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COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
07/09/2065
 
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COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
GAME ID: 8735 - THURSDAY, JULY 9TH , 2065 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbia Fireflies (39-30) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 14 1
West Virginia Power (35-34) 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 X 6 10 2
Power Notch 6-5 Win Versus Fireflies
The West Virginia Power defeated the Columbia Fireflies, 6-5, at Appalachian Power Park. Ralph Roland produced 2 singles and 1 double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Cameron Passe collected his 4th save. The 6th-place Power are 35-34.

Roland had a game-changing double in the bottom of the seventh. On a first pitch slider from Finnegan Murphy, he banged a 2-run double to left, giving the Power a 4-3 lead. It was the 1st double of the year for Roland.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Columbia manager Gunner Litherland. "But we decided not to take it."
COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Newport 2B 6 0 2 1 0 1 4 .319 4 25
J. Price 1B 5 1 1 0 1 1 4 .322 10 40
J. Nichols RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .403 9 28
A. Simmons LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .233 10 23
L. Brydson DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .303 5 15
S. Florez SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .227 3 10
R. Arnold 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 .302 13 41
A. White CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .262 1 13
D. Hogan C 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .229 2 6
   a-C. Garagiola PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328 4 12
Totals 41 5 14 4 6 4 34      
a - C. Garagiola pinch hit for D. Hogan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Nichols (10, 5th Inning off R. Reinhardt, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Newport (12, 6th Inning off R. Reinhardt, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Brydson (7, 7th Inning off S. Navarro, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Nichols (9, 8th Inning off S. Navarro, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Newport 3 , J. Price , J. Nichols 6 , A. Simmons 2 , L. Brydson 2 , R. Arnold 2 , A. White 2 , D. Hogan , C. Garagiola
2-out RBI: P. Newport , A. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Newport , J. Price , J. Nichols , A. Simmons , S. Florez , R. Arnold , D. Hogan
GIDP: J. Nichols , R. Arnold
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Arnold (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hogan (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Newport-Florez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Roland CF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .286 0 4
Q. Benscoter SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .259 1 8
S. Mattox DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .302 12 31
J. Larson C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .322 7 41
C. Schaefer RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265 2 6
R. Sansalone LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 4 17
G. Urias 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .277 2 7
   a-M. Macias PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240 3 21
Z. Mendoza 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .327 1 4
L. Schildt 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .156 0 2
   b-C. Treat PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .232 5 13
   c-J. Simpson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 2 6
Totals 33 6 10 6 1 10 10      
a - M. Macias pinch hit for G. Urias in the 7th
b - C. Treat pinch hit for L. Schildt in the 7th
c - J. Simpson substituted for C. Treat in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Mattox (7, 1st Inning off R. Blankinship, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Roland (1, 7th Inning off F. Murphy, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Mattox (12, 7th Inning off F. Murphy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Roland 4 , Q. Benscoter 2 , S. Mattox 6 , C. Schaefer , R. Sansalone , C. Treat
2-out RBI: S. Mattox
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Roland (4)

FIELDING
Errors: Q. Benscoter (5) , Z. Mendoza (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Mendoza-Schildt-Urias, Benscoter-Schildt-Urias)
COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Blankinship 6.1 7 2 2 0 7 0 87 4.97   
F. Murphy L (3-3), BS (2) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 1 18 6.20   
S. Piasecki 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Blankinship 58
Batters Faced: R. Blankinship 25, F. Murphy 5, S. Piasecki 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Blankinship 5-6, F. Murphy 1-0, S. Piasecki 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Blankinship 87-57, F. Murphy 18-10, S. Piasecki 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Murphy 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Pierce 3.0 2 1 0 4 0 0 54 1.12   
R. Reinhardt 3.0 5 1 1 1 2 0 56 3.77   
S. Navarro W (1-0) 1.1 5 3 3 1 1 1 31 8.59   
C. Passe SV (4) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Pierce 47
Batters Faced: H. Pierce 14, R. Reinhardt 15, S. Navarro 10, C. Passe 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Pierce 5-2, R. Reinhardt 4-3, S. Navarro 1-2, C. Passe 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Pierce 54-27, R. Reinhardt 56-37, S. Navarro 31-18, C. Passe 25-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Reinhardt 1-0
WP: H. Pierce
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ralph Roland
Ballpark: Appalachian Power Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 6140
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