WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
SINGAPORE FUSION AT NIGERIA NKALI
05/09/2114
 
WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
SINGAPORE FUSION AT NIGERIA NKALI
GAME ID: 684 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 9TH , 2114 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Singapore Fusion (23-12) 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 7 8 0
Nigeria Nkali (16-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 1
Nkali Fall, 7-3, to Baird, Fusion
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Singapore Fusion and Nigeria Nkali.

A 3-RBI performance from third baseman Julian Baird, who is tied for 10th in the EL with a .328 batting average, led the Singapore Fusion to a win over the Nigeria Nkali, 7-3. The winner was Mezyan Manzili, who threw 139 pitches over 9 innings. The right-hander was charged with 3 runs on 6 hits.

With Singapore leading 2-0 in the top of the fifth, Baird hit a fastball from Ion Ardelean for a 2-run home run. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Fusion ahead, 4-0.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Singapore manager Tatsuya Morimoto.

The second-place Fusion now sit at 23-12.
SINGAPORE BATTING LINESCORE NIGERIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Antonescu DH 3 4 2 1 2 0 0 .212 5 9
J. Baird 3B 3 1 3 3 1 0 1 .328 6 16
R. Mayekar 1B 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 .302 7 23
B. Lemmens LF 3 0 0 2 0 1 7 .256 7 22
K. bin Ka'im 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .254 5 18
U. Adjeng CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .241 5 18
L. Rauf RF 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .219 6 19
S. Munish C 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .222 2 16
J. Flores SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .210 0 10
Totals 32 7 8 7 8 8 21      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Antonescu (7, 6th Inning off I. Ardelean, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Baird (6, 5th Inning off I. Ardelean, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Antonescu 3 , J. Baird 6 , R. Mayekar , K. bin Ka'im 2
2-out RBI: K. bin Ka'im
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lemmens , U. Adjeng 2 , L. Rauf
Sac Fly: J. Baird , B. Lemmens 2
Hit by Pitch: S. Munish
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (bin Ka'im-Flores-Mayekar)
OF assists: 1 (Adjeng(Leclerc at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. bin Khaled 1B, RF 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 .229 2 13
J. Leclerc 3B 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .224 3 16
R. Chavez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .190 4 15
M. Stevic 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 5 16
G. Macaria DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .220 0 4
T. Kherkheulidze LF, 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .252 5 11
A. Vidonha CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .263 4 14
J. Parsons C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .277 3 14
P. Guadagnino RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 13
   a-J. Gomez PH, LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 1 3
Totals 30 3 6 3 7 7 14      
a - J. Gomez pinch hit for P. Guadagnino in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kherkheulidze (3, 4th Inning off M. Manzili, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. bin Khaled (2, 7th Inning off M. Manzili, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. bin Khaled 4 , J. Leclerc , R. Chavez , M. Stevic , G. Macaria , T. Kherkheulidze 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Leclerc , A. Vidonha , J. Parsons 2
GIDP: R. Chavez
Sac Bunt: T. Kherkheulidze
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. bin Khaled (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Chavez (3)
OF assists: 1 (Guadagnino(Baird at 2nd base))
PB: J. Parsons
SINGAPORE PITCHING LINESCORE NIGERIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Manzili W (5-1) 9.0 6 3 3 7 7 1 139 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Manzili 63
Batters Faced: M. Manzili 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Manzili 11-7
Pitches - Strikes: M. Manzili 139-80
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Ardelean L (1-3) 5.0 6 7 5 6 4 1 110 5.40   
D. Damu 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 6.23   
G. Sajinov 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.70   
T. Verger 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 6.00   
G. Munim 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Ardelean 29
Batters Faced: I. Ardelean 28, D. Damu 5, G. Sajinov 3, T. Verger 4, G. Munim 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Ardelean 4-6, D. Damu 1-2, G. Sajinov 2-1, T. Verger 1-0, G. Munim 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Ardelean 110-55, D. Damu 22-12, G. Sajinov 9-4, T. Verger 21-13, G. Munim 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Damu 2-2
Hit Batsmen: I. Ardelean
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Julian Baird
Ballpark: Lagos Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 30862
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