2009 Gary RailCats Joliet at Gary SouthShore Jun 27, 2009 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard) Joliet 3 (15-25) Gary SouthShore 5 (19-21) Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- HARRIS, Gary 2b............ 4 1 3 0 MASSARO, Mike dh........... 3 1 1 1 RIOS, Kevin ss............. 4 1 1 0 McNAMEE, Eric 2b........... 4 0 1 0 CORRELL, Brad lf........... 2 0 1 1 PECCI, Jay ss.............. 3 1 1 0 PINCKNEY, Andrew 3b........ 4 1 1 0 HAAKE, Steve 1b............ 4 1 2 1 AVLAS, Phil c.............. 4 0 0 0 CZARNIECKI, Jordan lf...... 3 0 0 0 MEADOWS, Tydus dh.......... 3 0 1 0 GUERRERO, Cristian rf...... 3 0 0 1 THON, Freddie 1b........... 4 0 1 2 ROHDE, Mike 3b............. 4 0 1 0 BACKMAN Jr., Wally rf...... 4 0 0 0 WALLACE, Brett c........... 4 0 0 0 KLEIN, Adam cf............. 3 0 1 0 MARCONI, Rob cf............ 3 2 2 1 NOVAK, Jason p............. 0 0 0 0 COGAN, Tony p.............. 0 0 0 0 PAUL, Ryan p.............. 0 0 0 0 COOK, Aaron p............. 0 0 0 0 BLACKWELL, Chad p......... 0 0 0 0 SHIPMAN, Andy p........... 0 0 0 0 Totals..................... 32 3 9 3 Totals..................... 31 5 8 4 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Joliet.............. 000 000 003 - 3 9 2 Gary SouthShore..... 001 110 11X - 5 8 1 ------------------------------------------- E - PINCKNEY(10); KLEIN(4); McNAMEE(5). DP - Jackhammers 1; RailCats 2. LOB - Jackhammers 5; RailCats 6. 2B - PECCI(6); HAAKE(11); MARCONI(5). HR - MARCONI(2). SF - CORRELL; GUERRERO. SB - MASSARO(7). CS - HARRIS(3); PINCKNEY(3). Joliet IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVAK, Jason L,1-2........ 5.0 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 21 5 8 69 PAUL, Ryan ................ 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 4 1 31 BLACKWELL, Chad ........... 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 1 17 Gary SouthShore IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COGAN, Tony W,3-5......... 8.0 6 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 27 29 8 9 108 COOK, Aaron ............... 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 2 0 12 SHIPMAN, Andy S,7......... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 Inherited runners/scored: COOK 2/2; SHIPMAN 2/0. Pitches/strikes: NOVAK 69/42; PAUL 31/19; BLACKWELL 17/12; COGAN 108/72; COOK 12/9; SHIPMAN 4/3. Strikeouts - BACKMAN Jr. 3; MASSARO; CZARNIECKI; GUERRERO 2. Walks - CORRELL; MEADOWS; MASSARO; PECCI; CZARNIECKI. Umpires - HP: Reggie Jackson 1B: Bill Lopina 3B: Harry Fredenburgh Start: 6:07 pm Time: 2:21 Attendance: 3916 Weather: 88, partly cloudy, wind SSE10 Game notes: Sunday's probables: Rory Shortell (JOL) at Onan Masaoka (GAR), 2pm COGAN faced 2 batters in the 9th. Game: GAR6270
2009 Gary RailCats Joliet at Gary SouthShore - Play-by-Play Jun 27, 2009 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Joliet.............. 000 000 003 - 3 9 2 Gary SouthShore..... 001 110 11X - 5 8 1 ------------------------------------------- Joliet starters: 19/2b HARRIS; 23/ss RIOS; 21/lf CORRELL; 10/3b PINCKNEY; 8/c AVLAS; 33/dh MEADOWS; 35/1b THON; 13/rf BACKMAN Jr.; 7/cf KLEIN; 18/p NOVAK; Gary SouthShore starters: 3/dh MASSARO; 18/2b McNAMEE; 12/ss PECCI; 9/1b HAAKE; 2/lf CZARNIECKI; 32/rf GUERRERO; 4/3b ROHDE; 6/c WALLACE; 17/cf MARCONI; 21/p COGAN; Joliet 1st - HARRIS singled through the left side (1-1 KB). HARRIS out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. RIOS lined out to 2b (1-1 FB). CORRELL popped up to ss (2-1 BKB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary SouthShore 1st - MASSARO struck out swinging (0-2 KFFS). McNAMEE flied out to rf (1-0 B). PECCI walked (3-2 BBBKKB). HAAKE lined out to 1b (2-1 BBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Joliet 2nd - PINCKNEY reached on a fielding error by 2b (1-1 BF). AVLAS grounded out to ss (1-0 B); PINCKNEY advanced to second. MEADOWS flied out to lf (2-2 KBKBFF). THON out at first p to ss to 1b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Gary SouthShore 2nd - CZARNIECKI walked (3-2 FFBBBB). GUERRERO grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-0); CZARNIECKI out on the play. ROHDE grounded out to p (2-2 KFBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Joliet 3rd - BACKMAN Jr. struck out looking (0-2 SKK). KLEIN singled to left field (1-2 BKFF). HARRIS singled to center field (1-2 BSF); KLEIN advanced to second. RIOS grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (1-2 FBKF); HARRIS out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gary SouthShore 3rd - WALLACE grounded out to ss (0-0). MARCONI homered to left field, RBI (1-2 BKK). MASSARO grounded out to 2b (2-2 BKFB). McNAMEE reached on a throwing error by 3b (2-2 BKKB). PECCI grounded out to c, bunt (1-0 B). