RailCats 3,
June 14, 2007
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Habel (3-3) walked no one and struck out four while allowing only one runner to reach third base for his first career shutout, the first by a RailCats pitcher during the regular season since Cody Fisher shutout Joliet on August 26, 2005. Willie Glen tossed a shutout in game one of the 2006 Northern League Championship Series against Fargo-Moorhead.
The RailCats scored two times in the first inning against Schaumburg starter Billy Keppinger (2-2). Jay Pecci was hit by a pitch with one out and went to third on a double by Jermaine Allensworth. Steve Haake followed with a liner to center for a base hit to drive in Pecci and Allensworth.
Allensworth led off the Gary fifth inning with a single to right and stole second. Two outs later, Tanner Townsend ripped a double to left-center field to bring in Allensworth and make it 3-0 to close out the scoring.
Habel threw 116 pitches in his second straight strong start. He allowed just one run in seven innings Saturday against Joliet.
The RailCats finished with 10 hits. Nate Price went 3 for 4 with a stolen base and Haake had two hits and two runs batted in.
The RailCats matched their club record nine game home winning streak that began in August, 2006 as they won their final eight home games of last season and then won their first home game of 2007. They will look to break the record when they host the Kansas City T-Bones in the first game of a three game series at U. S. Steel Yard on Friday at 7:00 p.m. Jim Paduch (3-0, 3.77) will pitch for
Notes: The RailCats placed pitcher Jason Shelley on the inactive list prior to Thursday's game and signed infielder Eric Blakeley as a free agent…RailCats pitchers have posted a 1.58 ERA during the six game winning streak games after allowing 19 runs in the last loss last Thursday in Kansas City…Townsend extended his hitting streak to 10 straight games.
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Heath 2b 4 0 0 0 McNamee 2b 4 0 0 0
Almonte ss 4 0 2 0 Pecci ss 2 1 0 0
Snavely lf 4 0 1 0 Allensworth lf 4 2 2 0
O'Sullivan 1b 4 0 0 0 Haake dh 4 0 2 2
Delgado 3b 4 0 0 0 Yepez c 4 0 0 0
Bass dh 3 0 0 0 Townsend 3b 3 0 2 1
Malone rf 3 0 1 0 Blakeley 1b 4 0 0 0
House cf 3 0 1 0 Price cf 4 0 3 0
Hoffman c 3 0 0 0 Mueller rf 3 0 1 0
Keppinger p 0 0 0 0 Habel p 0 0 0 0
Villafuerte p 0 0 0 0
Totals...... 32 0 5 0 Totals...... 32 3 10 3
Score by innings: R H E
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Schaumburg 000 000 000 - 0 5 0
Gary 200 010 00 - 3 10 1
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E - Pecci(6). DP - RailCats 1. LOB - Flyers 5; RailCats 9. 2B -
Allensworth(3); Haake(8); Townsend(11); Price(6). SH - Mueller. SB -
Malone(5); House(4); Allensworth(4); Price(5). CS - Mueller(3).
IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd NP
Keppinger L 2-2 7.0 9 3 3 1 4 0 0 1 0 28 31 9 7 96
Villafuerte 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 2 1 19
Habel W 3-3 9.0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 32 32 9 13 116
HBP - by Keppinger (Pecci).
Strikeouts - Heath; Bass 2; Hoffman; Haake 2; Price; Mueller. Walks -
Pecci; Townsend.
Umpires - Home:Erik Stahlbusch 1st:Mike Trotter 3rd:Mike Baker
Start: 7:03 pm Time: 2:16 Attendance: 1829
Score by innings: R H E
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Schaumburg 000 000 000 - 0 5 0
Gary 200 010 00 - 3 10 1
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Schaumburg inning 1
Heath grounded out to ss (3-2). Almonte grounded out to 3b (2-2). Snavely
grounded out to ss (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary inning 1
McNamee flied out to lf (0-1). Pecci hit by pitch (1-0). Allensworth
doubled to left field (1-2); Pecci advanced to third. Haake singled to
center field, 2 RBI (3-1); Allensworth scored; Pecci scored. Yepez lined
out to 2b (0-2). Townsend singled to left center (1-0); Haake advanced to
second. Blakeley flied out to rf (0-0). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Schaumburg inning 2
O'Sullivan grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2). Delgado grounded out to p
(0-1). Bass grounded out to 3b (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary inning 2
Price doubled to right center (0-1). Price stole third. Mueller struck out
swinging (2-2). McNamee reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second
(0-0); Price out at third 3b unassisted. Pecci walked (3-0). Allensworth
grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Schaumburg inning 3
Malone singled up the middle (1-0). House flied out to cf (0-2). Hoffman
lined out to rf (0-1). Malone stole second. Heath grounded out to 2b
(2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary inning 3
Haake doubled to left center (0-0). Yepez lined out to lf (1-1). Townsend
flied out to cf (3-1). Blakeley grounded out to 3b (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Schaumburg inning 4
Almonte reached on a throwing error by ss (0-2). Snavely singled up the
middle (0-0); Almonte advanced to third. O'Sullivan reached on a fielder's
choice (2-2); Snavely out at second p to ss. Delgado grounded into double
play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-1); O'Sullivan out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Gary inning 4
Price singled through the right side (0-1). Mueller grounded out to p, SAC,
bunt (0-0); Price advanced to second. McNamee grounded out to ss (0-1).
Pecci grounded out to 3b (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Schaumburg inning 5
Bass struck out looking (1-2). Malone grounded out to ss (1-0). House
singled up the middle (1-1). House stole second. Hoffman grounded out to
3b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary inning 5
Allensworth singled to right field (1-2). Allensworth stole second. Haake
struck out swinging (2-2). Yepez popped up to 2b (0-1). Townsend doubled
to left center, RBI (2-1); Allensworth scored. Blakeley grounded out to ss
(0-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Schaumburg inning 6
Heath grounded out to 2b (1-0). Almonte singled to shortstop (1-2).
Snavely fouled out to rf (3-2). O'Sullivan flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary inning 6
Price struck out swinging (1-2). Mueller singled to second base (0-1).
Mueller out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. McNamee flied out to
rf (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Schaumburg inning 7
Delgado grounded out to ss (2-2). Bass struck out swinging (2-2). Malone
lined out to ss (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary inning 7
Pecci popped up to 3b (0-0). Allensworth popped up to ss (3-2). Haake
struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Schaumburg inning 8
House flied out to rf (1-0). Hoffman struck out looking (1-2). Heath
struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary inning 8
Villafuerte to p for Keppinger. Yepez lined out to 2b (1-1). Townsend
walked (3-2). Blakeley lined out to lf (2-2). Price singled to pitcher
(0-1); Townsend advanced to second. Mueller grounded out to 2b (0-1). 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Schaumburg inning 9
Almonte singled to shortstop (0-1). Snavely flied out to lf (0-0).
O'Sullivan flied out to cf (0-2). Almonte advanced to second. Delgado
flied out to cf (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Game Notes:
Friday's probables: Chris Krawczyk (KCT) at Jim Paduch (GAR), 7 pm