SKYLINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS AT PORTLAND HOPS
05/30/2065
 
SKYLINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS AT PORTLAND HOPS
GAME ID: 1420 - SATURDAY, MAY 30TH , 2065 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Virginia Black Bears (26-21) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 2
Portland Hops (26-21) 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 5 X 13 19 2
Hampton, Hops Humble Black Bears, 13-2
The Portland Hops had no problem beating the Virginia Black Bears, 13-2, at The BeerGarden. Ford Hampton, who leads the AL in extra base hits with 31, led the onslaught. He was 4 for 6 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4 for Portland. Portland pitcher Willis Flores got the win. He's now 3-5. Chase Yamada was tagged with the loss. Portland bumps their record to 26-21 with the win.

With Portland leading 9-2 in the bottom of the eighth, Hampton came up to bat against Virginia pitcher Marlon Valdez. Hampton hit a cutter to left-center for a grand slam home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Hops on top, 13-2.

"It's always fun to score a lot of runs," said Hampton.
VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thompson DH 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 .241 3 10
B. Swiatek LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 3 9
S. Wilson 3B 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .317 9 22
J. Brunell 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .228 10 25
L. Cunningham RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .255 5 16
X. Armenta 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .229 8 19
   a-K. Mueller PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .157 6 18
   c-C. Bureau 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
J. Russell C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .268 8 20
C. Valdes SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 2 9
   b-C. Garner PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .247 4 15
E. Aquilera CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .271 2 11
Totals 34 2 9 2 3 9 17      
a - K. Mueller pinch hit for X. Armenta in the 8th
b - C. Garner pinch hit for C. Valdes in the 8th
c - C. Bureau substituted for K. Mueller in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Wilson (12, 1st Inning off W. Flores, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Thompson (4, 3rd Inning off W. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thompson 3 , S. Wilson 4 , J. Brunell , K. Mueller , J. Russell , C. Valdes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brunell , L. Cunningham , C. Garner
Sac Bunt: B. Swiatek
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: X. Armenta (4) , C. Valdes (2)
OF assists: 2 (Cunningham(Nyland at 3rd base), Cunningham(Lares at home))
PB: J. Russell
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Hampton 3B 6 3 4 4 0 0 2 .328 6 38
G. Bandoh LF 3 1 1 0 3 0 1 .241 7 18
J. Ball CF 6 0 0 0 0 2 9 .261 11 27
N. Carvel RF 6 2 4 3 0 0 4 .268 6 25
D. Richards 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .256 7 30
R. Kistner C 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .291 6 22
N. Nyland SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .234 4 21
E. Lares 2B 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 .245 2 18
M. McFarlane DH 5 2 3 1 0 1 3 .241 0 2
Totals 43 13 19 11 6 7 31      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Carvel 3 (12, 1st Inning off C. Yamada, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Yamada, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off C. Yamada, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Hampton (23, 4th Inning off C. Yamada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Hampton (6, 8th Inning off M. Valdez, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Hampton 8 , G. Bandoh , N. Carvel 7 , D. Richards 2 , R. Kistner , N. Nyland 2 , E. Lares 2 , M. McFarlane 3
2-out RBI: N. Carvel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Ball 2 , N. Carvel , D. Richards , N. Nyland , M. McFarlane
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: F. Hampton (4) , G. Bandoh (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ball-Kistner)
OF assists: 2 (Ball(Russell at home), Bandoh(Aquilera at 3rd base))
VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Yamada L (5-3) 3.1 9 6 6 3 4 0 98 5.51   
R. Poyser 2.2 3 1 0 0 2 0 47 2.57   
L. Unthank 1.1 3 2 1 2 1 0 36 6.06   
M. Valdez 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 1 20 3.82   
L. Higgins 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Yamada 17
Batters Faced: C. Yamada 22, R. Poyser 11, L. Unthank 9, M. Valdez 4, L. Higgins 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Yamada 1-4, R. Poyser 1-5, L. Unthank 1-1, M. Valdez 0-0, L. Higgins 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Yamada 98-63, R. Poyser 47-30, L. Unthank 36-19, M. Valdez 20-12, L. Higgins 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Poyser 1-1 , M. Valdez 1-1
WP: R. Poyser
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Flores W (3-5) 6.0 6 2 1 3 4 0 97 4.41   
R. Harris SV (2) 3.0 3 0 0 0 5 0 57 8.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Flores 55
Batters Faced: W. Flores 26, R. Harris 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Flores 2-10, R. Harris 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Flores 97-59, R. Harris 57-38
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ford Hampton
Ballpark: The BeerGarden
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 31501
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