WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
SOUTH AFRICA BLACK SOX AT ISTANBUL SCIMITARS
05/08/2117
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WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
SOUTH AFRICA BLACK SOX AT ISTANBUL SCIMITARS
GAME ID: 612 - SATURDAY, MAY 8TH , 2117 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Africa Black Sox (15-16) 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 8 0
Istanbul Scimitars (16-14) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 2
Black Sox Roll Past Scimitars, 6-2
South Africa and Istanbul got after it at Constantinople Coliseum.

Behind a fine performance from Dave Velasquez, the South Africa Black Sox knocked off the Istanbul Scimitars, 6-2. Velasquez went 2-4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Black Sox. Sanne Hooheno picked up the save for South Africa, his 5th of the year.

With South Africa leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Velasquez batted against Istanbul pitcher Ivan Nedic. Velasquez hit a changeup to right for a run-scoring double. His 7th double of the season put the Black Sox on top, 2-0.

South Africa manager Miguel Ortiz called it "a darn good win."

The loss drops Istanbul to 16-14.
SOUTH AFRICA BATTING LINESCORE ISTANBUL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Krohn SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .245 2 8
L. Antosiewicz RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .248 9 18
S. Kipkoech DH 5 0 0 1 0 3 6 .264 11 30
S. Alisjahbana 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .216 5 15
T. Shafeeq 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .284 1 13
R. Saucedo LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .213 6 16
D. bin Mubarak C 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .368 3 12
D. Velasquez CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .204 4 11
G. Bankole 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .193 1 5
Totals 36 6 8 6 5 8 24      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Velasquez (7, 2nd Inning off I. Nedic, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Bankole (5, 8th Inning off N. Humud, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Velasquez (4, 4th Inning off I. Nedic, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Krohn , S. Alisjahbana , T. Shafeeq , D. bin Mubarak 2 , D. Velasquez 6 , G. Bankole 2
2-out RBI: S. Alisjahbana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Antosiewicz , S. Kipkoech , S. Alisjahbana 2 , T. Shafeeq , D. Velasquez
Sac Fly: E. Krohn
Hit by Pitch: L. Antosiewicz
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Saucedo (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bankole-Krohn-Shafeeq)
PB: D. bin Mubarak
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Rousset 2B 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .265 1 10
A. bin Walid LF 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .178 5 10
Y. Waruhiu DH 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .303 7 25
N. Choudhary 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .208 2 9
I. bin Husain C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .326 4 10
L. Purbacaraka RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .257 2 12
V. Vermeule 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .202 5 18
I. Ena CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .400 0 0
R. Balgera SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .287 4 13
Totals 34 2 8 2 6 7 24      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Rousset (7, 5th Inning off M. Brunink, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Rousset 2 , Y. Waruhiu 2 , I. bin Husain 2 , L. Purbacaraka , I. Ena , R. Balgera
2-out RBI: M. Rousset
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. bin Walid , N. Choudhary , I. bin Husain , V. Vermeule 2
GIDP: N. Choudhary
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: R. Balgera 2 (4)
SOUTH AFRICA PITCHING LINESCORE ISTANBUL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Usiku 4.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 62 3.38   
M. Brunink 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 19 11.32   
A. bin Saud W (1-1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 25 3.44   
I. Danjuma H (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 1.69   
B. Fiduccia 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 1.46   
A. Zelaya H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.08   
T. Shehata 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.35   
S. Hooheno SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Usiku 62
Batters Faced: N. Usiku 14, M. Brunink 5, A. bin Saud 6, I. Danjuma 5, B. Fiduccia 3, A. Zelaya 4, T. Shehata 1, S. Hooheno 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Usiku 5-4, M. Brunink 0-1, A. bin Saud 1-1, I. Danjuma 0-3, B. Fiduccia 1-0, A. Zelaya 1-1, T. Shehata 0-0, S. Hooheno 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Usiku 62-40, M. Brunink 19-10, A. bin Saud 25-13, I. Danjuma 21-14, B. Fiduccia 13-6, A. Zelaya 20-9, T. Shehata 4-0, S. Hooheno 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. bin Saud 1-0 , B. Fiduccia 1-0 , A. Zelaya 2-0 , T. Shehata 1-0 , S. Hooheno 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Nedic L (3-1) 3.0 6 5 4 1 1 1 63 3.70   
T. Molitika 3.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 49 1.59   
N. Humud 2.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 42 7.40   
I. Wahine 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Nedic 27
Batters Faced: I. Nedic 17, T. Molitika 13, N. Humud 10, I. Wahine 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Nedic 3-5, T. Molitika 2-4, N. Humud 2-1, I. Wahine 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Nedic 63-38, T. Molitika 49-28, N. Humud 42-23, I. Wahine 10-7
WP: T. Molitika
Hit Batsmen: T. Molitika
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Velasquez
Ballpark: Constantinople Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 1:35 PM EET
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 44719
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