LOW A
CLINTON LUMBERKINGS AT CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
05/06/2071
 
LOW A
CLINTON LUMBERKINGS AT CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
GAME ID: 3428 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH , 2071 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Clinton LumberKings (15-8) 0 0 2 4 10 0 3 0 0 19 21 1
Cedar Rapids Kernels (14-12) 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 8 7 0
Kusick Has Hot Hand, Bangs 5 hits
It was a parade of hits for Vratislav Kusick of the Clinton LumberKings at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Connecting almost every time he went to the plate, Kusick finished the day with a total of 5 hits in 5 at-bats. His strong individual effort propelled the LumberKings to a win, 19-8.

"Kusick was really good and we were really bad," groaned Kernels manager Mark Kane. "Next time he's that hot, we'll just walk him."

Vratislav Kusick singled in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Jorge Sandoval in the 3rd, hit an RBI double in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, walked in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

A look at his current stats shows Kusick with a .375 average, 2 home runs, 9 RBIs and 7 runs scored. He has played in 9 games.
CLINTON BATTING LINESCORE CEDAR RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Jowett LF 5 2 1 0 1 2 4 .258 1 15
J. Soriano SS 4 2 1 2 2 0 4 .310 4 12
V. Kusick 2B 5 3 5 4 1 0 0 .375 2 9
T. Torres 1B 6 1 3 3 0 1 3 .469 0 5
S. Jackson DH 4 1 0 1 2 3 5 .231 4 14
R. Navarro RF 6 3 3 4 0 1 3 .274 5 15
A. Waters C 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 .250 2 7
F. de Groot 3B 6 3 3 3 0 2 2 .222 3 5
E. Hutchings CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .302 1 6
Totals 44 19 21 19 7 10 25      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Torres (4, 4th Inning off M. Welburn, 2 on, 2 outs) , V. Kusick (2, 4th Inning off M. Welburn, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Waters (1, 7th Inning off P. Nylén, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Navarro (3, 7th Inning off P. Nylén, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Kusick (2, 3rd Inning off J. Sandoval, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Navarro (5, 5th Inning off P. Nylén, 3 on, 1 out) , F. de Groot 2 (3, 5th Inning off P. Nylén, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off P. Nylén, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Jowett , J. Soriano , V. Kusick 9 , T. Torres 4 , R. Navarro 7 , A. Waters 3 , F. de Groot 9 , E. Hutchings 3
2-out RBI: V. Kusick , T. Torres , F. de Groot
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Jowett , S. Jackson 2 , A. Waters
GIDP: T. Torres , R. Navarro
Sac Fly: J. Soriano , E. Hutchings
Hit by Pitch: H. Jowett , A. Waters , E. Hutchings
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Soriano (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Soriano-Kusick-Torres)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rudzynski LF 5 1 2 0 0 3 3 .240 5 10
S. Graham 3B 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 .317 3 15
F. Meléndez C 5 1 2 5 0 2 0 .270 4 15
P. Hollis SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .305 3 14
L. Sousa 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .229 5 15
H. Shrader CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .156 2 2
   b-C. Hayes PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .436 1 8
C. Roques RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .283 2 13
H. Lehman 1B 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 .268 3 5
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-M. Pipko DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 3 5
Totals 34 8 7 8 5 13 14      
a - M. Pipko inserted as DH in the 7th
b - C. Hayes pinch hit for H. Shrader in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Lehman (3, 3rd Inning off J. Hawkins, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Meléndez (4, 7th Inning off D. Hertzle, 3 on, 1 out) , P. Hollis (3, 7th Inning off D. Hertzle, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Rudzynski 2 , F. Meléndez 5 , P. Hollis 5 , H. Lehman 4
2-out RBI: F. Meléndez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Hollis
GIDP: C. Hayes
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sousa-Hollis-Lehman, Sousa-Hollis-Lehman)
CLINTON PITCHING LINESCORE CEDAR RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hawkins W (3-1) 5.0 4 3 1 2 8 1 100 3.46   
D. Hertzle 1.1 3 5 5 2 2 2 41 8.18   
C. House 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 27 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hawkins 57
Batters Faced: J. Hawkins 22, D. Hertzle 9, C. House 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hawkins 3-4, D. Hertzle 2-0, C. House 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hawkins 100-61, D. Hertzle 41-18, C. House 27-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sandoval L (0-4) 3.1 5 5 5 4 4 1 78 5.76   
M. Welburn 1.0 8 8 8 1 1 0 41 16.20   
P. Nylén 2.0 6 6 6 2 1 3 45 8.25   
J. Weisflog 2.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 43 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sandoval 28
Batters Faced: J. Sandoval 19, M. Welburn 12, P. Nylén 13, J. Weisflog 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sandoval 4-1, M. Welburn 0-2, P. Nylén 2-2, J. Weisflog 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sandoval 78-44, M. Welburn 41-21, P. Nylén 45-23, J. Weisflog 43-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Welburn 3-3 , P. Nylén 3-3
Hit Batsmen: J. Sandoval , J. Weisflog 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vratislav Kusick
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:16
Attendance: 5245
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