Saturday, July 14, 2012

Pena's 21st Homer Helps Steel Beat Blues.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Latrobe Steel At 2012 Superior Blues                 7/31/2012
 
  Steel              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Revere LF         4  1  1  0 .242     I.Suzuki RF         5  0  2  0 .287  
  R.Sweeney CF        4  0  2  0 .262     A.Jones CF          4  0  1  0 .248  
  S.Choo RF           4  0  1  0 .282     J.Upton LF          4  0  2  0 .290  
  J.Peralta SS        4  0  0  0 .290     E.Longoria 3B       4  2  2  0 .233  
  B.McCann C          4  0  0  0 .268     R.Roberts 2B        4  0  1  1 .226  
  N.Walker 2B         3  1  0  0 .251     M.Trumbo 1B         4  0  2  0 .215  
  P.Polanco 3B        4  0  1  0 .236     A.Lind DH           4  0  0  1 .186  
  R.Ibanez DH         4  0  0  0 .198     C.Pennington SS     3  0  1  0 .239  
  C.Pena 1B           2  1  1  2 .251   A-J.Tabata PH         0  0  0  0 .240  
                                          K.Suzuki C          3  0  0  0 .202  
                                        B-T.Gwynn Jr PR       0  0  0  0 .242  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  6  2                 Totals      35  2 11  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Pennington In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Suzuki In 9th Inning
 
Steel........... 1 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  3  6  0
Blues........... 0 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  2 11  1
 
Steel (44-44)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Porcello WIN(7-5)       6       8   2   2   0   3   0   3.70
S.Camp HOLD(4th)          1       3   0   0   0   0   0   4.30
R.Mattheus HOLD(1st)      1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9.00
D.Robertson SAVE(8th)     1       0   0   0   2   1   0   1.50
Totals                    9      11   2   2   2   5   0
 
Blues (50-48)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Pineda LOSS(9-5)        6       4   3   3   1   2   1   3.12
B.Ziegler                 1 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   4.18
S.Downs                   1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   3.62
Totals                    9       6   3   3   2   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,929 DATE- Friday, July 31st 2012 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Angel Hernandez, Eric Cooper, Marty Foster, Derryl Cousins
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Steel: 5  Blues: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Steel: 0  Blues: 1
ERRORS- R.Roberts
DOUBLES- A.Jones(22nd), J.Upton(25th), E.Longoria(16th), M.Trumbo(13th)
HOME RUNS- C.Pena(21st)
STOLEN BASES- I.Suzuki(23rd), T.Gwynn Jr(16th)
CAUGHT STEALING- I.Suzuki, J.Upton, J.Tabata
WALKS- N.Walker, C.Pena, J.Tabata, K.Suzuki
STRIKE OUTS- J.Peralta, P.Polanco, R.Ibanez, J.Upton, R.Roberts, A.Lind-2,
             C.Pennington
GIDP- S.Choo
WILD PITCHES- R.Porcello, M.Pineda
2-out RBI- C.Pena-2, R.Roberts
 
The Latrobe Steel nipped the Superior Blues 3 to 2 at SAFECO Field in a hard
fought contest.
 
Latrobe brought 2 runs across the plate in the 5th inning. The key at-bat was
by Carlos Pena who silenced the stadium when he smashed a two-run homer.
Superior had 11 hits in the game while Latrobe had 6, but Latrobe had the
more timely hits.  
 
Rick Porcello(7-5) got the win allowing 2 runs in 6 innings. David Robertson
earned his 8th save.  Michael Pineda(9-5) was the losing pitcher.  He allowed
4 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings.  
 
The win by Latrobe is a very welcome one as they have been struggling in
recent days.  Their record now stands at 44-44 - only 2-8 in their last ten
games.  With the loss Superior now has a record of 50-48.

Upton Hits Walk Off Homer; Blues Win.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Latrobe Steel At 2012 Superior Blues                 7/30/2012
 
  Steel              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Revere LF         3  0  1  0 .242     I.Suzuki RF         4  1  1  0 .286  
B-C.Marrero PH        1  0  0  0 .286     A.Jones CF          3  0  0  0 .248  
C-C.Ross LF           0  0  0  0 .257     J.Upton LF          4  1  2  2 .288  
  R.Sweeney CF        3  0  0  0 .253     E.Longoria 3B       3  0  0  0 .229  
  S.Choo RF           2  0  0  0 .282     R.Roberts 2B        2  0  0  0 .225  
  J.Peralta SS        3  0  0  0 .294     M.Trumbo 1B         3  0  0  0 .212  
  B.McCann C          4  0  3  0 .272     A.Lind DH           3  0  0  0 .190  
  N.Walker 2B         4  0  1  0 .253     C.Pennington SS     3  0  0  0 .238  
  P.Polanco 3B        4  0  0  0 .236     K.Suzuki C          2  0  0  0 .204  
  R.Ibanez DH         4  0  1  0 .200                                          
A-F.Gutierrez PR,DH   0  0  0  0 .256                                          
  C.Pena 1B           3  1  1  1 .249                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  7  1                 Totals      27  2  3  2
 
A-Pinch Ran For Ibanez In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Revere In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Marrero In 9th Inning
 
Steel........... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  0
Blues........... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 1  -  2  3  0
 
Steel (43-44)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
I.Nova                    6       2   1   1   2   5   0   4.82
B.Shaw                    2       0   0   0   1   1   0   5.06
R.Mattheus LOSS(0-1)      0       1   1   1   0   0   1   ----
Totals                    8       3   2   2   3   6   1
 
