HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SALT LAKE CITY BUZZ AT SPOKANE RIVER RATS
07/14/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SALT LAKE CITY BUZZ AT SPOKANE RIVER RATS
GAME ID: 2927 - MONDAY, JULY 14TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Salt Lake City Buzz (49-47) 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 8 12 0
Spokane River Rats (60-36) 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 X 10 15 1
River Rats Get Close Win Over Buzz
The Spokane River Rats had to overcome a big game from Salt Lake City first baseman Dave Staton to leave Foxes Ballpark with a 10-8 victory. Staton was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Matt Whisenant converted his 20th save in 23 tries. The River Rats have an impressive 60-36 record.

Chris Latham chipped in for Spokane with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager .
SALT LAKE CITY BATTING LINESCORE SPOKANE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pozo 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .308 7 36
A. Nunez SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .343 5 42
J. Walton LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .358 1 35
D. Staton 1B 4 1 3 3 1 0 2 .279 26 84
B. Johnson DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .256 11 59
E. Brown RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .308 8 52
J. Oliva 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .208 12 49
R. Williams CF 4 2 3 0 1 1 1 .273 7 37
C. Greene C 5 1 1 2 0 3 4 .228 11 38
Totals 40 8 12 8 5 10 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Greene (11, 6th Inning off D. August, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Oliva (12, 4th Inning off J. Wright, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Staton (26, 3rd Inning off J. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Brown , C. Greene 4 , A. Pozo , J. Oliva 4 , D. Staton 6 , R. Williams 3 , J. Walton 2
2-out RBI: , D. Staton 2 , J. Walton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Greene 2 , B. Johnson 2 , D. Staton
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Williams (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Fox DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .290 2 35
C. Latham RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .263 6 30
M. Tucker LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .322 11 74
G. Kingsale CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .297 11 75
T. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .288 9 50
L. Lopez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .276 7 53
J. Lind 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .312 0 44
E. Helfand C 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .269 1 8
D. Brady 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 5 33
   a-J. Mabry PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 7
Totals 39 10 15 10 0 5 14      
a - J. Mabry pinch hit for D. Brady in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Rodriguez (8, 5th Inning off T. Pugh, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Lind (17, 8th Inning off T. Pugh, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Fox (3, 6th Inning off T. Pugh, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Latham (6, 8th Inning off D. Elliott, 2 on, 2 outs) G. Kingsale (11, 3rd Inning off S. Parris, 0 on, 1 out) E. Helfand (1, 4th Inning off S. Parris, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Latham 5 , A. Fox 4 , G. Kingsale 5 , M. Tucker , L. Lopez , E. Helfand 5 , T. Rodriguez 2 , J. Lind 4 , J. Mabry
2-out RBI: C. Latham , A. Fox , L. Lopez , J. Lind
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Latham , L. Lopez , E. Helfand
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Wright (1)
SALT LAKE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SPOKANE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Parris 4.1 8 5 5 0 4 2 81 55 5.12   
T. Pugh H (1) 3.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 53 32 4.61   
D. Elliott L (2-4), BS (2) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 23 16 4.31   
G. McCarthy 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 4.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Parris 31
Batters Faced: S. Parris 21, T. Pugh 13, D. Elliott 4, G. McCarthy 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Parris 4-5, T. Pugh 5-3, D. Elliott 0-1, G. McCarthy 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Parris 81-55, T. Pugh 53-32, D. Elliott 23-16, G. McCarthy 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Pugh 1-0 , D. Elliott 1-1
Balk: D. Elliott
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Wright 5.0 8 6 5 1 3 2 90 60 4.63   
D. August 1.2 2 2 2 3 2 1 43 19 5.40   
A. Chavez W (2-2) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 14 4.63   
M. Whisenant SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 13 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 31
Batters Faced: J. Wright 25, D. August 10, A. Chavez 6, M. Whisenant 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 5-7, D. August 0-3, A. Chavez 0-2, M. Whisenant 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 90-60, D. August 43-19, A. Chavez 21-14, M. Whisenant 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Chavez 1-0
WP: J. Wright , M. Whisenant
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Staton
Ballpark: Foxes Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 34502
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