Sunday, April 28, 2013

Grundy County Block 1 Highlights


The GRIZ lead the Less Filling’s Central Division, for now.  The GRIZ usually get off to a good start because they play 30+ home games during the first block and then their record tends to deteriorate as the road tends to eat them up. 

 

This year is not much different, at this point.   GRIZ jumped out to 18-13 home record that should keep them at or above the .500 mark for the first block.  Pitching has worked better than even Coach Howard planned. 

 

1.        Bartolo Colon is 5-0 in seven starts.  Coach Howard loved Colon for Grand Canyon Natural Field with the park’s 1-2 BP homerun rating squeezing Colons 8 BP chances vs LHB down to 1.6 in 108 dice roll chances.  Colon has 3.8 outrights against LHB, but that is probably the worst thing on Colon’s card.    Colon is tough on RHB, and his overall OB is balanced under 22 chances per side.  Colon has a home ERA of 2.18, he has given up 2 homeruns in 53 innings and only walked 7.  His home whip is just over 1.0. 

2.       Josh Beckett has upstaged Colon by throwing 3 shutouts.  3 complete games without giving up a run in 6 starts.  Coach Howard would have bet against Beckett collecting one shutout this year.  Beckett’s home ERA was under 1.00 for the longest time and sits at the end of Block 1 at 1.03.  Beckett has given up 29 hits in 44 IP and has a 1.0 WHIP at home.  This was better than Coach Howard could imagine.  Beckett’s 2012  MLB 4.65 ERA was not good and his Boston ERA of 5.23 in 21 starts is horrible.  Coach Howard stated, we figured Beckett to be a launching pad.  Beckett, like Colon, will probably not see much road action.

3.       JJ Putz, the GRIZ closer has 6 saves in 7 games, a 1.04 ERA and a WHIP under 1.0 over his 8.2 IP.   JJ has done what we have asked of him, said Coach Howard.  Coach wants to save JJ’s innings for the road, so he has given opportunities to other firemen in the GRIZ pen who have also recorded a total of 3 saves.

4.       Team ERA for 31 home games is 2.64.  Besides Beckett’s masterpieces two team efforts led to shutouts, and Kevin Correia, the last player taken in the 2013 draft by the GRIZ has one.  Correia’s role is a spot starter to give the team’s top staters extra rest at home so they will have more road availability.  Correia will eat up innings as the teams’ last road pitching alternative. 

 

Coach Howard knows his 2 BP chances in 20 erases a lot of the team’s power, but it works both ways.  It helps our pitchers, he said.  GRIZ batters have suffered at home, however.  The highlights are:

 

1.        Alex Gordon’s .339 batting average. (Danny Espinosa is second on the team in the batting leaders race at .278).

2.       Miguel Cabrera’s 14 RBIs.

3.       Opponents have hit 20 homeruns to the GRIZ 14 Home blasts.

4.       Team batting average at home is a dismal .240.

 

Fielding has been good.  GRIZ error totals 16 in 31 home games.  This has to be an improvement over previous GRIZ teams during the Dan Uggla and Jhonny Peralta years.  Colon leads the team in one more statistic – 5 errors.

 

So went Block 1.  On to Block 2.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

EdCouch gets his first taste of NASBL regular season...

EdCouch general manager Ed Killmer has studied past league champions and knows the competition is stiff to be a league champion. He noticed a trend of good teams trading off future draft picks to strengthen their teams for a title run, and today Ken Anderson of Troy sent out an email looking to strengthen his team for a title run.

EdCouch made quite a few off season trades and drafted with both current and future success in mind, though the team hopes to contend for a title this year, they know that other teams like Troy will be investing in their current teams in an attempt to separate from the pack. EdCouch has designed it's roster for post season play, but acknowledges that the challenge to be on top at the end of the season will be difficult.

The question remains can EdCouch contend this year without making any moves? Or will the team hold steady in hopes to compete each year? In the next several months the answer to these questions will be answered, in the meantime it is time to play ball!

Thursday, April 4, 2013

The Secret To Success?

Troy, NY:  Through the first 30 games of the season the Haymakers stand at robust 21-9.  While everyone thought the revamped team would contend, no one thought they would come out of the gate firing on all cylinders like they have been.  Granted it is still very early, but if this keeps up Troy should have no problem making the playoffs for a third straight year.

So what is the biggest reason for the teams success so far and continued success this season?  Let's take a look:

Is it newcomer Scott Diamond?  Probably not. He has been unbeatable so far this season; currently with a 6-0 record and a 1.06 ERA...but let's be honest, no one would be surprised if Scott goes worse than .500 the rest of the season.

Is it fellow newcomer Allen Craig?  Craig has been solid, hitting .279 with 5 homeruns and 10 RBI's in 24 games; but that's mainly replacement level in a league like this.

If I had to pick, it would have to be resident superstar Josh Hamilton.  Through 30 games, in which Josh has only played 25, he has hit 12 homeruns and has 34 RBI's.  That's a pace of 65 homeruns and 184 RBI's over a full season.  If that doesn't sound like MVP numbers, then I don't know what it would take.  Josh was looking to rebound from a somewhat pedestrian season and pick up his second LF MVP award.  It has been helpful that Troy has been putting a lot of players on base, a .340 clip as a team to help drive up that RBI total.

Will it last for a full season?  I know Haymaker fans are hopeful, but you never know how a season will go.

In other news:  The Haymakers will be holding a controversial Bil League Chew night for kids the last Sunday of this month in honor of Josh Hamilton's success so far this season.

Monday, April 1, 2013

Pigs edge Sioux 3-1 behind Cobb and a salad of tough relievers. Hanson tough in the loss.




Strat-O-Matic Report




BOXSCORE: 2013 Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs At 2013 Vermont Fighting Sio 5/31/2013
 
  Iron Pigs          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Brantley CF       4  1  2  0 .226     C.Utley 2B          3  0  2  0 .258  
  J.Werth RF          4  1  0  0 .296     B.Posey C           4  0  1  0 .311  
  R.Cano 2B           4  0  2  2 .380     M.Holliday LF       3  0  0  0 .200  
  B.Butler DH         4  0  1  0 .279     G.Jones DH          3  0  0  0 .339  
  A.Pujols 1B         4  0  1  0 .252   C-J.Castro PH         1  0  0  0 .333  
  E.Chavez 3B         3  0  0  0 .214     A.Jones CF          4  1  2  0 .231  
  I.Desmond SS        3  1  0  0 .326     C.Pena 1B           3  0  1  1 .233  
  Y.Cespedes LF       4  0  2  1 .239   D-K.Frandsen PH       0  0  0  0 .471  
  J.Jaso C            3  0  0  0 .345     J.Keppinger 3B      4  0  1  0 .356  
                                          G.Parra RF          3  0  0  0 .211  
                                          J.Hardy SS          2  0  1  0 .193  
                                        A-B.Lahair PH         1  0  0  0 .150  
                                        B-W.Bloomquist SS     0  0  0  0 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  8  3                 Totals      31  1  8  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hardy In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Lahair In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Jones In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Pena In 9th Inning
 