Blues (50-47)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Hernandez               8 2/3   7   1   1   5  12   1   3.93
S.Downs WIN(3-4)          0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.75
Totals                    9       7   1   1   5  13   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,719 DATE- Thursday, July 30th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Welke, Chuck Meriwether, Bill Welke, Laz Diaz
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Steel: 9  Blues: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Steel: 0  Blues: 1
DOUBLES- J.Upton(24th)
HOME RUNS- C.Pena(20th), J.Upton(16th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Revere-2(16th), S.Choo(7th), F.Gutierrez(7th), I.Suzuki(22nd),
              R.Roberts(19th)
WALKS- B.Revere, R.Sweeney, S.Choo, J.Peralta, C.Pena, A.Jones, R.Roberts,
       K.Suzuki
HIT BY PITCH- S.Choo
STRIKE OUTS- B.Revere, C.Marrero, R.Sweeney-2, S.Choo, J.Peralta-3, N.Walker,
             R.Ibanez-2, C.Pena-2, I.Suzuki-2, A.Jones, J.Upton, E.Longoria,
             K.Suzuki
GIDP- P.Polanco
WILD PITCHES- F.Hernandez
2-out RBI- J.Upton
 
Felix Hernandez retired 12 batters on strikeouts at SAFECO Field as the
Superior Blues won a thriller over the Latrobe Steel in, 2 to 1.
 
The deciding run was scored by Superior in the bottom of the 9th.  Justin
Upton lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' making Superior the victor and beginning
a joyous home town celebration.  Latrobe out-hit Superior 7 to 3, but
Superior ended up with more runs.  
 
The victory went to Scott Downs(3-4) who went 1/3 of an inning, allowing no
runs. The loss was charged to Ryan Mattheus(0-1) in relief.  He was unable to
retire a batter and surrendered 1 hit and no walks.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Steel Crush Blues, 11-0.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Latrobe Steel At 2012 Superior Blues                 7/29/2012
 
  Steel              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Revere LF         4  0  1  2 .240     I.Suzuki RF         4  0  1  0 .286  
  R.Sweeney CF        5  0  1  0 .260     A.Jones CF          4  0  0  0 .250  
  S.Choo RF           4  1  1  1 .286     J.Upton LF          4  0  1  0 .286  
  J.Peralta SS        3  1  0  1 .297     E.Longoria 3B       2  0  0  0 .231  
  B.McCann C          4  2  1  4 .265     R.Roberts 2B        4  0  1  0 .227  
  N.Walker 2B         5  2  2  1 .253     M.Trumbo 1B         3  0  1  0 .214  
  P.Polanco 3B        5  1  2  1 .239     A.Lind DH           2  0  0  0 .193  
  R.Ibanez DH         5  2  2  1 .199     C.Pennington SS     2  0  0  0 .240  
  C.Pena 1B           3  2  1  0 .248     K.Suzuki C          3  0  0  0 .205  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38 11 11 11                 Totals      28  0  4  0
 
 
Steel........... 0 0 0  0 1 0  8 2 0  - 11 11  0
Blues........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
 
Steel (43-43)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Scherzer WIN(7-8)       6       2   0   0   2   7   0   4.11
B.Shaw                    2       2   0   0   0   3   0   6.23
S.Camp                    1       0   0   0   0   0   0   4.42
Totals                    9       4   0   0   2  10   0
 
Blues (49-47)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Hanson LOSS(8-5)        6       3   1   1   1   8   1   4.57
B.Ziegler                 0       2   3   3   1   0   0   4.44
M.Lowe                    0 2/3   2   3   3   1   1   0   7.94
J.Gray                    2 1/3   4   4   4   2   0   1   4.61
Totals                    9      11  11  11   5   9   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,578 DATE- Wednesday, July 29th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Paul Emmel, Gary Darling, Jerry Meals, Bill Miller
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Steel: 6  Blues: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Steel: 2  Blues: 0
DOUBLES- N.Walker(15th), R.Ibanez(19th), C.Pena(16th), M.Trumbo(12th)
HOME RUNS- B.McCann(13th), N.Walker(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- B.Revere(14th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Pennington
WALKS- B.Revere, J.Peralta-2, B.McCann, C.Pena, E.Longoria, A.Lind
HIT BY PITCH- S.Choo, E.Longoria
STRIKE OUTS- R.Sweeney, S.Choo, J.Peralta-2, B.McCann-2, N.Walker, P.Polanco,
             R.Ibanez, I.Suzuki, A.Jones-3, J.Upton, E.Longoria-2, R.Roberts,
             M.Trumbo, C.Pennington
GIDP- R.Roberts, M.Trumbo
2-out RBI- S.Choo, J.Peralta, B.McCann-4
 
The Latrobe Steel batters feasted on the Superior Blues pitching at SAFECO
Field.  The final score was a lop-sided 11 to 0.
 
Max Scherzer(7-8) was solid in the win.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing
just 2 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings.  Scherzer struckout 7 Superior batters
lowering his ERA to 4.11.  Latrobe had 11 hits for the game and Superior had
4.  
 
Tommy Hanson(8-5) was given the loss.  He pitched 6 innings giving up only 3
hits and 1 walk. For Latrobe the victory was a welcome one, indeed.  They had
been struggling in their last ten games with a disappointing 1-9 record.
With the loss, Superior has a record of 5-5 lately, 49-47 overall.

Vazquez, Downs Combine For A 2 Hit Win.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Latrobe Steel At 2012 Superior Blues                 7/28/2012
 
  Steel              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Revere LF         4  0  0  0 .240     I.Suzuki RF         5  1  2  0 .287  
  R.Sweeney CF        3  0  0  0 .264     A.Jones CF          4  0  2  1 .253  
  S.Choo RF           4  0  0  0 .287     J.Upton LF          4  0  1  0 .286  
  J.Peralta SS        3  0  1  0 .300     E.Longoria 3B       3  0  0  0 .233  
  B.McCann C          3  0  0  0 .265     R.Roberts 2B        2  2  1  0 .226  
  N.Walker 2B         3  0  0  0 .251     M.Trumbo 1B         4  1  2  0 .213  
  P.Polanco 3B        3  0  1  0 .236     A.Lind DH           4  0  2  2 .195  
  R.Ibanez DH         3  0  0  0 .196     C.Pennington SS     4  0  1  1 .242  
  C.Pena 1B           3  0  0  0 .248     K.Suzuki C          4  0  1  0 .208  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  2  0                 Totals      34  4 12  4
 
