The Automated ScoreBook Joliet at Gary Jul 20, 2007 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard) Joliet 3 (26-31,4-5 2nd half) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Cory Harris rf........... 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 Tim Hutting ss........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 Juan Diaz dh............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chad Ehrnsberger 3b...... 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 Derek Nicholson 1b....... 4 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 4 Dennis Blackmon c........ 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 Kevin Sullivan lf........ 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Chris Brown 2b........... 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 0 Anthony Monegan cf....... 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 Nick Renault p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Kyle Zaleski p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Michael Harmelink p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Steve Russell p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 35 3 9 3 2 6 24 14 7 Gary 11 (35-22,5-4 2nd half) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Dave Detienne 1b......... 4 3 2 2 1 0 9 1 0 Eric McNamee 2b.......... 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 Jay Pecci ss............. 5 0 4 5 0 0 1 5 0 Steve Haake rf........... 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 Jose Yepez c............. 3 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 2 Tanner Townsend 3b....... 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 Jermaine Allensworth lf.. 2 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 Nate Price cf............ 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 0 1 Mike Reese dh............ 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Jason Shelley p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Matt Brinkmann p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brad Mumma p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 31 11 10 11 12 3 27 11 9 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Joliet.............. 000 002 001 - 3 9 1 Gary................ 101 400 50X - 11 10 0 ------------------------------------------- E - Harris(3). DP - Jackhammers 2; RailCats 1. LOB - Jackhammers 7; RailCats 9. 2B - Blackmon(6); Detienne(8); Pecci(8). 3B - Monegan(3); Pecci(5). HR - Detienne(1). HBP - Allensworth. Joliet IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Nick Renault........ 3.1 6 6 6 7 1 15 22 84 Kyle Zaleski........ 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 4 5 18 Michael Harmelink... 1.0 1 4 4 3 0 4 7 27 Steve Russell....... 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 8 10 36 Gary IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Jason Shelley....... 6.0 5 2 2 0 3 23 23 92 Matt Brinkmann...... 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 18 Brad Mumma.......... 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 9 10 36 Win - Shelley (3-1). Loss - Renault (5-6). Save - None. WP - Russell(6); Shelley(5). HBP - by Zaleski (Allensworth). Inherited runners/scored: Zaleski 2/0; Russell 3/3. Pitches/strikes: Renault 84/42; Zaleski 18/10; Harmelink 27/11; Russell 36/19; Shelley 92/57; Brinkmann 18/10; Mumma 36/26. Umpires - HP: Hank Himmanen 1B: Mike Baker 3B: Larry Babcock Start: 7:02 pm Time: 2:50 Attendance: 5104 Game notes: Saturday's probables: Raymond Jenkins (JOL) at Travis Kerber (GAR), 6 pm Harmelink faced 4 batters in the 7th. Game: GAR7200

The Automated ScoreBook Joliet at Gary - Play-by-Play Jul 20, 2007 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Joliet.............. 000 002 001 - 3 9 1 Gary................ 101 400 50X - 11 10 0 ------------------------------------------- Joliet starters: 7/rf Harris; 5/ss Hutting; 36/dh Diaz; 13/3b Ehrnsberger; 33/1b Nicholson; 15/c Blackmon; 32/lf Sullivan; 11/2b Brown; 27/cf Monegan; 23/p Renault; Gary starters: 3/1b Detienne; 18/2b McNamee; 12/ss Pecci; 9/rf Haake; 25/c Yepez; 24/3b Townsend; 16/lf Allensworth; 22/cf Price; 2/dh Reese; 40/p Shelley; Joliet 1st - Harris struck out swinging (1-2). Hutting popped up to 2b (2-2). Diaz grounded out to 3b (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary 1st - Detienne homered to left field, RBI (1-1). McNamee flied out to cf (1-0). Pecci singled to shortstop (1-2). Haake walked (3-0); Pecci advanced to second. Yepez grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (0-1); Haake out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Joliet 2nd - Ehrnsberger singled through the left side (3-1). Ehrnsberger advanced to second on a wild pitch. Nicholson grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2); Ehrnsberger advanced to third. Blackmon struck out looking (0-2). Sullivan flied out to rf (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gary 2nd - Townsend grounded out to 2b (2-2). Allensworth popped up to p (3-2). Price walked (3-0). Reese reached on a fielder's choice (1-1); Price out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Joliet 3rd - Brown grounded out to ss (2-2). Monegan out at first 1b to p (3-2). Harris struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary 3rd - Detienne doubled down the lf line (1-1). McNamee struck out looking (1-2). Pecci singled up the middle, RBI (0-0); Detienne scored. Haake reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Pecci out at second 3b to 2b. Yepez walked (3-1); Haake advanced to second. Townsend reached on a fielder's choice (2-1); Yepez out at second 2b unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Joliet 4th - Hutting grounded out to ss (2-2). Diaz lined out to cf (0-0). Ehrnsberger grounded out to ss (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary 4th - Allensworth walked (3-2). Price singled through the right side (1-1); Allensworth advanced to second. Reese walked (3-2); Price advanced to second; Allensworth advanced to third. Detienne walked, RBI (3-1); Reese advanced to second; Price advanced to third; Allensworth scored. McNamee flied out to cf (0-0). Pecci tripled down the lf line, 3 RBI (0-2); Detienne scored; Reese scored; Price scored. Haake walked (3-0). Zaleski to p for Renault. Yepez grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-0); Haake out on the play. 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Joliet 5th - Nicholson flied out to lf (2-2). Blackmon grounded out to 3b (2-2). Sullivan flied out to rf (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary 5th - Townsend singled to left field (1-0). Townsend out at second 1b to ss. Allensworth hit by pitch (3-2). Price struck out looking (1-2). Reese grounded out to p (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Joliet 6th - Brown flied out to lf (1-0). Monegan singled through the right side (3-1). Harris singled to left field (0-0); Monegan advanced to second. Hutting lined out to 3b (2-1). Diaz singled to third base (2-2); Harris advanced to second; Monegan advanced to third. Ehrnsberger singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-2); Diaz advanced to second; Harris scored; Monegan scored. Nicholson flied out to cf (2-1). 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Gary 6th - Harmelink to p for Zaleski. Detienne grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1). McNamee grounded out to ss (0-1). Pecci grounded out to p (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Joliet 7th - Brinkmann to p for Shelley. Blackmon doubled to right center (2-1). Sullivan struck out looking (0-2). Brown walked (3-2). Monegan grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (2-2); Brown out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gary 7th - Haake singled to right field (2-1). Yepez walked (3-1); Haake advanced to second. Townsend walked (3-1); Yepez advanced to second; Haake advanced to third. Allensworth walked, RBI (3-0); Townsend advanced to second; Yepez advanced to third; Haake scored. Russell to p for Harmelink. Price singled through the right side, advanced to second on a throwing error by rf, 2 RBI (1-1); Allensworth advanced to second, advanced to third on the error; Townsend scored; Yepez scored. Reese grounded out to 2b, RBI (2-1); Price advanced to third; Allensworth scored. Detienne grounded out to 3b (0-0). McNamee walked (3-1). Pecci doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-2); McNamee advanced to third; Price scored. Haake grounded out to 2b (1-1). 5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Joliet 8th - Mumma to p for Brinkmann. Harris grounded out to ss (0-2). Hutting singled up the middle (1-1). Diaz flied out to cf (1-2). Ehrnsberger singled to shortstop (0-0); Hutting advanced to second. Nicholson struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Gary 8th - Yepez popped up to 1b (3-2). Townsend walked (3-1). Allensworth struck out swinging (1-2); Townsend advanced to second on a wild pitch. Price flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Joliet 9th - Blackmon walked (3-0). Sullivan reached on a fielder's choice (1-2); Blackmon out at second 3b to 2b. Brown struck out swinging (0-2). Monegan tripled to left center, RBI (1-1); Sullivan scored. Harris grounded out to 2b (0-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

