HIGH A
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT TAMPA TARPONS
06/06/2072
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HIGH A
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT TAMPA TARPONS
GAME ID: 8618 - MONDAY, JUNE 6TH , 2072 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wilmington Blue Rocks (35-16) 1 8 6 1 0 1 1 2 1 21 24 1
Tampa Tarpons (31-23) 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 8 16 0
5-for-6 Day for Deal
Aaron Deal had an answer for everything the Tampa Tarpons threw at him at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Wilmington third baseman went 5-for-6 in the game to put his name in the record book and give the Blue Rocks a win, 21-8.

Summing up his batting philosophy to BNN writers after the game, Deal said, "I just see the ball and I hit it."

Aaron Deal singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, doubled in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Marc Lemoine in the 4th, flied out in the 6th, hit an RBI double in the 7th and walked in the 9th.

This year, Deal is hitting at a .296 pace with 7 home runs and 29 RBIs. He has played in 50 games and scored 45 times.
WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jackson 2B 7 2 2 0 0 1 4 .324 7 21
A. Deal 3B 6 4 5 2 1 0 0 .296 7 29
L. Correa LF 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 .364 6 26
   a-M. Gilliam PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 1 7
   b-C. Paz LF, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-N. Greengrass PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302 1 17
   d-M. Alexander 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 3 16
T. Coleman 1B, LF 6 1 3 2 1 1 3 .243 4 16
S. Mack RF 3 2 0 0 4 3 6 .360 8 19
T. Fletcher SS 4 2 2 6 2 1 5 .384 4 22
S. Sketchley CF 6 4 3 3 1 1 5 .237 2 9
D. Toddrik DH 7 2 4 4 0 1 4 .308 2 8
O. Bello C 6 1 3 2 0 2 2 .221 2 16
Totals 50 21 24 21 11 11 32      
a - M. Gilliam pinch hit for L. Correa in the 7th
b - C. Paz substituted for M. Gilliam in the 7th
c - N. Greengrass pinch hit for C. Paz in the 9th
d - M. Alexander substituted for N. Greengrass in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Sketchley 2 (3, 2nd Inning off H. Groulx, 3 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off S. Vekilov, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Deal 2 (17, 3rd Inning off S. Vekilov, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off R. Gómez, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Toddrik (3, 7th Inning off R. Gómez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Toddrik (2, 3rd Inning off S. Vekilov, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Fletcher (4, 3rd Inning off S. Vekilov, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Deal (7, 4th Inning off M. Lemoine, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jackson 2 , A. Deal 10 , L. Correa 2 , T. Coleman 3 , T. Fletcher 5 , S. Sketchley 5 , D. Toddrik 8 , O. Bello 3
2-out RBI: A. Deal , T. Fletcher 3 , S. Sketchley , D. Toddrik 3 , O. Bello
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jackson , M. Gilliam , T. Fletcher , S. Sketchley , D. Toddrik
Sac Fly: T. Fletcher
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jackson (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Baxter CF 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 .283 1 5
V. Kooijmans DH 6 3 3 0 0 1 0 .340 6 18
K. Montés RF 6 0 2 0 0 2 2 .333 0 0
G. Domínguez 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .408 6 23
J. Abernethy LF 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 .252 6 26
R. Bennett C 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 .278 13 30
C. Rogers SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 .288 4 35
   a-J. Scott PH, SS 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .253 2 23
G. Lindsay 2B 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .000 0 0
V. Garrett 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .171 0 5
Totals 44 8 16 7 4 8 23      
a - J. Scott pinch hit for C. Rogers in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Garrett (2, 7th Inning off I. Najub, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Abernethy (7, 8th Inning off C. Mahalic, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Kooijmans 3 , K. Montés 2 , G. Domínguez 2 , J. Abernethy 4 , R. Bennett 2 , C. Rogers 2 , J. Scott , V. Garrett 2
2-out RBI: R. Bennett , C. Rogers , V. Garrett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Baxter , J. Abernethy , C. Rogers , G. Lindsay , V. Garrett 2
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Montés (1)
WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Martínez W (5-1) 6.0 10 5 4 3 4 0 103 4.14   
I. Najub 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 0 27 3.32   
C. Mahalic 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 39 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Martínez 35
Batters Faced: G. Martínez 32, I. Najub 7, C. Mahalic 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Martínez 8-6, I. Najub 1-1, C. Mahalic 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Martínez 103-68, I. Najub 27-17, C. Mahalic 39-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Mahalic 1-1
WP: G. Martínez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Groulx L (3-4) 1.2 10 9 9 1 4 0 64 5.63   
S. Vekilov 1.0 6 6 6 1 2 2 34 7.84   
M. Lemoine 3.1 3 2 2 4 2 1 76 3.77   
R. Gómez 1.2 5 3 3 1 2 0 36 9.00   
J. Happ 1.1 0 1 1 4 1 0 34 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Groulx -4
Batters Faced: H. Groulx 16, S. Vekilov 10, M. Lemoine 17, R. Gómez 11, J. Happ 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Groulx 1-0, S. Vekilov 1-0, M. Lemoine 2-6, R. Gómez 1-2, J. Happ 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Groulx 64-43, S. Vekilov 34-19, M. Lemoine 76-39, R. Gómez 36-23, J. Happ 34-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Vekilov 1-1 , J. Happ 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Deal
Ballpark: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:52
Attendance: 6599
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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