 
Steel........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  1
Blues........... 0 1 0  2 0 1  0 0    -  4 12  0
 
Steel (42-43)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Myers LOSS(7-8)         6 2/3  12   4   4   2   5   0   4.44
S.Camp                    1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.54
Totals                    8      12   4   4   2   5   0
 
Blues (49-46)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Vazquez WIN(8-3)        7       2   0   0   0   4   0   2.67
S.Downs                   2       0   0   0   1   2   0   3.79
Totals                    9       2   0   0   1   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,655 DATE- Tuesday, July 28th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jeff Nelson, Mark Carlson, Tim Tschida, Jim Joyce
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Steel: 3  Blues: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Steel: 0  Blues: 0
ERRORS- J.Peralta
STOLEN BASES- I.Suzuki(21st), J.Upton(23rd), R.Roberts(18th)
WALKS- R.Sweeney, E.Longoria, R.Roberts
HIT BY PITCH- R.Roberts
STRIKE OUTS- R.Sweeney, S.Choo, J.Peralta-2, B.McCann, C.Pena, A.Jones, J.Upton,
             R.Roberts, M.Trumbo, C.Pennington
2-out RBI- A.Jones
 
Adam Lind had 2 base hits and 2 RBI and Javier Vazquez went 7 solid innings as
the Superior Blues bested the Latrobe Steel 4 to 0 at SAFECO Field.
 
Latrobe was unable to climb back into it after Superior went ahead for good in
the bottom of the 2nd inning scoring one runner.  That early scoring held up.
Superior had 12 hits for the game and Latrobe had 2.  
 
Vazquez(8-3) got the win allowing no runs in 7 innings. The losing pitcher was
Brett Myers(7-8).  He allowed 12 hits and 2 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.  
 

Blues Score A Run In The 9th To Tie And A Run In The 10th To Win, 2-1.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Plaza Lions At 2012 Superior Blues                   7/23/2012
 
  Lions              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Torres RF         4  1  1  1 .260     I.Suzuki RF         3  0  2  0 .285  
  A.Hill 2B           4  0  0  0 .164     A.Jones CF          5  0  0  0 .250  
  D.Lee 1B            3  0  0  0 .276     J.Upton LF          4  1  1  1 .287  
  B.Lawrie 3B         3  0  1  0 .250     E.Longoria 3B       4  0  1  0 .235  
  A.Dunn LF           3  0  1  0 .142     M.Trumbo 1B         4  0  0  0 .210  
  A.Gonzalez SS       4  0  0  0 .237     J.Tabata DH         3  0  1  0 .240  
  D.Valencia DH       4  0  0  0 .266   C-A.Lind PH,DH        1  0  1  1 .188  
  M.Olivo C           4  0  1  0 .193     R.Roberts 2B        3  0  1  0 .225  
  A.Rios CF           4  0  0  0 .211     E.Renteria SS       2  0  0  0 .310  
                                        A-T.Gwynn Jr PH       0  0  0  0 .242  
                                        B-C.Pennington SS     1  0  0  0 .242  
                                          K.Suzuki C          3  1  1  0 .207  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  1  4  1                 Totals      33  2  8  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Renteria In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Gwynn Jr In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Tabata In 9th Inning
 
Lions........... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  1  4  1
Blues........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  1 -  2  8  0
 
Lions (44-43)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Duensing                5       3   0   0   1   4   0   0.00
A.Aceves HOLD(4th)        2       2   0   0   0   1   0   2.52
W.Lopez HOLD(9th)         0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.64
P.Coke                    0       0   0   0   1   0   0   2.52
J.Walden HOLD(6th)        0 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   1.76
A.Bastardo L(4-2) BS(2nd) 1 2/3   3   2   2   2   2   0   2.03
Totals                    9 2/3   8   2   2   5   9   0
 
Blues (48-46)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Hanson                  6       2   1   1   4   3   1   4.74
J.Gray WIN(2-1)           4       2   0   0   0   1   0   2.38
Totals                   10       4   1   1   4   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,093 DATE- Thursday, July 23rd 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill Hohn, Ron Kulpa, Dan Iassogna, Dale Scott
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Lions: 6  Blues: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Lions: 1  Blues: 0
ERRORS- B.Lawrie
DOUBLES- A.Dunn(8th)
TRIPLES- M.Olivo(1st), A.Lind(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Torres(5th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Torres-2(15th), B.Lawrie(1st), J.Upton(22nd), T.Gwynn Jr(15th)
CAUGHT STEALING- I.Suzuki, J.Tabata
SACRIFICE HITS- I.Suzuki
WALKS- A.Torres, D.Lee, B.Lawrie, A.Dunn, I.Suzuki, J.Upton, R.Roberts,
       T.Gwynn Jr, K.Suzuki
STRIKE OUTS- A.Hill-2, A.Dunn, A.Rios, A.Jones-2, E.Longoria-2, M.Trumbo,
             J.Tabata, R.Roberts, K.Suzuki-2
GIDP- E.Renteria
WILD PITCHES- J.Gray
2-out RBI- A.Lind, J.Upton
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Alex Gonzalez robbed Justin Upton of a base hit.
 
48,093 fans watched an exciting game at SAFECO Field.  The Superior Blues
topped the Plaza Lions by the slimmest of margins, 2 to 1.
 
The score was tied at 1 after nine.  Finally, Superior pulled the game out in
the 10th inning.  Kurt Suzuki stroked a base-hit.  Ichiro Suzuki followed and
he laid down a sacrifice bunt.  After another out, Justin Upton came to the
plate and stroked a one-base hit giving Superior the win and sending the home
town fans into a frenzy.  Superior had 8 hits for the game and Plaza had 4.
 
