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HARTFORD WHALERS @ BLUFF CITY BEASTIES
07/26/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Hartford Whalers batting - Pitching for Bluff City Beasties : RHP Joe Grahe
Pitching: RHP Joe Grahe
Batting: SHB Jason McDonald 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Hansen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Alex Ochoa 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E2 (Groundball, 2L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Bonilla 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Hartford 0 - Bluff City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Bluff City Beasties batting - Pitching for Hartford Whalers : RHP Mike Thurman
Pitching: RHP Mike Thurman
Batting: RHB Dante Powell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jeff Treadway 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Felix Jose 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Hartford 0 - Bluff City 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Hartford Whalers batting - Pitching for Bluff City Beasties : RHP Joe Grahe
Batting: LHB Rod Myers 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Jordan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricky Gutierrez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Matheny 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Hartford 0 - Bluff City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Bluff City Beasties batting - Pitching for Hartford Whalers : RHP Mike Thurman
Batting: LHB Paul Sorrento 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Jeff Manto 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Evans 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Hartford 0 - Bluff City 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Hartford Whalers batting - Pitching for Bluff City Beasties : RHP Joe Grahe
Batting: RHB Carter Haney 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Jason McDonald 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Hansen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Alex Ochoa 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Hartford 0 - Bluff City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Bluff City Beasties batting - Pitching for Hartford Whalers : RHP Mike Thurman
Batting: RHB Walt McKeel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Torey Lovullo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pat Watkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 110.6 MPH)
Torey Lovullo to third
Batting: RHB Dante Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Torey Lovullo scores
Pat Watkins to second
Batting: LHB Jeff Treadway 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Hartford 0 - Bluff City 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Hartford Whalers batting - Pitching for Bluff City Beasties : RHP Joe Grahe
Batting: SHB Bobby Bonilla 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rod Myers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Jordan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricky Gutierrez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Hartford 0 - Bluff City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Bluff City Beasties batting - Pitching for Hartford Whalers : RHP Mike Thurman
Batting: SHB Felix Jose 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Paul Sorrento 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jeff Manto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 109.4 MPH)
Felix Jose to second
Batting: RHB Tom Evans 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt McKeel 0-0: Ball
1-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 109.4 MPH), Distance : 373 ft
Batting: SHB Torey Lovullo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Pat Watkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Torey Lovullo to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5
Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Hartford 0 - Bluff City 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Hartford Whalers batting - Pitching for Bluff City Beasties : RHP Joe Grahe
Batting: RHB Mike Matheny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Carter Haney 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jason McDonald 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Hansen 0-0: Ball
Jason McDonald steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Alex Ochoa 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Hartford 0 - Bluff City 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Bluff City Beasties batting - Pitching for Hartford Whalers : RHP Mike Thurman
Batting: RHB Dante Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeff Treadway 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-4
Dante Powell to second
Batting: SHB Felix Jose 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Dante Powell to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Paul Sorrento 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Manto 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Paul Sorrento to second
Batting: RHB Tom Evans 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Paul Sorrento to third
Jeff Manto to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Pitching: RHP Rich Batchelor
Batting: RHB Walt McKeel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Jeff Manto to third
Tom Evans to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: SHB Torey Lovullo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Hartford 0 - Bluff City 7
TOP OF THE 6TH
Hartford Whalers batting - Pitching for Bluff City Beasties : RHP Joe Grahe
Batting: SHB Bobby Bonilla 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Dan Serafini
Batting: LHB Rod Myers 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Jordan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bobby Bonilla to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Ricky Gutierrez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 107.5 MPH)
Kevin Jordan scores
Batting: RHB Mike Matheny 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Ricky Gutierrez to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Pitching: RHP Mark Small
Batting: RHB Carter Haney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jason McDonald 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5L, EV 100.0 MPH)
Mike Matheny to second
Batting: LHB Dave Hansen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Hartford 3 - Bluff City 7
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Bluff City Beasties batting - Pitching for Hartford Whalers : RHP Rich Batchelor
Batting: RHB Pat Watkins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dante Powell 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeff Treadway 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Hartford 3 - Bluff City 7
TOP OF THE 7TH
Hartford Whalers batting - Pitching for Bluff City Beasties : RHP Mark Small
Batting: RHB Alex Ochoa 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Bonilla 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rod Myers 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Jordan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Hartford 3 - Bluff City 7
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Bluff City Beasties batting - Pitching for Hartford Whalers : RHP Rich Batchelor
Batting: SHB Felix Jose 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Paul Sorrento 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Manto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Hartford 3 - Bluff City 7
TOP OF THE 8TH
Hartford Whalers batting - Pitching for Bluff City Beasties : RHP Mark Small
Batting: RHB Ricky Gutierrez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Matheny 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 113.8 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Pat Combs
Batting: RHB Carter Haney 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jason McDonald 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Hartford 3 - Bluff City 7
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Bluff City Beasties batting - Pitching for Hartford Whalers : RHP Rich Batchelor
Pitching: RHP Mark Petkovsek
Batting: RHB Tom Evans 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt McKeel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.1 MPH)
Tom Evans to third
Batting: SHB Torey Lovullo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Tom Evans scores
Batting: RHB Pat Watkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Torey Lovullo to second
Batting: RHB Dante Powell 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Jeff Treadway 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Hartford 3 - Bluff City 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Hartford Whalers batting - Pitching for Bluff City Beasties : LHP Pat Combs
Batting: LHB Dave Hansen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alex Ochoa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bobby Bonilla 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Alex Ochoa to second
Batting: LHB Rod Myers 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Alex Ochoa to third
Batting: RHB Kevin Jordan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Alex Ochoa scores
Rod Myers to second
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 112.5 MPH)
Rod Myers to third
Batting: RHB Ricky Gutierrez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Kevin Jordan to second
Batting: RHB Mike Matheny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Hartford 4 - Bluff City 8
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