WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
NIGERIA NKALI AT CAIRO PHARAOHS
05/13/2113
 
WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
NIGERIA NKALI AT CAIRO PHARAOHS
GAME ID: 729 - SATURDAY, MAY 13TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nigeria Nkali (24-12) 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 7 16 1
Cairo Pharaohs (16-21) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 10 0
Pharaohs Fall to Nkali, 7-4
Khayyat bin Khaled was a major factor in the 7-4 Nigeria win over Cairo. The Nkali designated hitter went 4-5 with 4 singles. The winning pitcher was Ion Ardelean. His record now stands at 5-3. The right-hander went 8 innings, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits for the Nkali. Marc Cariou recorded the save, his 2nd.

The Pharaohs had been locked in a 1-1 tie with the Nkali going into the top of the fourth inning. That changed quickly when the 24-year old third baseman Paul Miller came to the plate. Miller hit a run-scoring triple on a full count sinker from Cairo hurler Enreecko-Edilberto Ducay. It was Miller's 2nd triple of the year.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Miller.

The win elevated the Nkali to 24-12.
NIGERIA BATTING LINESCORE CAIRO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. bin Khaled DH 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .313 0 12
M. Stevic 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .344 8 23
R. Chavez SS 4 2 2 0 1 1 4 .242 4 20
R. Leon Jr. 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 .270 2 23
G. Macaria LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .301 5 21
P. Miller 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 4 .258 1 20
P. Guadagnino RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321 1 14
   a-R. bin Abdul RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .381 0 3
M. Lamaalem C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .156 0 2
A. Vidonha CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .331 8 23
Totals 38 7 16 7 2 7 21      
a - R. bin Abdul substituted for P. Guadagnino in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: M. Stevic (13, 5th Inning off E. Ducay, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. Miller (2, 4th Inning off E. Ducay, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. bin Khaled 4 , M. Stevic 3 , R. Chavez 2 , R. Leon Jr. 2 , G. Macaria 2 , P. Miller 3 , R. bin Abdul 2 , A. Vidonha
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Macaria , R. bin Abdul
GIDP: R. Leon Jr. , M. Lamaalem
Sac Fly: P. Miller
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: K. bin Khaled (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Stevic (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Chavez-Stevic-Leon Jr., Stevic-Chavez-Leon Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bulatovic 2B 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 .276 0 14
A. Abdul-Muhaimin RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .344 1 18
O. Peneda C 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .240 4 19
B. Varahabhotla LF 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .339 6 15
T. Shafeeq DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .181 2 14
S. Kuumba 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .194 2 13
A. Dakarai 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .344 6 17
G. Nitisastro SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .179 0 7
G. bin Sami CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .257 3 10
Totals 33 4 10 4 4 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: G. bin Sami (5, 4th Inning off I. Ardelean, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Shafeeq (3, 6th Inning off I. Ardelean, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Peneda (4, 8th Inning off I. Ardelean, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Bulatovic 2 , O. Peneda 4 , B. Varahabhotla , T. Shafeeq 2 , A. Dakarai 2 , G. Nitisastro , G. bin Sami 3
2-out RBI: R. Bulatovic , B. Varahabhotla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Abdul-Muhaimin , O. Peneda , G. Nitisastro
GIDP: T. Shafeeq , S. Kuumba
Sac Bunt: G. Nitisastro
Sac Fly: R. Bulatovic
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Bulatovic (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Nitisastro-Bulatovic-Kuumba, Nitisastro-Kuumba, Nitisastro-Bulatovic-Kuumba)
NIGERIA PITCHING LINESCORE CAIRO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Ardelean W (5-3) 8.0 9 4 4 4 5 1 110 5.62   
M. Cariou SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Ardelean 49
Batters Faced: I. Ardelean 35, M. Cariou 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Ardelean 12-4, M. Cariou 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Ardelean 110-67, M. Cariou 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Cariou 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ducay L (1-4) 4.1 10 6 6 1 3 0 79 3.88   
M. Kun 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 6.00   
K. Sukanya 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 29 2.53   
A. Thomas 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ducay 21
Batters Faced: E. Ducay 22, M. Kun 7, K. Sukanya 9, A. Thomas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ducay 4-4, M. Kun 1-2, K. Sukanya 0-3, A. Thomas 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ducay 79-49, M. Kun 30-19, K. Sukanya 29-16, A. Thomas 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kun 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Khayyat bin Khaled
Ballpark: Pyramid Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 35850
Special Notes: Pippino Guadagnino was ejected in the 2nd inning for arguing a strike call.
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