Sunday, March 29, 2009

Sioux tops Champs in 13




The Vermont Fighting Sioux drove across the winning run in the 13th inning to defeat the Springfield Isotopes 5-4 in an exciting game.

Jack Cust hit 2 HRs for SPR, a solo shot tying the game in the 7th and a 3R blast in the 9th off Sioux closer BJ Ryan giving the 'Topes a 4-2 lead, a lead their closer Jonathan Papelbon could not hold.

By the end of the game all Vermont emptied its bench of position players and the box score witnessed an at bat by BJ Ryan necessitated by the bench-emptying 9th inning in an all out effort to tie/win the game.

Good start to this series. The stands were packed with Vermont fans pining to get a look at a winning franchise, albeit the visiting NASBL World Series Champion Isotopes.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Springfield Isotopes At 2009 Vermont Fighting Sioux 4/28/2009

Isotopes AB R H RBI AVG Fighting Sioux AB R H RBI AVG
B.Roberts 2B 6 0 0 0 .214 J.Gerut CF,RF,CF 6 0 0 0 .357
A.Dunn LF 4 0 1 0 .125 R.Ibanez DH,LF 4 0 0 0 .179
F-J.Ellsbury LF 2 0 0 0 .333 A.Pujols 1B 5 1 1 0 .349
L.Berkman 1B 6 1 2 0 .364 C.Snyder C 4 0 0 0 .233
S.Choo RF 4 0 1 0 .286 M-K.Shoppach PH,C 2 0 1 0 .200
G-R.Johnson RF 2 0 0 0 .250 M.Joyce LF,RF 4 2 2 1 .174
A.Ramirez 3B 4 1 1 0 .125 R.Zimmerman 3B 3 1 2 0 .357
J.Cust DH 4 2 3 4 .286 I-L.Overbay PH 0 1 0 0 .087
C.Guzman SS 4 0 0 0 .091 B.Ryan P 1 0 0 0 .000
H-C.Izturis SS 1 0 0 0 .333 J.Hanrahan P 0 0 0 0 ----
B.Schneider C 2 0 1 0 .600 C.Crisp RF 2 0 1 1 .267
D-R.Furcal PH 1 0 0 0 .000 A-A.Iwamura PH 0 0 0 0 .273
E-R.Hernandez C 2 0 0 0 .000 B-C.Quentin PH 1 0 1 1 .333
C.Gomez CF 5 0 2 0 .375 C-A.Jones CF 0 0 0 0 .189
J-C.Floyd PH 1 0 1 1 .333
L-C.Blake 3B 1 0 0 0 .095
R.Cano 2B 3 0 0 0 .190
K-M.Aviles PH,2B 1 0 0 1 .360
J.Wilson SS 5 0 1 0 .417
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 47 4 11 4 Totals 43 5 10 5

A-Pinch Hit For Crisp In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Iwamura In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Quentin In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Schneider In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Furcal In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Dunn In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Choo In 9th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Guzman In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Zimmerman In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Jones In 9th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Cano In 9th Inning
L-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Floyd In 10th Inning
M-Pinch Hit For Snyder In 10th Inning

Isotopes........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 0
Fighting Sioux.. 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 0

Isotopes (1-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
T.Lilly 6 1/3 3 2 2 3 2 0 2.84
M.Lincoln 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.40
J.Papelbon BS(2nd) 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 8.10
J.Bennett LOSS(0-1) 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 4.91
D.Marte 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 12 10 5 5 6 5 0

Fighting Sioux (9-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
A.Cook 7 6 1 1 0 4 1 4.63
H.Okajima HOLD(2nd) 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2.25
J.Romero HOLD(3rd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
B.Ryan BS(1st) 3 2/3 3 2 2 2 2 1 2.84
J.Hanrahan WIN(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.84
Totals 13 11 4 4 2 10 2

ATTENDANCE- 41,241 DATE- Tuesday, April 28th 2009 TIME- Night
T- 4:27
LEFT ON BASE- Isotopes: 6 Fighting Sioux: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Isotopes: 1 Fighting Sioux: 1
DOUBLES- A.Dunn(1st), J.Cust(1st), K.Shoppach(1st), M.Joyce(2nd), C.Crisp(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Cust-2(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Gomez, R.Ibanez
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Aviles
WALKS- A.Ramirez, J.Cust, R.Ibanez-2, A.Pujols, M.Joyce-2, L.Overbay
STRIKE OUTS- B.Roberts-2, A.Dunn, L.Berkman, S.Choo, R.Johnson, A.Ramirez,
J.Cust, R.Furcal, C.Gomez, J.Gerut, R.Ibanez, C.Snyder, C.Crisp,
R.Cano
GIDP- C.Gomez
WILD PITCHES- B.Ryan
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Brian Roberts robbed Matt Joyce of a base hit.

41,241 fans were treated to a fine game at Fighting Sioux Field as only one
run separated the combatants at game's end. The Vermont Fighting Sioux won
by the slimmest of margins, 5 to 4.

The score was tied at 4 after nine. Vermont came out on top in the 13th
inning. Albert Pujols drew a walk. Kelly Shoppach next to the plate and he
doubled. Matt Joyce then laced a one-base hit giving Vermont the win much to
the delight of the home town crowd. Vermont rapped out 10 hits for the
night.

Joel Hanrahan(1-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 inning. Jeff
Bennett(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief. Jack Cust slammed 2 homeruns
and had 4 RBI for Springfield but his effort was wasted in the loss.








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