Iron Pigs....... 2 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  8  1
Fighting Sioux.. 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  8  1
 
Iron Pigs (21-7)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Cobb WIN(1-0)           6       8   1   0   1   4   0   0.00
F.Rodney HOLD(2nd)        1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   0.54
H.Street SAVE(8th)        1 2/3   0   0   0   0   3   0   0.00
Totals                    9       8   1   0   2   8   0
 
Fighting Sioux (15-12)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Hanson LOSS(1-2)        8 1/3   8   3   2   4   8   0   2.57
F.Morales                 0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   3.52
J.Burton                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       8   3   2   5   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,030 DATE- Sunday, May 31st 2013 TIME- Day 
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Iron Pigs: 8  Fighting Sioux: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Iron Pigs: 3  Fighting Sioux: 1
ERRORS- A.Cobb, M.Holliday
DOUBLES- R.Cano(9th), C.Utley(1st)
STOLEN BASES- I.Desmond-2(4th), Y.Cespedes(2nd), J.Jaso(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Brantley
WALKS- M.Brantley, J.Werth, E.Chavez, I.Desmond, J.Jaso, C.Utley, M.Holliday
HIT BY PITCH- K.Frandsen
STRIKE OUTS- M.Brantley, J.Werth-2, R.Cano, E.Chavez, I.Desmond-2, Y.Cespedes,
             B.Posey-2, M.Holliday, J.Castro, A.Jones-2, G.Parra, B.Lahair
GIDP- A.Pujols, G.Jones, C.Pena, J.Keppinger
RLISP 2-out- E.Chavez, M.Brantley-2, J.Jaso, J.Werth
 
Robinson Cano had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs bested
the Vermont Fighting Sioux 3 to 1 at Fighting Sioux Field.
 
Alex Cobb(1-0) gave a fine effort for Lehigh Valley.  He allowed 8 hits and 1
walk in 6 innings.  Lehigh Valley and Vermont each finished the afternoon
with 8 hits.  
 
Cobb got help from Huston Street who earned his 8th save. Tommy Hanson(1-2)
took the loss.  'I was a little good, a little bad and a little ugly.' said
Cobb, 'I was just giving us a chance to win.'



Gee outlasts Strasburg, Pigs. Hurlers combine for 24 Ks, Sioux win going away 6-2.




Strat-O-Matic Report




BOXSCORE: 2013 Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs At 2013 Vermont Fighting Sio 5/30/2013
 
  Iron Pigs          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Brantley CF       5  1  1  0 .213     C.Utley 2B          3  1  0  0 .237  
  J.Werth RF          4  0  2  0 .313     B.Posey C           4  1  1  1 .313  
  R.Cano 2B           4  0  0  0 .373     M.Holliday LF       4  1  0  0 .206  
  B.Butler DH         4  0  2  1 .280   C-D.Span RF           0  0  0  0 .348  
  A.Pujols 1B         4  0  1  0 .252     G.Jones DH          4  1  1  1 .358  
  E.Chavez 3B         4  0  1  0 .231     A.Jones CF          3  2  1  1 .221  
A-E.Young Jr PR       0  0  0  0 .348     C.Pena 1B           4  0  1  3 .228  
B-J.Pacheco 3B        0  0  0  0 .304     J.Keppinger 3B      4  0  1  0 .362  
  I.Desmond SS        3  0  1  0 .337     G.Parra RF,LF       3  0  1  0 .222  
  Y.Cespedes LF       4  0  0  0 .222     J.Hardy SS          2  0  0  0 .186  
  J.Jaso C            2  1  1  0 .385                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  9  1                 Totals      31  6  6  6
 
A-Pinch Ran For Chavez In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Young Jr In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Holliday In 9th Inning
 
Iron Pigs....... 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  2  9  1
Fighting Sioux.. 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 4    -  6  6  2
 
Iron Pigs (20-7)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Strasburg LOSS(2-1)     7 1/3   4   3   3   2  12   2   2.48
F.Rodney                  0 2/3   2   3   0   1   2   0   0.59
Totals                    8       6   6   3   3  14   2
 
Fighting Sioux (15-11)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Gee WIN(3-1)            9       9   2   2   3  10   0   5.04
Totals                    9       9   2   2   3  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,358 DATE- Saturday, May 30th 2013 TIME- Night 
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Iron Pigs: 8  Fighting Sioux: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Iron Pigs: 0  Fighting Sioux: 2
ERRORS- R.Cano, G.Parra, D.Gee
DOUBLES- C.Pena(4th)
HOME RUNS- G.Jones(6th), A.Jones(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- C.Utley(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- I.Desmond
WALKS- I.Desmond, J.Jaso-2, C.Utley, A.Jones, J.Hardy
STRIKE OUTS- J.Werth, R.Cano, A.Pujols-2, E.Chavez-2, I.Desmond, Y.Cespedes-2,
             J.Jaso, C.Utley-2, B.Posey-2, M.Holliday-2, G.Jones-3,
             J.Keppinger-2, G.Parra-2, J.Hardy
GIDP- M.Brantley, A.Pujols
2-out RBI- B.Butler, C.Pena-3
RLISP 2-out- B.Butler-2, C.Utley, A.Jones-2, J.Keppinger
 
Dillon Gee retired 10 batters on strikeouts as the Vermont Fighting Sioux
defeated the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs by the score of 6 to 2 at Fighting Sioux
Field.
 
Gee(3-1) contributed a very nicely pitched game.  He didn't allow much, just 9
hits and 3 walks in 9 innings.  Lehigh Valley had 9 hits in the game while
Vermont had 6, but Vermont had the more timely hits.  
 
The losing pitcher was Stephen Strasburg(2-1).  He struck out 12 batters in 7
and 1/3 innings despite losing the game.  Kevin Burns was upset after the
game.  'I don't like to complain but did you see that umpires strike zone?',
he said.  'Maybe they ought to start calling the strike zone the way it's
printed in the rule book.'



Crows win the extra base hit battle 7-0, game 6-3.




