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BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT MAINE GRIZZLIES
05/09/2063
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BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT MAINE GRIZZLIES
GAME ID: 12257 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 9TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Barons (13-10) 4 2 4 2 1 3 4 3 0 23 25 0
Maine Grizzlies (14-9) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Hits Galore: Whittington Drills 5 Hits
After a 5-hit effort to lead Birmingham's 23-4 victory over the Maine Grizzlies, left fielder Ben Whittington told BNN beat writers it had been "a special day."

"It really doesn't matter whether it's sandlot ball, high school or college, two hits in a game is nice," he said. "Three or four is better, but five or more is out of sight. And to do that at the Triple A-level is really something special."

The 25-year-old player earned his accolades at Chukchansi Park with a spectacular 5-for-6 game against the Grizzlies.

"His swing is getting there," said Barons skipper Steve Anderson, who spoke glowingly of Whittington after the game. "We want him to be quick with his swing, short and compact. We want him to be patient and go the other way when he can. Ben did that to perfection."

Ben Whittington doubled in the 1st, hit a two-run double in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit an RBI double in the 5th, walked in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and flied out in the 8th.

Whittington is hitting .511 so far this season with 14 RBIs and 6 runs scored. He has 23 hits including no home runs, 5 walks and .560 OBP.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE MAINE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ketchum Jr. RF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .304 1 5
   a-L. Pederson PR, RF 3 4 1 1 1 0 3 .324 1 6
M. Williams LF 5 5 4 7 2 0 0 .404 2 15
J. López 1B 6 2 3 4 1 0 2 .278 0 13
B. Whittington CF 6 2 5 4 1 0 1 .511 0 14
S. Calder 3B 6 0 0 0 1 4 7 .246 0 12
C. Martin DH 6 2 2 2 0 0 6 .346 4 16
J. Taylor 2B 7 2 3 1 0 0 2 .426 1 11
J. Manson C 5 2 2 1 2 0 2 .185 0 1
A. Cyr SS 6 3 3 2 0 1 2 .294 0 2
Totals 52 23 25 22 8 5 25      
a - L. Pederson pinch ran for M. Ketchum Jr. in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ketchum Jr. 2 (6, 1st Inning off T. Irlbeck, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off T. Irlbeck, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Whittington 3 (8, 1st Inning off T. Irlbeck, 0 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off T. Irlbeck, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Baughey, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Taylor (5, 3rd Inning off T. Irlbeck, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Manson (1, 3rd Inning off R. Bass, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. López (4, 5th Inning off J. Baughey, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Cyr 2 (3, 6th Inning off J. Baughey, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. McNish, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. López (1, 7th Inning off R. McNish, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Williams (1, 8th Inning off Z. Aviles, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Williams 2 (2, 1st Inning off T. Irlbeck, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off R. Bass, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Martin (4, 3rd Inning off T. Irlbeck, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ketchum Jr. 4 , L. Pederson , M. Williams 12 , J. López 6 , B. Whittington 8 , C. Martin 5 , J. Taylor 4 , J. Manson 3 , A. Cyr 5
2-out RBI: L. Pederson , M. Williams 2 , J. López , B. Whittington 2 , C. Martin , J. Taylor , A. Cyr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Pederson , B. Whittington , S. Calder , C. Martin 3
Hit by Pitch: L. Pederson , C. Martin
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Calder-Taylor-López)
OF assists: 1 (Pederson(Christian at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nieves LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .300 0 7
   c-J. Nararrete PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .346 4 11
   d-H. Price LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 3
W. Ollinger CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .233 0 2
T. Barton RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .254 3 8
Y. Adames DH 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .329 1 13
T. Krause C 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .235 2 10
   e-R. Lee PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 1 7
V. Perry 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .357 1 1
   a-S. Chandler PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Justice 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .283 2 11
G. Christian 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 .339 0 8
   b-C. Crabtree PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
R. Gonzáles SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .301 3 7
Totals 33 4 8 4 9 6 27      
a - S. Chandler pinch hit for V. Perry in the 7th
b - C. Crabtree pinch hit for G. Christian in the 7th
c - J. Nararrete pinch hit for R. Nieves in the 8th
d - H. Price substituted for J. Nararrete in the 9th
e - R. Lee pinch hit for T. Krause in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Justice (3, 2nd Inning off J. Kneedler, 2 on, 1 out) , Y. Adames (8, 3rd Inning off J. Kneedler, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Christian (3, 4th Inning off J. Kneedler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Nieves , T. Barton , Y. Adames 3 , R. Justice 2 , G. Christian 3 , R. Gonzáles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Barton , R. Justice 2 , C. Crabtree , R. Gonzáles
GIDP: S. Chandler
Team LOB: 11
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE MAINE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kneedler 3.2 4 4 4 5 3 0 82 4.61   
J. Long W (3-0) 2.2 3 0 0 2 2 0 45 6.59   
J. Smitherman 2.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 29 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kneedler 33
Batters Faced: J. Kneedler 19, J. Long 13, J. Smitherman 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kneedler 4-3, J. Long 3-3, J. Smitherman 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kneedler 82-40, J. Long 45-27, J. Smitherman 29-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Long 1-0 , J. Smitherman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Irlbeck L (3-1) 2.0 9 8 8 1 1 2 49 7.48   
R. Bass 2.0 4 4 4 1 2 1 34 4.15   
J. Baughey 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 29 19.64   
B. Hullis 1.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 33 5.73   
R. McNish 1.1 4 5 5 2 0 0 34 33.75   
Z. Aviles 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 25 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Irlbeck 2
Batters Faced: T. Irlbeck 16, R. Bass 12, J. Baughey 8, B. Hullis 8, R. McNish 11, Z. Aviles 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Irlbeck 0-5, R. Bass 2-2, J. Baughey 2-1, B. Hullis 0-2, R. McNish 2-2, Z. Aviles 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Irlbeck 49-28, R. Bass 34-21, J. Baughey 29-17, B. Hullis 33-15, R. McNish 34-18, Z. Aviles 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Bass 1-1 , B. Hullis 2-2 , R. McNish 1-1 , Z. Aviles 1-1
WP: R. McNish , Z. Aviles 2
Hit Batsmen: R. Bass , R. McNish
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Myles Williams
Ballpark: Chukchansi Park
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 5 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM ET
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 12399
Special Notes: RF Malcolm Ketchum Jr. was injured while running the bases. Ben Whittington ties the BIR regular season game record for doubles with 3. Myles Williams ties the BIR regular season game record for runs with 5.
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