ROOKIE ADVANCED
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT LETHBRIDGE BLACK DIAMONDS
08/23/2052
 
ROOKIE ADVANCED
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT LETHBRIDGE BLACK DIAMONDS
GAME ID: 11109 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2052 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bluefield Blue Jays (26-31) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0
Lethbridge Black Diamonds (27-30) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 1
Black Diamonds Fell Blue Jays, 4-3
The Lethbridge Black Diamonds topped the Bluefield Blue Jays, 4-3, in Pioneer League action at Howard Johnson Field. The standout performance belonged to Lethbridge pitcher and Lino Lakes, Minnesota, native Juju Kirby. The winning pitcher was Kirby, now 4-3. He tossed 5.1 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 5. The save went to Tray Cheng, number 12 for him.

Jimmy Boy Gillyard, who is tied for 9th in the PIO in doubles with 10, aided the Lethbridge cause with a run-scoring ground out in the bottom of the third. For the game, the shortstop drove in one run.

Gillyard said his team "played with focus."

At 27-30, Lethbridge is in 7th place in the Pioneer League North Division.
BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE LETHBRIDGE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Navarro CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
K. Mesker 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .187 0 7
   d-J. Kurz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 3 9
   e-W. Roth 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
T. Osborne C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .214 6 20
Y. Tejo RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .333 0 1
R. Rubio 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .266 7 25
   f-B. Logan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 5 18
   g-C. Atkins 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
W. Sours 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .295 5 13
R. Springs LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 8 19
   a-G. Sweeten PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 2
   c-G. Zhang LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 1
   h-D. Lyons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 1 4
P. Villarreal DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 3 14
   b-O. Aguilar DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 2 9
Y. Stephens SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .194 0 2
   i-C. Glenn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
Totals 30 3 6 3 2 7 13      
a - G. Sweeten pinch hit for R. Springs in the 6th
b - O. Aguilar inserted as DH in the 6th
c - G. Zhang substituted for G. Sweeten in the 6th
d - J. Kurz pinch hit for K. Mesker in the 7th
e - W. Roth substituted for J. Kurz in the 7th
f - B. Logan pinch hit for R. Rubio in the 8th
g - C. Atkins substituted for B. Logan in the 8th
h - D. Lyons pinch hit for G. Zhang in the 9th
i - C. Glenn pinch hit for Y. Stephens in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Osborne (4, 3rd Inning off J. Kirby, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Sours (5, 6th Inning off J. Kirby, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Rubio (7, 2nd Inning off J. Kirby, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Sours (5, 9th Inning off T. Cheng, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Mesker , T. Osborne 2 , R. Rubio 4 , W. Sours 6 , R. Springs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Navarro 2 , Y. Tejo , W. Sours , O. Aguilar
Sac Bunt: R. Springs , P. Villarreal
Sac Fly: Y. Tejo
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Trover CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .205 6 13
D. Ayala LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .284 6 16
T. Cramer RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .258 7 23
H. Lenn 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .179 5 16
J. Gillyard SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .215 4 16
P. Pennington DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256 7 19
H. Bass 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .159 1 1
   a-D. Tharrington 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
L. Devier 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .200 5 9
H. Gathers C 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .201 5 18
Totals 33 4 9 4 1 8 13      
a - D. Tharrington substituted for H. Bass in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: H. Bass (1, 4th Inning off N. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Gathers (5, 4th Inning off N. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Trover 2 , D. Ayala 3 , H. Lenn , P. Pennington , H. Bass 3 , H. Gathers 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gillyard , P. Pennington
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Gathers (2)
BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE LETHBRIDGE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Johnson L (0-5) 4.1 8 4 4 1 6 1 90 2.66   
F. Robles 3.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 44 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Johnson 36
Batters Faced: N. Johnson 22, F. Robles 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Johnson 5-2, F. Robles 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: N. Johnson 90-56, F. Robles 44-26
WP: N. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kirby W (4-3) 5.1 5 2 2 2 5 1 81 3.53   
V. Pikevsky H (4) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 7.30   
T. Cheng SV (12) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kirby 53
Batters Faced: J. Kirby 24, V. Pikevsky 8, T. Cheng 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kirby 6-5, V. Pikevsky 4-2, T. Cheng 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kirby 81-51, V. Pikevsky 30-20, T. Cheng 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Pikevsky 1-0
WP: J. Kirby
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juju Kirby
Ballpark: Howard Johnson Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 3725
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