HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
BUFFALO BISONS AT ASHEVILLE MOONSHINERS
08/17/1996
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
BUFFALO BISONS AT ASHEVILLE MOONSHINERS
GAME ID: 3130 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bisons 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 10 0
Asheville Moonshiners 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 7 10 2
Bisons Hammered by Ochiai, Drop Game 3 to Moonshiners
At 42, Hiromitsu Ochiai knows he may not have many playoff appearances left, so he was determined to make it memorable. Mission accomplished.

The Asheville Moonshiners third baseman belted 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice to help his club get past the Buffalo Bisons, 7-6, in Game 3 of the Division Series at Torrance Grounds today. Ochiai took player of the game honors for his performance. With the win, Asheville now trails Buffalo 1-2 in the best-of-5 series.

Asheville shortstop Cris Colon had a key at-bat for the Moonshiners in the bottom of the ninth inning. Facing Buffalo pitcher Jeff Suppan, Colon hit a walk-off run-scoring single to make the score 7-6, Asheville. For the day, he went 1 for 1.

"This was a good win for us," said Ochiai. "It's one more step toward our ultimate goal."

Game 4 is set to be played tomorrow at Torrance Grounds. The scheduled starters for the game are Mac Suzuki for Buffalo and Matt Beech for Asheville.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Stewart DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .077 0 0
M. Cairo 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 0 2
M. Lawton RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0
T. Walker 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .308 1 3
M. Martinez CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .364 2 3
G. Williams LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .455 1 2
T. Spehr C 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .300 0 1
J. Canizaro 2B 4 1 3 4 0 0 2 .444 1 5
D. Howard SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 2
Totals 37 6 10 6 2 3 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Canizaro (1, 2nd Inning off S. Torres, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Stewart (1, 5th Inning off S. Torres, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Canizaro (1, 8th Inning off S. Foster, 2 on, 2 outs) M. Martinez (2, 2nd Inning off S. Torres, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Canizaro 7 , M. Martinez 4 , S. Stewart 2 , M. Lawton , G. Williams 2 , T. Walker , T. Spehr
2-out RBI: , J. Canizaro 2 , T. Spehr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cairo , J. Canizaro , M. Lawton , D. Howard
Sac Bunt: D. Howard
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Canizaro-Howard-Cairo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Allensworth RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 0 0
   a-R. Butler LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
W. Guerrero 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   b-C. Colon SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
R. Ibanez DH 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .111 0 1
H. Ochiai 3B 2 2 2 5 1 0 0 .375 2 5
R. Petagine 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200 0 2
T. Perez SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 0 0
D. Bragg LF, RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .364 0 0
R. Faneyte CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   c-B. McMillon PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Levis C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .300 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 7 4 1 8      
a - R. Butler substituted for J. Allensworth in the 8th
b - C. Colon substituted for W. Guerrero in the 8th
c - B. McMillon pinch hit for R. Faneyte in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Ochiai 2 (2, 4th Inning off J. Doherty, 2 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Doherty, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Ochiai 8 , W. Guerrero 2 , D. Bragg 2 , J. Levis , R. Butler , C. Colon , B. McMillon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Faneyte
GIDP: R. Petagine
Hit by Pitch: H. Ochiai
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Guerrero (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Ochiai 2
Double Plays: 1 (Faneyte-Levis)
OF assists: 1 (Faneyte (Stewart at home))
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Doherty 5.1 5 5 5 1 0 2 68 41 8.44   
C. Peters 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 24 13 0.00   
T. Fortugno H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 0.00   
J. Suppan L (0-1), BS (1) 0.0 4 2 2 1 0 0 20 12 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Doherty 37
Batters Faced: J. Doherty 22, C. Peters 9, T. Fortugno 2, J. Suppan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Doherty 6-9, C. Peters 2-4, T. Fortugno 0-1, J. Suppan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Doherty 68-41, C. Peters 24-13, T. Fortugno 6-5, J. Suppan 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fortugno 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Doherty
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Torres 6.2 6 2 2 1 2 1 106 66 2.70   
S. Foster BS (1) 1.0 4 4 4 0 1 1 19 15 36.00   
M. Draper 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.00   
T. Mathews W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Torres 55
Batters Faced: S. Torres 28, S. Foster 7, M. Draper 1, T. Mathews 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Torres 4-14, S. Foster 0-2, M. Draper 1-0, T. Mathews 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Torres 106-66, S. Foster 19-15, M. Draper 3-1, T. Mathews 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Foster 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hiromitsu Ochiai
Ballpark: Torrance Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 54220
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