BIG SKY BASEBALL
AUSTIN COWBOYS AT PHOENIX FIREBALLS
09/01/2015
 
BIG SKY BASEBALL
AUSTIN COWBOYS AT PHOENIX FIREBALLS
GAME ID: 5893 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2015 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Cowboys (67-64) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 8 1
Phoenix Fireballs (68-64) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 X 5 8 0
Cowboys Lose to Fireballs, 5-3
The Austin Cowboys could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Bill Simpson into a win. Instead, the Phoenix Fireballs prevailed, 5-3. Simpson threw 6.2 innings allowing 4 runs. Phoenix reliever Dan Conway picked up the win, raising his record to 7-6. Bill Simpson was tagged with the loss. Francisco Rivera notched his 5th save in 11 chances.

Phoenix took a 4-2 lead on Kevin Lyons's 28th double of the season. The 2-run double, which Lyons hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Austin pitcher Jorge Ayala visibly frustrated.

"We took home the win," said Lyons. "What's not to like?"

With the win, Phoenix pushed its record to 68-64.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. McCullough CF 4 1 0 1 1 0 5 .276 1 31
J. Rodríguez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259 3 27
L. López LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .315 36 113
W. Kane RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .302 16 85
J. Enríquez C 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 .236 6 44
S. Aldridge 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .268 10 45
D. Peterson 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .260 15 54
W. Pérez 2B 3 0 2 1 1 1 3 .252 13 60
B. Simpson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .179 0 6
   J. Ayala P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 0
   a-R. Ruíz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .163 2 4
   J. Contreras P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3 7 6 24      
a - R. Ruíz pinch hit for J. Ayala in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rodríguez (20, 3rd Inning off J. Beltrán, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Peterson (5, 8th Inning off J. Pérez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rodríguez 2 , L. López , W. Kane 2 , D. Peterson 4 , W. Pérez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. McCullough , J. Rodríguez , S. Aldridge
GIDP: J. Enríquez
Sac Bunt: J. Rodríguez , B. Simpson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: V. McCullough (17)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Peterson (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Love 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .276 7 36
J. Davis SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 .235 14 38
   c-V. Parker LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 4 20
J. Alarcon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .290 12 67
K. Lyons CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .281 42 118
J. Guzmán 3B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .284 20 68
D. Hernández RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 12 45
G. Foster LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 34 80
   d-M. Vázquez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 3 14
D. Ramey C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .198 4 9
J. Beltrán P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 1 4
   B. Chen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 0 0
   D. Conway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-S. Reyes PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .330 16 45
   J. Pérez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Mizuno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 3 20
   F. Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 4 3 5 12      
a - S. Reyes pinch hit for D. Conway in the 7th
b - T. Mizuno pinch hit for J. Pérez in the 8th
c - V. Parker substituted for J. Davis in the 9th
d - M. Vázquez substituted for G. Foster in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Foster (14, 2nd Inning off B. Simpson, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Guzmán (33, 6th Inning off B. Simpson, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Lyons (28, 7th Inning off J. Ayala, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Love , J. Alarcon , K. Lyons 2 , J. Guzmán 3 , G. Foster 2 , D. Ramey , S. Reyes
2-out RBI: K. Lyons , J. Guzmán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Davis , J. Alarcon , D. Hernández 2 , G. Foster , D. Ramey
Sac Bunt: B. Chen
Sac Fly: J. Davis
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Davis (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Love-Alarcon)
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Simpson L (12-9) 6.2 6 4 3 3 5 0 101 4.21   
J. Ayala 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 6.22   
J. Contreras 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.39   
S. Johnson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Simpson 50
Batters Faced: B. Simpson 30, J. Ayala 3, J. Contreras 1, S. Johnson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Simpson 5-10, J. Ayala 1-0, J. Contreras 1-0, S. Johnson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Simpson 101-64, J. Ayala 11-7, J. Contreras 4-4, S. Johnson 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ayala 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Beltrán 4.2 5 1 1 5 3 0 92 5.69   
B. Chen 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 32 6.68   
D. Conway W (7-6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.15   
J. Pérez H (13) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 28 4.26   
F. Rivera SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Beltrán 48
Batters Faced: J. Beltrán 23, B. Chen 9, D. Conway 1, J. Pérez 5, F. Rivera 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Beltrán 7-3, B. Chen 3-2, D. Conway 0-0, J. Pérez 1-1, F. Rivera 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Beltrán 92-50, B. Chen 32-20, D. Conway 7-4, J. Pérez 28-19, F. Rivera 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Chen 2-0 , D. Conway 1-0
WP: B. Chen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Simpson
Ballpark: Pyro Center
Weather: Clear skies (89 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 33326
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