Strat-O-Matic Report




BOXSCORE: 2013 Shawnee Crows At 2013 Vermont Fighting Sioux         5/20/2013
 
  Crows              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dejesus CF        5  0  0  0 .120     J.Keppinger 3B      5  1  3  0 .369  
  D.Jeter SS          3  1  3  1 .316     D.Span RF           3  2  1  0 .348  
A-B.Ryan SS           1  0  0  0 .400   D-B.Lahair PH         1  0  0  0 .158  
  R.Braun LF          5  0  0  0 .205     B.Posey C           5  0  3  1 .316  
  A.Dirks RF          4  1  2  0 .286     M.Holliday DH       4  0  1  0 .214  
  C.Ruiz C            3  0  2  2 .250     C.Pena 1B           3  0  1  2 .226  
  T.Colvin 1B         4  2  2  0 .350     A.Jones CF          4  0  1  0 .218  
  D.Nava DH           4  1  2  2 .263     G.Parra LF          4  0  0  0 .216  
  D.Murphy 2B         4  1  2  1 .286     M.Ellis 2B          4  0  1  0 .250  
B-J.McDonald 2B       0  0  0  0 .238     J.Hardy SS          4  0  0  0 .190  
  S.Rolen 3B          4  0  0  0 .176                                          
C-A.Callaspo 3B       0  0  0  0 .100                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  6 13  6                 Totals      37  3 11  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Jeter In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Murphy In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Rolen In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Span In 9th Inning
 
Crows........... 0 0 1  2 0 2  1 0 0  -  6 13  0
Fighting Sioux.. 2 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 11  0
 
Crows (4-6)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Sanchez WIN(1-1)        6      10   3   3   3   6   0   7.53
B.Parnell HOLD(2nd)       2       0   0   0   0   1   0   3.00
J.Johnson SAVE(4th)       1       1   0   0   0   1   0   3.86
Totals                    9      11   3   3   3   8   0
 
Fighting Sioux (14-11)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
K.Kendrick LOSS(0-1)      6 2/3  11   6   6   1   6   0   8.10
J.Burton                  0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
E.Stults                  1 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   2.08
J.Smith                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.50
Totals                    9      13   6   6   1   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,245 DATE- Wednesday, May 20th 2013 TIME- Day 
T- 3:25
LEFT ON BASE- Crows: 6  Fighting Sioux:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Crows: 0  Fighting Sioux: 1
DOUBLES- C.Ruiz(2nd), T.Colvin(3rd), D.Nava-2(3rd), D.Murphy-2(4th)
TRIPLES- A.Dirks(1st)
WALKS- D.Jeter, D.Span, M.Holliday, C.Pena
HIT BY PITCH- C.Ruiz
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dejesus-3, R.Braun-3, C.Ruiz, J.Keppinger, D.Span-2, B.Lahair,
             M.Holliday, G.Parra, M.Ellis-2
2-out RBI- D.Jeter, D.Nava, D.Murphy, C.Ruiz
RLISP 2-out- A.Jones, G.Parra-3, S.Rolen-2, B.Posey
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Buster Posey blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Daniel Nava hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI as the Shawnee Crows bested the
Vermont Fighting Sioux 6 to 3 at Fighting Sioux Field.
 
In the 6th inning Shawnee scored 2 runs.  Shawnee finished with 13 hits in the
victory.  Anibal Sanchez(1-1) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 6
innings. Jim Johnson earned his 4th save.  Kyle Kendrick(0-1) suffered the
loss.  
 



Garrett Jones powers Vermont to 6-4 win over Shawnee




Strat-O-Matic Report




BOXSCORE: 2013 Shawnee Crows At 2013 Vermont Fighting Sioux         5/19/2013
 
  Crows              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dejesus CF        5  1  1  0 .150     C.Utley 2B          5  2  2  0 .250  
  D.Jeter SS          2  1  1  0 .257     B.Posey C           3  0  1  0 .300  
  R.Braun LF          4  0  1  0 .231     M.Holliday LF       4  0  0  0 .213  
  A.Dirks RF          4  0  1  2 .235   A-D.Span LF,RF        0  0  0  0 .349  
  C.Ruiz C            4  0  0  0 .212     G.Jones DH          3  2  3  2 .367  
  T.Colvin 1B         4  1  2  0 .313     A.Jones CF          4  0  2  1 .216  
  D.Nava DH           4  1  1  0 .200     C.Pena 1B           3  1  1  1 .220  
  D.Murphy 2B         4  0  1  1 .258     J.Keppinger 3B      4  1  1  0 .350  
  S.Rolen 3B          3  0  1  1 .231     G.Parra RF,LF       4  0  1  0 .234  
B-I.Suzuki PH         1  0  0  0 .182     J.Hardy SS          4  0  1  1 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  4  9  4                 Totals      34  6 12  5
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Holliday In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Rolen In 9th Inning
 
Crows........... 1 0 1  1 0 1  0 0 0  -  4  9  2
Fighting Sioux.. 2 0 1  0 0 2  1 0    -  6 12  0
 
Crows (3-6)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Cueto LOSS(1-1)         5       9   5   4   1   6   1   4.85
S.Lecure BS(1st)          0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   4.50
B.Parnell                 2 2/3   2   1   1   1   2   0   4.50
Totals                    8      12   6   5   2   8   1
 
Fighting Sioux (14-10)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Gee WIN(2-1)            6 2/3   9   4   4   1   5   0   6.33
F.Morales HOLD(1st)       1 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.68
J.Burton HOLD(2nd)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
J.Motte SAVE(3rd)         0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2.31
Totals                    9       9   4   4   1   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,521 DATE- Tuesday, May 19th 2013 TIME- Night 
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Crows: 6  Fighting Sioux: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Crows: 1  Fighting Sioux: 0
ERRORS- T.Colvin, D.Murphy
DOUBLES- T.Colvin(2nd), D.Nava(1st), B.Posey(5th), G.Jones(5th)
HOME RUNS- G.Jones(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Jeter
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Pena
WALKS- D.Jeter, B.Posey, G.Jones
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dejesus, D.Jeter, R.Braun, A.Dirks, D.Nava, S.Rolen, C.Utley,
             B.Posey, M.Holliday-2, C.Pena-2, J.Keppinger, G.Parra
GIDP- J.Keppinger
2-out RBI- A.Dirks, G.Jones-2, A.Jones, S.Rolen, D.Murphy
RLISP 2-out- J.Hardy, C.Ruiz, C.Pena, G.Jones, A.Jones, S.Rolen, B.Posey,
             M.Holliday
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Andy Dirks robbed Chase Utley of a Homerun!
 
Garrett Jones went deep and had 2 RBI as the Vermont Fighting Sioux defeated
the Shawnee Crows 6 to 4 at Fighting Sioux Field.
 
Dillon Gee(2-1) contributed a pedestrian performance to earn the win.  He went
6 and 2/3 innings and surrended up 9 hits and 1 walk.  A wild and woolly
affair, this game saw the lead change 5 times.  
 
Jason Motte recorded his 3rd save.  The losing pitcher was Johnny Cueto(1-1).
The Vermont ballclub's record now stands at a division leading 14-10.  With
this loss, Shawnee has a 3-6 record of late, 3-6 overall.



