APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
ELIZABETHTON TWINS AT DANVILLE FIREBIRDS
07/21/2023
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
ELIZABETHTON TWINS AT DANVILLE FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 11981 - FRIDAY, JULY 21ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Elizabethton Twins (11-11) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Danville Firebirds (15-7) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 X 4 8 1
Firebirds Rally For 4-2 Win
Conditions were not ideal but Danville and Elizabethton were able to put their game in the books.

The Danville Firebirds had to overcome a fine effort from Elizabethton pitcher Bob Head to grab a narrow 4-2 win at American Legion Field. Head went 6 innings and allowed 1 run. Dan Bennett snagged the win in relief. In 2.2 innings, the right-hander allowed no runs on no hits. He's now 2-0 on the season.

Lou Britt helped out the Danville cause in the bottom of the seventh inning with a run-scoring ground out. For the game, the catcher drove in one run.

Britt said his team "played with focus."

Danville has an impressive 15-7 record.
ELIZABETHTON BATTING LINESCORE DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Adams SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 1 7
J. Collins RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .306 1 9
C. Westerhout 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .279 3 10
A. González CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259 3 13
J. Dupree LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .305 2 6
B. Beck 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .292 2 6
R. Lester DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .364 3 11
   a-J. Espinoza DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 2 2
B. Peck 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .411 2 15
   b-E. Bingham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 2
T. Martínez C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 0 3
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 11 12      
a - J. Espinoza inserted as DH in the 6th
b - E. Bingham pinch hit for B. Peck in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Adams (4, 1st Inning off K. Townsend, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Westerhout (3, 3rd Inning off K. Townsend, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Adams 2 , J. Collins , C. Westerhout 2 , A. González , B. Beck , R. Lester , B. Peck
2-out RBI: J. Collins , C. Westerhout
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. González 2 , J. Espinoza , B. Peck
Sac Bunt: T. Martínez
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. King 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 6 15
   a-R. Swanson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 1 1
   b-D. Taylor 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 1
S. Mejía CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .239 3 9
S. Simmons 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .388 8 19
   d-J. Powers LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 4
R. Hickman DH 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .263 3 12
J. Mendoza SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 4 9
   c-F. López PH, SS 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .218 1 5
L. Listov LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .270 0 3
   e-P. Boulay 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Evans RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .283 3 12
J. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 2 6
L. Britt C 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 0 5
Totals 32 4 8 4 1 5 11      
a - R. Swanson pinch hit for J. King in the 7th
b - D. Taylor substituted for R. Swanson in the 8th
c - F. López pinch hit for J. Mendoza in the 8th
d - J. Powers substituted for S. Simmons in the 9th
e - P. Boulay substituted for L. Listov in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: F. López (1, 8th Inning off A. Long, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Simmons 2 , R. Hickman , J. Mendoza , F. López 4 , L. Listov 2 , W. Evans
2-out RBI: F. López , L. Listov
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Mejía , W. Evans
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. King (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Mejía (2)
ELIZABETHTON PITCHING LINESCORE DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Head 6.0 4 1 1 1 3 0 81 2.39   
C. Dorsey BS (1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 14 2.25   
J. Young L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 3.86   
A. Long 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Head 62
Batters Faced: B. Head 23, C. Dorsey 6, J. Young 2, A. Long 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Head 8-7, C. Dorsey 2-0, J. Young 1-0, A. Long 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Head 81-55, C. Dorsey 14-12, J. Young 7-4, A. Long 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Long 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Townsend 5.1 6 2 2 0 8 0 83 1.64   
D. Bennett W (2-0) 2.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 35 0.00   
R. Thomas SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Townsend 56
Batters Faced: K. Townsend 22, D. Bennett 9, R. Thomas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Townsend 4-4, D. Bennett 3-3, R. Thomas 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Townsend 83-54, D. Bennett 35-22, R. Thomas 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bennett 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Head
Ballpark: American Legion Field
Weather: Rain (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:30 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 2531
Friday, July 21st , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 24.6 Build 69