Jeff Gray(2-1) went 4 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Antonio
Bastardo(4-2) suffered the loss in relief.  He pitched 1 and 2/3 innings and
surrendered 3 hits and 2 walks.

Lions' Lee Homers In The 10th To Take Game #2.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Plaza Lions At 2012 Superior Blues                   7/22/2012
 
  Lions              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Torres RF         4  1  0  0 .260     I.Suzuki RF         5  1  1  0 .281  
  A.Hill 2B           3  0  1  0 .167     A.Jones CF          4  0  0  1 .253  
  D.Lee 1B            4  2  2  2 .280     J.Upton LF          4  0  2  0 .287  
  B.Lawrie 3B         5  0  1  1 .222     E.Longoria 3B       3  0  1  0 .235  
  A.Dunn LF           4  1  1  1 .140     R.Roberts 2B        4  0  0  0 .224  
  A.Gonzalez SS       4  0  0  0 .241     M.Trumbo 1B         4  0  0  0 .212  
  D.Valencia DH       4  0  1  0 .270     A.Lind DH           3  0  0  0 .183  
C-J.Bourgeois PR,DH   0  0  0  0 .297     C.Pennington SS     4  0  0  0 .243  
  M.Olivo C           4  0  0  0 .192     K.Suzuki C          3  0  1  0 .206  
  A.Rios CF           4  0  1  0 .214   A-T.Gwynn Jr PR       0  1  0  0 .242  
                                        B-D.Navarro C         0  0  0  0 .227  
                                        D-J.Tabata PH         1  0  0  0 .239  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  4  7  4                 Totals      35  2  5  1
 
A-Pinch Ran For Suzuki In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Gwynn Jr In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Valencia In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Navarro In 10th Inning
 
Lions........... 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  2 -  4  7  1
Blues........... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 0  0 -  2  5  1
 
Lions (44-42)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Marcum                  7       3   1   0   1   7   0   3.05
W.Lopez                   0       1   1   1   0   0   0   3.68
J.Walden WIN(3-1) BS(1st) 2       1   0   0   1   2   0   1.84
A.Bastardo SAVE(2nd)      1       0   0   0   0   0   0   1.44
Totals                   10       5   2   1   2   9   0
 
Blues (47-46)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Vazquez                 7       5   2   2   2   5   1   2.83
S.Downs                   2       1   0   0   0   0   0   4.01
K.Loe LOSS(3-3)           1       1   2   1   0   0   1   3.15
Totals                   10       7   4   3   2   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,347 DATE- Wednesday, July 22nd 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim McClelland, Larry Vanover, Mike Everitt, Mike Dimuro
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Lions: 7  Blues: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Lions: 0  Blues: 1
ERRORS- A.Gonzalez, E.Longoria
DOUBLES- I.Suzuki(9th), E.Longoria(15th), K.Suzuki(10th)
TRIPLES- B.Lawrie(1st), A.Rios(4th)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(9th), A.Dunn(7th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Torres(13th)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Hill
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Jones
WALKS- A.Torres, A.Dunn, E.Longoria, A.Lind
HIT BY PITCH- A.Hill, D.Lee
STRIKE OUTS- A.Torres-2, B.Lawrie, A.Gonzalez, D.Valencia, I.Suzuki, R.Roberts,
             M.Trumbo-2, A.Lind-3, K.Suzuki-2
GIDP- A.Rios
2-out RBI- B.Lawrie
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Cliff Pennington robbed Danny Valencia of a base hit.
 
First baseman Derrek Lee blasted a homerun and had 2 RBI and Shaun Marcum had
a strong outing at SAFECO Field as the Plaza Lions beat the Superior Blues in
10 innings by the count of 4 to 2.
 
Both teams were tied at 2 runs apiece after nine innings.  Plaza ended up
winning it in the 10th inning.  Andres Torres led off and started the rally
when he reached on an error.  Aaron Hill stepped up to the plate and he laid
down a sacrifice bunt.  Lee then blasted a two-run home run.  Superior was
set down quietly in the bottom of the 10th.  
 
Jordan Walden(3-1) got the win allowing no runs in 2 innings. Antonio Bastardo
was credited with his 2nd save.  Kameron Loe(3-3) was the loser in relief.
 
'Thankfully we got ourselves a win', Walden said.  'It's great to be back on
the winning side of things.'

Superior Blues Take Series Opener Against The Lions.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Plaza Lions At 2012 Superior Blues                   7/21/2012
 
  Lions              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Torres RF         3  0  0  0 .266     I.Suzuki RF         3  0  0  0 .282  
  A.Hill 2B           3  0  0  0 .165     A.Jones CF          3  1  1  0 .256  
A-R.Tosoni PH         1  0  0  0 .150     J.Upton LF          3  0  1  1 .284  
B-M.McCoy 2B          0  0  0  0 .213     E.Longoria 3B       4  0  1  1 .234  
  D.Lee 1B            4  0  0  0 .276     R.Roberts 2B        4  0  1  0 .227  
  B.Lawrie 3B         4  1  1  1 .250     M.Trumbo 1B         4  1  2  0 .214  
  A.Dunn LF           3  0  0  0 .138     A.Lind DH           4  0  1  0 .187  
  A.Gonzalez SS       3  0  1  0 .244     C.Pennington SS     3  0  0  0 .247  
  D.Valencia DH       3  1  1  1 .270     K.Suzuki C          3  1  2  1 .204  
  M.Olivo C           3  0  0  0 .195                                          
  A.Rios CF           3  0  0  0 .213                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  2  3  2                 Totals      31  3  9  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hill In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Tosoni In 8th Inning
 
Lions........... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  3  1
Blues........... 0 1 0  0 1 0  1 0    -  3  9  0
 
Lions (43-42)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Swarzak LOSS(2-4)       5       8   2   1   2   2   0   4.48
R.Thompson                2       1   1   1   1   3   0   3.86
A.Aceves                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   2.61
Totals                    8       9   3   2   3   6   0
 
