AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
CALIFORNIA BULLDOGS AT KENTUCKY LIONS
10/06/2065
 
AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
CALIFORNIA BULLDOGS AT KENTUCKY LIONS
GAME ID: 6603 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH , 2065 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
California Bulldogs (71-85) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 12 0
Kentucky Lions (75-81) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Clutch Hitting Delivers Win for Bulldogs
Starting pitcher Wilbert Bender pitched well enough to help the California Bulldogs beat the Kentucky Lions, 5-3. Justin Black got the save, his 32nd in 36 chances. The Bulldogs sit in last place in the Frontier League West with a record of 71-85.

Brody Connell, the 21-year old second baseman , had a direct impact on the outcome. Connell contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put California up, 4-3.

"Wilbert was throwing strikes, locating well," said California manager Brett Williams.
CALIFORNIA BATTING LINESCORE KENTUCKY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Naranjo RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .275 23 64
   a-P. Wade RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 3 8
B. Connell 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .266 3 10
   b-C. Garza LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 1 11
A. Bohm DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .241 19 65
G. Corr CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .228 18 50
J. Taylor LF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .257 27 63
   c-B. Irvin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .144 8 16
Q. Situ 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .239 13 29
T. Kindseth 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .253 31 81
F. Torres SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 .235 13 36
P. Gulla C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .221 3 13
Totals 37 5 12 5 5 6 29      
a - P. Wade substituted for M. Naranjo in the 9th
b - C. Garza substituted for B. Connell in the 9th
c - B. Irvin substituted for J. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Q. Situ (18, 2nd Inning off J. Augustus, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Taylor 2 (44, 6th Inning off J. Augustus, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Davidson, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Gulla (9, 9th Inning off J. Merickel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Corr (18, 8th Inning off D. Davidson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Connell 2 , A. Bohm , G. Corr 4 , J. Taylor 5 , Q. Situ 3 , T. Kindseth , F. Torres , P. Gulla 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bohm , T. Kindseth 2 , F. Torres
GIDP: G. Corr
Sac Fly: F. Torres
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Torres (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Torres-Connell-Situ)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Zarzycki 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .225 10 29
N. Annear LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .281 3 23
M. Swanson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 12 30
   a-B. Gatz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 10 32
K. van Straaten CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .197 17 45
C. Bermudez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .249 23 64
B. Shanahan 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .226 15 57
L. Mathijssen DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .241 28 79
E. Miller C 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .211 3 15
S. Franklin SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .122 0 2
Totals 31 3 6 3 0 9 8      
a - B. Gatz pinch hit for M. Swanson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Annear (28, 1st Inning off W. Bender, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Mathijssen (27, 2nd Inning off W. Bender, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. van Straaten (17, 1st Inning off W. Bender, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Annear 3 , K. van Straaten 4 , B. Shanahan , L. Mathijssen 3
2-out RBI: K. van Straaten
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Zarzycki
GIDP: M. Swanson
Sac Fly: E. Miller
Hit by Pitch: K. van Straaten
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Zarzycki-Shanahan-Swanson)
CALIFORNIA PITCHING LINESCORE KENTUCKY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Bender W (1-0) 8.0 6 3 3 0 7 1 99 66 3.38   
J. Black SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 8 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Bender 65
Batters Faced: W. Bender 29, J. Black 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Bender 6-10, J. Black 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Bender 99-66, J. Black 16-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Black
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Augustus 7.0 5 2 2 4 4 0 97 57 3.46   
L. Paquet H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.38   
D. Davidson BS (4) 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 16 13 2.65   
J. Merickel L (0-2) 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 14 9 3.80   
L. Ramírez 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 8 1.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Augustus 59
Batters Faced: J. Augustus 29, L. Paquet 1, D. Davidson 5, J. Merickel 5, L. Ramírez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Augustus 7-9, L. Paquet 0-1, D. Davidson 0-1, J. Merickel 0-1, L. Ramírez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Augustus 97-57, L. Paquet 2-2, D. Davidson 16-13, J. Merickel 14-9, L. Ramírez 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Ramírez 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilbert Bender
Ballpark: Lions Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 23044
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