ADVANCED A BASEBALL
INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
07/23/2060
 
ADVANCED A BASEBALL
INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
GAME ID: 14075 - FRIDAY, JULY 23RD , 2060 - GAME LOG
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Inland Empire 66ers (67-26) 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 6 0
Carolina Mudcats (28-65) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
Carolina Drops Another One, 4-2
The Inland Empire 66ers withstood an impressive performance by Carolina right fielder Joe Foster to defeat the Mudcats, 4-2, at Five County Stadium. Foster was 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Leo Lemas picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 2-1. Akihiko Akiba suffered the loss. Dave Ingraham got the save, his 22nd in 24 chances.

Robby Pederson had a direct impact on the outcome. Pederson contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put Inland Empire up, 4-2.

"This team is on a mission," said Pederson, who is one of the clubhouse leaders. "I like our focus."

Inland Empire is in first place in the CAR/CAL California League with a record of 67-26.
INLAND EMPIRE BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Mizuno CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .294 5 40
E. Popp LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .286 7 51
M. Higginbotham C 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .315 11 49
E. Newton 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .257 6 23
D. Davis DH 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 .286 3 9
S. Kissinger 3B 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 .268 6 43
   a-C. McGregor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 13 61
   b-J. Jackson 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 4 23
R. Pederson RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 .333 4 17
S. Morris SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .255 3 13
   c-P. Ruport PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158 1 3
   d-S. Rivers SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 5 16
M. Respighi 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267 1 2
Totals 30 4 6 4 12 7 24      
a - C. McGregor pinch hit for S. Kissinger in the 7th
b - J. Jackson substituted for C. McGregor in the 7th
c - P. Ruport pinch hit for S. Morris in the 9th
d - S. Rivers substituted for P. Ruport in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Higginbotham (8, 4th Inning off A. Akiba, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Popp , M. Higginbotham 2 , S. Kissinger , J. Jackson , R. Pederson 2
2-out RBI: D. Davis , R. Pederson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Higginbotham , S. Kissinger , R. Pederson , S. Morris 2 , P. Ruport
GIDP: D. Davis
Sac Fly: R. Pederson
Hit by Pitch: E. Newton
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Mizuno (20) , E. Popp 2 (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Respighi-Morris-Newton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Avina DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 1 3
B. Flores 3B, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 1
J. Foster RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .458 1 2
D. Mullins LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .304 3 25
S. Kertscher SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 12 44
   b-C. Dart PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 6
J. Dunn 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254 2 23
J. Laws 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
   a-J. Lloyd PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .186 1 7
J. Bailey CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .098 1 2
   c-E. Rubio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 2 8
L. Richter C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 4 17
   d-J. Aguilar PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 1 18
Totals 31 2 6 2 5 1 14      
a - J. Lloyd pinch hit for J. Laws in the 6th
b - C. Dart pinch hit for S. Kertscher in the 8th
c - E. Rubio pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 9th
d - J. Aguilar pinch hit for L. Richter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Flores (1, 3rd Inning off L. Lemas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Foster (1, 6th Inning off L. Lemas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Flores 2 , J. Foster 5 , S. Kertscher , J. Dunn , J. Aguilar
2-out RBI: J. Foster
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bailey 3
GIDP: J. Dunn
Sac Bunt: J. Dunn
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Laws-Kertscher-Dunn)
OF assists: 1 (Bailey(Davis at home))
PB: L. Richter
INLAND EMPIRE PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Leonetti 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.13   
L. Lemas W (2-1) 3.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 54 5.70   
J. Perez H (4) 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 34 1.97   
E. Makowski H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 1.99   
D. Ingraham SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leonetti 46
Batters Faced: A. Leonetti 7, L. Lemas 15, J. Perez 8, E. Makowski 3, D. Ingraham 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leonetti 2-3, L. Lemas 5-5, J. Perez 3-2, E. Makowski 1-1, D. Ingraham 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leonetti 16-11, L. Lemas 54-30, J. Perez 34-17, E. Makowski 8-3, D. Ingraham 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Lemas 1-0 , E. Makowski 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Akiba L (0-6) 4.1 2 3 3 6 4 0 84 5.04   
J. Jimenez 2.0 0 1 1 5 2 0 42 3.38   
M. Tejeda 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
C. Brigham 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 28 4.26   
F. Palma 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Akiba 45
Batters Faced: A. Akiba 21, J. Jimenez 11, M. Tejeda 2, C. Brigham 7, F. Palma 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Akiba 4-4, J. Jimenez 1-3, M. Tejeda 0-0, C. Brigham 0-5, F. Palma 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Akiba 84-43, J. Jimenez 42-18, M. Tejeda 6-4, C. Brigham 28-15, F. Palma 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jimenez 3-1 , M. Tejeda 3-1 , C. Brigham 3-0 , F. Palma 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Akiba
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Foster
Ballpark: Five County Stadium
Weather: Rain (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 2773
Special Notes: SP Attilio Leonetti was injured while pitching. RP Mike Tejeda was injured while pitching. Dan Davis ties the INL regular season game record for bases on balls with 4. RP Chris Brigham was injured while pitching.
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