Blues (47-45)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Santana WIN(7-8)        7       3   2   2   1   5   2   3.32
B.Ziegler HOLD(3rd)       0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   3.42
S.Downs SAVE(4th)         1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4.26
Totals                    9       3   2   2   2   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,623 DATE- Tuesday, July 21st 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tim Timmons, Gary Cederstrom, Fieldin Culbreth, Jim Reynolds
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Lions: 3  Blues: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Lions: 2  Blues: 0
ERRORS- A.Gonzalez
HOME RUNS- B.Lawrie(1st), D.Valencia(10th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Torres(12th)
SACRIFICE HITS- I.Suzuki
WALKS- A.Torres, A.Dunn, A.Jones, J.Upton, C.Pennington
STRIKE OUTS- B.Lawrie, A.Dunn-2, A.Gonzalez, D.Valencia, A.Rios, R.Roberts-3,
             A.Lind, C.Pennington, K.Suzuki
GIDP- E.Longoria, M.Trumbo
2-out RBI- K.Suzuki, E.Longoria
 
The Superior Blues and the Plaza Lions locked up in an exciting one-run game
at SAFECO Field.  The final score was the Superior Blues 3, the Plaza Lions
2.
 
Superior jumped on top to stay in the 5th inning plating an isolated run using
2 hits.  Overall Superior out-hit Plaza 9 to 3.  
 
Ervin Santana(7-8) was the winner allowing 2 runs in 7 innings. Santana was
helped out by Scott Downs who recorded his 4th save.  Anthony Swarzak(2-4)
was charged with the loss.  He allowed 8 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings.  
 

Santana Pitches Blues To A Win.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Cook County Maulers At 2012 Superior Blues           7/15/2012
 
  Maulers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Murphy RF         3  0  0  0 .258     I.Suzuki RF         4  1  4  0 .285  
  M.Young 2B          4  0  1  0 .343     T.Gwynn Jr CF       4  0  1  0 .242  
  P.Fielder 1B        4  0  0  0 .268     J.Upton LF          3  1  1  2 .284  
  M.Kemp CF           4  0  0  0 .312     E.Longoria 3B       4  0  0  0 .234  
  D.Ortiz DH          3  0  1  0 .309     A.Lind 1B           4  0  0  0 .185  
  S.Duncan LF         3  0  1  0 .305     J.Tabata DH         4  1  3  0 .240  
  C.Jones 3B          3  0  0  0 .277     R.Roberts 2B        4  0  1  1 .226  
  W.Ramos C           2  0  1  0 .326     E.Renteria SS       4  0  0  0 .315  
A-J.Giambi PH         1  0  0  0 .100     K.Suzuki C          3  0  0  0 .199  
B-G.Soto C            0  0  0  0 .153                                          
  E.Aybar SS          2  0  0  0 .271                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  4  0                 Totals      34  3 10  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Ramos In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Giambi In 8th Inning
 
Maulers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  1
Blues........... 0 1 0  0 0 0  2 0    -  3 10  1
 
Maulers (60-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Lee LOSS(10-4)          6 2/3  10   3   3   1   8   1   3.35
T.Clippard                1 1/3   0   0   0   0   3   0   2.14
Totals                    8      10   3   3   1  11   1
 
Blues (46-45)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Santana WIN(6-8)        5       3   0   0   1   3   0   3.36
K.Loe HOLD(2nd)           3       1   0   0   1   1   0   3.04
R.Betancourt SAVE(14th)   1       0   0   0   0   1   0   5.19
Totals                    9       4   0   0   2   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,035 DATE- Wednesday, July 15th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bruce Dreckman, Sam Holbrook, Gerry Davis, Brian Gorman
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Maulers: 4  Blues: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Maulers: 1  Blues: 2
ERRORS- C.Jones, E.Santana
DOUBLES- J.Tabata-2(6th)
HOME RUNS- J.Upton(15th)
STOLEN BASES- I.Suzuki(20th)
WALKS- D.Murphy, E.Aybar, J.Upton
STRIKE OUTS- P.Fielder, M.Kemp, D.Ortiz, C.Jones, W.Ramos, T.Gwynn Jr-2,
             J.Upton, E.Longoria-2, A.Lind-2, J.Tabata, R.Roberts, K.Suzuki-2
GIDP- D.Murphy, E.Renteria
2-out RBI- J.Upton-2
 
Jose Tabata hit 2 doubles as the Superior Blues outscored the Cook County
Maulers 3 to 0.
 
Ervin Santana(6-8) pitched well for Superior in their victory.  He went 5
innings allowing 3 hits and 1 walk.  Superior had 10 hits for the night while
Cook County had 4.  
 
Santana got relief help from Rafael Betancourt who gained credit for his 14th
save.  Cliff Lee(10-4) was tagged with the loss.  He surrendered 10 hits and
1 walk in 6 and 2/3 innings.  
 

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Pennington Hits A Walkoff Single.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Cook County Maulers At 2012 Superior Blues           7/14/2012
 
  Maulers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Murphy RF         4  0  0  0 .262     I.Suzuki RF         4  1  1  0 .276  
  M.Young 2B          5  0  2  0 .344     A.Jones CF          4  1  1  0 .255  
  P.Fielder 1B        4  0  2  0 .271     J.Upton LF          4  0  0  1 .284  
  M.Kemp CF           4  0  0  0 .315     E.Renteria 2B       4  2  2  0 .327  
  D.Ortiz DH          3  2  2  1 .309     R.Roberts 3B        3  0  1  1 .226  
  S.Duncan LF         4  1  1  1 .304     M.Trumbo 1B         4  0  1  0 .211  
  C.Jones 3B          3  1  2  2 .280     A.Lind DH           3  0  0  0 .190  
  W.Ramos C           4  0  0  0 .325     C.Pennington SS     4  0  1  1 .250  
  E.Aybar SS          4  0  0  0 .272     K.Suzuki C          3  1  1  1 .201  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  4  9  4                 Totals      33  5  8  4
 