Vermont jumps on Tommy Milone early, cruises to 10-4 win vs Canyon Country en route to series sweep




Strat-O-Matic Report




BOXSCORE: 2013 Canyon Country Cannons At 2013 Vermont Fighting Siou 5/18/2013
 
  Cannons            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Pagan CF          5  0  0  0 .167     D.Span RF,CF        3  3  2  1 .349  
  N.Swisher LF        4  0  0  0 .286     A.Jones CF          4  1  2  3 .204  
  J.Votto 1B          2  2  1  0 .225   D-G.Jones PH,RF       1  0  0  0 .326  
  J.Bruce RF          2  1  0  0 .149     B.Posey C           4  0  0  0 .299  
  W.Rosario C         3  0  1  1 .143   E-J.Castro PH,C       1  1  1  2 .353  
  C.Davis DH          3  0  0  1 .244     M.Holliday LF       4  1  2  1 .222  
  D.Freese 3B         3  0  1  1 .175   A-G.Parra LF          1  0  0  0 .233  
  I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  1  0 .174     J.Guzman 1B         4  1  1  0 .441  
  Z.Cozart SS         4  1  1  0 .273   B-C.Pena 1B           1  0  0  0 .213  
                                          T.Plouffe DH        3  0  2  2 .229  
                                        C-B.Lahair PH,DH      1  0  0  0 .167  
                                          W.Bloomquist 3B     4  2  2  0 .200  
                                          M.Ellis 2B          4  0  3  0 .250  
                                          J.Hardy SS          4  1  1  1 .197  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  4  5  3                 Totals      39 10 16 10
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Holliday In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Guzman In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Plouffe In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Jones In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Posey In 8th Inning
 
Cannons......... 0 0 0  2 0 1  1 0 0  -  4  5  1
Fighting Sioux.. 3 2 2  0 1 0  0 2    - 10 16  0
 
Cannons (4-8)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Milone LOSS(0-1)        0 2/3   4   3   3   0   1   0   4.26
C.Perez                   0 2/3   2   2   2   1   1   0  18.00
S.Doolittle               1       3   2   2   0   0   0  27.00
A.Crow                    1 2/3   4   1   1   0   3   0   3.38
J.Crain                   4       3   2   2   0   2   1   4.50
Totals                    8      16  10  10   1   7   1
 
Fighting Sioux (13-10)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Parker WIN(3-2)         5       2   3   3   6   2   0   3.58
J.Happ                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   1.98
F.Salas                   2 2/3   2   1   1   0   3   0   0.96
F.Morales                 1       1   0   0   0   0   0   4.76
Totals                    9       5   4   4   6   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,600 DATE- Monday, May 18th 2013 TIME- Night 
T- 3:15
LEFT ON BASE- Cannons: 6  Fighting Sioux: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cannons: 0  Fighting Sioux: 2
ERRORS- W.Rosario
DOUBLES- I.Kinsler(4th), Z.Cozart(3rd), A.Jones-2(6th)
TRIPLES- J.Guzman(3rd)
HOME RUNS- J.Castro(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- D.Span(3rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Davis, D.Span
WALKS- J.Votto, J.Bruce-2, W.Rosario, D.Freese, I.Kinsler, D.Span
HIT BY PITCH- J.Votto
STRIKE OUTS- N.Swisher, J.Votto, W.Rosario-2, C.Davis, I.Kinsler, D.Span,
             A.Jones, B.Posey, J.Guzman, B.Lahair, W.Bloomquist, M.Ellis
GIDP- I.Kinsler, Z.Cozart
WILD PITCHES- F.Salas
2-out RBI- T.Plouffe
RLISP 2-out- M.Holliday, A.Jones, I.Kinsler, J.Votto, A.Pagan
 
The Vermont Fighting Sioux had an easy time of it at Fighting Sioux Field
defeating the Canyon Country Cannons by a score of 10 to 4.
 
Jarrod Parker(3-2) pitched okay, well enough for the win.  He allowed 2 hits
and 6 walks in 5 innings.  Overall Vermont out-hit Canyon Country 16 to 5.
 
Tommy Milone(0-1) was the loser.  He allowed 4 hits and no walks in 2/3 of an
inning.



AJ Burnett goes the distance, K's 10. Vermont edges Cannons, 2-1.




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BOXSCORE: 2013 Canyon Country Cannons At 2013 Vermont Fighting Siou 5/17/2013
 
  Cannons            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Pagan CF          4  0  0  0 .189     J.Keppinger 3B      5  1  2  0 .357  
  N.Swisher LF,1B     4  1  2  1 .311     D.Span RF           5  1  2  0 .325  
  J.Votto 1B          4  0  2  0 .211     B.Posey C           4  0  3  1 .313  
A-B.Revere PR,LF      0  0  0  0 .200     M.Holliday DH       3  0  0  0 .209  
  J.Bruce RF          3  0  0  0 .156     C.Pena 1B           2  0  0  0 .217  
  W.Rosario C         4  0  1  0 .125     A.Jones CF          4  0  0  0 .191  
  C.Davis DH          4  0  0  0 .262     G.Parra LF          2  0  1  1 .238  
  D.Freese 3B         4  0  2  0 .162     M.Ellis 2B          4  0  0  0 .188  
  I.Kinsler 2B        4  0  0  0 .163     J.Hardy SS          4  0  0  0 .194  
  Z.Cozart SS         3  0  0  0 .276                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  1  7  1                 Totals      33  2  8  2
 
A-Pinch Ran For Votto In 8th Inning
 
Cannons......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  7  1
Fighting Sioux.. 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0    -  2  8  1
 
Cannons (4-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Hellickson LOSS(0-2)    2 2/3   4   2   1   3   2   0   4.05
E.Frieri                  1 1/3   2   0   0   1   1   0   4.00
K.Herrera                 3       2   0   0   1   2   0   1.74
J.McGee                   1       0   0   0   0   1   0   1.59
Totals                    8       8   2   1   5   6   0
 
Fighting Sioux (12-10)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Burnett WIN(3-2)        9       7   1   1   1  10   1   2.68
Totals                    9       7   1   1   1  10   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,902 DATE- Sunday, May 17th 2013 TIME- Night 
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Cannons: 7  Fighting Sioux:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cannons: 0  Fighting Sioux: 0
ERRORS- I.Kinsler, J.Hardy
DOUBLES- J.Votto(3rd), D.Freese(2nd)
HOME RUNS- N.Swisher(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- G.Parra(1st), M.Ellis(1st)
WALKS- J.Bruce, M.Holliday, C.Pena-2, G.Parra-2
STRIKE OUTS- A.Pagan, N.Swisher-2, J.Bruce, W.Rosario-2, C.Davis, D.Freese-2,
             Z.Cozart, B.Posey, M.Holliday-2, A.Jones, M.Ellis, J.Hardy
WILD PITCHES- J.Hellickson, A.Burnett
2-out RBI- G.Parra
RLISP 2-out- J.Bruce-2, M.Holliday-2, C.Pena, A.Jones-3, I.Kinsler, M.Ellis-3,
             A.Pagan, J.Hardy-3, Z.Cozart, W.Rosario
WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Adam Jones robbed Wilin Rosario of a Homerun!
 
A.J. Burnett dominated striking out 10 Canyon Country batters as the Vermont
Fighting Sioux outscored the Canyon Country Cannons 2 to 1.
 
Burnett(3-2) was very good in the win.  He allowed just 7 hits and 1 walk in 9
innings improving his ERA from 3.08 to 2.68.  Vermont took care of Canyon
Country with no trouble in the 9th.  
 
Jeremy Hellickson(0-2) ended up with the loss.  The Vermont fans were thrilled
by the performance put forth by Burnett, but it was clearly his strikeouts
that they enjoyed most. 'When he reached 10 strikeouts the fans showed him
their appreciation with a loud cheer.' Justin Rabidoux said following the
game.



