HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SPOKANE RIVER RATS AT NASHVILLE SOUNDS
08/08/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SPOKANE RIVER RATS AT NASHVILLE SOUNDS
GAME ID: 3098 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Spokane River Rats (74-45) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 8 0
Nashville Sounds (61-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 2
River Rats Bridle Sounds, 3-1
The Spokane River Rats topped the Nashville Sounds, 3-1, in Pacific action at Red Devils Stadium. The player of the game was Spokane pitcher and Devils Lake, North Dakota native Rick Helling. Helling, now 11-7, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 4, walking 1, and allowing 1 earned run. Spokane leads the Pacific West by 6½ games.

The River Rats benefited from a costly error in the top of the sixth. With Tony Rodriguez at bat and Spokane leading 1-0, the Nashville miscue allowed Spokane to plate 1 and take the lead, 2-0.

"We faced good pitching and still got it done," said Rodriguez.
SPOKANE BATTING LINESCORE NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Fox DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .289 3 51
M. Tucker RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .329 16 98
G. Kingsale CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .302 12 88
L. Lopez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .279 8 67
T. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .297 12 66
M. Dalesandro C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .280 5 46
J. Lind 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .295 0 55
J. Hood LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .163 1 4
D. Brady 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 5 45
Totals 35 3 8 3 2 10 21      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Kingsale (26, 8th Inning off J. Santiago, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Brady , A. Fox , G. Kingsale 3 , T. Rodriguez , M. Dalesandro 2 , J. Lind
2-out RBI: T. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Lind 2
GIDP: A. Fox , L. Lopez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Tucker (Sutton at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bautista LF 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .304 19 69
   a-K. Ramos PR, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 1 3
C. Mendoza CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300 11 39
P. Konerko 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 19 73
C. Lansford 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 1 9
R. Casanova C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 14 57
L. Sutton RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .225 2 30
I. Cruz DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .302 4 22
A. Riggs 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .248 6 51
D. Neal SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244 1 22
Totals 32 1 7 1 1 4 15      
a - K. Ramos pinch ran for D. Bautista in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Sutton (9, 2nd Inning off R. Helling, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Bautista (2, 8th Inning off R. Helling, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Sutton 3 , A. Riggs , R. Casanova , D. Bautista 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Riggs , P. Konerko 2 , D. Bautista
Sac Bunt: A. Riggs
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bautista (5)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Konerko (16) , D. Neal (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Riggs-Neal-Konerko, Neal-Riggs-Konerko)
SPOKANE PITCHING LINESCORE NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Helling W (11-7) 8.0 6 1 1 1 4 0 110 73 3.47   
M. Whisenant SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Helling 69
Batters Faced: R. Helling 30, M. Whisenant 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Helling 8-11, M. Whisenant 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Helling 110-73, M. Whisenant 7-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Navarro L (13-11) 7.0 4 2 1 2 8 0 124 74 3.35   
J. Santiago 1.1 4 1 1 0 2 0 27 19 6.64   
M. DeJean 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Navarro 69
Batters Faced: J. Navarro 28, J. Santiago 8, M. DeJean 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Navarro 9-3, J. Santiago 1-1, M. DeJean 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Navarro 124-74, J. Santiago 27-19, M. DeJean 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. DeJean 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Helling
Ballpark: Red Devils Stadium
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 37205
Special Notes: CF Danny Bautista was injured while running the bases.
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