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Schaumburg Flyers vs Joliet JackHammers (Jul 12, 2009)



Box score (NCAA)

                             The Automated ScoreBook                     Schaumburg Flyers at Joliet JackHammers                Jul 12, 2009 at Joliet, Ill. (Silver Cross Field)  Schaumburg Flyers 4 (24-24)  Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Ezi, Travis cf...........  5  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   1 Brown, Travis ss.........  2  0  0  0   1  0  1  2   0  Yoo, Stephen ph/2b......  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0 Valdez, Jose 2b/ss.......  4  0  2  1   1  1  2  5   3 Dunbar, Jeff lf..........  4  2  2  1   1  1  4  0   0 Maddox, Craig 1b.........  4  0  0  0   1  0  9  1   1 Harrison, Vince 3b.......  4  0  3  1   0  0  0  1   3 Jose, Felix dh...........  2  0  0  0   2  0  0  0   0 Mercado, Richard c.......  4  1  2  0   0  0  3  0   0 Wilson, T.J. rf..........  4  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   2 Almonte, Edwin p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0  Popp, Jim p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0 Totals................... 35  4 10  3   6  4 24 10  10  Joliet JackHammers 5 (20-32)  Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Klein, Adam cf...........  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0 Rios, Kevin ss...........  5  0  1  0   0  0  3  3   3 Correll, Brad lf.........  5  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   4 Pinckney, Andrew 3b......  3  2  1  0   1  0  0  3   0 Thon, Freddie 1b.........  4  2  4  1   0  0  8  0   0 Alberts, Tim dh..........  4  1  2  0   0  0  0  0   0 Backman, Jr., Wally rf...  2  0  0  1   1  0  4  0   0 Cox, Danny 2b............  4  0  1  2   0  0  4  4   3 Gillingham, Tug c........  2  0  0  0   1  1  5  1   0 Barrows, Derek p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0  Reith, Brian p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  Anderson, Devin p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0 Totals................... 32  5 10  4   3  3 27 13  10  Score by Innings                    R  H  E ------------------------------------------- Schaumburg Flyers... 010 001 200 -  4 10  1 Joliet JackHammers.. 010 102 10X -  5 10  2 -------------------------------------------  E - Almonte, E; Rios, K(7); Gillingham,T(2). DP - Joliet 1. LOB - Schaumburg 10; Joliet 10. 2B - Dunbar, J(10); Cox, D(1). HR - Dunbar, J(4); Thon, F(7). HBP - Klein, A; Gillingham,T. SH - Klein, A. SF - Backman, Jr.. SB - Harrison, V(7); Mercado, R(3); Wilson, T(11). CS - Harrison, V(2).  Schaumburg Flyers      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Almonte, Edwin......  7.0 10  5  5  3  3 30 36 Popp, Jim...........  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  Joliet JackHammers     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Barrows, Derek......  6.0  6  2  2  3  2 22 25 Reith, Brian........  1.0  3  2  2  2  1  6  8 Anderson, Devin.....  2.0  1  0  0  1  1  7  8  Win - Reith, B (1-0).  Loss - Almonte, E (4-5).  Save - Anderson, D (1). WP - Almonte, E(6); Reith, B 2(2). HBP - by Almonte, E (Gillingham,T); by Almonte, E (Klein, A). Umpires - HP: Harry Fredenburgh  1B: Reggie Jackson  3B: Mark Hackelberg Start: 5:06 PM   Time: 2:56   Attendance: 2169 Almonte, E faced 1 batter in the 8th. Game: JOL7120  

