WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
SOUTH AFRICA BLACK SOX AT NIGERIA NKALI
06/04/2115
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WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
SOUTH AFRICA BLACK SOX AT NIGERIA NKALI
GAME ID: 1168 - TUESDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2115 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Africa Black Sox (36-23) 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 0
Nigeria Nkali (32-28) 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 X 5 11 0
Black Sox Come Up Short at Nigeria, 5-4
Nigeria first baseman Rafael Leon Jr. had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team down the South Africa Black Sox, 5-4. Brenden Smith got credit for the win, improving to 3-2. He allowed 4 runs on 7 hits in 7 innings. The first-place Black Sox have dropped 4 straight games.

Leon Jr. had an important at-bat with runners on 1st and 2nd in the bottom of the seventh, when he hit a run-scoring single. The Nkali went on to win.

"We're stringing together some nice wins," said Nigeria manager Dillon Lawson.
SOUTH AFRICA BATTING LINESCORE NIGERIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Antosiewicz RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .300 20 45
R. Sebesta CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .290 4 29
S. Kipkoech DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .275 25 64
S. Alisjahbana 3B 4 0 3 1 1 0 3 .272 6 16
T. Cuellar C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .223 12 20
T. Kimweri 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .210 14 31
G. Bankole SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .258 4 20
D. Kadijevic LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 2 10
Q. Kenneth 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3 6 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Antosiewicz (17, 1st Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Alisjahbana (17, 1st Inning off B. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Bankole (8, 2nd Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Sebesta (14, 9th Inning off J. Roussel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kimweri (14, 2nd Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Antosiewicz (20, 7th Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Antosiewicz 6 , R. Sebesta 2 , S. Alisjahbana 4 , T. Kimweri 4 , G. Bankole 2 , Q. Kenneth
2-out RBI: L. Antosiewicz , S. Alisjahbana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Alisjahbana , T. Cuellar 2 , G. Bankole 2
GIDP: T. Cuellar
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Alisjahbana (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bankole-Kenneth-Kimweri)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Leclerc SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .312 6 19
R. Chavez 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .332 13 44
M. Stevic 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .329 14 40
   a-K. bin Khaled PR, 1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 0 10
R. Leon Jr. 1B 4 0 3 3 0 0 2 .272 20 54
   b-J. Son PR, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365 2 5
A. Tarpa LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .377 6 22
   c-P. Miller 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 3 20
T. Kherkheulidze DH 3 0 0 1 0 2 5 .269 9 28
F. Jorge RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .236 3 12
J. Parsons C 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .266 7 28
   d-C. Smith C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 1 5
A. Vidonha CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 10 35
Totals 32 5 11 5 4 7 23      
a - K. bin Khaled pinch ran for M. Stevic in the 7th
b - J. Son pinch ran for R. Leon Jr. in the 7th
c - P. Miller substituted for A. Tarpa in the 8th
d - C. Smith substituted for J. Parsons in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Jorge (5, 4th Inning off B. Kjölbye, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Chavez (11, 7th Inning off T. Shehata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Leclerc , R. Chavez 3 , M. Stevic 2 , R. Leon Jr. 3 , F. Jorge 2 , J. Parsons 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Leclerc , R. Chavez , A. Tarpa , J. Parsons
GIDP: T. Kherkheulidze
Sac Bunt: A. Vidonha
Sac Fly: T. Kherkheulidze
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Leon Jr., Leclerc-Stevic-Leon Jr.)
SOUTH AFRICA PITCHING LINESCORE NIGERIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kjölbye 6.0 9 3 3 2 5 0 102 3.88   
T. Shehata L (2-2), BS (2) 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 28 2.60   
B. Makame 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kjölbye 45
Batters Faced: B. Kjölbye 28, T. Shehata 7, B. Makame 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kjölbye 9-3, T. Shehata 1-1, B. Makame 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kjölbye 102-61, T. Shehata 28-13, B. Makame 13-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Smith W (3-2) 7.0 7 4 4 3 3 2 84 4.78   
M. Cariou H (12) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 4.20   
D. Oseku H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 5.96   
J. Roussel SV (4) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Smith 47
Batters Faced: B. Smith 29, M. Cariou 5, D. Oseku 3, J. Roussel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Smith 7-9, M. Cariou 1-1, D. Oseku 1-0, J. Roussel 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Smith 84-52, M. Cariou 15-11, D. Oseku 17-7, J. Roussel 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Roussel 1-0
WP: B. Smith
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Leon Jr.
Ballpark: Lagos Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 34917
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