HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
PORTLAND STAG AT SPOKANE RIVER RATS
08/20/1997
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HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
PORTLAND STAG AT SPOKANE RIVER RATS
GAME ID: 3146 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Stag 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 10 1
Spokane River Rats 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Road Win Lifts Portland to 1-0 Lead in CS
The Portland Stag started the League Championship Series in style today, winning on the road against the Spokane River Rats at Foxes Ballpark by a score of 5-3 to take an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Stag right fielder Jeff Kunkel was named player of the game after he went 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs.

Portland catcher Chris Widger had a nice game. In the top of the fourth inning with no one out, he belted a 2-run home run for the Stag. It made the score 3-1, Portland. For the game, Widger went 1 for 3 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

Widger called the triumph "a good team win."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow in Spokane. Slated to start are Bill C. Swift for the Portland Stag and John Mitchell for the the Spokane River Rats.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE SPOKANE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Tatis 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .391 0 1
W. Chamberlain LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .333 2 7
   a-E. Owens LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
B. Barberie 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .421 0 2
J. Kunkel RF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
C. Widger C 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .211 2 4
M. Johnson 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .158 0 3
M. Macfarlane DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .316 0 3
A. Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .450 0 3
Y. Takahashi CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .158 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5 1 7 8      
a - E. Owens substituted for W. Chamberlain in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kunkel (2, 8th Inning off K. Rueter, 0 on, 1 out) M. Johnson (2, 2nd Inning off K. Rueter, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Gonzalez (1, 9th Inning off R. Trlicek, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Chamberlain (2, 3rd Inning off K. Rueter, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Macfarlane (2, 2nd Inning off K. Rueter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Chamberlain (1, 5th Inning off K. Rueter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Widger (2, 4th Inning off K. Rueter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kunkel 4 , C. Widger 4 , M. Johnson 2 , A. Gonzalez 2 , B. Barberie , W. Chamberlain 5 , M. Macfarlane 2
2-out RBI: B. Barberie , M. Macfarlane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Widger , A. Gonzalez , B. Barberie , W. Chamberlain
Sac Fly: C. Widger
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Barberie
OF assists: 1 (Takahashi (Mabry at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Brady 1B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .273 0 1
   a-B. Ashley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Lind 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .583 0 4
M. Tucker LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .250 1 3
G. Kingsale CF 5 0 1 2 0 0 5 .273 0 4
A. Fox DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .130 0 0
L. Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .381 0 4
J. Mabry RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .400 0 2
M. Dalesandro C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .182 0 2
   b-T. Ishii PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 2 7
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 7 19      
a - B. Ashley pinch hit for D. Brady in the 9th
b - T. Ishii pinch ran for M. Dalesandro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Brady (2, 3rd Inning off S. Karl, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Brady 3 , J. Lind 3 , G. Kingsale , J. Mabry , L. Lopez , T. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: J. Lind , G. Kingsale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Kingsale 2 , M. Tucker , L. Lopez
Sac Bunt: J. Lind
Team LOB: 10
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE SPOKANE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Karl 4.2 7 3 1 1 3 0 82 53 1.93   
R. Blazier W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 25 15 0.00   
W. Cunnane H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 10 0.00   
C. Ricci H (1) 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 16 8 0.00   
K. Ligtenberg SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Karl 44
Batters Faced: S. Karl 22, R. Blazier 7, W. Cunnane 5, C. Ricci 4, K. Ligtenberg 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Karl 6-4, R. Blazier 3-1, W. Cunnane 2-1, C. Ricci 0-1, K. Ligtenberg 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Karl 82-53, R. Blazier 25-15, W. Cunnane 14-10, C. Ricci 16-8, K. Ligtenberg 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Blazier 2-0 , W. Cunnane 1-0 , K. Ligtenberg 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Rueter L (0-2) 7.1 9 5 5 0 6 1 114 77 7.24   
R. Trlicek 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rueter 46
Batters Faced: K. Rueter 31, R. Trlicek 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rueter 9-7, R. Trlicek 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rueter 114-77, R. Trlicek 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Trlicek 1-1
WP: R. Trlicek
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Kunkel
Ballpark: Foxes Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 55955
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