Play-by-Play

                             The Automated ScoreBook              Schaumburg Flyers at Joliet JackHammers - Play-by-Play                Jul 12, 2009 at Joliet, Ill. (Silver Cross Field)   Score by Innings                    R  H  E ------------------------------------------- Schaumburg Flyers... 010 001 200 -  4 10  1 Joliet JackHammers.. 010 102 10X -  5 10  2 -------------------------------------------  Schaumburg Flyers starters: 12/cf Ezi, T; 11/ss Brown, T; 52/2b Valdez, J;    44/lf Dunbar, J; 1/1b Maddox, C; 13/3b Harrison, V; 28/dh Jose, F; 10/c    Mercado, R; 33/rf Wilson, T; 40/p Almonte, E;  Joliet JackHammers starters: 7/cf Klein, A; 23/ss Rios, K; 21/lf Correll, B;    10/3b Pinckney, A; 35/1b Thon, F; 31/dh Alberts, T; 13/rf Backman, Jr.;    15/2b Cox, D; 27/c Gillingham,T; 9/p Barrows, D;  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 1     Ezi, T grounded out to 1b unassisted. Brown, T flied out to rf. Valdez, J    singled to center field. Valdez, J out at first p to 1b, picked off. 0    runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 1     Klein, A grounded out to p. Rios, K flied out to rf. Correll, B grounded    out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 2     Dunbar, J homered to left field, RBI. Maddox, C grounded out to 2b.    Harrison, V singled to center field. Harrison, V stole second. Jose, F    walked. Mercado, R popped up to 2b. Wilson, T struck out swinging. 1 run,    2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 2     Pinckney, A walked. Thon, F singled up the middle; Pinckney, A advanced    to third. Alberts, T popped up to 2b. Backman, Jr. flied out to cf, SF,    RBI; Pinckney, A scored. Cox, D reached on a fielder's choice; Thon, F    out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 3     Ezi, T grounded out to 2b. Brown, T grounded out to ss. Valdez, J popped    up to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 3     Gillingham,T hit by pitch. Klein, A lined out to lf. Gillingham,T    advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt.    Rios, K flied out to lf. Correll, B struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits,    1 error, 1 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 4     Dunbar, J flied out to rf. Maddox, C flied out to cf. Harrison, V singled    through the left side. Harrison, V out at second c to ss, caught    stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 4     Pinckney, A grounded out to 2b. Thon, F homered to right center, RBI.    Alberts, T grounded out to 3b. Backman, Jr. flied out to rf. 1 run, 1    hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 5     Jose, F walked. Mercado, R reached on a fielder's choice, bunt; Jose, F    out at second p to ss. Wilson, T reached on a fielding error by ss;    Mercado, R advanced to second. Ezi, T reached on a fielder's choice;    Wilson, T out at second 3b to 2b; Mercado, R advanced to third. Brown, T    walked; Ezi, T advanced to second. Valdez, J struck out looking. 0 runs,    0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 5     Cox, D grounded out to 2b. Gillingham,T grounded out to 2b. Klein, A    singled up the middle. Rios, K singled through the right side; Klein, A    advanced to third. Correll, B reached on a fielder's choice; Rios, K out    at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 6     Dunbar, J doubled to right center. Maddox, C flied out to cf; Dunbar, J    advanced to third. Harrison, V singled to left field, RBI; Dunbar, J    scored. Jose, F grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Harrison, V out    on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 6     Pinckney, A flied out to cf. Thon, F singled to right field. Alberts, T    singled to left field; Thon, F advanced to second. Backman, Jr. walked;    Alberts, T advanced to second; Thon, F advanced to third. Cox, D doubled    down the lf line, 2 RBI; Backman, Jr. advanced to third; Alberts, T    scored; Thon, F scored. Gillingham,T struck out swinging. Klein, A hit by    pitch. Rios, K grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 7     Reith, B to p for Barrows, D. Mercado, R singled to right field. Mercado,    R stole second. Wilson, T grounded out to 3b. Ezi, T singled to first    base; Mercado, R advanced to third. Yoo, S pinch hit for Brown, T. Yoo, S    struck out swinging. Valdez, J singled to right field, RBI; Ezi, T    advanced to second; Mercado, R scored. Valdez, J advanced to second on a    wild pitch; Ezi, T advanced to third on a wild pitch. Dunbar, J walked;    Valdez, J advanced to third on a wild pitch; Ezi, T scored on a wild    pitch. Maddox, C walked; Dunbar, J advanced to second. Harrison, V flied    out to lf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 7     Yoo, S to 2b. Valdez, J to ss. Correll, B struck out swinging. Pinckney,    A singled to third base. Thon, F singled to right field; Pinckney, A    advanced to second. Alberts, T singled to left field; Thon, F advanced to    second; Pinckney, A advanced to third. Alberts, T advanced to second on a    wild pitch; Thon, F advanced to third on a wild pitch; Pinckney, A scored    on a wild pitch. Backman, Jr. lined out to 1b. Cox, D flied out to lf. 1    run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 8     Anderson, D to p for Reith, B. Jose, F flied out to rf. Mercado, R    singled to right field. Wilson, T reached on a fielder's choice; Mercado,    R out at second ss to 2b. Wilson, T stole second, advanced to third on a    throwing error by c. Ezi, T flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1    LOB.  Joliet JackHammers - inning 8     Gillingham,T walked. Popp, J to p for Almonte, E. Klein, A out at first    1b to 2b, SAC; Gillingham,T advanced to second. Rios, K fouled out to 1b.    Correll, B flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Schaumburg Flyers - inning 9     Yoo, S grounded out to 3b. Valdez, J walked. Dunbar, J struck out    swinging. Maddox, C reached on a fielder's choice; Valdez, J out at    second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. 

