PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
DEATH VALLEY BURN AT LAREDO BORDER JUMPERS
09/17/2070
 
PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
DEATH VALLEY BURN AT LAREDO BORDER JUMPERS
GAME ID: 2040 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Death Valley Burn (77-69) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Laredo Border Jumpers (85-61) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 X 5 10 1
Cruz Slugs Border Jumpers to 5-3 Win
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Laredo Border Jumpers and Death Valley Burn.

The Laredo Border Jumpers downed the Death Valley Burn, 5-3, at BackWet Stadium. Javier Cruz led the way, going 3-for-4 for Laredo. The Frontier Southern-leading Border Jumpers are 85-61.

Cruz had a timely hit for Laredo in the bottom of the eighth. With Death Valley trailing 3-2, he turned a full count fastball into a 2-run home run. It was his 38th home run of the season, making it 4-3, Laredo.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Cruz told the Laredo Observer.
DEATH VALLEY BATTING LINESCORE LAREDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Garland CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .235 9 49
C. González RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .216 0 25
S. López DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .240 22 69
M. Hancock 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .272 39 98
   a-C. Henderson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 3 14
   b-E. Banks 1B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .193 1 5
K. Harle C 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .225 19 49
V. Hill LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .226 18 65
C. Dyer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 7 42
G. Green 3B, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .303 6 60
B. Hartley SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .207 10 37
Totals 32 3 8 3 2 12 13      
a - C. Henderson pinch ran for M. Hancock in the 6th
b - E. Banks substituted for C. Henderson in the 6th

BATTING
Home Runs: V. Hill (18, 2nd Inning off J. Rojas, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Harle (19, 4th Inning off J. Rojas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. López , K. Harle 6 , V. Hill 4 , G. Green 2 , B. Hartley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Dyer
GIDP: C. González
Sac Bunt: B. Hartley
Hit by Pitch: R. Garland
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Garland (25) , G. Green (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mireles-Hartley-Hancock)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Harris 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 3 33
   a-M. Gregory PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 5 29
D. Hall RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 13 62
G. Maldonado 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .305 30 97
J. Cruz DH 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .226 38 83
H. Turner LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .231 29 73
W. Ransom 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .233 22 62
E. Graves C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .255 0 17
S. López CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .253 0 7
M. Contreras SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .277 0 37
Totals 32 5 10 5 2 6 13      
a - M. Gregory pinch hit for S. Harris in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cruz (12, 6th Inning off A. Mireles, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Ransom (21, 8th Inning off C. Blackwell, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Graves (1, 4th Inning off A. Mireles, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cruz 2 (38, 2nd Inning off A. Mireles, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Blackwell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cruz 10 , H. Turner , W. Ransom 4 , E. Graves 4 , M. Contreras
2-out RBI: E. Graves
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Maldonado , E. Graves , S. López 2
GIDP: S. López
Sac Bunt: S. Harris
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Turner (11)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Martin (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Turner-Graves, Martin-Contreras-Maldonado)
OF assists: 1 (Turner(Green at home))
DEATH VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORE LAREDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mireles 7.1 7 3 3 2 6 1 105 4.24   
C. Blackwell L (3-2), BS (1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 19 7.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mireles 56
Batters Faced: A. Mireles 30, C. Blackwell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mireles 9-6, C. Blackwell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mireles 105-69, C. Blackwell 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Blackwell 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rojas 6.1 6 3 3 1 7 2 100 3.92   
E. Martin W (2-4) 1.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 20 4.80   
A. Dougherty SV (41) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rojas 55
Batters Faced: J. Rojas 26, E. Martin 7, A. Dougherty 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rojas 4-7, E. Martin 1-0, A. Dougherty 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rojas 100-61, E. Martin 20-14, A. Dougherty 15-12
Hit Batsmen: J. Rojas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Javier Cruz
Ballpark: BackWet Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 42064
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