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Joliet 4th - CORRELL singled to center field (1-0 B). PINCKNEY flied into double play rf to 1b (0-0); CORRELL out on the play. AVLAS popped up to 2b (2-2 KBFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary SouthShore 4th - HAAKE doubled down the lf line (1-0 B). CZARNIECKI grounded out to 2b, bunt (0-0); HAAKE advanced to third. GUERRERO flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); HAAKE scored. ROHDE flied out to lf (0-1 F). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Joliet 5th - MEADOWS grounded out to 3b (1-2 SFBF). THON grounded out to 3b (2-0 BB). BACKMAN Jr. struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary SouthShore 5th - WALLACE popped up to c (1-1 BF). MARCONI grounded out to p, bunt (0-0). MASSARO walked (3-2 BBBKKFB). McNAMEE singled to left center (2-2 BBKK); MASSARO advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by cf, unearned. PECCI reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-1 F); McNAMEE out at second ss unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Joliet 6th - KLEIN flied out to cf (2-2 KBKB). HARRIS grounded out to 2b (0-0). RIOS flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary SouthShore 6th - PAUL to p for NOVAK. HAAKE popped up to ss (1-1 KB). CZARNIECKI flied out to cf (2-0 BB). GUERRERO struck out swinging (1-2 SBKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Joliet 7th - CORRELL walked (3-2 KSFBBFFBFB). PINCKNEY reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher (0-0); CORRELL out at second p to ss. PINCKNEY out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. AVLAS grounded out to 3b (1-1 BS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary SouthShore 7th - ROHDE flied out to cf (2-2 KSBFB). WALLACE grounded out to 3b (0-0). MARCONI doubled to left center (1-1 BK). MASSARO singled through the left side, RBI (2-2 BKBF); MARCONI scored. MASSARO stole second. McNAMEE flied out to cf (3-2 FBBFB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Joliet 8th - MEADOWS walked (3-2 BFKBBB). THON grounded out to p (1-2 SSFFB); MEADOWS advanced to second. BACKMAN Jr. struck out swinging (2-2 BFBSS). KLEIN flied out to cf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gary SouthShore 8th - BLACKWELL to p for PAUL. PECCI doubled to left field (0-0). HAAKE singled to right center, RBI (0-1 K); PECCI scored. CZARNIECKI struck out looking (3-2 BBKFBK). GUERRERO struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). ROHDE singled to center field (1-1 BK); HAAKE advanced to second. WALLACE grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Joliet 9th - HARRIS singled to center field (2-1 BKB). RIOS singled to right center (1-1 KB); HARRIS advanced to third. COOK to p for COGAN. CORRELL flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-1 K); HARRIS scored. PINCKNEY singled to right center (1-1 BF); RIOS advanced to second. AVLAS flied out to lf (0-1 K). MEADOWS singled through the left side (1-1 KB); PINCKNEY advanced to second; RIOS advanced to third. THON singled up the middle, 2 RBI (1-0 B); MEADOWS advanced to second; PINCKNEY scored; RIOS scored. SHIPMAN to p for COOK. BACKMAN Jr. grounded out to p (1-2 FBF). 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
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RAILCATS WITHSTAND LATE COMBACK; HOLD OFF JACKHAMMERS 5-3
GARY, IN –The Joliet JackHammers (15-25)b scored three runs in the 9th inning but lost 5-3 to the Gary SouthShore RailCats (19-21) before 3,916 fans at U.S. Steel Yard on Saturday night.
The RailCats got on the board with a solo home run in the 3rd inning from CF Rob Marconi (2-3). Marconi pulled a breaking ball over the left field wall for his 2nd home run of the season in a 1-0 RailCats advantage.
In the 4th inning, the RailCats added another run against the
Novak gave up an unearned run in the 5th inning and departed after five innings, allowing three runs, (two earned runs), on three hits. He walked three and struck out one man.
In the 8th inning, Haake hit an RBI single against RHP Chad Blackwell that scored SS Jay Pecci (1-3) from second base. Pecci led off the inning with a double.
The JackHammers mounted three runs in the 9th inning to make the game close. 2B Gary Harris (3-4) singled against LHP Tony Cogan and moved to third base on a single by SS Kevin Rios (1-4). Manager Greg Taggert lifted Cogan in favor of RHP Aaron Cook.
New JackHammer LF Brad Correll (1-2) lifted a sacrifice fly to right field to score Harris to put the JackHammers on the board at 5-1. 3B Andrew Pinckney (1-4) singled to move Rios to second base. After C Phil Avlas (0-4) popped out, DH Tydus Meadows (1-3) singled to load the bases.
1B Freddie Thon (-4) responded with a two-run single to bring in Rios and Pinckney and get the JackHammers within two runs at 5-3.
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