BSA ROOKIE LEAGUE
ST. PAUL SAINTS AT BIRMINGHAM BULLS
08/20/2055
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BSA ROOKIE LEAGUE
ST. PAUL SAINTS AT BIRMINGHAM BULLS
GAME ID: 13478 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2055 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Paul Saints (61-71) 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 7 15 1
Birmingham Bulls (64-68) 1 7 0 7 0 3 0 0 X 18 15 0
Payne Blisters St. Paul
Sam Payne exploded for a barrage of base hits at Ballpark of Ontario.

The Birmingham second baseman had a field day in his team's 18-7 triumph over the St. Paul Saints, finishing 5-for-5.

"My hitting philosophy is simple," he said. "I focus on just seeing the ball and I try to get a good pitch."

Payne must have focused at least 5 times and apparently got some good pitches, too, leading to one of his best days ever with the bat. Sam Payne hit a solo-shot off Thomas Fleming in the 1st, hit a two-run double in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th and hit a three-run home run off Leif O'Donnell in the 6th.

Looking at his present stats, Payne has compiled a .362 batting average in 54 games with a .543 on-base percentage, while hitting 20 home runs and driving in 69 runs.
ST. PAUL BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Smith SS 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 .364 7 32
   d-A. Totten PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .468 4 16
   h-A. Chávez 1B, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 0 0
D. Menéndez 2B 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .333 36 96
   e-N. Ash PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
A. Hodge 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .363 23 67
   f-D. Cox PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
F. Price 1B 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 .390 16 53
   g-T. Whitehead PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
V. Poore LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .276 45 111
   i-C. Flores PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
S. Barrera RF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .301 4 36
   a-G. Robert PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 5 20
   b-R. Graeme RF, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 5 21
J. Powers CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .158 2 6
   j-S. Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 1
J. Alvarado C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .216 11 45
   k-T. Wright PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
J. Unknown DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 0 1
   c-S. Teague DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .459 1 9
Totals 39 7 15 7 4 10 24      
a - G. Robert pinch hit for S. Barrera in the 7th
b - R. Graeme substituted for G. Robert in the 7th
c - S. Teague inserted as DH in the 8th
d - A. Totten pinch hit for L. Smith in the 8th
e - N. Ash pinch hit for D. Menéndez in the 8th
f - D. Cox pinch hit for A. Hodge in the 8th
g - T. Whitehead pinch hit for F. Price in the 8th
h - A. Chávez substituted for A. Totten in the 8th
i - C. Flores pinch hit for V. Poore in the 9th
j - S. Ward pinch hit for J. Powers in the 9th
k - T. Wright pinch hit for J. Alvarado in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Price (21, 3rd Inning off B. Jibade, 2 on, 1 out) , L. Smith (25, 4th Inning off B. Jibade, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Smith (6, 1st Inning off B. Jibade, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Menéndez (36, 4th Inning off B. Jibade, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Totten (4, 8th Inning off I. Salinas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Smith 6 , A. Totten 4 , D. Menéndez 5 , N. Ash , A. Hodge , F. Price 3 , S. Barrera 2 , R. Graeme , J. Powers , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Alvarado , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Alvarado
Sac Bunt: J. Powers
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Hodge (6)
CS: F. Price (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Smith (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Duncan SS 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 .264 14 46
S. Payne 3B 5 4 5 7 0 0 0 .362 20 69
B. Lang DH 4 2 2 6 1 0 2 .368 24 85
S. Boumedienne RF 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 .266 38 99
J. Watkins LF 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .308 61 140
P. Robertson CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .307 55 132
A. Scott 1B 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 .252 38 87
T. Beltrán 2B 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .183 3 8
   a-M. Mercado PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .279 26 60
   b-R. Sutton 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 8 21
   c-S. Sawyer PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Báez C 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .234 5 8
Totals 40 18 15 18 6 11 11      
a - M. Mercado pinch hit for T. Beltrán in the 6th
b - R. Sutton substituted for M. Mercado in the 7th
c - S. Sawyer pinch hit for R. Sutton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Payne (13, 2nd Inning off T. Fleming, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Robertson (21, 4th Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Payne 2 (20, 1st Inning off T. Fleming, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off L. O'Donnell, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Watkins 2 (61, 2nd Inning off T. Fleming, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Lang 2 (24, 2nd Inning off T. Fleming, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off F. García, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Duncan 2 , S. Payne 12 , B. Lang 8 , J. Watkins 8 , P. Robertson 3 , T. Beltrán 2
2-out RBI: M. Duncan , S. Payne 2 , B. Lang 2 , J. Watkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lang
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Duncan-Beltrán-Scott)
ST. PAUL PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fleming L (3-15) 1.2 7 8 6 2 4 3 58 7.27   
J. Martínez 1.2 4 4 4 2 2 1 48 7.26   
F. García 1.2 2 4 4 2 3 1 40 10.07   
L. O'Donnell 3.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 43 2.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fleming 9
Batters Faced: T. Fleming 15, J. Martínez 11, F. García 9, L. O'Donnell 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fleming 0-1, J. Martínez 1-2, F. García 1-1, L. O'Donnell 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fleming 58-33, J. Martínez 48-30, F. García 40-20, L. O'Donnell 43-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Martínez 1-0 , F. García 2-2 , L. O'Donnell 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Jibade W (6-1) 5.0 11 6 6 3 7 1 97 6.24   
I. Salinas SV (3) 4.0 4 1 1 1 3 1 53 8.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jibade 25
Batters Faced: B. Jibade 28, I. Salinas 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jibade 6-1, I. Salinas 0-8
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jibade 97-61, I. Salinas 53-35
WP: B. Jibade
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Payne
Ballpark: Ballpark of Ontario
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 4944
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