DOUBLE A BASEBALL
MISSISSIPPI BRAVES AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
08/09/2058
 
DOUBLE A BASEBALL
MISSISSIPPI BRAVES AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 11760 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2058 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi Braves (69-44) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 13 1
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (50-63) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Multi-HR Game for Orton in 6-0 Win
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Mississippi Braves and Northwest Arkansas Naturals.

The Mississippi Braves stifled the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 6-0, at Arvest Ballpark. Wes Orton had his hitting cap on. He was 2-4 with 2 home runs and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 times and drove in 3 for Mississippi. Chris Grant, who leads the TXSL with a 2.24 ERA, was the winning pitcher. Over 7.2 innings, he allowed no runs on 7 hits, with no walks and 1 strikeout.

With Mississippi leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Orton hit a cutter from Jim Loeffelholz for a solo home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Braves ahead, 2-0.

Mississippi manager said, "I thought we played well in all phases."

The Braves improved to 69-44.
MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Orton SS 4 3 2 3 0 0 3 .256 7 22
   b-D. Meraz SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 4 18
C. Garner RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .283 7 20
M. Zimmerman 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .360 6 32
C. Colon DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .309 11 34
M. McHenry 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .333 5 20
N. Bradley CF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .247 4 8
D. Costner 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 16 45
J. Siggers LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .230 4 13
   a-T. Nazar CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 3 11
N. Merriweather C 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .429 0 2
Totals 39 6 13 6 1 5 17      
a - T. Nazar substituted for J. Siggers in the 8th
b - D. Meraz substituted for W. Orton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Siggers (3, 8th Inning off J. Salgado, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Orton 2 (7, 3rd Inning off J. Loeffelholz, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Salgado, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Orton 8 , C. Garner , M. Zimmerman 2 , C. Colon 2 , N. Bradley , J. Siggers 3 , N. Merriweather 3
2-out RBI: W. Orton , N. Merriweather
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Garner , M. McHenry
GIDP: J. Siggers
Hit by Pitch: W. Orton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Orton (15)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Orton (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Costner-Orton-Grant, Orton-Zimmerman-Costner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Dukes RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .128 3 9
J. Evans CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .341 1 3
C. Eicher SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .343 13 54
N. Steiner LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323 14 67
K. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .298 0 10
J. Brown 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 11 43
C. Cope DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .351 2 10
J. Bauer 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312 10 35
J. Scoggins C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 6 28
Totals 33 0 7 0 0 1 9      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Evans 2 , C. Eicher , N. Steiner , J. Brown , C. Cope , J. Bauer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Scoggins
GIDP: K. Ward , J. Bauer
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bauer (5)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Steiner (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Eicher-Ward-Brown)
MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Grant W (8-4) 7.2 7 0 0 0 1 0 86 2.24   
G. Walsdorf 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Grant 66
Batters Faced: C. Grant 29, G. Walsdorf 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Grant 10-10, G. Walsdorf 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Grant 86-57, G. Walsdorf 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Walsdorf 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Loeffelholz L (6-10) 6.1 10 3 3 1 2 1 98 5.40   
R. Savu 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.20   
J. Salgado 2.0 3 3 3 0 2 1 31 2.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Loeffelholz 42
Batters Faced: J. Loeffelholz 30, R. Savu 2, J. Salgado 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Loeffelholz 10-6, R. Savu 0-1, J. Salgado 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Loeffelholz 98-67, R. Savu 6-5, J. Salgado 31-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Savu 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Loeffelholz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wes Orton
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 6443
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