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Tatis (14, 1st Inning off L. Hawkins, 1 on, 0 outs) W. Chamberlain (8, 3rd Inning off L. Hawkins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Booty (1, 4th Inning off L. Hawkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Gonzalez (5, 2nd Inning off L. Hawkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Tatis 2 , J. Booty 4 , C. Widger , M. Johnson , A. Gonzalez 4 , W. Chamberlain 3 , J. Vizcaino 3
2-out RBI: C. Widger , W. Chamberlain , J. Vizcaino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Tatis
GIDP: W. Chamberlain
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vizcaino-Gonzalez-Johnson)
NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Hawkins 5.0 8 5 5 0 3 1 64 45 1.64   
C. Carpenter 1.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 26 15 3.38   
T. Davis W (1-1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 22 4.26   
L. Aquino SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hawkins 34
Batters Faced: L. Hawkins 23, C. Carpenter 8, T. Davis 7, L. Aquino 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hawkins 4-8, C. Carpenter 0-2, T. Davis 4-0, L. Aquino 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hawkins 64-45, C. Carpenter 26-15, T. Davis 28-22, L. Aquino 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Davis 1-0 , L. Aquino 1-0
WP: T. Davis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Burba 6.0 6 3 3 4 4 0 103 55 2.24   
W. Cunnane H (5) 1.1 4 2 2 1 0 0 27 16 7.94   
D. Torres H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 6 4.24   
K. Ligtenberg L (1-4), BS (4) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 18 13 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Burba 48
Batters Faced: D. Burba 26, W. Cunnane 9, D. Torres 2, K. Ligtenberg 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Burba 5-7, W. Cunnane 3-1, D. Torres 0-0, K. Ligtenberg 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Burba 103-55, W. Cunnane 27-16, D. Torres 9-6, K. Ligtenberg 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Torres 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ruben Sierra
Ballpark: Tuttle Fields
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 40757
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