Vermont welcomes Cannons back by dealing them a 5-4 last inning defeat




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BOXSCORE: 2013 Canyon Country Cannons At 2013 Vermont Fighting Siou 5/16/2013
 
  Cannons            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Pagan CF          3  0  0  0 .212     C.Utley 2B          4  1  2  0 .235  
  N.Swisher LF        4  0  2  1 .293     B.Posey C           4  0  0  0 .291  
B-B.Revere PR,LF      0  1  0  0 .200     M.Holliday LF       3  0  1  0 .217  
  J.Votto 1B          4  1  2  1 .176     G.Jones DH          2  0  1  1 .333  
  J.Bruce RF          4  1  1  1 .167   A-J.Guzman PH,DH      2  0  0  0 .467  
  W.Rosario C         4  0  1  1 .107     A.Jones CF          4  1  1  0 .200  
C-P.Ciriaco PR        0  0  0  0 .429     C.Pena 1B           3  1  0  0 .227  
D-J.Molina C          0  0  0  0 .200     J.Keppinger 3B      3  2  1  3 .353  
  C.Davis DH          4  0  0  0 .289     G.Parra RF          3  0  1  0 .225  
  D.Freese 3B         4  0  0  0 .121   E-D.Span PH           1  0  1  0 .314  
  I.Kinsler 2B        4  1  2  0 .179     J.Hardy SS          3  0  0  0 .206  
  Z.Cozart SS         4  0  0  0 .308   F-K.Frandsen PH       1  0  1  1 .471  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  4  8  4                 Totals      33  5  9  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Jones In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Swisher In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Rosario In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ciriaco In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Parra In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Hardy In 9th Inning
 
Cannons......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  4  8  2
Fighting Sioux.. 1 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 1  -  5  9  2
 
Cannons (4-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Billingsle              5 2/3   4   1   0   1   4   0   5.56
S.Doolittle HOLD(1st)     0 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   0  54.00
E.Frieri                  0       0   1   1   1   0   0   4.70
J.McGee LOSS(0-2) BS(1st) 2 1/3   4   2   1   0   4   1   1.74
Totals                    8 1/3   9   5   3   2   8   1
 
Fighting Sioux (11-10)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Latos                   7 1/3   5   3   3   1   2   0   4.06
J.Motte WIN(3-1) BS(1st)  1 2/3   3   1   1   0   3   0   2.38
Totals                    9       8   4   4   1   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,997 DATE- Saturday, May 16th 2013 TIME- Night 
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Cannons: 5  Fighting Sioux: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cannons: 1  Fighting Sioux: 1
ERRORS- J.Molina, D.Freese, C.Utley-2
DOUBLES- N.Swisher-2(4th), J.Votto-2(2nd), J.Bruce(1st), W.Rosario(1st),
         I.Kinsler(3rd), G.Parra(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Keppinger(2nd)
WALKS- A.Pagan, M.Holliday, C.Pena
STRIKE OUTS- J.Bruce-2, W.Rosario, C.Davis, D.Freese, B.Posey-2, M.Holliday,
             J.Guzman, A.Jones, J.Keppinger, G.Parra, J.Hardy
GIDP- G.Jones
CATCHERS INTERFERENCE- J.Keppinger
WILD PITCHES- J.McGee
2-out RBI- J.Bruce, W.Rosario, G.Jones, J.Votto
RLISP 2-out- C.Davis, J.Hardy, J.Bruce, Z.Cozart-2
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Jay Bruce robbed Carlos Pena of a Homerun!
 
Chase Utley had 2 base hits at Fighting Sioux Field as the Canyon Country
Cannons lost a heartbreaker to Vermont Fighting Sioux by the score of 5 to
4.
 
Vermont won the game with a run in the 9th inning.  After an out was recorded,
Jeff Keppinger reached on an error.  Denard Span came next and he stroked a
one-base hit.  Jake McGee then uncorked a wild pitch.  Kevin Frandsen
followed and he laced a base-hit resulting in an exciting win for Vermont and
a wild post-game celebration by the home town fans.  Vermont banged out 9
hits on the night.  
 
Jason Motte(3-1) picked up the victory, allowing 1 run in 1 and 2/3 innings.
McGee(0-2) was given the loss in relief.  With this win, Vermont has a 11-10
record.  They have been 4-6 lately.  With this loss, Canyon Country has a 4-6
record of late, 4-6 overall.



Outhit yet again, GCG still manages to drop Sioux, 4-2.




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BOXSCORE: 2013 Grundy County Grizzlies At 2013 Vermont Fighting Sio 5/13/2013
 
  Grizzlies          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Gordon LF         3  1  1  3 .382     D.Span RF           4  0  1  0 .294  
  A.Ethier RF         4  0  0  0 .160   I-G.Jones PH          1  0  0  0 .326  
  M.Cabrera DH        4  0  1  0 .176     A.Jones CF          3  0  1  0 .198  
  J.Morneau 1B        3  0  0  0 .167     B.Posey C           4  0  2  0 .307  
B-P.Goldschmidt 1B    1  0  0  0 .214     M.Holliday LF       3  1  1  0 .213  
  P.Alvarez 3B        3  0  0  0 .095     J.Guzman 1B         2  1  1  2 .500  
C-M.Machado 3B        1  0  0  0 .077   E-B.Lahair PH,1B      1  0  0  0 .176  
  A.Avila C           2  1  0  0 .158     T.Plouffe DH        3  0  0  0 .188  
  W.Venable CF        3  1  1  0 .286   F-C.Utley PH,DH       1  0  0  0 .213  
D-D.Stubbs CF         0  0  0  0 .000     M.Ellis 2B          3  0  0  0 .214  
  S.Drew SS           3  1  1  1 .158   G-J.Castro PH         1  0  0  0 .313  
  D.Espinosa 2B       3  0  0  0 .200     W.Bloomquist 3B     2  0  0  0 .125  
                                        A-K.Frandsen PH,3B    2  0  0  0 .455  
                                          J.Hardy SS          3  0  0  0 .215  
                                        H-J.Keppinger PH      1  0  1  0 .354  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  4  4  4                 Totals      34  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bloomquist In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Morneau In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Alvarez In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Venable In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Guzman In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Plouffe In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Ellis In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Hardy In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Span In 9th Inning
 
Grizzlies....... 0 0 0  0 4 0  0 0 0  -  4  4  0
Fighting Sioux.. 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
 
Grizzlies (5-4)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
W.Chen WIN(1-0)           7       6   2   2   2   4   1   2.57
D.Thayer SAVE(1st)        2       1   0   0   0   3   0   0.00
Totals                    9       7   2   2   2   7   1
 
Fighting Sioux (10-10)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Parker LOSS(2-2)        9       4   4   4   2  10   1   3.31
Totals                    9       4   4   4   2  10   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,636 DATE- Wednesday, May 13th 2013 TIME- Night 
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Grizzlies: 1  Fighting Sioux: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Grizzlies: 0  Fighting Sioux: 1
HOME RUNS- A.Gordon(1st), J.Guzman(4th)
WALKS- A.Gordon, A.Avila, M.Holliday, J.Guzman
HIT BY PITCH- A.Jones
STRIKE OUTS- A.Gordon, A.Ethier-2, M.Cabrera, J.Morneau, P.Alvarez-2, W.Venable,
             D.Espinosa-2, B.Posey, M.Holliday-2, B.Lahair, T.Plouffe-2,
             J.Castro
GIDP- A.Ethier
2-out RBI- A.Gordon-3
RLISP 2-out- J.Guzman, M.Ellis, C.Utley
 
The Grundy County Grizzlies tallied 4 runs in the 5th inning and got by the
Vermont Fighting Sioux at Fighting Sioux Field.  The final score was 4 to
2.
 