 
Maulers......... 0 0 0  2 0 1  0 1 0  -  4  9  1
Blues........... 2 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 1  -  5  8  0
 
Maulers (60-27)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Hudson LOSS(10-4)       8 2/3   8   5   5   1   4   1   3.94
Totals                    8 2/3   8   5   5   1   4   1
 
Blues (45-45)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Pineda                  5       6   2   2   2   7   1   3.05
M.Lowe BS(1st)            3       3   2   2   1   4   2   3.60
J.Gray WIN(1-1)           1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.68
Totals                    9       9   4   4   3  11   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,024 DATE- Tuesday, July 14th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Angel Hernandez, Eric Cooper, Marty Foster, Derryl Cousins
T- 3:17
LEFT ON BASE- Maulers: 7  Blues: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Maulers: 0  Blues: 1
ERRORS- W.Ramos
DOUBLES- D.Ortiz(22nd), C.Jones(24th), A.Jones(21st), E.Renteria(9th)
HOME RUNS- D.Ortiz(11th), S.Duncan(6th), C.Jones(10th), K.Suzuki(5th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Trumbo(8th)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Roberts
WALKS- D.Murphy, D.Ortiz, C.Jones, A.Lind
STRIKE OUTS- D.Murphy-2, P.Fielder, M.Kemp-4, D.Ortiz, S.Duncan, W.Ramos,
             E.Aybar, A.Jones, E.Renteria, A.Lind, C.Pennington
WILD PITCHES- T.Hudson-3
2-out RBI- C.Pennington
 
In an exciting finish the Superior Blues pulled out a win over the Cook County
Maulers by a score of 5 to 4 at SAFECO Field.
 
The game was decided in the 9th inning.  Edgar Renteria banged out a single.
Tim Hudson then let one slip out of his hand for a wild pitch.  Ryan Roberts
then laid down a sacrifice bunt.  After another out, Adam Lind came to bat
and was walked intentionally.  Cliff Pennington stepped into the box and
singled making Superior the victors to the delight of the home town faithful.
Superior finished with 8 hits in the victory.  
 
The victory was credited to Jeff Gray(1-1) who went 1 inning, allowing no
runs. The loss was charged to Hudson(10-4).  The Superior ballclub's record
now stands at 45-45.  Cook County can't seem to snap out of their recent
'funk'.  Now they have a miserable 2-8 record over the last couple weeks.

Blues Lose in Extras.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Cook County Maulers At 2012 Superior Blues           7/13/2012
 
  Maulers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Murphy RF         6  1  2  2 .266     I.Suzuki RF         5  0  1  1 .276  
  M.Young 2B          4  0  1  0 .343     J.Tabata CF         4  0  0  0 .228  
A-D.Espinosa 2B       2  0  0  0 .264     J.Upton LF          5  0  1  0 .287  
  P.Fielder 1B        6  0  2  1 .268     E.Longoria 3B       4  0  1  0 .237  
  M.Kemp CF           5  1  0  0 .319   C-T.Gwynn Jr PR       0  1  0  0 .242  
  D.Ortiz DH          5  1  1  0 .305   D-E.Renteria 2B       1  0  0  0 .320  
  S.Duncan LF         4  1  2  1 .308     R.Roberts 2B,3B     3  0  0  1 .225  
B-C.Denorfia LF       1  0  0  0 .345     M.Trumbo 1B         5  1  2  1 .211  
  C.Jones 3B          5  0  2  2 .275     A.Lind DH           3  2  1  1 .194  
  W.Ramos C           4  0  1  0 .330   E-A.Jones PH          1  0  0  0 .256  
  E.Aybar SS          5  2  0  0 .276     C.Pennington SS     4  1  1  0 .250  
                                          D.Navarro C         3  0  0  1 .227  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      47  6 11  6                 Totals      38  5  7  5
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Young In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Duncan In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Longoria In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Gwynn Jr In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Lind In 12th Inning
 
Maulers......... 0 2 0  0 2 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  6 11  1
Blues........... 0 2 0  0 2 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  5  7  2
 
Maulers (60-26)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.McCarthy                7       5   4   4   3   6   2   3.43
V.Pestano BS(1st)         2       1   1   0   0   1   0   2.66
T.Clippard WIN(5-2)       2 1/3   1   0   0   0   3   0   2.19
J.Hanrahan SAVE(16th)     0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.82
Totals                   12       7   5   4   3  10   2
 
Blues (44-45)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Hernandez               9       9   5   3   2   6   1   4.11
J.Gray LOSS(0-1)          3       2   1   0   1   1   0   4.26
Totals                   12      11   6   3   3   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,778 DATE- Monday, July 13th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Welke, Chuck Meriwether, Bill Welke, Laz Diaz
T- 4:02
LEFT ON BASE- Maulers: 8  Blues: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Maulers: 3  Blues: 1
ERRORS- W.Ramos, C.Pennington, J.Gray
DOUBLES- S.Duncan(4th), M.Trumbo(11th), C.Pennington(17th)
HOME RUNS- D.Murphy(10th), M.Trumbo(20th), A.Lind(5th)
STOLEN BASES- T.Gwynn Jr(14th)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Jones
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Navarro
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Roberts
WALKS- M.Kemp, D.Ortiz, W.Ramos, J.Tabata, R.Roberts, A.Lind
STRIKE OUTS- P.Fielder, M.Kemp-2, C.Jones, W.Ramos-2, E.Aybar, J.Tabata-3,
             J.Upton-2, R.Roberts-2, A.Lind, C.Pennington-2
GIDP- S.Duncan, E.Longoria, M.Trumbo
BALKS- F.Hernandez
WILD PITCHES- T.Clippard, F.Hernandez
2-out RBI- D.Murphy-2, P.Fielder
 
David Murphy jacked one out of the ballyard and had 2 RBI as the Cook County
Maulers bested the Superior Blues in 12 innings 6 to 5 at SAFECO Field.
 
