APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE FIREBIRDS AT PRINCETON RAYS
08/04/2023
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE FIREBIRDS AT PRINCETON RAYS
GAME ID: 12053 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Danville Firebirds (21-15) 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 12 20 0
Princeton Rays (17-19) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Firebirds Paste Rays, 12-1
Led by Jim Smith, the Danville Firebirds downed the Princeton Rays, 12-1. Smith went 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Firebirds. Jorge Ferrer got credit for the save for Danville. It was his 1st of the year. The win for the Firebirds lifted their record to 21-15.

With Danville leading 4-1 in the top of the fifth, Smith hit a 2-run single off Princeton hurler Tim O'Neill. It was the 32nd hit of the season for Smith and put his team ahead, 6-1.

Princeton manager Scooter Tucker called the blowout loss "a real dud."
DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE PRINCETON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. King 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .267 6 18
   b-A. Johnson PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .444 0 0
   f-D. Taylor PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 1 1
S. Mejía CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .303 4 16
S. Simmons 1B 6 1 3 1 0 1 5 .321 10 24
R. Hickman DH 5 1 2 1 0 3 6 .254 3 16
J. Mendoza SS 5 2 2 1 1 2 4 .306 8 20
L. Listov LF 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .325 2 11
W. Evans RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .240 3 12
J. Smith 2B 4 1 4 3 0 0 0 .302 4 11
   a-F. López PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 2 8
   c-P. Boulay 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   d-R. Swanson PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 2 4
   g-J. Powers 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 2 4
L. Britt C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .172 1 6
   e-I. Montoya PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 3 12
   h-J. Hayes C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 3
Totals 43 12 20 11 3 9 24      
a - F. López pinch ran for J. Smith in the 7th
b - A. Johnson pinch hit for J. King in the 7th
c - P. Boulay substituted for F. López in the 7th
d - R. Swanson pinch hit for P. Boulay in the 9th
e - I. Montoya pinch hit for L. Britt in the 9th
f - D. Taylor pinch hit for A. Johnson in the 9th
g - J. Powers substituted for R. Swanson in the 9th
h - J. Hayes substituted for I. Montoya in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Mejía (4, 6th Inning off R. Morales, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Hickman (11, 8th Inning off R. Morales, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Smith (4, 2nd Inning off T. O'Neill, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Listov (2, 8th Inning off R. Morales, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. King 3 , S. Mejía 3 , S. Simmons 3 , R. Hickman 3 , J. Mendoza 2 , L. Listov 6 , J. Smith 7 , I. Montoya
2-out RBI: R. Hickman , J. Mendoza , L. Listov 2 , J. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Simmons , J. Mendoza , L. Listov , W. Evans , L. Britt
Sac Bunt: S. Mejía , L. Britt
Hit by Pitch: S. Mejía , R. Hickman
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. King 2 (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Edwards SS 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .254 8 17
   a-A. Johnson PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 6 10
O. Quintana 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .375 0 0
L. Burke RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .317 2 7
C. Cabrera LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .188 1 11
   b-S. Johnston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
R. Smith C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .223 3 9
J. Galván 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .231 1 11
D. Jackson CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .159 1 8
A. Scott 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .235 5 16
V. Cruz DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 1 9
Totals 30 1 3 1 3 17 11      
a - A. Johnson pinch hit for T. Edwards in the 8th
b - S. Johnston pinch hit for C. Cabrera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Burke (5, 4th Inning off J. Moreno, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Edwards (8, 1st Inning off J. Moreno, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Edwards 4 , L. Burke 2 , V. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jackson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: O. Quintana (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Burke-Smith)
OF assists: 3 (Burke(Simmons at 3rd base), Burke(Smith at home), Burke(Hickman at home))
DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE PRINCETON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Moreno W (3-3) 5.1 3 1 1 2 10 1 87 5.15   
J. Ferrer SV (1) 3.2 0 0 0 1 7 0 51 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Moreno 66
Batters Faced: J. Moreno 21, J. Ferrer 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Moreno 3-3, J. Ferrer 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Moreno 87-54, J. Ferrer 51-34
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. O'Neill L (0-3) 4.2 11 6 6 2 4 1 87 7.89   
R. Morales 3.1 7 6 5 0 4 1 72 4.94   
D. Clark 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 26 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. O'Neill 20
Batters Faced: T. O'Neill 26, R. Morales 18, D. Clark 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. O'Neill 5-2, R. Morales 3-3, D. Clark 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. O'Neill 87-49, R. Morales 72-47, D. Clark 26-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Morales 1-0 , D. Clark 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. O'Neill 2
Balk: R. Morales
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Smith
Ballpark: H.P. Hunnicutt Field
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 2977
Special Notes: 2B Jim Smith was injured while running the bases.
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