Wei-Yin Chen(1-0) gave a fine effort for Grundy County.  He surrendered 6 hits
and 2 walks in 7 innings.  Grundy County won despite being out-hit by Vermont
7 hits to 4.  
 
Dale Thayer recorded the save, his 1st.  Jarrod Parker(2-2) ended up with the
loss.  He allowed just 4 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings.  
 



AJ Burnett shuts down Griz, Sioux grab first win against divisional rival 8-2.




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BOXSCORE: 2013 Grundy County Grizzlies At 2013 Vermont Fighting Sio 5/12/2013
 
  Grizzlies          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Gordon LF         4  0  2  0 .387     C.Utley 2B          2  1  0  0 .217  
  A.Ethier RF         3  0  0  0 .190   B-W.Bloomquist PH,2B  1  0  0  0 .143  
  M.Cabrera DH        4  1  1  0 .167     B.Posey C           4  3  3  3 .296  
  J.Morneau 1B        4  0  0  0 .190     M.Holliday LF       2  1  1  0 .208  
  P.Alvarez 3B        4  1  0  0 .111   C-D.Span PH,LF        1  0  0  0 .300  
  A.Avila C           4  0  2  1 .176     G.Jones DH          3  1  2  1 .333  
  W.Venable CF        4  0  1  0 .280     A.Jones CF          4  1  1  0 .192  
  S.Drew SS           3  0  1  0 .125     C.Pena 1B           4  0  1  2 .244  
  D.Espinosa 2B       4  0  0  0 .222     J.Keppinger 3B      3  0  0  0 .340  
                                        D-T.Plouffe PH,3B     1  0  0  0 .207  
                                          G.Parra RF          2  0  0  0 .216  
                                        A-B.Lahair PH,RF      2  0  0  0 .188  
                                          J.Hardy SS          4  1  2  1 .226  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  7  1                 Totals      33  8 10  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Parra In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Utley In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Holliday In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Keppinger In 8th Inning
 
Grizzlies....... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
Fighting Sioux.. 2 0 3  2 0 0  1 0    -  8 10  1
 
Grizzlies (4-4)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Vogelsong LOSS(0-1)     2 1/3   6   5   5   2   4   1  19.29
K.Correia                 4       4   3   3   1   2   3   4.00
W.Davis                   1 2/3   0   0   0   0   4   0   0.00
Totals                    8      10   8   8   3  10   4
 
Fighting Sioux (10-9)    IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Burnett WIN(2-2)        9       7   2   1   2   9   0   3.08
Totals                    9       7   2   1   2   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,849 DATE- Tuesday, May 12th 2013 TIME- Night 
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Grizzlies: 7  Fighting Sioux: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Grizzlies: 1  Fighting Sioux: 1
ERRORS- G.Parra
DOUBLES- M.Cabrera(3rd), A.Avila(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Posey-2(3rd), G.Jones(4th), J.Hardy(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- A.Gordon-2(2nd)
WALKS- A.Ethier, S.Drew, C.Utley, M.Holliday, G.Jones
STRIKE OUTS- A.Ethier, M.Cabrera, J.Morneau-3, A.Avila, W.Venable, D.Espinosa-2,
             G.Jones, A.Jones, C.Pena-2, T.Plouffe, G.Parra, B.Lahair-2,
             J.Hardy-2
GIDP- D.Espinosa, J.Keppinger
WILD PITCHES- R.Vogelsong
PASSED BALLS- A.Avila
2-out RBI- B.Posey
RLISP 2-out- J.Keppinger-2, A.Ethier, S.Drew, D.Espinosa, M.Cabrera
 
Buster Posey rocketed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and A.J. Burnett pitched a
complete game as the Vermont Fighting Sioux beat the Grundy County Grizzlies
by a score of 8 to 2.
 
Posey provided much of the offense.  He bombed a two-run dinger in the 1st
inning, laced a one-base hit in the 3rd inning and hit a bases-empty home run
in the 4th inning.  Vermont finished with 10 hits in the victory.
 
Burnett(2-2) lasted until the end allowing 2 runs for the win. Ryan
Vogelsong(0-1) was hit with the loss.  He allowed a few too many baserunners
giving up 6 hits and 2 walks in 2 and 1/3 innings.  
 



Morneau is the difference again, drive in 5 and has a 3-run bomb. GCG 5 - VFS 2




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BOXSCORE: 2013 Grundy County Grizzlies At 2013 Vermont Fighting Sio 5/11/2013
 
  Grizzlies          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Gordon LF         4  1  1  0 .370     D.Span RF           3  1  2  0 .310  
  A.Ethier RF         4  1  1  0 .222   D-W.Bloomquist PH,SS  1  0  0  0 .154  
  M.Cabrera DH        3  1  0  0 .154     A.Jones CF          4  0  2  1 .189  
  J.Morneau 1B        4  1  3  5 .235     B.Posey C ,1B       4  0  1  1 .269  
E-P.Goldschmidt 1B    0  0  0  0 .231     M.Holliday LF       4  0  0  0 .200  
  P.Alvarez 3B        4  0  1  0 .143     J.Guzman 1B,RF      3  0  2  0 .500  
F-M.Machado 3B        0  0  0  0 .083   H-B.Lahair PH,RF      1  0  0  0 .214  
  A.Avila C           3  0  1  0 .077     T.Plouffe DH        4  0  1  0 .214  
  W.Venable CF        3  0  0  0 .286     K.Frandsen 3B       2  0  0  0 .484  
G-D.Stubbs CF         1  0  0  0 .000   A-J.Keppinger PH,3B   2  0  0  0 .364  
  S.Drew SS           4  0  0  0 .077     M.Ellis 2B          2  1  1  0 .240  
  D.Espinosa 2B       4  1  1  0 .261   B-C.Utley PH,2B       0  0  0  0 .227  
                                          J.Hardy SS          2  0  0  0 .207  
                                        C-J.Castro PH,C       2  0  0  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  5  8  5                 Totals      34  2  9  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Frandsen In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ellis In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hardy In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Span In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Morneau In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Alvarez In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Venable In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Guzman In 8th Inning
 
Grizzlies....... 0 0 3  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  5  8  0
Fighting Sioux.. 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  2  9  1
 