Both teams had scored 5 runs after nine full innings.  Cook County won the
hard fought contest in the 12th inning.  Erick Aybar reached on an error.
Two outs later Prince Fielder stepped up to the plate and he ripped a single.
Matt Kemp then drew a walk.  Overall Cook County out-hit Superior 11 to 7.
 
Tyler Clippard(5-2) got the win allowing no runs in 2 and 1/3 innings. Joel
Hanrahan got the save, his 16th.  Jeff Gray(0-1) was the losing pitcher in
relief.  He was a hard-luck loser as he did not allow an earned run in his 3
innings of work.  
 

Friday, July 6, 2012

Blues Shutout, Maulers Roll 8-0.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Cook County Maulers At 2012 Superior Blues           7/12/2012
 
  Maulers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Murphy RF         4  1  2  3 .265     J.Tabata LF         3  0  0  0 .234  
  E.Aybar SS          4  0  0  0 .280     I.Suzuki CF         3  0  0  0 .277  
  P.Fielder 1B        5  0  0  1 .267     J.Upton RF          4  0  0  0 .288  
  M.Kemp CF           3  0  0  0 .324     R.Roberts 3B        4  0  0  0 .227  
  D.Ortiz DH          4  1  1  1 .307     E.Renteria 2B       4  0  2  0 .324  
  J.Willingham LF     3  3  2  0 .256     M.Trumbo 1B         3  0  1  0 .208  
  C.Jones 3B          3  2  2  3 .273     A.Lind DH           3  0  0  0 .191  
  W.Ramos C           4  0  0  0 .332     C.Pennington SS     3  0  1  0 .250  
  D.Espinosa 2B       4  1  1  0 .267     K.Suzuki C          3  0  0  0 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  8  8  8                 Totals      30  0  4  0
 
 
Maulers......... 0 3 0  0 0 2  1 2 0  -  8  8  0
Blues........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  1
 
Maulers (59-26)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Johnson WIN(1-0)        9       4   0   0   1  11   0   0.00
Totals                    9       4   0   0   1  11   0
 
Blues (44-44)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Hanson LOSS(8-4)        5 2/3   4   5   5   3   6   2   4.93
J.Gray                    1 2/3   4   3   3   0   0   1   8.10
M.Lowe                    1 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
Totals                    9       8   8   8   3   8   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,224 DATE- Sunday, July 12th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Paul Emmel, Gary Darling, Jerry Meals, Bill Miller
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Maulers: 4  Blues: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Maulers: 0  Blues: 0
ERRORS- T.Hanson
DOUBLES- D.Murphy(7th), C.Jones(23rd), C.Pennington(16th)
HOME RUNS- D.Murphy(9th), D.Ortiz(10th), C.Jones(9th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Tabata(10th)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Aybar, I.Suzuki
WALKS- D.Murphy, M.Kemp, C.Jones, J.Tabata
HIT BY PITCH- J.Willingham
STRIKE OUTS- D.Murphy, P.Fielder-2, M.Kemp, D.Ortiz, C.Jones, W.Ramos,
             D.Espinosa, J.Tabata, I.Suzuki, J.Upton-2, R.Roberts-2, M.Trumbo,
             A.Lind, C.Pennington, K.Suzuki-2
WILD PITCHES- J.Gray
2-out RBI- D.Murphy-3, D.Ortiz, C.Jones
 
Josh Johnson whiffed 11 batters and Chipper Jones slammed a homerun and had 3
RBI at SAFECO Field where the Cook County Maulers beat the Superior Blues 8
to 0.
 
Johnson(1-0) was simply too much for the Superior batters.  He didn't allow
much, just 4 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings.  Cook County banged out 8 hits on
the night.  
 
Tommy Hanson(8-4) was tagged with the loss.  Johnson was humble when
questioned about his performance, 'Well, I felt pretty confident in my
pitches tonight.  But, I had great support behind me and I just threw what
was called.  That was an extremely well called game!'

Thursday, July 5, 2012

The King (3-10) Takes Another Tough Loss, 2-1.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Lancaster Shermans At 2012 Superior Blues             7/7/2012
 
  Shermans           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Campana LF        3  0  0  0 .200     J.Tabata DH         4  0  1  0 .238  
  I.Desmond SS        3  0  0  0 .231     I.Suzuki RF         3  1  2  0 .280  
  A.Jackson CF        3  0  0  0 .287     A.Jones CF          3  0  0  0 .256  
  W.Betemit 3B        3  0  0  0 .268     J.Upton LF          3  0  0  1 .292  
  A.Huff 1B           4  2  2  1 .239     R.Roberts 3B        3  0  0  0 .230  
  J.Buck C            4  0  0  0 .234     M.Trumbo 1B         4  0  1  0 .207  
  J.Jay RF            3  0  0  0 .240     E.Renteria 2B       4  0  0  0 .316  
A-J.Reddick RF        0  0  0  0 .291     C.Pennington SS     4  0  1  0 .249  
  J.Arencibia DH      4  0  1  1 .268     K.Suzuki C          4  0  3  0 .202  
  M.Burriss 2B        4  0  0  0 .227                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  3  2                 Totals      32  1  8  1
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Jay In 8th Inning
 
Shermans........ 0 1 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  3  0
Blues........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  8  2
 
Shermans (44-43)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Maholm WIN(7-4)         6       4   0   0   4   3   0   4.08
M.Capps HOLD(9th)         0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   3.86
R.Perez HOLD(8th)         0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.58
D.Wheeler HOLD(1st)       0 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0   9.00
J.Venters SAVE(14th)      2       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.98
Totals                    9       8   1   1   4   4   0
 
