APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT DANVILLE FIREBIRDS
08/27/2023
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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT DANVILLE FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 12155 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bluefield Blue Jays (15-42) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Danville Firebirds (32-25) 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 X 7 12 0
Firebirds Down Blue Jays, 7-2
The Danville Firebirds topped the Bluefield Blue Jays by the score of 7-2, with the biggest share of the credit going to right fielder Walt Evans. Evans went 3-4 with 2 doubles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Firebirds on the day. Chris Holtzhouser was the winning pitcher. Over 5 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, with 3 walks and 9 strikeouts. With the win, Danville pushed its record to 32-25.

Lukyan Listov, who is tied for 2nd in the APP with a .342 batting average, aided the Danville cause with a 2-run single in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the left fielder went 1-4. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We're just going to try to build off this win," said Listov.
BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Carranza 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .205 4 15
C. Watkins CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .189 2 13
M. Fleming SS 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .232 9 23
L. Tovar LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .193 1 5
L. Allen DH 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .213 2 11
   a-J. Holder DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 3 7
C. Cockrell RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .150 1 7
J. Vance 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .169 7 15
   b-A. Mercado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 6
J. Valentín 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 .308 3 9
   c-S. Pearson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 1 10
R. Carter C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .173 0 5
   d-G. Alexander PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 3 9
Totals 32 2 7 2 3 12 14      
a - J. Holder inserted as DH in the 8th
b - A. Mercado pinch hit for J. Vance in the 9th
c - S. Pearson pinch hit for J. Valentín in the 9th
d - G. Alexander pinch hit for R. Carter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentín (2, 4th Inning off C. Holtzhouser, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Fleming (5, 3rd Inning off C. Holtzhouser, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fleming 3 , L. Tovar , L. Allen , C. Cockrell , J. Valentín 3 , S. Pearson
2-out RBI: M. Fleming , L. Tovar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Fleming , J. Vance , J. Valentín
GIDP: J. Carranza
Hit by Pitch: C. Watkins , G. Alexander
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Valentín (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Watkins(Evans at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Mejía CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .276 4 16
J. King 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .270 11 28
S. Simmons 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 11 31
R. Hickman DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .255 7 30
J. Mendoza SS 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 .265 8 21
L. Listov LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .342 2 20
L. Britt C 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .239 4 15
W. Evans RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .228 4 17
J. Smith 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .260 4 14
Totals 33 7 12 7 4 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Evans 2 (8, 3rd Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off B. Davis, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Simmons (11, 4th Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Smith (4, 6th Inning off R. Morris, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. King (11, 7th Inning off R. Morris, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. King 5 , S. Simmons 2 , R. Hickman 2 , L. Listov , L. Britt 2 , W. Evans 5 , J. Smith 2
2-out RBI: J. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Mejía 2 , J. King
Sac Bunt: L. Britt
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Mendoza 2 (5)
CS: J. King (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mendoza-Smith-Simmons)
BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Davis L (2-8) 5.1 8 6 6 3 2 0 100 6.04   
R. Morris 2.2 4 1 1 1 4 1 46 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Davis 27
Batters Faced: B. Davis 25, R. Morris 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Davis 7-5, R. Morris 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Davis 100-54, R. Morris 46-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Morris 1-1
WP: B. Davis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Holtzhouser W (4-3) 5.0 5 2 2 3 9 0 111 3.40   
J. Keys H (2) 3.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 45 3.45   
G. Warner 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Holtzhouser 55
Batters Faced: C. Holtzhouser 24, J. Keys 12, G. Warner 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Holtzhouser 5-1, J. Keys 5-1, G. Warner 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Holtzhouser 111-65, J. Keys 45-33, G. Warner 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Warner 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Holtzhouser , J. Keys
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walt Evans
Ballpark: American Legion Field
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:00 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 2569
Sunday, August 27th , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 24.8 Build 76