Grizzlies (4-3)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Blackley WIN(1-0)       5 2/3   5   2   2   0   5   0   5.87
T.Patton HOLD(2nd)        0 1/3   3   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
W.Davis SAVE(1st)         3       1   0   0   1   5   0   0.00
Totals                    9       9   2   2   1  11   0
 
Fighting Sioux (9-9)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Latos LOSS(1-2)         7 1/3   7   5   5   2   9   1   4.14
E.Stults                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   2.57
F.Salas                   1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       8   5   5   2  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,450 DATE- Monday, May 11th 2013 TIME- Night 
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Grizzlies: 4  Fighting Sioux: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Grizzlies: 2  Fighting Sioux: 0
ERRORS- J.Keppinger
DOUBLES- P.Alvarez(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Morneau(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- D.Espinosa(1st)
WALKS- M.Cabrera, A.Avila, C.Utley
HIT BY PITCH- C.Utley
STRIKE OUTS- A.Gordon-2, A.Ethier, M.Cabrera, P.Alvarez-2, A.Avila, W.Venable,
             S.Drew-2, D.Espinosa, W.Bloomquist, A.Jones, B.Posey, M.Holliday-2,
             J.Guzman, B.Lahair, K.Frandsen, J.Keppinger, M.Ellis, J.Castro
GIDP- B.Posey, T.Plouffe
2-out RBI- J.Morneau-3, A.Jones, B.Posey
RLISP 2-out- S.Drew, M.Cabrera, A.Avila, M.Holliday, W.Bloomquist-2
 
Justin Morneau left the yard and had 5 RBI as the Grundy County Grizzlies
defeated the Vermont Fighting Sioux 5 to 2 at Fighting Sioux Field.
 
Morneau had a big day with his bat.  He slapped a single in the 2nd inning,
lost the ball over the fence for three runs in the 3rd inning and smacked a
one-base hit bringing home two baserunners in the 8th inning.  Grundy County
had 8 hits for the night.  
 
The win went to Travis Blackley(1-0) who allowed 2 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings.
Wade Davis recorded the save, his 1st.  Mat Latos(1-2) was the losing
pitcher.  
 



Morneau's Slam is all GCG needs; rides a 2-hit effort to a 4-3 win over Vermont




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BOXSCORE: 2013 Grundy County Grizzlies At 2013 Vermont Fighting Sio 5/10/2013
 
  Grizzlies          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Gordon LF         2  1  0  0 .391     C.Utley 2B          4  1  3  2 .227  
  A.Ethier RF         3  1  0  0 .214     B.Posey C           4  0  0  0 .270  
  M.Cabrera DH        2  1  0  0 .174     M.Holliday LF       4  0  0  0 .211  
  J.Morneau 1B        3  1  1  4 .077     G.Jones DH          3  1  1  1 .308  
B-P.Goldschmidt PH,1B 1  0  0  0 .231   E-J.Guzman PH,DH      1  0  0  0 .478  
  P.Alvarez 3B        2  0  0  0 .100     A.Jones CF          4  0  0  0 .171  
D-M.Machado 3B        1  0  0  0 .083     C.Pena 1B           3  0  1  0 .243  
  A.Avila C           4  0  0  0 .000   F-K.Frandsen PH       1  0  0  0 .517  
  W.Venable CF        3  0  1  0 .333     J.Keppinger 3B      4  0  1  0 .381  
C-D.Stubbs CF         1  0  0  0 .000     G.Parra RF          2  1  1  0 .229  
  S.Drew SS           3  0  0  0 .111   A-D.Span PH,RF        1  0  0  0 .269  
  D.Espinosa 2B       3  0  0  0 .263     J.Hardy SS          3  0  1  0 .214  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  4  2  4                 Totals      34  3  8  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Parra In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Morneau In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Venable In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Alvarez In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Jones In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Pena In 9th Inning
 
Grizzlies....... 0 0 0  4 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  2  0
Fighting Sioux.. 2 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  8  0
 
Grizzlies (3-3)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
Z.Greinke WIN(1-2)        6       8   3   3   0   4   2   5.71
T.Patton HOLD(1st)        2       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
J.Putz SAVE(2nd)          1       0   0   0   0   0   0   1.93
Totals                    9       8   3   3   0   5   2
 
Fighting Sioux (9-8)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Hanson LOSS(1-1)        7 2/3   2   4   4   6   3   1   2.84
F.Morales                 1       0   0   0   0   2   0   5.79
F.Salas                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       2   4   4   6   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,491 DATE- Sunday, May 10th 2013 TIME- Day 
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Grizzlies: 3  Fighting Sioux: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Grizzlies: 1  Fighting Sioux: 0
DOUBLES- J.Keppinger(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Morneau(1st), C.Utley(3rd), G.Jones(3rd)
WALKS- A.Gordon-2, A.Ethier, M.Cabrera-2, P.Alvarez
STRIKE OUTS- J.Morneau, P.Goldschmidt, M.Machado, D.Espinosa-2, M.Holliday,
             C.Pena, J.Keppinger, D.Span, J.Hardy
GIDP- B.Posey
2-out RBI- G.Jones, C.Utley
RLISP 2-out- B.Posey, S.Drew, J.Morneau, C.Utley-2
 
The Grundy County Grizzlies scored 4 runs in the 4th inning and nipped the
Vermont Fighting Sioux 4 to 3 at Fighting Sioux Field in a hard fought
contest.
 
Grundy County scored all of the necessary runs in the 4th inning when they
tallied 4 runs on 2 hits.  The biggest moment was provided by Justin Morneau
who deflated the mood of the partisan fans when he cleared the bases with a
Grand Slam homerun.  The pitchers took over after the 4th inning as neither
team was able to score again.  
 
Zack Greinke(1-2) went 6 innings allowing 3 runs for the victory. J.J. Putz
earned the save, his 2nd.  Tommy Hanson(1-1) absorbed the loss.  He
surrendered 2 hits and 6 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings.  
 



DFW and VFS play another tight game, this time Vermont squeaks by for the 3-2 win




Strat-O-Matic Report




BOXSCORE: 2013 Dallas Ft Worth Spurs At 2013 Vermont Fighting Sioux  5/7/2013
 
  Spurs              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Harper RF         3  1  1  0 .294     C.Utley 2B          4  1  1  1 .175  
  M.Scutaro 2B        3  0  0  0 .417     B.Posey C           3  0  1  0 .288  
  J.Heyward LF        3  0  0  1 .133     M.Holliday LF       3  0  0  0 .224  
  A.McCutchen CF      4  1  1  0 .472     G.Jones DH          4  1  3  0 .306  
  A.Rizzo 1B          3  0  1  0 .250   A-D.Span PR           0  1  0  0 .280  
  T.Frazier 3B        2  0  0  1 .296     A.Jones CF          4  0  0  0 .182  
  J.Kubel DH          3  0  0  0 .077     C.Pena 1B           3  0  1  1 .235  
  A.Ellis C           3  0  0  0 .231   B-B.Lahair PH         1  0  0  0 .231  
  B.Crawford SS       3  0  1  0 .286     J.Keppinger 3B      3  0  0  0 .395  
                                        C-W.Bloomquist PH     0  0  0  0 .167  
                                          G.Parra RF          3  0  0  0 .212  
                                        D-J.Castro PH         1  0  1  0 .385  
                                          J.Hardy SS          3  0  0  0 .208  
                                        E-K.Frandsen PH       1  0  1  1 .536  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  2  4  2                 Totals      33  3  8  3
 
