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Schaumburg Flyers vs Joliet JackHammers (May 28, 2008)



Box score (NCAA)

                             The Automated ScoreBook                     Schaumburg Flyers at Joliet JackHammers                May 28, 2008 at Joliet, Ill. (Silver Cross Field)  Schaumburg Flyers 10 (5-8)  Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Johnson, Rontrez cf......  6  2  4  6   0  0  2  1   0 Luther, Ryan c...........  4  2  1  2   1  1  6  2   3 Hart, Bo 2b..............  5  0  2  0   1  0  3  2   0 Williams, Peanut dh......  4  0  1  2   0  1  0  0   0 Harrison, Vince 3b.......  4  0  1  0   1  0  0  1   3 Allensworth,Jermaine lf..  3  1  0  0   2  1  2  1   2 Gaskin, Chris 1b.........  5  1  3  0   0  0  7  0   2 Koenig, Lance rf.........  4  2  0  0   1  1  1  0   0 Haske, Mark ss...........  5  2  3  0   0  1  3  3   1 Frega, Dan p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  Brooks, Doug p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  Saenz, Chris p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  Popp, Jim p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0 Totals................... 40 10 15 10   6  5 24 10  11  Joliet JackHammers 13 (7-6)  Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Brooks, Doc lf...........  4  2  2  1   1  0  1  0   1 Hooft, Joe 2b............  5  0  0  0   0  2  2  1   0 Gomes, Joey rf...........  4  1  1  1   0  1  2  0   0 Diaz, Juan dh............  3  2  2  1   2  1  0  0   0 Harris, Cory cf..........  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   1  Scriven, Eric cf........  0  1  0  1   1  0  0  0   0 Thon, Freddy 1b..........  4  0  1  2   0  0 12  0   3 Rojas, Dorian ss.........  3  3  3  2   1  0  2  5   0 Backman, Jr., Wally 3b...  5  3  2  1   0  1  2  3   0 McIntyre, Nick c.........  3  1  3  3   1  0  3  1   0  Prosise, Nick c.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0 Moraga, David p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  Taylor, Dustin p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  Altman, Kevin p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0  Shetrone, Drew p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0 Totals................... 34 13 15 12   6  5 27 11   7  Score by Innings                    R  H  E ------------------------------------------- Schaumburg Flyers... 110 005 300 - 10 15  0 Joliet JackHammers.. 000 011 38X - 13 15  2 -------------------------------------------  E - McIntyre, N(5); Moraga, D. DP - Joliet 2. LOB - Schaumburg 11; Joliet 7. 2B - Johnson, R(1); Thon, F(3). 3B - Luther, R(1); Backman, Jr.(1). HR - Johnson, R(2); Rojas, D(1); McIntyre, N(2). HBP - Luther, R; Gomes, J; Scriven, E; Rojas, D. SF - Williams, P; Thon, F. SB - Johnson, R(10); Harrison, V(2). CS - Brooks, D(1).  Schaumburg Flyers      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Frega, Dan..........  6.1  8  4  4  3  4 23 27 Brooks, Doug........  0.1  1  1  1  3  1  2  5 Saenz, Chris........  0.2  4  5  5  0  0  6  7 Popp, Jim...........  0.2  2  3  3  0  0  3  5  Joliet JackHammers     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Moraga, David.......  5.1  8  6  5  5  1 23 28 Taylor, Dustin......  1.0  5  4  4  1  0  7 10 Altman, Kevin.......  1.2  2  0  0  0  3  7  7 Shetrone, Drew......  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  Win - Altman, K (1-0).  Loss - Popp, J (1-1).  Save - Shetrone, D (3). WP - Brooks, D(2); Popp, J 2(3). HBP - by Frega, D (Rojas, D); by Taylor, D (Luther, R); by Saenz, C (Gomes, J); by Popp, J (Scriven, E). PB - McIntyre, N. Umpires - HP: Larry Babcock  1B: Neil Turner  3B: Hank Himmanen Start: 7:06 PM   Time: 3:29   Attendance: 2731 Game notes: Tomorrow's Probables: SHM - RHP Steve Shippley (0-2, 11.42) vs. JOL - RHP Nate Sevier (1-0, 4.15) Game: JOL5280  

