APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE FIREBIRDS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
08/11/2023
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE FIREBIRDS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 12082 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Danville Firebirds (24-18) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 1
Bluefield Blue Jays (11-31) 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 X 7 13 0
Fleming goes 3-for-4, Leads Blue Jays to Win
The 7-4 Bluefield win over Danville was due in large part to Mike Fleming. The Blue Jays shortstop was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4. The winning pitcher was Darryl Wilson. He tossed 114 pitches over 7 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits. Arturo Acevedo earned the save for Bluefield, his 7th of the year.

In the bottom of the seventh, with the bases loaded, Fleming came to the plate. He hit a grand slam home run off Jim Keys to put the Blue Jays in the lead, 7-3.

"Hustle and hard work is a big part of our success," said Fleming. "Those qualities define our team."

Bluefield, with the win, sits at 11-31.
DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. King 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .285 9 23
S. Mejía CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .288 4 16
S. Simmons 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .316 10 26
R. Hickman DH 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .252 5 19
J. Mendoza SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .286 8 21
   a-R. Swanson PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 4
   e-J. Powers SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 2 4
L. Listov LF, RF 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .300 2 13
W. Evans RF 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .220 4 13
   b-F. López PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .202 2 10
   c-I. Montoya PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .387 4 13
   f-P. Boulay 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
J. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .294 4 11
   d-D. Taylor PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 1 2
L. Britt C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .197 2 8
Totals 34 4 10 4 3 10 19      
a - R. Swanson pinch hit for J. Mendoza in the 8th
b - F. López pinch hit for W. Evans in the 8th
c - I. Montoya pinch ran for F. López in the 8th
d - D. Taylor pinch hit for J. Smith in the 8th
e - J. Powers substituted for R. Swanson in the 8th
f - P. Boulay substituted for I. Montoya in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mendoza (6, 4th Inning off D. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Simmons (9, 9th Inning off A. Acevedo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hickman (5, 4th Inning off D. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. King , S. Simmons 2 , R. Hickman 4 , J. Mendoza 3 , L. Listov 3 , L. Britt 2
2-out RBI: L. Britt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. King , R. Hickman , J. Smith , L. Britt
Sac Bunt: L. Listov
Hit by Pitch: R. Swanson , F. López
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. King (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mendoza (4)
Double Plays: 1 (King-Simmons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Carranza 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .194 4 12
   d-J. Holder PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283 2 6
   e-M. Ryan 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 0 4
G. Alexander RF 5 2 1 1 0 1 4 .123 3 6
M. Fleming SS 4 3 3 4 0 1 0 .262 6 17
S. Pearson C 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 1 9
L. Tovar LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .197 0 1
   a-A. Mercado PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 1 4
   c-C. Stevens LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316 3 9
C. Watkins 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .207 1 9
   b-J. Valentín PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 .211 2 8
C. Cockrell CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .155 0 5
L. Allen DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .192 2 8
J. Vance 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .155 3 7
Totals 34 7 13 6 2 10 16      
a - A. Mercado pinch hit for L. Tovar in the 6th
b - J. Valentín pinch hit for C. Watkins in the 6th
c - C. Stevens substituted for A. Mercado in the 7th
d - J. Holder pinch hit for J. Carranza in the 7th
e - M. Ryan substituted for J. Holder in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Vance (1, 3rd Inning off K. Townsend, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Alexander (3, 1st Inning off K. Townsend, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Fleming (6, 7th Inning off J. Keys, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Alexander 4 , M. Fleming 6 , S. Pearson 3 , L. Tovar , A. Mercado , J. Valentín , L. Allen , J. Vance 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Alexander , C. Cockrell 3
GIDP: C. Watkins
Sac Bunt: J. Vance
Sac Fly: J. Valentín
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Carranza (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alexander-Pearson)
OF assists: 1 (Alexander(Swanson at home))
DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Townsend 5.1 6 3 3 1 7 1 80 3.00   
J. Keys L (0-1), BS (1) 1.0 4 4 3 1 1 1 33 5.59   
D. Bennett 1.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Townsend 50
Batters Faced: K. Townsend 21, J. Keys 9, D. Bennett 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Townsend 4-3, J. Keys 1-1, D. Bennett 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Townsend 80-55, J. Keys 33-24, D. Bennett 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Keys 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Wilson W (1-6) 7.0 8 3 3 2 8 1 114 7.20   
W. Anderson 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 22 2.53   
A. Acevedo SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wilson 55
Batters Faced: D. Wilson 30, W. Anderson 6, A. Acevedo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wilson 7-5, W. Anderson 0-2, A. Acevedo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wilson 114-66, W. Anderson 22-12, A. Acevedo 13-12
WP: W. Anderson
Hit Batsmen: W. Anderson 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Fleming
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 2957
Special Notes: 3B Francis López was injured being hit by a pitch.
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