ROOKIE ADVANCED
HAMPTON ORIOLES AT DANVILLE BRAVES
09/09/2061
 
ROOKIE ADVANCED
HAMPTON ORIOLES AT DANVILLE BRAVES
GAME ID: 17180 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2061 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hampton Orioles 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 8 11 0
Danville Braves 2 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 X 12 13 1
Critical Game 5 Goes to Host Braves, 12-8
Danville Braves left fielder Jackson Ahlberg was the difference-maker at American Legion Field, as he led his club to victory in a pivotal Game 5 of the Wild Card Series. The Braves took the 12-8 win over the Hampton Orioles to seize a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series.

Ahlberg had a key at-bat in the bottom of the sixth to put Danville in front, 7-5. With the bases loaded, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run off Hampton pitcher Diego De La Torre.

"Nice win for us," said Ahlberg. "Now we'll go after the next one."

Game 6 is scheduled for Sunday at Hampton Stadium in Hampton.
HAMPTON BATTING LINESCORE DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Shanks CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .091 1 1
E. Bryan 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .250 0 1
D. Caldwell RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .238 1 3
J. Huwer DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .417 0 2
   a-W. Soto DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
R. Marcum 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .167 1 1
M. Freimark LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .333 0 2
J. Prochaska 1B 3 2 2 4 2 1 2 .176 2 4
D. Deason C 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .300 0 3
B. Bustamante SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .222 1 1
Totals 38 8 11 8 5 8 22      
a - W. Soto inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Caldwell (1, 1st Inning off R. Tew, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Marcum (1, 5th Inning off R. Tew, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Prochaska 2 (2, 6th Inning off D. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. Rivera, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Bustamante (1, 6th Inning off D. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Caldwell 3 , J. Huwer , R. Marcum 4 , M. Freimark , J. Prochaska 8 , D. Deason 2 , B. Bustamante 5
2-out RBI: R. Marcum , J. Prochaska
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Bryan , W. Soto , J. Prochaska
Sac Fly: M. Freimark
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bustamante-Bryan-Prochaska)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Dempsey CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .200 0 1
R. Francis RF 4 1 0 1 1 2 3 .250 0 4
J. Ahlberg LF 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 .421 1 3
A. Arca 3B 5 2 2 3 0 0 4 .222 1 4
J. Swanson 2B 5 1 2 3 0 1 0 .286 0 5
K. Baggett DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .118 1 3
   b-N. O'Connell DH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
B. Brown SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .188 0 0
A. Cervantez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
   a-J. Pippin PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-O. Salsido 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
P. Holmes C 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .357 0 3
Totals 36 12 13 12 5 7 13      
a - J. Pippin pinch hit for A. Cervantez in the 6th
b - N. O'Connell inserted as DH in the 6th
c - O. Salsido substituted for J. Pippin in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Swanson (2, 6th Inning off A. Derby, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Arca (1, 1st Inning off J. Merson, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ahlberg (1, 1st Inning off J. Merson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Dempsey , J. Ahlberg 6 , A. Arca 5 , J. Swanson 3 , K. Baggett , N. O'Connell , B. Brown 2 , P. Holmes
2-out RBI: R. Francis , J. Ahlberg 2 , A. Arca 2 , J. Swanson , N. O'Connell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Arca
GIDP: K. Baggett
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Dempsey
HAMPTON PITCHING LINESCORE DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Merson 5.1 7 4 4 1 3 2 97 6.75   
D. De La Torre L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 3 7 7 4 0 0 30 24.30   
A. Derby 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 29 2.08   
A. Kuhn 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Merson 40
Batters Faced: J. Merson 23, D. De La Torre 8, A. Derby 7, A. Kuhn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Merson 6-6, D. De La Torre 1-0, A. Derby 2-0, A. Kuhn 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Merson 97-61, D. De La Torre 30-13, A. Derby 29-18, A. Kuhn 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Derby 2-2
WP: J. Merson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tew 5.0 4 3 2 4 6 1 91 3.60   
D. Rivera W (1-0), BS (1) 1.2 5 5 5 0 2 3 32 9.00   
Z. Fisher 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 35 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tew 51
Batters Faced: R. Tew 24, D. Rivera 10, Z. Fisher 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tew 4-5, D. Rivera 1-2, Z. Fisher 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tew 91-52, D. Rivera 32-23, Z. Fisher 35-24
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackson Ahlberg
Ballpark: American Legion Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 30088
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