DOUBLE A
AKRON RUBBERDUCKS AT ALTOONA CURVE
04/30/2060
 
DOUBLE A
AKRON RUBBERDUCKS AT ALTOONA CURVE
GAME ID: 432 - FRIDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2060 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Akron RubberDucks (7-5) 0 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 12 10 0
Altoona Curve (6-6) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
RubberDucks Squash Curve, 12-2
The Akron RubberDucks soundly defeated the Altoona Curve, 12-2, at People's Natural Gas Field. Ned Weston, who is rated as the 2nd best prospect by BNN, let his bat do the talking. He was 2-5 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for Akron. The winning pitcher was 26-year old right-handed pitcher Levi Funston. He tossed 78 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits. After losing, Altoona is 6-6.

With Akron leading 2-0 in the top of the second, Weston hit a 2-run single off Altoona hurler Rafael Diaz. It was the 13th hit of the season for Weston and put his team ahead, 4-0.

Of the opposition, Altoona manager Matt Hartford said: "They hit fastballs, they hit breaking balls, they hit inside fastballs, they hit outside fastballs."
AKRON BATTING LINESCORE ALTOONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kittredge RF 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 .184 0 1
N. Weston LF 5 2 2 3 0 2 3 .310 5 9
F. Batista 1B 5 1 2 3 0 2 0 .231 0 6
N. Tapia CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .267 0 7
B. Lamica 3B 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 .325 2 10
   a-C. Frederick PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Rian 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .171 1 5
H. Cain DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .217 0 0
V. Bowman C 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .273 0 1
C. Vargas SS 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .129 0 2
Totals 35 12 10 12 7 6 14      
a - C. Frederick pinch hit for B. Lamica in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Vargas (2, 2nd Inning off R. Diaz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: F. Batista (1, 2nd Inning off R. Diaz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Weston (5, 6th Inning off H. Morrow, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Weston 5 , F. Batista 4 , N. Tapia 2 , J. Rian 2 , V. Bowman , C. Vargas 2
2-out RBI: N. Weston , F. Batista , J. Rian , C. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Tapia , H. Cain
GIDP: V. Bowman
Sac Fly: V. Bowman
Hit by Pitch: B. Lamica
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Estep CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .227 0 0
J. McConnell SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286 1 2
   d-P. Azucena PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 1 4
T. Wheeler RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .111 1 4
   a-J. Ray RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 2 7
H. Avila LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .154 0 1
N. Kettenring 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .324 0 3
   b-L. Tafoya PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-A. García 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
S. Kraxberger DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .240 0 1
D. Roque 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 3 .241 3 6
J. Garcia 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .257 2 5
B. Nguyen C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .350 0 1
Totals 34 2 7 2 3 11 17      
a - J. Ray substituted for T. Wheeler in the 6th
b - L. Tafoya pinch hit for N. Kettenring in the 8th
c - A. García substituted for L. Tafoya in the 9th
d - P. Azucena pinch hit for J. McConnell in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Roque (3, 3rd Inning off L. Funston, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Estep , J. McConnell , N. Kettenring , L. Tafoya , D. Roque 5 , B. Nguyen
2-out RBI: D. Roque
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Avila , D. Roque , J. Garcia 2
Hit by Pitch: N. Kettenring
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McConnell (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roque-McConnell-Garcia)
AKRON PITCHING LINESCORE ALTOONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Funston W (1-1) 5.0 4 2 2 2 5 1 78 6.23   
L. Hannah 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 36 0.00   
A. Felix 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 20 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Funston 54
Batters Faced: L. Funston 22, L. Hannah 9, A. Felix 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Funston 5-5, L. Hannah 4-0, A. Felix 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Funston 78-51, L. Hannah 36-22, A. Felix 20-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Felix 1-0
WP: L. Hannah
Hit Batsmen: L. Funston
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Diaz L (0-1) 2.0 3 6 6 4 1 0 57 17.18   
K. Skevington 1.1 1 3 3 2 2 0 33 5.28   
H. Morrow 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 40 5.93   
W. Kapp 3.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 41 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Diaz 19
Batters Faced: R. Diaz 13, K. Skevington 7, H. Morrow 10, W. Kapp 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Diaz 0-5, K. Skevington 2-0, H. Morrow 2-3, W. Kapp 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Diaz 57-25, K. Skevington 33-21, H. Morrow 40-25, W. Kapp 41-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Morrow 3-3
WP: K. Skevington
Hit Batsmen: W. Kapp
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ned Weston
Ballpark: People's Natural Gas Field
Weather: Clear skies (39 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 7149
Special Notes: RF Toby Wheeler was injured on a defensive play.
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