The Automated ScoreBook Joliet at Gary Aug 27, 2007 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard) Joliet 5 (39-51,17-25 2nd half) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Cory Harris lf........... 4 1 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 Tim Hutting ss........... 5 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 0 Juan Diaz dh............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Chad Ehrnsberger 3b...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Eric Scriven pr/3b...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Derek Nicholson 1b....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 Jake Whitesides rf....... 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Dennis Blackmon c........ 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 Chris Brown 2b........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 Matt Mazurek cf.......... 4 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 Josh Regits p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Aaron Williams p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Derrick Ellison p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 36 5 10 5 0 3 24 10 6 Gary 7 (54-36,24-18 2nd half) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Eric McNamee 2b.......... 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 Jay Pecci ss............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 Eric Blakeley dh......... 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 Steve Haake rf........... 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 Jose Yepez c............. 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 Jermaine Allensworth cf/l 4 2 3 1 0 1 5 0 0 Tanner Townsend 3b....... 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 Nate Price lf............ 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 Mike Reese ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dale Mueller cf......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Detienne 1b......... 4 0 0 1 0 1 8 0 1 Jason Shelley p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Brinkmann p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Crowell p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tony Cogan p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 31 7 11 6 3 5 27 12 5 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Joliet.............. 001 010 201 - 5 10 0 Gary................ 110 014 00X - 7 11 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Pecci(11). DP - RailCats 2. LOB - Jackhammers 6; RailCats 5. 2B - Harris(22); Hutting(16); Mazurek(2); Allensworth(11); Townsend(27). HR - Harris(16). HBP - Harris; Ehrnsberger. SH - Pecci. SF - McNamee. SB - Price(12). CS - Detienne(5). Joliet IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Josh Regits......... 5.1 7 6 6 3 3 19 24 91 Aaron Williams...... 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 4 4 11 Derrick Ellison..... 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 8 8 26 Gary IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Jason Shelley....... 6.1 8 4 3 0 1 27 29 115 Matt Brinkmann...... 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 9 Jim Crowell......... 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 Tony Cogan.......... 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 4 4 14 Win - Shelley (7-4). Loss - Regits (1-4). Save - Cogan (22). WP - Regits(2); Shelley(7). HBP - by Shelley (Ehrnsberger); by Shelley (Harris). Inherited runners/scored: Williams 2/2; Brinkmann 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Regits 91/54; Williams 11/10; Ellison 26/19; Shelley 115/70; Brinkmann 9/6; Crowell 8/6; Cogan 14/10. Umpires - HP: Kurt Branin 1B: Don Argus 3B: Harry Fredenburg Start: 7:02 pm Time: 2:51 Attendance: 3676 Game notes: Tuesday's probables: Travis Kerber (GAR) at Nate Sevier (JOL), 6 pm Game: GAR8270

The Automated ScoreBook Joliet at Gary - Play-by-Play Aug 27, 2007 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Joliet.............. 001 010 201 - 5 10 0 Gary................ 110 014 00X - 7 11 1 ------------------------------------------- Joliet starters: 7/lf Harris; 5/ss Hutting; 36/dh Diaz; 13/3b Ehrnsberger; 33/1b Nicholson; 18/rf Whitesides; 15/c Blackmon; 11/2b Brown; 24/cf Mazurek; 26/p Regits; Gary starters: 18/2b McNamee; 12/ss Pecci; 35/dh Blakeley; 9/rf Haake; 25/c Yepez; 16/cf Allensworth; 24/3b Townsend; 22/lf Price; 3/1b Detienne; 40/p Shelley; Joliet 1st - Harris flied out to cf (0-2). Hutting grounded out to 3b (0-2). Diaz singled to left field (1-1). Ehrnsberger reached on a fielder's choice (2-2); Diaz out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gary 1st - McNamee walked (3-2). Pecci grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); McNamee advanced to second. Blakeley walked (3-0). Haake flied out to lf (2-2); McNamee advanced to third. Blakeley advanced to second on a wild pitch; McNamee scored on a wild pitch. Yepez flied out to rf (3-1). 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Joliet 2nd - Nicholson lined out to rf (2-2). Whitesides lined out to cf (1-1). Blackmon grounded out to 3b (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary 2nd - Allensworth singled up the middle (3-1). Townsend doubled to left center, RBI (1-1); Allensworth scored. Price grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-0); Townsend advanced to third. Detienne reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Townsend out at home 1b to c. Detienne out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Joliet 3rd - Brown grounded out to ss (3-2). Mazurek doubled to right field (2-2). Harris doubled to left field, RBI (2-2); Mazurek scored. Hutting flied out to rf (3-1). Diaz flied out to cf (3-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gary 3rd - McNamee singled to right center (3-1). Pecci flied out to lf (0-1). Blakeley struck out swinging (0-2). Haake grounded out to 2b (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Joliet 4th - Ehrnsberger hit by pitch (0-1). Scriven pinch ran for Ehrnsberger. Nicholson flied out to rf (0-2). Whitesides singled through the right side (3-2); Scriven advanced to third. Blackmon grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-1); Whitesides out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gary 4th - Scriven to 3b. Yepez flied out to cf (1-2). Allensworth struck out looking (0-2). Townsend singled to left field, out at second lf to 2b (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Joliet 5th - Brown struck out swinging (2-2). Mazurek singled to right field (3-2). Harris singled to left center (1-0); Mazurek advanced to third. Hutting reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-0); Harris out at second 3b to 2b; Mazurek scored. Diaz popped up to c (3-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gary 5th - Price singled to third base (1-2). Price stole second. Detienne grounded out to 2b (0-2); Price advanced to third. McNamee flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-2); Price scored. Pecci grounded out to p (0-1). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Joliet 6th - Scriven grounded out to 3b (1-2). Nicholson flied out to rf (3-1). Whitesides flied out to cf (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary 6th - Blakeley struck out swinging (0-2). Haake walked (3-0). Yepez singled to center field (1-1); Haake advanced to second. Allensworth singled up the middle, RBI (1-1); Yepez advanced to second; Haake scored. Williams to p for Regits. Townsend singled up the middle (1-1); Allensworth advanced to second; Yepez advanced to third. Price singled through the right side, 2 RBI (0-2); Townsend advanced to third; Allensworth scored; Yepez scored. Detienne reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-0); Price out at second 1b to ss; Townsend scored. McNamee struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2). 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Joliet 7th - Blackmon reached on a fielding error by ss (0-0). Brown flied out to cf (0-0). Mazurek singled to left field (1-1); Blackmon advanced to second. Mazurek advanced to second on a wild pitch; Blackmon advanced to third on a wild pitch. Harris hit by pitch (1-1). Hutting doubled to left center, 2 RBI (2-1); Harris advanced to third; Mazurek scored; Blackmon scored, unearned. Brinkmann to p for Shelley. Diaz struck out looking (1-2). Scriven popped up to ss (2-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Gary 7th - Ellison to p for Williams. Pecci singled to left field (0-1). Blakeley flied out to cf (1-1). Haake flied out to lf (2-0). Yepez grounded out to 2b (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Joliet 8th - Crowell to p for Brinkmann. Nicholson lined out to lf (0-1). Whitesides singled up the middle (0-1). Blackmon grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (2-1); Whitesides out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary 8th - Allensworth doubled to left center (0-0). Townsend lined out to ss (1-2). Reese pinch hit for Price. Reese popped up to 2b (1-1). Detienne struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Joliet 9th - Allensworth to lf. Mueller to cf for Reese. Cogan to p for Crowell. Brown grounded out to ss (1-2). Mazurek grounded out to ss (1-2). Harris homered to left field, RBI (1-0). Hutting struck out swinging (1-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

