POTD ROOKIE LEAGUE
RALEIGH PEPPERS AT ROTHSCHILD LEAVES
06/23/2072
 
POTD ROOKIE LEAGUE
RALEIGH PEPPERS AT ROTHSCHILD LEAVES
GAME ID: 8279 - THURSDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2072 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Raleigh Peppers (6-5) 1 0 1 1 1 7 0 0 1 12 16 1
Rothschild Leaves (3-8) 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 10 0
Esparza 5-for-7 Against Leaves
José Esparza said "it felt like taking batting practice" at Rothschild Grounds, and it showed in the box score. The Raleigh third baseman had a fantastic 5-for-7 day against the Rothschild Leaves, leading his club to victory, 12-5.

"I was seeing the ball very well and it was going just about anywhere I wanted," Esparza said later."

José Esparza singled in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, struck out in the 4th, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, struck out in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

Currently Esparza has 3 home runs and a .421 batting average.
RALEIGH BATTING LINESCORE ROTHSCHILD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gentileschi 2B 7 3 3 0 0 3 3 .222 1 4
J. Noriega CF 4 1 3 2 2 1 1 .400 0 5
J. Esparza 1B 7 2 5 1 0 2 3 .421 3 7
S. Andrews DH 2 1 0 3 5 1 2 .267 1 9
K. Kelly C 7 0 2 1 0 2 12 .300 1 8
J. Gentry 3B 4 1 1 1 2 1 6 .375 2 14
R. Benton RF 4 0 0 1 2 1 8 .214 0 3
J. Malta LF 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 .267 1 7
T. Burt SS 5 2 2 1 1 2 7 .415 1 10
Totals 43 12 16 11 15 14 44      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Esparza (2, 3rd Inning off L. Durán, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gentileschi (1, 4th Inning off L. Durán, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Noriega (2, 5th Inning off L. Durán, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gentileschi 4 , J. Noriega 4 , J. Esparza 6 , K. Kelly 2 , J. Gentry , T. Burt 2
2-out RBI: J. Noriega , S. Andrews , J. Gentry , R. Benton , J. Malta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Kelly 2 , R. Benton 2 , T. Burt 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Noriega
Team LOB: 20

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gentry (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Sam RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .389 2 2
J. Carrillo SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .324 4 7
D. Thompson LF 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .500 2 3
K. Coles 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 .417 3 9
L. Mendoza CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .179 2 7
F. Gómez C 4 1 2 0 1 2 0 .385 0 2
B. Hall 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .469 4 10
   a-E. Jarvis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
M. Higgins DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .444 1 5
L. Parece 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .267 4 12
Totals 37 5 10 5 7 14 23      
a - E. Jarvis pinch hit for B. Hall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Sam (2, 1st Inning off S. Bennett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Sam (2, 3rd Inning off S. Bennett, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Thompson (2, 3rd Inning off S. Bennett, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Hall (4, 6th Inning off S. Bennett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Sam 7 , D. Thompson 6 , F. Gómez 2 , B. Hall 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Mendoza 3 , M. Higgins
Team LOB: 12
RALEIGH PITCHING LINESCORE ROTHSCHILD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bennett W (1-2) 5.0 7 4 4 2 5 3 90 11.57   
J. Reyes 2.1 3 1 1 5 4 0 62 4.26   
J. Sánchez 1.2 0 0 0 0 5 0 24 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bennett 40
Batters Faced: S. Bennett 25, J. Reyes 14, J. Sánchez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bennett 3-7, J. Reyes 0-2, J. Sánchez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bennett 90-53, J. Reyes 62-32, J. Sánchez 24-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sánchez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Durán L (0-1) 5.0 10 4 4 7 5 0 109 7.20   
J. Deleón 0.1 4 7 7 3 0 0 30 54.00   
M. Byers 2.2 1 1 1 4 6 0 55 7.71   
L. O'Dell 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 25 14.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Durán 29
Batters Faced: L. Durán 32, J. Deleón 8, M. Byers 13, L. O'Dell 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Durán 6-4, J. Deleón 1-0, M. Byers 1-1, L. O'Dell 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Durán 109-58, J. Deleón 30-14, M. Byers 55-30, L. O'Dell 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Byers 3-3 , L. O'Dell 1-1
WP: L. Durán 2
Hit Batsmen: L. O'Dell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Esparza
Ballpark: Rothschild Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:21
Attendance: 2642
Special Notes: Steve Andrews ties the RAL regular season game record for bases on balls with 5.
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