SHORT SEASON A
VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS AT STATE COLLEGE SPIKES
08/05/2061
 
SHORT SEASON A
VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS AT STATE COLLEGE SPIKES
GAME ID: 9341 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2061 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vermont Lake Monsters (30-14) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 14 0
State College Spikes (23-21) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 X 6 11 0
Clutch Hitting Delivers Win for Spikes
State College first baseman Gordon Strube had a 5-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Vermont Lake Monsters, 6-3. Jermain Shaw picked up the save for State College, his 8th of the year. State College now has a record of 23-21 with the win.

Strube had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a 2-1 fastball from Ted Ballejos, he banged a grand slam home run to left-center, giving the Spikes a 6-2 lead. It was the 5th home run of the year for Strube.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Strube, "one at-bat at a time."
VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE STATE COLLEGE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Espinoza LF 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .366 1 13
J. Magana 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .314 2 12
K. Rice RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 6 .311 2 8
J. Faulkner DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .263 6 24
M. Roberts 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .289 4 13
C. Brunner 1B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .309 4 13
A. Burris SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .303 3 9
T. Lodge CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .275 7 23
N. Hoang C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .316 6 11
   a-K. Hong PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 2 4
Totals 38 3 14 2 1 9 21      
a - K. Hong pinch hit for N. Hoang in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Brunner (4, 4th Inning off B. Haddix, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza 4 , J. Magana 2 , K. Rice 2 , J. Faulkner 2 , C. Brunner 6 , N. Hoang
2-out RBI: J. Magana , C. Brunner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Rice 2 , M. Roberts
GIDP: J. Faulkner , M. Roberts 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hoang-Burris-Brunner, Roberts-Burris-Brunner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bringle SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .288 5 21
J. O'Neil 3B, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .386 7 17
C. Thomas DH 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .258 2 3
A. Deddens RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .309 7 19
G. Strube 1B 4 1 2 5 0 0 1 .369 5 30
A. Sandoval LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .328 1 5
R. Vargas CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .239 8 25
F. Mattos C 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .257 4 15
   a-B. Hasselbaink PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 2 3
   b-M. Jeffcoat C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 2 9
L. Freeman 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 4 8
   c-C. Bliss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 0 6
   d-A. Hartman 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 1 6
Totals 33 6 11 6 1 4 10      
a - B. Hasselbaink pinch hit for F. Mattos in the 7th
b - M. Jeffcoat substituted for B. Hasselbaink in the 8th
c - C. Bliss pinch hit for L. Freeman in the 8th
d - A. Hartman substituted for C. Bliss in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Thomas (1, 1st Inning off T. Ballejos, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. O'Neil (8, 6th Inning off T. Ballejos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Strube (5, 8th Inning off T. Ballejos, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bringle , J. O'Neil 3 , C. Thomas 3 , A. Deddens , G. Strube 5 , R. Vargas 2 , F. Mattos
2-out RBI: G. Strube
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Strube , A. Sandoval
GIDP: B. Hasselbaink , L. Freeman
Hit by Pitch: A. Deddens
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Freeman-Bringle-Strube, Freeman-Bringle-Strube, Bringle-Freeman-Strube)
VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE STATE COLLEGE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ballejos L (4-3) 7.1 10 6 6 1 3 1 105 4.04   
N. Simpson 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ballejos 36
Batters Faced: T. Ballejos 32, N. Simpson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ballejos 8-9, N. Simpson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ballejos 105-64, N. Simpson 8-6
Hit Batsmen: T. Ballejos
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Haddix 5.2 10 2 2 0 5 1 78 2.80   
C. Peña W (2-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 1.84   
M. Arnott 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 1.98   
J. Shaw SV (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 18 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Haddix 46
Batters Faced: B. Haddix 24, C. Peña 8, M. Arnott 2, J. Shaw 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Haddix 6-3, C. Peña 4-2, M. Arnott 0-0, J. Shaw 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Haddix 78-54, C. Peña 29-18, M. Arnott 8-3, J. Shaw 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Peña 1-0 , J. Shaw 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gordon Strube
Ballpark: Bowman Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 4144
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