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JACKHAMMERS WIN 5-4 ON SUNDAY NIGHT

 

JOLIET-The Joliet JackHammers (20-32) scored a run on a wild pitch from RHP Ed Almonte (4-5) in the 7th inning to snap a 4-4 tied score and beat the Schaumburg Flyers 5-4 before 2,169 fans at Silver Cross Field on Sunday night.

 

The Flyers (24-24) scored a run in the 2nd inning on a solo home run by LF Jeff Dunbar (2-4). He smacked a leadoff home run over the left field wall for a 1-0 Schaumburg lead.

 

The JackHammers scored a single run in the 2nd inning. 3B Andrew Pinckney(1-3)  led off the inning with a walk and moved to third base on a single produced by 1B Freddie Thon (4-4). DH Tim Alberts (2-4) popped out to second base and RF Wally Backman, Jr. (0-2) hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Pinckney for a 1-1 tied score.

 

Joliet took a 2-1 lead in the 4th inning when Thon hit a solo home run over the right field wall. It was the 7th home run of his season and provided the JackHammers with their first lead of the game.

 

The Flyers tied the game in the 6th inning with a run against Joliet RHP Derek Barrows. Dunbar doubled and moved to third base when 1B Craig Maddox (0-4) popped out to center field. 3B Vince Harrison (3-4) hit a single over the drawn-in infield for a 2-2 tied score.

 

The JackHammers pushed across two runs of their own in the 6th inning to take a 4-2 lead. Pinckney popped out to center field. Thon and Alberts responded with back-to-back singles. Backman, Jr. walked to load the bases.

 

2B Danny Cox hit a two-run double to score both Thon and Alberts and give the JackHammers a two-run advantage.

 

The Flyers tied the game in with two runs in the 7th inning against RHP Brian Reith (1-0) but the JackHammers took the lead in the 8th inning. Pinckney singled and moved to second base on a single by Thon. Alberts loaded the bases with a single before Almonte unleashed a wild pitch that scored Pinckney for a 5-4 Joliet lead.

 

Reith tossed one inning and allowed two runs on three hits. He walked two and struck out two in his first appearance in a JackHammers uniform after signing a contract on Friday.

 

Loose Gravel: Sunday was the final game of the season-series for the JackHammers and Flyers. Joliet went 8-11 against the Flyers in 2009.

 

Loose Gravel: The JackHammers and Flyers played an awfully-close four-game series. The four games were decided by a grand total of five runs. Joliet won 7-6 on Thursday with Schaumburg winning 5-4 on Friday and 4-2 on Saturday.

 

The JackHammers take Monday off before starting a three-game series with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks on Tuesday night at 6:05 p.m. It’s Family Night at Silver Cross Field. Students that participated in the National City Jammer’s Book Buddies Program can exchange their reading club vouchers for tickets to the game. All kids in attendance will run the bases on the field after the game. The RedHawks have yet to announce a starter while the JackHammers will send RHP Rory Shortell (3-2, 3.54) to the mound. Pre-game coverage begins at 5:50 p.m. on AM 1340 WJOL and online at www.jackhammerbaseball.com.

 

The JackHammers currently have pro-rated full season seats, mini-plan packages, various group outings, affordable marketing opportunities and individual game tickets available for the 2009 season.  To invest, or for more information, please contact them TODAY at 815.726.2255 (BALL), visit their website (www.jackhammerbaseball.com) or stop by the Silver Cross Field Box Office during normal business hours.

 

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