Play-by-Play

                             The Automated ScoreBook              Schaumburg Flyers at Joliet JackHammers - Play-by-Play                May 28, 2008 at Joliet, Ill. (Silver Cross Field)   Score by Innings                    R  H  E ------------------------------------------- Schaumburg Flyers... 110 005 300 - 10 15  0 Joliet JackHammers.. 000 011 38X - 13 15  2 -------------------------------------------  Schaumburg Flyers starters: 3/cf Johnson, R; 5/c Luther, R; 20/2b Hart, B;    38/dh Williams, P; 13/3b Harrison, V; 17/lf Allensworth; 22/1b Gaskin, C;    6/rf Koenig, L; 8/ss Haske, M; 12/p Frega, D;  Joliet JackHammers starters: 3/lf Brooks, D; 5/2b Hooft, J; 21/rf Gomes, J;    36/dh Diaz, J; 7/cf Harris, C; 35/1b Thon, F; 12/ss Rojas, D; 13/3b    Backman, Jr.; 8/c McIntyre, N; 30/p Moraga, D;  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 1     Johnson, R singled to left field. Johnson, R stole second. Luther, R    walked. Hart, B grounded into double play 3b to 1b; Luther, R advanced to    second; Johnson, R out on the play. Williams, P singled to right center,    RBI; Luther, R scored. Harrison, V popped up to 1b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0    errors, 1 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 1     Brooks, D grounded out to 3b. Hooft, J struck out swinging. Gomes, J    flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 2     Allensworth walked. Gaskin, C singled through the left side; Allensworth    advanced to second. Koenig, L flied out to rf. Haske, M singled to first    base, bunt; Gaskin, C advanced to second; Allensworth advanced to third.    Johnson, R grounded out to ss, RBI; Haske, M advanced to second; Gaskin,    C advanced to third; Allensworth scored. Luther, R grounded out to 3b. 1    run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 2     Diaz, J struck out looking. Harris, C popped up to 2b. Thon, F flied out    to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 3     Hart, B singled to center field. Williams, P grounded into double play ss    to 1b; Hart, B out on the play. Harrison, V walked. Harrison, V stole    second. Allensworth walked. Gaskin, C reached on a fielder's choice;    Allensworth out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 3     Rojas, D hit by pitch. Rojas, D out at first c to 1b, picked off.    Backman, Jr. struck out swinging. McIntyre, N walked. Brooks, D popped up    to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 4     Koenig, L struck out swinging. Haske, M grounded out to 2b. Johnson, R    singled to center field. Luther, R popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0    errors, 1 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 4     Hooft, J grounded out to 2b. Gomes, J grounded out to ss. Diaz, J singled    to center field. Harris, C popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1    LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 5     Hart, B grounded out to 3b. Williams, P grounded out to ss. Harrison, V    flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 5     Thon, F grounded out to 2b. Rojas, D singled up the middle. Backman, Jr.    reached on a fielder's choice; Rojas, D out at second ss unassisted.    McIntyre, N singled to first base; Backman, Jr. advanced to second.    Brooks, D singled to center field, RBI; McIntyre, N advanced to third;    Backman, Jr. scored. Brooks, D out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 1    run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 6     Allensworth flied out to lf. Gaskin, C reached on a throwing error by p.    Koenig, L walked; Gaskin, C advanced to second. Haske, M singled to third    base; Koenig, L advanced to second; Gaskin, C advanced to third. Johnson,    R doubled to right center, 2 RBI; Haske, M advanced to third; Koenig, L    scored; Gaskin, C scored, unearned. Taylor, D to p for Moraga, D. Luther,    R tripled to right center, 2 RBI; Johnson, R scored; Haske, M scored.    Hart, B walked. Williams, P flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Luther, R scored,    team unearned. Hart, B advanced to second on a passed ball. Harrison, V    singled up the middle; Hart, B advanced to third. Allensworth lined out    to 3b. 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 6     Hooft, J flied out to lf. Gomes, J struck out swinging. Diaz, J walked.    Harris, C singled to right field; Diaz, J advanced to second. Thon, F    doubled to left center, RBI; Harris, C advanced to third, out at home lf    to ss to c; Diaz, J scored. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 7     Scriven, E to cf for Harris, C. Gaskin, C singled to third base. Koenig,    L reached on a fielder's choice; Gaskin, C out at second ss to 2b. Haske,    M singled to third base; Koenig, L advanced to second. Johnson, R homered    to left field, 3 RBI; Haske, M scored; Koenig, L scored. Luther, R hit by    pitch. Altman, K to p for Taylor, D. Hart, B singled through the left    side; Luther, R advanced to second. Williams, P struck out swinging.    Dropped foul ball, E2F. Harrison, V grounded out to p. 3 runs, 4 hits, 1    error, 2 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 7     Rojas, D walked. Backman, Jr. singled to left center; Rojas, D advanced    to second. McIntyre, N singled to right center, out at second cf to ss,    RBI; Backman, Jr. advanced to third; Rojas, D scored. Brooks, D to p for    Frega, D. Brooks, D walked. Hooft, J struck out swinging. Gomes, J    singled to center field, RBI; Brooks, D advanced to second; Backman, Jr.    scored. Gomes, J advanced to second on a wild pitch; Brooks, D advanced    to third. Diaz, J walked. Scriven, E walked, RBI; Diaz, J advanced to    second; Gomes, J advanced to third; Brooks, D scored. Saenz, C to p for    Brooks, D. Thon, F grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0    errors, 3 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 8     Allensworth struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Gaskin, C singled    to left field. Koenig, L fouled out to 1b. Haske, M struck out swinging.    0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 8     Rojas, D singled through the left side. Backman, Jr. tripled to right    center, RBI; Rojas, D scored. McIntyre, N homered to right field, 2 RBI;    Backman, Jr. scored. Brooks, D singled to pitcher. Hooft, J flied out to    cf. Gomes, J hit by pitch; Brooks, D advanced to second. Popp, J to p for    Saenz, C. Diaz, J singled to left center, RBI; Gomes, J advanced to    third; Brooks, D scored. Scriven, E hit by pitch; Diaz, J advanced to    second. Thon, F lined out to cf, SF, RBI; Gomes, J scored. Scriven, E    advanced to second on a wild pitch; Diaz, J advanced to third. Scriven, E    advanced to third on a wild pitch; Diaz, J scored. Rojas, D homered to    left field, 2 RBI; Scriven, E scored. Backman, Jr. grounded out to ss. 8    runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 9     Prosise, N to c for McIntyre, N. Shetrone, D to p for Altman, K. Johnson,    R fouled out to 1b. Luther, R struck out swinging. Hart, B flied out to    rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. 

