EUROPEAN LEAGUE BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BMDS AT CORK POPPERS
05/11/2054
 
EUROPEAN LEAGUE BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BMDS AT CORK POPPERS
GAME ID: 387 - MONDAY, MAY 11TH , 2054 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham BMDs (11-22) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 0
Cork Poppers (23-10) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 7 1
Poppers Show Moxy in 4-3 Win
Cork starter Izak Douma pitched well against the Birmingham BMDs at Rebel City Field. The left-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. The Poppers, now 23-10, know that wins in May count the same as wins in September.

The decisive blow was delivered by Luke Jenkins in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a solo home run off 28-year old right-handed pitcher Eligio Giacobone to win the game for Cork. The home crowd went nuts.

Cork manager Scary Pandos was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys played hard," he said.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE CORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Sahapov RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .189 2 8
   b-A. Fedorczyk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 2 14
   d-V. Brown RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316 0 0
D. van der Vliet SS, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .233 8 11
F. Apazov 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .167 4 8
H. Roster LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .152 4 10
J. Lacoste CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .243 6 16
S. Jaramillo DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .164 1 6
M. Hultgren 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .179 1 5
M. Mladic C 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 .287 2 11
T. Henningsen 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 0 1
   a-G. Cano PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .230 1 9
   c-J. Majeika 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .159 5 10
Totals 30 3 5 3 4 12 14      
a - G. Cano pinch hit for T. Henningsen in the 7th
b - A. Fedorczyk pinch hit for L. Sahapov in the 7th
c - J. Majeika substituted for G. Cano in the 7th
d - V. Brown substituted for A. Fedorczyk in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Apazov (5, 6th Inning off I. Douma, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Cano (3, 7th Inning off C. Normand, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. van der Vliet (8, 3rd Inning off I. Douma, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Jaramillo (1, 9th Inning off C. Staer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. van der Vliet 4 , F. Apazov 2 , J. Lacoste , S. Jaramillo 4 , G. Cano 2
2-out RBI: D. van der Vliet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. van der Vliet , S. Jaramillo , M. Mladic
Sac Bunt: M. Mladic
Hit by Pitch: J. Lacoste
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Lacoste (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Henningsen-van der Vliet-Hultgren, Apazov-Henningsen-Hultgren)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Strnad C 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 .200 3 10
N. Cassidy 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 .268 6 16
L. Jenkins RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .244 5 21
A. Papadoupolos CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .294 10 24
O. Binark DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 .250 0 2
T. Gurieli SS 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 .231 3 10
A. Solorio LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .353 2 5
G. Searle 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .211 0 0
C. Lipsanos 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 0 5
Totals 29 4 7 4 10 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Searle (1, 6th Inning off N. Yoshitomi, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Solorio (3, 7th Inning off S. Mensink, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Cassidy (2, 2nd Inning off V. Cendejas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Jenkins (5, 9th Inning off E. Giacobone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cassidy 3 , L. Jenkins 6 , O. Binark , A. Solorio 2 , G. Searle 2
2-out RBI: N. Cassidy , T. Gurieli , A. Solorio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Cassidy , L. Jenkins , T. Gurieli , A. Solorio , G. Searle
GIDP: N. Cassidy , T. Gurieli
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Jenkins 2 (15) , O. Binark (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Strnad (2)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE CORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Cendejas 4.2 2 2 2 8 2 0 96 6.68   
N. Yoshitomi 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 32 7.08   
S. Mensink 0.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 25 10.80   
E. Giacobone L (2-4) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 5.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Cendejas 46
Batters Faced: V. Cendejas 22, N. Yoshitomi 7, S. Mensink 5, E. Giacobone 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Cendejas 3-7, N. Yoshitomi 2-1, S. Mensink 0-0, E. Giacobone 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Cendejas 96-46, N. Yoshitomi 32-20, S. Mensink 25-15, E. Giacobone 8-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Giacobone 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Douma 5.1 3 1 1 1 8 1 93 3.60   
N. Metsa H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 1.93   
C. Normand BS (1) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 14 4.86   
R. Ptacek 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.42   
C. Staer W (1-0), BS (1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Douma 65
Batters Faced: I. Douma 21, N. Metsa 3, C. Normand 3, R. Ptacek 5, C. Staer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Douma 2-5, N. Metsa 1-0, C. Normand 1-0, R. Ptacek 2-1, C. Staer 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Douma 93-64, N. Metsa 12-7, C. Normand 14-8, R. Ptacek 20-13, C. Staer 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Metsa 1-0 , R. Ptacek 1-0
Hit Batsmen: I. Douma
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Izak Douma
Ballpark: Rebel City Field
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM GMT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 39941
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