HIGH A
INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS AT TAMPA TARPONS
09/24/2071
 
HIGH A
INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS AT TAMPA TARPONS
GAME ID: 6761 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2071 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Inland Empire 66ers 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 9 0
Tampa Tarpons 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 X 9 18 0
Tampa Moves on to Round 2
The Tampa Tarpons and Inland Empire 66ers hooked up in a classic Round 1 that went right down to the wire.

In the end, it's Tampa heading off to the Round 2, after a 9-6 win at George M. Steinbrenner Field tonight earned the 4-3 series win.

Outside George M. Steinbrenner Field, whether they were supporters of Tampa or Inland Empire, many fans talked about how it was a series they would never forget.

Ricardo Sánchez played the hero for the Tarpons in the series, as his MVP performance included a .462 batting average, with a .500 on-base percentage. He also had 3 home runs, 8 RBI and scored 6 runs.

The Tampa Tarpons will play against the Lakeland Flying Tigers in the next round. Lakeland had a bye in the Round 1. The Round 2 schedule will be announced after the Round 1 finishes.
INLAND EMPIRE BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. HU RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200 0 0
T. Sihvonen LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .290 1 5
B. Slazak DH 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .321 2 6
R. Gorden 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .455 0 3
R. Killeen CF 5 1 1 3 0 1 5 .355 3 10
A. Pajinsky 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .379 1 4
J. Lewis 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .185 1 1
M. Sanderson SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .286 0 1
E. Brown C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .105 0 1
Totals 34 6 9 6 7 8 20      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Killeen (3, 1st Inning off R. Lawson, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Slazak (2, 3rd Inning off R. Lawson, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Pajinsky (1, 5th Inning off M. Lemoine, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Slazak 5 , R. Gorden 2 , R. Killeen 4 , A. Pajinsky 5 , M. Sanderson 2
2-out RBI: R. Gorden , R. Killeen , A. Pajinsky
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Slazak , R. Killeen , M. Sanderson
GIDP: R. Killeen
Sac Bunt: E. Brown
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Sihvonen (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gorden-Sanderson-Lewis, Sanderson-Gorden-Lewis)
PB: E. Brown
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Rogers 3B 5 2 4 4 0 0 3 .387 3 8
R. Hermann RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .290 1 3
B. Nerhus CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .400 1 3
W. Sullivan 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .321 1 7
G. Domínguez DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .185 1 3
R. Sánchez LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 4 .462 3 8
H. Morgan C 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .393 1 8
J. Scott 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 1 2
   a-R. Méndez PH, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .286 0 0
V. Garrett SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .238 0 1
Totals 40 9 18 8 4 3 25      
a - R. Méndez pinch hit for J. Scott in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hermann 2 (4, 1st Inning off M. Foster, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Vidovic, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Morgan (6, 6th Inning off H. Loney, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Rogers (2, 7th Inning off H. Loney, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Rogers 2 (3, 1st Inning off M. Foster, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Vidovic, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Sánchez (3, 6th Inning off H. Loney, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Morgan (1, 8th Inning off H. Loney, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Rogers 11 , R. Hermann 4 , B. Nerhus , W. Sullivan , G. Domínguez , R. Sánchez 6 , H. Morgan 7 , J. Scott , R. Méndez , V. Garrett
2-out RBI: R. Sánchez , H. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rogers , B. Nerhus , W. Sullivan , R. Sánchez , R. Méndez
GIDP: R. Sánchez , H. Morgan
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Méndez-Garrett-Sullivan)
INLAND EMPIRE PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Foster 2.1 7 4 4 1 1 1 50 16.20   
A. Vidovic L (0-1) 2.0 4 3 3 3 1 1 54 12.27   
H. Loney 3.2 7 2 2 0 1 2 51 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Foster 23
Batters Faced: M. Foster 15, A. Vidovic 12, H. Loney 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Foster 3-3, A. Vidovic 1-3, H. Loney 7-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Foster 50-32, A. Vidovic 54-29, H. Loney 51-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Vidovic 1-0 , H. Loney 2-1
WP: A. Vidovic
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Lawson 2.0 5 4 4 2 2 2 52 5.79   
M. Lemoine W (1-0) 3.2 2 2 2 4 4 1 57 4.50   
J. Happ H (1) 2.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 37 11.81   
B. Hackwell SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lawson 26
Batters Faced: R. Lawson 13, M. Lemoine 16, J. Happ 10, B. Hackwell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lawson 3-1, M. Lemoine 3-3, J. Happ 4-1, B. Hackwell 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lawson 52-29, M. Lemoine 57-30, J. Happ 37-24, B. Hackwell 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lemoine 1-0 , J. Happ 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Rogers
Ballpark: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 4:12
Attendance: 16955
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