PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
IOWA CROP CIRCLES AT READING RAILBIRDS
06/23/2068
 
PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
IOWA CROP CIRCLES AT READING RAILBIRDS
GAME ID: 969 - SATURDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Iowa Crop Circles (41-30) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 0
Reading Railbirds (37-31) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Crop Circles Sneak By Railbirds, 3-2
In a low-scoring tilt between the Iowa Crop Circles and the Reading Railbirds, Chris Jouan was the difference-maker. The Iowa left-hander spearheaded the 3-2 win. Jouan went 7.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 8. His record improves to 8-2. David Hodge locked down his 22nd save.

Iowa needed the clutch hitting of Don McCormack to notch the win. The third baseman hammered a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Crop Circles on top, 3-2. For the game, McCormack had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It's a mindset," said Jouan. "Just trying to do your job, trying to be consistent."

The Crop Circles go to 41-30, putting them second in the Frontier Northern.
IOWA BATTING LINESCORE READING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Christopher LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .282 3 28
S. Dixon CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .195 2 12
C. Hernández DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .268 19 51
D. McCormack 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .256 11 37
S. Curry RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .233 3 17
J. Whiteside 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .277 6 13
I. Rodríguez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .241 0 11
   a-G. Brandt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 13 31
   b-K. Durand SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 1 13
R. Encarnación 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .277 0 19
R. Aponte C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .316 1 9
Totals 36 3 11 3 1 10 12      
a - G. Brandt pinch hit for I. Rodríguez in the 9th
b - K. Durand substituted for G. Brandt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Encarnación (13, 9th Inning off R. Lynch, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Hernández (19, 1st Inning off D. Sims, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Whiteside (6, 4th Inning off D. Sims, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. McCormack (11, 8th Inning off R. Lynch, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Christopher 2 , C. Hernández 4 , D. McCormack 5 , S. Curry , J. Whiteside 4 , I. Rodríguez , R. Encarnación 3 , R. Aponte
2-out RBI: C. Hernández , J. Whiteside
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hernández , R. Aponte
GIDP: J. Whiteside
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Christopher (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Batista 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 4 20
R. Elmore RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .304 7 23
H. Gregg 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .263 9 32
J. James 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .256 7 28
D. Robinson DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .321 1 10
   a-S. Parks DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 2 5
M. Cabrera C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .275 6 15
   b-G. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 11 34
J. Guzmán SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .315 7 13
M. Alemán CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .350 1 15
R. Mays LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .150 0 2
Totals 33 2 6 2 2 11 11      
a - S. Parks inserted as DH in the 8th
b - G. Taylor pinch hit for M. Cabrera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cabrera (10, 2nd Inning off C. Jouan, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Guzmán (7, 4th Inning off C. Jouan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Batista , R. Elmore , J. James 2 , M. Cabrera 2 , J. Guzmán 4
2-out RBI: J. Guzmán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. James , S. Parks , R. Mays
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Batista (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guzmán-Gregg-James)
IOWA PITCHING LINESCORE READING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Jouan W (8-2) 7.2 6 2 2 2 8 1 122 3.33   
N. Nan H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.93   
D. Hodge SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Jouan 65
Batters Faced: C. Jouan 31, N. Nan 1, D. Hodge 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Jouan 8-7, N. Nan 0-0, D. Hodge 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Jouan 122-78, N. Nan 4-3, D. Hodge 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Nan 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Sims 5.2 7 2 2 1 6 2 100 3.56   
R. Lynch L (0-3) 2.2 3 1 1 0 4 1 44 1.55   
M. Serna 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sims 52
Batters Faced: D. Sims 24, R. Lynch 11, M. Serna 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sims 4-6, R. Lynch 1-3, M. Serna 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sims 100-59, R. Lynch 44-28, M. Serna 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lynch 1-0 , M. Serna 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Jouan
Ballpark: Schuylkill Landing Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 21554
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