PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
IOWA CROP CIRCLES AT ST. PAUL BEARERS
06/30/2068
 
PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
IOWA CROP CIRCLES AT ST. PAUL BEARERS
GAME ID: 1055 - SATURDAY, JUNE 30TH , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Iowa Crop Circles (47-31) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 1
St. Paul Bearers (35-41) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0
Bearers Losing Streak at 5 After Extra-Inning Loss to Crop Circles
The Iowa Crop Circles scored a tight 4-3 win versus the St. Paul Bearers at Casket County Stadium. Iowa pitcher Ted Duke held his own in the contest. The win was credited to Noriyuki Nan in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Hoa Trung took the loss. Picking up the save was David Hodge. He's now 23 for 25 in save chances.

Iowa used the clutch hitting of George Brandt to capture the win. The designated hitter drilled a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Crop Circles ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Duke said.

The Bearers, at 35-41, have lost 5 straight games.
IOWA BATTING LINESCORE ST. PAUL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Christopher CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .288 3 33
R. Aponte C 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .323 1 11
J. Whiteside 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .272 7 16
C. Hernández LF 4 1 2 2 1 2 3 .264 20 56
G. Brandt DH 5 1 1 1 0 3 6 .213 17 40
D. McCormack 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .261 14 44
I. Rodríguez SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .257 1 13
   a-A. Gómez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 4 19
   b-K. Durand SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 2 14
A. López 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 1 2
S. Curry RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 4 20
Totals 40 4 10 4 3 14 16      
a - A. Gómez pinch hit for I. Rodríguez in the 8th
b - K. Durand substituted for A. Gómez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Rodríguez (1, 4th Inning off K. Hecker, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Hernández (20, 5th Inning off K. Hecker, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Brandt (17, 10th Inning off H. Trung, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Christopher , R. Aponte 2 , J. Whiteside , C. Hernández 5 , G. Brandt 4 , I. Rodríguez 4 , A. López , S. Curry
2-out RBI: C. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Whiteside , G. Brandt 2 , A. Gómez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Hernández (15)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Whiteside (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kobayashi 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .263 3 26
   b-P. Robles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .440 2 5
L. Ortíz RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .269 13 35
E. Taylor 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .195 12 26
T. Fuller DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 3 14
   a-D. Christian DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205 6 20
K. Gaines SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225 12 36
N. Clark CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .245 3 25
B. Hamilton LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .209 4 11
E. Forrest C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .193 3 9
M. Miller 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .263 7 24
Totals 36 3 6 2 1 14 11      
a - D. Christian inserted as DH in the 8th
b - P. Robles pinch hit for M. Kobayashi in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Gaines (8, 4th Inning off T. Duke, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Hamilton (4, 7th Inning off T. Duke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kobayashi , L. Ortíz 2 , E. Taylor , K. Gaines 2 , B. Hamilton 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Fuller , E. Forrest
Hit by Pitch: T. Fuller
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Kobayashi 2 (34)
CS: M. Kobayashi (13)
IOWA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. PAUL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Duke 7.0 5 3 2 1 9 1 108 3.04   
N. Nan W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 23 1.23   
D. Hodge SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Duke 65
Batters Faced: T. Duke 28, N. Nan 7, D. Hodge 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Duke 8-3, N. Nan 1-2, D. Hodge 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Duke 108-74, N. Nan 23-17, D. Hodge 13-8
Hit Batsmen: T. Duke
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Hecker 5.0 6 3 3 2 9 2 92 2.91   
G. Ramírez 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 1.97   
A. Williams 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 30 4.88   
H. Trung L (0-7) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 24 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hecker 50
Batters Faced: K. Hecker 23, G. Ramírez 6, A. Williams 9, H. Trung 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hecker 4-2, G. Ramírez 2-2, A. Williams 1-2, H. Trung 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hecker 92-61, G. Ramírez 30-21, A. Williams 30-21, H. Trung 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Trung 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ted Duke
Ballpark: Casket County Stadium
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 46289
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