APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT DANVILLE FIREBIRDS
08/28/2023
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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT DANVILLE FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 12160 - MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bluefield Blue Jays (16-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 9 1
Danville Firebirds (32-26) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 10 0
Bluefield Defeats Danville, 5-3
The Bluefield Blue Jays defeated the Danville Firebirds, 5-3, in Appalachian League action at American Legion Field. Bluefield pitcher Artie Hurley had a standout performance. The Blue Jays raised their record to 16-42.

Bluefield needed the clutch hitting of Greg Alexander to notch the win. The right fielder hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 5-1. For the game, Alexander had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Alexander told a Bluefield Observer reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."
BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Carranza 3B, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .206 4 15
G. Alexander RF 5 1 2 4 0 2 1 .158 4 13
   f-C. Stevens RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 4 10
M. Fleming SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .228 9 23
S. Pearson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .226 1 10
L. Tovar LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .194 1 5
C. Watkins 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .193 2 13
   a-A. Mercado PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .210 1 6
   d-M. Ryan 2B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 0 4
C. Cockrell CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .159 1 7
L. Allen DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 2 11
   b-J. Valentín DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .296 3 9
J. Vance 1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .168 7 15
   c-J. Holder PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271 3 8
   e-A. Rogers 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 2
Totals 35 5 9 5 3 11 15      
a - A. Mercado pinch hit for C. Watkins in the 7th
b - J. Valentín inserted as DH in the 7th
c - J. Holder pinch hit for J. Vance in the 7th
d - M. Ryan substituted for A. Mercado in the 7th
e - A. Rogers substituted for J. Holder in the 7th
f - C. Stevens substituted for G. Alexander in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Alexander (4, 7th Inning off D. Bennett, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Carranza , G. Alexander 5 , L. Tovar , C. Watkins , A. Mercado , C. Cockrell 2 , J. Holder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pearson , J. Valentín
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Carranza (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Vance (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Mejía CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .281 4 16
J. King 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .264 11 28
S. Simmons 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .275 12 32
R. Hickman DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 7 30
J. Mendoza SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .258 8 21
   c-D. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .156 2 4
L. Listov LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .333 2 20
J. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 4 14
   a-R. Swanson PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 5 9
   b-J. Powers 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 2 4
W. Evans RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .230 4 17
J. Hayes C 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .263 2 4
Totals 38 3 10 3 4 11 19      
a - R. Swanson pinch hit for J. Smith in the 8th
b - J. Powers substituted for R. Swanson in the 9th
c - D. Taylor pinch hit for J. Mendoza in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hayes (2, 2nd Inning off A. Hurley, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Simmons (12, 7th Inning off T. Evans, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Swanson (5, 8th Inning off T. Evans, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Mejía 2 , S. Simmons 5 , R. Hickman , R. Swanson 4 , W. Evans , J. Hayes 6
2-out RBI: J. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Mejía 2 , J. King , L. Listov
Team LOB: 12
BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hurley W (2-4) 6.0 5 1 1 4 8 1 113 4.76   
T. Evans 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 2 28 2.84   
A. Acevedo SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hurley 62
Batters Faced: A. Hurley 28, T. Evans 10, A. Acevedo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hurley 5-5, T. Evans 3-1, A. Acevedo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hurley 113-63, T. Evans 28-21, A. Acevedo 13-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Townsend 5.1 4 0 0 2 7 0 82 3.04   
D. Bennett L (2-1), BS (1) 1.0 4 5 5 1 0 1 30 3.95   
A. Smith 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 37 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Townsend 65
Batters Faced: K. Townsend 21, D. Bennett 8, A. Smith 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Townsend 4-4, D. Bennett 2-1, A. Smith 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Townsend 82-48, D. Bennett 30-19, A. Smith 37-24
WP: D. Bennett , A. Smith
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Artie Hurley
Ballpark: American Legion Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 5:00 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 2544
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