BIG SKY BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY JACKS AT PHOENIX FIREBALLS
09/26/2014
 
BIG SKY BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY JACKS AT PHOENIX FIREBALLS
GAME ID: 7016 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Jacks (76-78) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Phoenix Fireballs (89-65) 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 X 8 9 1
8-1 Win Takes Fireballs to 89-65
The Phoenix Fireballs defeated the Kansas City Jacks, 8-1, at Pyro Center today. Leading the charge for Phoenix was second baseman Peter Love. He was 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Roger Francis, the winner, improved to 6-5. He held the Jacks to 1 run on 5 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 1. Phoenix, at 89-65, sits in third place in the Pioneer League North.

Love contributed a big hit, a 2-run home run, for Phoenix in the bottom of the third. With his team trailing 1-0, Love took a cutter from Brian Gaines and stroked the home run to left. His 8th home run of the season allowed the Fireballs to leap in front, 2-1.

"What we get, we earn," Love told the Phoenix Herald.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ruíz RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .328 21 73
D. Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .294 23 82
M. Reséndez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .260 38 81
A. Ruíz LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .296 13 64
R. Knight CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .251 19 68
S. Carter 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .269 23 62
S. Heard SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .229 8 39
G. Phillips C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 15 39
B. Gaines P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .111 0 0
   P. Acosta P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034 0 1
   a-B. Hapgood PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 7 31
Totals 36 1 9 1 2 10 16      
a - B. Hapgood pinch hit for P. Acosta in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Ruíz (11, 1st Inning off R. Francis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ruíz 2 , D. Mitchell , A. Ruíz 4 , R. Knight , S. Carter 2 , S. Heard
2-out RBI: A. Ruíz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mitchell , R. Knight , S. Carter , S. Heard , G. Phillips
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Ruíz (19)

FIELDING
PB: G. Phillips
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Love 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .330 8 72
J. Groves SS 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .183 1 25
K. Lyons CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .279 37 99
J. Alarcon 1B 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 .307 33 97
J. Guzmán 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 16 59
G. Foster LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .281 23 49
S. Peña RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .257 9 30
E. Rice C 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .324 7 57
R. Francis P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .105 1 3
   J. Padilla P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-L. Arrojo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 15 54
   A. Battle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-I. Navarro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 12 32
   C. Richardson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 2
Totals 33 8 9 7 5 10 16      
a - L. Arrojo pinch hit for J. Padilla in the 6th
b - I. Navarro pinch hit for A. Battle in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Francis (1, 3rd Inning off B. Gaines, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Love (50, 7th Inning off B. Gaines, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Rice (32, 8th Inning off P. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Love (8, 3rd Inning off B. Gaines, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Foster (23, 6th Inning off B. Gaines, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Alarcon (33, 7th Inning off B. Gaines, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Love 6 , K. Lyons , J. Alarcon 4 , G. Foster 4 , S. Peña , E. Rice 3 , R. Francis 2
2-out RBI: K. Lyons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Groves , K. Lyons , J. Alarcon 2 , L. Arrojo
Sac Bunt: R. Francis
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Love (34)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Groves (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gaines L (7-7) 6.1 8 7 7 4 8 3 102 4.68   
P. Acosta 1.2 1 1 0 1 2 0 29 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gaines 33
Batters Faced: B. Gaines 31, P. Acosta 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gaines 6-5, P. Acosta 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gaines 102-58, P. Acosta 29-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Francis W (6-5) 5.1 5 1 1 1 5 0 91 4.56   
J. Padilla H (2) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.84   
A. Battle H (23) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 34 5.91   
C. Richardson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Francis 58
Batters Faced: R. Francis 21, J. Padilla 4, A. Battle 8, C. Richardson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Francis 3-7, J. Padilla 0-1, A. Battle 2-1, C. Richardson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Francis 91-63, J. Padilla 13-9, A. Battle 34-22, C. Richardson 18-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Peter Love
Ballpark: Pyro Center
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 48060
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