Blackburn Has Good Outing For Mermen.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Myrtle Beach Mermen At 2012 Superior Blues           5/15/2012
 
  Mermen             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Maybin CF         4  1  1  2 .240     T.Gwynn Jr LF       4  1  1  0 .279  
  A.Escobar SS        4  0  0  0 .190     A.Jones CF          4  1  2  0 .277  
  N.Schierholtz RF    4  1  1  1 .269     J.Upton RF          3  1  1  3 .281  
  T.Wigginton 3B      3  0  0  0 .256     E.Longoria 3B       4  0  1  0 .250  
A-S.Rodriguez 3B      1  0  0  0 .200     R.Roberts 2B        3  0  0  0 .238  
  J.Lucroy C          4  0  1  0 .217     M.Trumbo DH         4  0  1  0 .203  
  C.Coghlan LF        4  0  0  0 .221     J.Morneau 1B        2  0  0  0 .264  
  K.Blanks 1B         3  1  1  1 .429   B-J.Tabata PH         1  0  0  0 .240  
  D.Brown DH          3  0  1  0 .231     C.Pennington SS     2  0  0  0 .262  
  M.Tejada 2B         3  1  1  0 .153     K.Suzuki C          3  0  0  0 .170  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  6  4                 Totals      30  3  6  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Wigginton In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Morneau In 9th Inning
 
Mermen.......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  1 2 0  -  4  6  0
Blues........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 2  -  3  6  1
 
Mermen (9-22)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
N.Blackburn WIN(2-1)      8 1/3   5   3   3   2   3   1   6.37
H.Street SAVE(5th)        0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   3.48
Totals                    9       6   3   3   3   3   1
 
Blues (18-17)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Pineda LOSS(5-2)        7       4   2   2   0   6   2   2.54
R.Betancourt              1       1   2   0   0   2   1   5.54
B.Ziegler                 1       1   0   0   0   0   0   1.86
Totals                    9       6   4   2   0   8   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,253 DATE- Friday, May 15th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bruce Dreckman, Sam Holbrook, Gerry Davis, Brian Gorman
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Mermen: 2  Blues: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mermen: 2  Blues: 0
ERRORS- C.Pennington
DOUBLES- J.Lucroy(6th), T.Gwynn Jr(4th)
HOME RUNS- C.Maybin(3rd), N.Schierholtz(4th), K.Blanks(1st), J.Upton(5th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Brown
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Upton
WALKS- R.Roberts, J.Morneau, C.Pennington
STRIKE OUTS- C.Maybin, A.Escobar, T.Wigginton, C.Coghlan-3, K.Blanks, D.Brown,
             T.Gwynn Jr, E.Longoria, J.Morneau
GIDP- J.Upton, R.Roberts
2-out RBI- C.Maybin-2
 
The Myrtle Beach Mermen edged the Superior Blues at SAFECO Field by the score
of 4 to 3.
 
Nick Blackburn(2-1) gave a fine effort for Myrtle Beach.  He allowed 5 hits
and 2 walks in 8 and 1/3 innings.  Superior had a chance in the 9th but they
came up short.  
 
Huston Street earned his 5th save.  Michael Pineda(5-2) was the losing
pitcher.  He gave up just 2 runs and 4 hits in 7 innings.  Myrtle Beach now
has a record of 9-22.  With the loss Superior now has a record of 18-17.