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RAILCATS USE THE BIG INNING TO WIN 7-5 OVER THE JACKHAMMERS

GARY, IN-The Gary SouthShore RailCats (24-18) scored four runs in the sixth inning to beat the Joliet JackHammers (17-25) by a score of 7-5 before 3,676 fans at U.S. Steel Yard on Monday night. The JackHammers closed out their 2007 road schedule with the loss.

Gary scored one early run against JackHammers right-handed pitcher Josh Regits (1-4) in the first inning. Eric McNamee (1-2) reached base with a walk and went to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Jay Pecci (1-3). Eric Blakely (0-3) followed Pecci’s sacrifice with a walk of his own.

Steve Haake (0-3) hit a sacrifice fly to move McNamee to third base. He scored on a wild pitch to make it 1-0 in favor of the RailCats.

In the second inning Gary tacked on another run against Regits. Jermaine Allensworth (3-4) hit a leadoff single and scored on a double by Tanner Townsend (3-4). The RailCats took a 2-0 lead but the JackHammers came back to cut the lead in half in the third inning.

Matt Mazurek (3-4) hit a one-out double and scored on a double by Cory Harris (3-4). The JackHammers came within one run at 2-1.

The JackHammers tied the game with a run in the fifth inning. Mazurek reached base with a one-out single and went to second base on a single by Harris. Tim Hutting (1-5) reached base on a fielder’s choice and the game was tied at 2-2.

In the RailCats’ fifth inning, Nate Price (2-3) led off the inning with a single and stole second base. He advanced to third base on a groundout by David Detienne (0-4) and score on a sacrifice fly by McNamee. The RailCats took a 3-2 lead.

Gary pushed across four runs in the sixth inning. Haake walked and went to second base on a single by Jose Yepez (1-4). Allensworth hit an RBI single to score Haake and give the RailCats a 4-2 lead.

Gary scored three more runs to provide enough run support for Jason Shelley (7-4), who pitched six and one-thirds innings and allowed four runs on eight hits to pick up the win.

The JackHammers scored two runs in the seventh inning. Dennis Blackmon (0-4) reached base to start off the inning on an error and went to second base on a single by Mazurek. Both runners advanced into scoring position on a wild pitch. Harris was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Hutting hit a two-run double to score Blackmon and Mazurek and bring the JackHammes within three runs at 7-4.

Harris hit a solo home run in the ninth inning to get the JackHammers within two runs at 7-5.

Loose Gravel: Harris made his first start of the season in left field for the JackHammers. He is the only JackHammer to play all three outfield positions in the 2007 season.

The JackHammers and RailCats play a make-up game on Tuesday night at 6:05 p.m. at Silver Cross Field. Nate Sevier (11-4, 4.83) will start for the JackHammers against Travis Kerber (7-6, 4.56) for the Gary SouthShore RailCats. Pre-game coverage begins at 5:50 p.m. on AM 1340 WJOL and online at www.jackhammerbaseball.com.

The first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive a drawstring backpack giveaway sponsored by LUMINA. For tickets or for more information, please give the JackHammers a call at (815) 726-BALL (2255), go online to www.jackhammerbaseball.com or stop by the Box Office at Silver Cross Field during normal business hours.

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Joliet vs Gary (Aug 27, 2007)

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