APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT BRISTOL PIRATES
09/03/2023
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT BRISTOL PIRATES
GAME ID: 12194 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Princeton Rays (30-34) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
Bristol Pirates (40-24) 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 X 11 12 0
Rays Lose, 11-5, at Devault Memorial Stadium
The home crowd had a good time watching the Princeton Rays and Bristol Pirates get after it.

The bat of Ernie Griffin helped the Bristol Pirates top the Princeton Rays, 11-5. Griffin was 3-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times for Bristol. The win was credited to Steve Allen in relief. His record improves to 4-1. Ben Lake took the loss.

Emmitt Shiplack had a productive at-bat in the bottom of the seventh inning. With runners on 1st and 2nd, the Bristol second baseman hit a 3-run home run. It made the score 8-5, and led to the win.

Griffin told the Bristol Daily News: "I was born for the big stage."

With the win, the Pirates hiked their record to 40-24.
PRINCETON BATTING LINESCORE BRISTOL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Edwards SS 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .275 11 28
O. Quintana 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .186 5 10
L. Burke RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 5 21
C. Cabrera LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .231 6 25
J. Galván 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .247 4 17
E. Collins C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 6 16
   a-R. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 4 19
A. Johnson CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .174 8 17
A. Scott 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .201 6 23
V. Cruz DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .195 1 13
Totals 30 5 5 5 3 12 6      
a - R. Smith pinch hit for E. Collins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Collins (5, 5th Inning off S. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Edwards (11, 5th Inning off S. Thompson, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Edwards 4 , J. Galván , E. Collins 2 , A. Johnson , V. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Edwards
Sac Bunt: A. Scott
Hit by Pitch: A. Johnson
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Galván (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Dennis DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .255 5 17
   a-V. Wheeler DH 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .346 1 5
M. White LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 3 8
   b-B. Bishop PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287 7 25
   c-D. Sandoval LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .198 6 17
E. Shiplack 2B 4 1 1 4 1 0 2 .313 19 51
J. Sampson RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .339 10 24
C. George SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .195 2 18
E. Griffin 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .265 1 5
L. Lemus CF 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 .288 5 23
D. Weeks C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .222 1 6
L. Hale 3B 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 .142 5 17
Totals 32 11 12 11 4 5 11      
a - V. Wheeler inserted as DH in the 7th
b - B. Bishop pinch hit for M. White in the 7th
c - D. Sandoval substituted for B. Bishop in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Griffin (3, 8th Inning off T. Bell, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Wheeler (1, 8th Inning off T. Bell, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Lemus (4, 7th Inning off B. Lake, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Griffin (1, 4th Inning off B. Lake, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Shiplack (19, 7th Inning off T. Bell, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Dennis , V. Wheeler 3 , M. White , B. Bishop , E. Shiplack 4 , E. Griffin 7 , L. Lemus 3 , D. Weeks , L. Hale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sampson , C. George
Sac Bunt: M. White , D. Weeks , L. Hale
Sac Fly: J. Sampson
Team LOB: 5
PRINCETON PITCHING LINESCORE BRISTOL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Lake L (5-3) 6.1 8 7 7 2 5 1 111 3.30   
T. Bell 1.0 4 4 4 1 0 1 22 4.97   
R. Morales 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 5.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Lake 32
Batters Faced: B. Lake 29, T. Bell 8, R. Morales 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Lake 9-5, T. Bell 2-1, R. Morales 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Lake 111-66, T. Bell 22-17, R. Morales 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Bell 2-2 , R. Morales 1-0
WP: B. Lake
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Thompson 4.1 4 5 5 3 4 1 74 6.35   
S. Allen W (4-1) 4.2 1 0 0 0 8 0 64 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Thompson 36
Batters Faced: S. Thompson 19, S. Allen 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Thompson 5-3, S. Allen 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Thompson 74-44, S. Allen 64-41
Hit Batsmen: S. Allen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Griffin
Ballpark: Devault Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 4 mph
Start Time: 11:30 AM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 1957
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