LOW A
LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
08/07/2071
 
LOW A
LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
GAME ID: 6037 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2071 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakewood BlueClaws (89-12) 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 9 13 0
West Virginia Power (61-43) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 0
Matsuoka Slams 5 Hits for Lakewood
All game long, Lakewood's Tomiji Matsuoka was rattling the walls at Appalachian Power Park and banging out base hits against the West Virginia Power. When the dust finally settled on the diamond, he had a 5-hit day and the BlueClaws had a win, 9-2.

Speaking with reporters after his standout performance, the 22-year-old catcher said, "Get 5 hits, win a ballgame, it's nice. I could get used to this."

Tomiji Matsuoka hit a solo-shot off Guillermo Flores in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and doubled in the 9th.

Batting .326 to date, Matsuoka has 21 home runs and 79 RBIs.
LAKEWOOD BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Taylor SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .320 18 62
L. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .331 11 57
T. Matsuoka C 5 2 5 3 0 0 0 .326 21 79
H. Harila LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .299 10 26
V. Hanson 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .222 3 6
   a-F. García PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .323 6 38
J. Melandez DH 5 2 4 2 0 1 1 .351 4 10
H. Klassen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .307 3 19
   c-J. Bass PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158 0 2
   d-J. Ortíz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 3
S. Snider RF 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 .294 11 36
   b-O. Aldeia PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 1 4
J. Barrett CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .143 2 2
Totals 38 9 13 9 5 7 19      
a - F. García pinch hit for V. Hanson in the 7th
b - O. Aldeia pinch hit for S. Snider in the 7th
c - J. Bass pinch hit for H. Klassen in the 9th
d - J. Ortíz substituted for J. Bass in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Matsuoka (20, 9th Inning off F. García, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Matsuoka (21, 1st Inning off G. Flores, 0 on, 2 outs) , V. Hanson (3, 1st Inning off G. Flores, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Snider (11, 4th Inning off G. Flores, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Melandez (4, 5th Inning off E. Young, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Matsuoka 9 , V. Hanson 4 , F. García , J. Melandez 7 , S. Snider 5
2-out RBI: , T. Matsuoka 3 , V. Hanson , J. Melandez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Harila
GIDP: V. Hanson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Hanson-Taylor, Hanson-Taylor-Johnson, Taylor-Hanson-Johnson, García-Taylor-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Clark RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .354 15 59
J. Halonen CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .289 20 66
R. Sando 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .361 20 63
V. Carmona DH 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 .244 1 2
   a-C. Santana DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303 15 73
E. Kerimoglu LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 3 14
   b-A. Millen PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 7 19
C. Daniel 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .218 11 41
S. Murakami 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 2 8
   c-J. Escobar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 1 8
P. Rivera SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .196 7 24
R. Pedlar C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .163 7 22
Totals 31 2 9 2 3 3 13      
a - C. Santana inserted as DH in the 8th
b - A. Millen pinch hit for E. Kerimoglu in the 8th
c - J. Escobar pinch hit for S. Murakami in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Daniel (6, 2nd Inning off D. Ellis, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Sando (17, 6th Inning off D. Ellis, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Halonen (20, 1st Inning off D. Ellis, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Clark (15, 8th Inning off J. Figgitt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Clark 5 , J. Halonen 4 , R. Sando 4 , E. Kerimoglu , C. Daniel 2 , P. Rivera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Millen , P. Rivera
GIDP: C. Santana , E. Kerimoglu , S. Murakami
Hit by Pitch: J. Halonen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Daniel-Rivera-Sando)
OF assists: 1 (Clark(Taylor at 3rd base))
LAKEWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Ellis W (4-0) 6.1 6 1 1 3 1 1 85 1.44   
J. Figgitt 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 26 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Ellis 55
Batters Faced: D. Ellis 24, J. Figgitt 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Ellis 9-5, J. Figgitt 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Ellis 85-50, J. Figgitt 26-16
Hit Batsmen: J. Figgitt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Flores L (2-2) 3.1 6 5 5 2 4 3 69 5.62   
E. Young 2.2 5 3 3 3 0 1 54 4.21   
F. García 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 38 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Flores 28
Batters Faced: G. Flores 17, E. Young 15, F. García 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Flores 3-2, E. Young 1-6, F. García 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Flores 69-43, E. Young 54-30, F. García 38-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. García 1-0
WP: E. Young
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomiji Matsuoka
Ballpark: Appalachian Power Park
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 6152
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