APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT DANVILLE FIREBIRDS
07/30/2023
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT DANVILLE FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 12029 - SUNDAY, JULY 30TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Princeton Rays (13-18) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Danville Firebirds (19-12) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
Win Makes Firebirds 19-12
The Danville Firebirds got a stellar effort from pitcher José Moreno, helping Danville score a win over the visiting Princeton Rays, 4-1. The winning pitcher was Moreno, now 2-3. He tossed 5.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 7. The win for the Firebirds lifted their record to 19-12.

Jim Smith hit a run-scoring triple off Tim O'Neill in the bottom of the fourth, which put the Firebirds in front, 2-1. Smith had 2 singles, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 3 for 3.

"Bottom line," said Princeton skipper Scooter Tucker, "we didn't play well enough to win."
PRINCETON BATTING LINESCORE DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Edwards SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .239 7 16
L. Burke RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .301 1 6
C. Cabrera LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 1 10
D. Jackson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .138 0 6
   a-R. Smith PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225 2 4
G. Lewis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .178 0 3
   b-S. Johnston PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
E. Collins C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 1 3
V. Cruz DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .193 1 7
A. Scott 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .220 3 10
A. Johnson CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .195 3 6
Totals 31 1 4 1 2 12 16      
a - R. Smith pinch hit for D. Jackson in the 9th
b - S. Johnston pinch hit for G. Lewis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Collins (2, 4th Inning off J. Moreno, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Burke , E. Collins 2 , V. Cruz , A. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Burke , G. Lewis , A. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: T. Edwards
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Johnson (2)
OF assists: 1 (Johnson(Mejía at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. King 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .235 6 16
S. Mejía CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .299 4 14
R. Hickman DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .259 3 14
R. Swanson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .333 2 4
J. Mendoza SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .311 7 17
L. Listov LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .258 1 7
W. Evans RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .247 3 12
J. Smith 2B 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .278 3 8
J. Hayes C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .222 1 3
Totals 33 4 10 4 1 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickman (9, 5th Inning off T. O'Neill, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Smith (1, 4th Inning off T. O'Neill, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Mejía 2 , R. Hickman 2 , R. Swanson , J. Mendoza , L. Listov , J. Smith 5 , J. Hayes
2-out RBI: J. Mendoza , J. Smith , J. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. King , J. Mendoza
Team LOB: 6
PRINCETON PITCHING LINESCORE DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. O'Neill L (0-2) 7.0 10 4 4 1 5 0 110 6.88   
D. Washington 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 6.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. O'Neill 45
Batters Faced: T. O'Neill 31, D. Washington 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. O'Neill 7-8, D. Washington 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. O'Neill 110-77, D. Washington 12-8
Balk: T. O'Neill
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Moreno W (2-3) 5.1 4 1 1 1 7 0 90 5.74   
J. Ferrer H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.14   
S. Black H (1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 1.80   
R. Thomas SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Moreno 62
Batters Faced: J. Moreno 22, J. Ferrer 1, S. Black 7, R. Thomas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Moreno 4-5, J. Ferrer 1-0, S. Black 3-1, R. Thomas 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Moreno 90-57, J. Ferrer 7-4, S. Black 24-15, R. Thomas 19-9
Hit Batsmen: J. Moreno
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Moreno
Ballpark: American Legion Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:30 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 2558
Special Notes: RP Jorge Ferrer was injured while pitching.
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