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RAILCATS EARN AN 11-3 WIN OVER JOLIET ON FRIDAY NIGHT

GARY, IN-The Gary SouhShore RailCats (5-4) jumped out to a 6-0 lead and cruised to an 11-3 win over the Joliet JackHammers (4-5) before 5,104 fans at U.S. Steel Yard on Friday night. The loss drops the JackHammers into third place in the Northern League South Division.

The RailCats scored one run in the first inning against Joliet starting pitcher Nick Renault (5-6). David Detienne (2-4) led off the inning with a solo home run over the left field wall. He hit his first home run of the season and gave Gary a 1-0 lead.

Gary scored a single run off of Renault in the third inning. Detienne hit a leadoff double and scored on a single by Jay Pecci (4-5). The RailCats took a 2-0 lead.

The RailCats scored four runs in the fourth inning to take a commanding 6-0 lead. Jermaine Allensworth (0-2) led off the inning with a walk and went to second base on a single by Nate Price (2-4). Mike Reese (0-3) walked to load the bases for Detienne.

Renault issued a free pass to Detienne to score Allenstworth and give Gary a 3-0 lead.

Pecci followed with a bases-clearing triple to make it 6-0 in favor of the RailCats.

The JackHammers scored two runs in the sixth inning to cut the RailCats lead down to four at 6-2. Anthony Monegan (2-4) reached base with a one-out single and went to second base on a single by Harris. Juan Diaz (1-4) hit a single to load the bases for Chad Ehrnsberger (3-4), who hit a two-run single to score the only two runs of the game for Joliet.

The RailCats responded with five runs in the seventh inning to take a commanding 11-2 lead. The game featured four pitchers used by the JackHammers.

Renault lasted three and one-thirds innings and yielded six runs on six hits. He walked seven and struck out one.

Monegan added an RBI triple in the ninth inning to score Kevin Sullivan (0-4) and make it 11-3.

Loose Gravel: The JackHammers made a roster move before the game, releasing RHP Cooper Eddy and signing RHP Michael Harmelink. Harmelink pitched in nine games with the University of Nebraska in his senior season in 2007. He went 0-1 with a 3.24 ERA. Harmelink pitched one inning on Friday and allowed four runs on one hit.

The JackHammers and RailCats continue their three-game series Saturday night. Raymond Jenkins (2-5, 5.19) gets the start for Joliet against Travis Kerber (1-4, 4.78) for the RailCats. The first pitch is at 6:00 p.m. and pre-game coverage begins at 5:45 p.m. on AM 1340 WJOL and online at www.jackhammerbaseball.com.

There are still great seats available for the next JackHammers home stand! The JackHammers return to Joliet for a three-game home stand against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks on Tuesday, July 24^th! For tickets, please call (815) 726-BALL (2255), go online to www.jackhammerbasbeball.com or stop by the Box Office at Silver Cross Field during normal business hours.

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Joliet vs Gary (Jul 20, 2007)

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