A-Pinch Ran For Jones In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Pena In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Keppinger In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Parra In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Hardy In 9th Inning
 
Spurs........... 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  4  0
Fighting Sioux.. 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 1  -  3  8  0
 
Spurs (6-2)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Jackson                 6       4   1   1   2   3   0   2.38
B.Lyon BS(2nd)            2       1   1   1   0   1   1   0.96
M.Lindstrom LOSS(0-1)     0 2/3   3   1   1   1   0   0   3.86
Totals                    8 2/3   8   3   3   3   4   1
 
Fighting Sioux (9-7)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Burnett                 6       3   2   2   3   3   0   3.72
J.Burton                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
F.Morales                 1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   7.36
J.Motte WIN(2-1)          0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.86
Totals                    9       4   2   2   3   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,887 DATE- Thursday, May 7th 2013 TIME- Day 
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Spurs: 3  Fighting Sioux: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Spurs: 1  Fighting Sioux: 2
DOUBLES- G.Jones-2(4th), C.Pena(3rd)
HOME RUNS- C.Utley(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- B.Harper(2nd), A.McCutchen(3rd), A.Rizzo(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Heyward, T.Frazier
WALKS- B.Harper, M.Scutaro, A.Rizzo, B.Posey, M.Holliday, W.Bloomquist
STRIKE OUTS- J.Heyward-2, J.Kubel, A.Ellis, B.Crawford, C.Utley, B.Posey,
             A.Jones, C.Pena
GIDP- B.Harper, T.Frazier, M.Holliday
BALKS- M.Lindstrom
2-out RBI- K.Frandsen
RLISP 2-out- G.Parra, G.Jones, J.Heyward, A.Jones, A.Ellis, W.Bloomquist,
             J.Castro
 
In a dramatic ending at Fighting Sioux Field the Vermont Fighting Sioux won in
their last at-bat beating the Dallas Ft Worth Spurs by the count of 3 to
2.
 
The game was won by Vermont when they scored a run in the 9th inning. Garrett
Jones smacked a single.  A balk was called.  Two outs later Willie Bloomquist
came up and he was walked intentionally.  Jason Castro was up next and he
banged out a single to load the bases.  Kevin Frandsen came up to bat and
lined a base-hit giving Vermont the win as 25,887 happy fans joyfully
celebrated.  Vermont out-hit Dallas Ft Worth for the game, 8 hits to 4.
 
The victory was credited to Jason Motte(2-1) who went 2/3 of an inning,
allowing no runs. Matt Lindstrom(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief.  
 



Dallas escapes Vermont with 1-0 win, throws out tying run in 9th in Fister v Latos gem.




Strat-O-Matic Report




BOXSCORE: 2013 Dallas Ft Worth Spurs At 2013 Vermont Fighting Sioux  5/6/2013
 
  Spurs              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Harper RF         4  1  2  0 .286     J.Keppinger 3B      4  0  0  0 .429  
  W.Betemit 3B        4  0  1  1 .429     B.Posey C           2  0  0  0 .286  
A-T.Frazier 3B        0  0  0  0 .320   E-J.Castro PH         1  0  1  0 .333  
  J.Heyward LF        4  0  0  0 .167   F-D.Span PR           0  0  0  0 .280  
  A.McCutchen CF      4  0  3  0 .500     M.Holliday LF       4  0  1  0 .234  
  A.Rizzo 1B          4  0  0  0 .231     G.Jones DH          4  0  2  0 .250  
  J.Kubel DH          3  0  1  0 .100     A.Jones CF          3  0  0  0 .194  
  M.Izturis 2B        3  0  0  0 .429     C.Pena 1B           3  0  0  0 .226  
D-M.Scutaro 2B        0  0  0  0 .476     C.Utley 2B          3  0  0  0 .167  
  A.Ellis C           2  0  0  0 .300     G.Parra RF          3  0  0  0 .233  
  B.Crawford SS       3  0  1  0 .280     J.Hardy SS          2  0  0  0 .220  
                                        B-B.Lahair PH         1  0  0  0 .250  
                                        C-W.Bloomquist SS     0  0  0  0 .167  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  8  1                 Totals      30  0  4  0
 
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Betemit In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hardy In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Lahair In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Izturis In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Posey In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Castro In 9th Inning
 
Spurs........... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  8  1
Fighting Sioux.. 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
 
Spurs (6-1)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Fister WIN(1-0)         6       2   0   0   2   4   0   3.71
R.Betancourt HOLD(1st)    2       0   0   0   0   2   0   4.91
V.Pestano SAVE(2nd)       1       2   0   0   0   2   0   3.00
Totals                    9       4   0   0   2   8   0
 
Fighting Sioux (8-7)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Latos LOSS(1-1)         6 1/3   5   1   1   2   6   0   3.64
E.Stults                  1 2/3   2   0   0   0   0   0   2.84
J.Smith                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0   4.76
Totals                    9       8   1   1   2   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,166 DATE- Wednesday, May 6th 2013 TIME- Night 
T- 2:17
LEFT ON BASE- Spurs: 5  Fighting Sioux: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Spurs: 1  Fighting Sioux: 4
ERRORS- M.Izturis
DOUBLES- W.Betemit(1st), A.McCutchen(2nd), G.Jones(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- B.Harper(1st), A.Jones(1st)
WALKS- J.Kubel, A.Ellis, B.Posey, A.Jones
STRIKE OUTS- W.Betemit-2, J.Heyward-2, A.McCutchen, B.Crawford, M.Holliday-2,
             A.Jones-2, C.Pena-2, C.Utley, J.Hardy
GIDP- B.Harper, J.Heyward, A.Rizzo-2, C.Pena
2-out RBI- W.Betemit
RLISP 2-out- J.Heyward, A.Ellis, C.Utley, A.Jones
 
Right fielder Bryce Harper had 2 base hits at Fighting Sioux Field where the
Dallas Ft Worth Spurs beat the Vermont Fighting Sioux 1 to 0.
 
Doug Fister(1-0) gave a fine effort for Dallas Ft Worth.  He went 6 innings
surrendering 2 hits and 2 walks lowering his ERA to 3.71.  Vermont threatened
in the 9th but their rally came up short.  
 
Vinnie Pestano earned the save, his 2nd.  The losing pitcher was Mat
Latos(1-1).  No one has been able to stop Dallas Ft Worth lately as they
lengthened their winning streak to 6 games. 'We're running on all cylinders
now', said Red Robbins.  'I probably shouldn't change a thing and let the
guys continue to put up the wins.'