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JACKHAMMERS COME BACK FOR A 13-10 WIN

 

JOLIET, IL-The Joliet JackHammers (7-6) survived a benches-clearing brawl, three ejections and a 10-2 deficit to come all the way for a 13-10 victory over the Schaumburg Flyers before 2,731 fans at Silver Cross Field on Wednesday night. The JackHammers look for the three-game sweep against the Flyers at Silver Cross Field on Thursday morning at 11:05 a.m.

 

The Flyers scored a single run in the first inning against Joliet starting pitcher David Moraga. Rontrez Johnson (4-6) led off the inning with a single and went to second base on a walk issued to Ryan Luther (1-4). Bo Hart (2-5) grounded into a double play at third base. Johnson was forced out at third base and Luther moved to second base on the play.

 

Peanut Williams (1-4) hit an RBI single to score Luther and give the Flyers a 1-0 lead.

 

In the second inning, Schaumburg scored another run against Moraga. Jermaine Allensworth (0-3) led off the inning with a walk. Chris Gaskin (3-5) singled Allensworth to second base and Lance Koenig (0-4) hit a single to load the bases. Mark Haske (3-5) flew out to right field and Johnson grounded out to JackHammers short stop Dorian Rojas. Allensworth scored for a 2-0 Flyers lead.

 

The JackHammers scored a single run in the fourth inning. Wally Backman, Jr. (2-3) reached first base on a fielder’s choice and went to second base on a single by Nick McIntyre (3-3). Doc Brooks (2-4) hit an RBI single to bring the JackHammers within one run at 2-1.

 

The Flyers pushed across five runs in the sixth inning against the JackHammers. Johnson had the key hit in the fifth inning, an RBI double that scored two of their five runs and gave the JackHammers a 7-1 lead.

 

Joliet scored a run in the sixth inning to help the JackHammers get within five runs at 7-2. Juan Diaz (2-3) worked a two-out walk and went to second base on a single by Cory Harris (1-3). Freddy Thon (1-4) hit a double to score Diaz and Harris was thrown out at home plate. He ran into Flyers catcher Ryan Luther, starting a benches-clearing brawl.

 

Schaumburg scored three more runs in the seventh inning on a three-run home run by Johnson to take a 10-2 lead.

 

The JackHammers scored 11 more runs over the seventh and eighth innings to take the lead. Joliet scored two of its three runs in the seventh inning on a two-run single by McIntyre. The JackHammers got within five runs at 10-5.

 

Joliet scored eight runs in the eighth inning to the lead. The JackHammers had the bases loaded thanks to two hit batters and a single. With the score tied at 10-10, Flyers right-hander Jim Popp (1-1) unleashed a wild pitch that allowed Diaz to score and give the JackHammers an 11-10 lead. Dorian Rojas followed with a two-run home for a 13-10 win.

 

Kevin Altman (1-0) got the win by pitching one and two-thirds innings for the win. Drew Shetrone pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the save.

 

Loose Gravel: The JackHammers and Flyers engaged in a bases-clearing brawl at the end of the sixth inning. The brawl started when JackHammers CF Cory Harris collided with Flyers catcher Ryan Luther at home plate. Luther held onto the tag from the relay throw to retire Harris for the final out of the inning.

 

After the play was over, Luther leaned down and spoke to Harris. The Joliet CF responded by throwing his helmet at Luther.  Harris was immediately ejected from the game while Luther stayed in the game.

 

JackHammers manager Wally Backman and pitching coach Floyd Youmans were ejected after the fight. Flyers manager Steve Maddock was also ejected in the seventh inning.

 

The JackHammers wrap up their series with the Schaumburg Flyers on Thursday morning at 11:05 a.m. It’s the Lewis University School Day with a special early start. (RHP) Steve Shippley (0-2, 11.42) gets the start for the Flyers against (RHP) Nate Sevier (1-0, 4.15) for the JackHammers.  The first pitch is at 11:05 a.m. and pre-game coverage begins at 10:50 a.m. on AM 1340 WJOL and online at www.jackhammerbaseball.com.

 

The JackHammers currently have partial-season seats, mini-plan packages, group outings and individual tickets on sale.  To invest in tickets, or for more information, please contact the JackHammers Ticket Department TODAY at 815.726.2255 (BALL), stop by the Silver Cross Field Box Office during normal business hours or visit the JackHammers website at www.jackhammerbaseball.com.

 

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