Blues (44-43)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Hernandez LOSS(3-10)    9       3   2   1   5   7   1   4.19
Totals                    9       3   2   1   5   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,397 DATE- Tuesday, July 7th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jeff Nelson, Mark Carlson, Tim Tschida, Jim Joyce
T- 3:14
LEFT ON BASE- Shermans: 7  Blues: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Shermans: 3  Blues: 0
ERRORS- M.Trumbo, F.Hernandez
DOUBLES- M.Trumbo(10th)
HOME RUNS- A.Huff(4th)
STOLEN BASES- T.Campana(4th), I.Desmond(15th), I.Suzuki(19th)
WALKS- T.Campana, I.Desmond, A.Jackson, W.Betemit, J.Reddick, I.Suzuki, A.Jones,
       J.Upton, R.Roberts
STRIKE OUTS- T.Campana, A.Jackson-2, W.Betemit, A.Huff, J.Jay, M.Burriss,
             J.Tabata, I.Suzuki, A.Jones, K.Suzuki
GIDP- J.Tabata, A.Jones, E.Renteria
WILD PITCHES- J.Venters
2-out RBI- J.Arencibia
 
Paul Maholm(7-4) and Felix Hernandez(3-10) dueled it out with Maholm and the
Lancaster Shermans coming out on top of the Superior Blues by the score of 2
to 1.
 
Maholm delivered a fine performance for Lancaster.  He went 6 innings allowing
4 hits and 4 walks reducing his ERA from 4.37 to 4.08.  Superior had a chance
to come back in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Jonny Venters gained credit for his 14th save.  'Ahhh, that victory was surely
needed.  Man alive, things were getting awfully grim,' noted Russ Jurecki.
'Now, we need to string a bunch of wins together and turn things around!'

Blues Make It 2 In A Row Over The Shermans.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Lancaster Shermans At 2012 Superior Blues             7/6/2012
 
  Shermans           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Campana LF        5  1  3  0 .250     I.Suzuki RF         4  0  1  0 .276  
  I.Desmond SS        5  1  1  0 .233     A.Jones CF          4  1  1  0 .258  
  A.Jackson CF        2  0  1  1 .290     J.Upton LF          4  1  2  0 .294  
  W.Betemit 3B,2B     4  0  0  0 .272     R.Roberts 3B,2B     4  0  1  0 .233  
  A.Huff 1B           3  0  0  0 .235     E.Renteria 2B       2  1  1  2 .330  
  J.Buck C            3  0  0  1 .238   B-E.Longoria 3B       0  0  0  0 .237  
  J.Jay RF            3  0  0  0 .242     M.Trumbo 1B         3  0  0  0 .206  
  J.Arencibia DH      4  0  1  0 .269     A.Lind DH           3  0  0  0 .195  
  M.Burriss 2B        3  0  1  0 .239     C.Pennington SS     3  0  1  0 .249  
A-C.Johnson PH,3B     1  0  1  0 .202     K.Suzuki C          3  0  1  0 .194  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  8  2                 Totals      30  3  8  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Burriss In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Renteria In 9th Inning
 
Shermans........ 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  8  0
Blues........... 0 0 0  1 0 2  0 0    -  3  8  0
 
Shermans (43-43)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Wakefield LOSS(4-10)    6       7   3   3   1   5   1   5.01
C.Mortensen               2       1   0   0   0   0   0   6.40
Totals                    8       8   3   3   1   5   1
 
Blues (44-42)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Hanson WIN(8-3)         6 1/3   6   2   2   4  10   0   4.75
J.Gray HOLD(1st)          1 2/3   2   0   0   3   2   0   0.00
R.Betancourt SAVE(13th)   1       0   0   0   0   0   0   5.40
Totals                    9       8   2   2   7  12   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,170 DATE- Monday, July 6th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Hohn, Ron Kulpa, Dan Iassogna, Dale Scott
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Shermans:12  Blues: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Shermans: 0  Blues: 0
DOUBLES- T.Campana(1st), J.Arencibia(9th), C.Pennington(15th)
TRIPLES- A.Jackson(7th)
HOME RUNS- E.Renteria(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- T.Campana-2(3rd), A.Jackson-2(14th), A.Jones(8th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Upton
WALKS- A.Jackson-2, W.Betemit, A.Huff-2, J.Buck, J.Jay, E.Renteria
HIT BY PITCH- A.Jackson
STRIKE OUTS- I.Desmond-4, W.Betemit-3, J.Buck, J.Jay-2, J.Arencibia-2,
             R.Roberts, M.Trumbo-2, A.Lind, K.Suzuki
WILD PITCHES- T.Wakefield, J.Gray
2-out RBI- E.Renteria-2, J.Buck
 
Tommy Hanson reeled off a total of 10 strikeouts and Justin Upton had 2 base
hits as the Superior Blues defeated the Lancaster Shermans 3 to 2 at SAFECO
Field.
 
Hanson(8-3) pitched well for Superior in their victory.  He allowed 6 hits and
4 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings.  Both teams totaled 8 hits on the night.
 
Rafael Betancourt got the save, his 13th.  Tim Wakefield(4-10) was tagged with
the loss.  Hanson was pleased with his performance.  He noted, 'I had good
zip on my pitches.  Just as important, my location was right on.  The fans
really got into the game too - that always helps me.  Now, if I can only do
that again in my next outing.'

Superior Beats Shermans, 4-2.


BOXSCORE: 2012 Lancaster Shermans At 2012 Superior Blues             7/5/2012
 
  Shermans           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Campana LF        3  0  0  0 .000     I.Suzuki RF         4  0  2  2 .277  
B-A.Miles PH,2B       1  0  0  0 .279     A.Jones CF          3  1  0  0 .259  
  I.Desmond SS        3  0  0  0 .233     J.Upton LF          3  1  1  1 .292  
C-M.Brantley PH       1  0  0  0 .245     E.Longoria 3B       2  0  0  0 .237  
  A.Jackson CF        4  0  0  0 .289     E.Renteria 2B       4  0  1  0 .326  
  W.Betemit 3B        4  0  0  0 .276     M.Trumbo 1B         4  0  0  0 .208  
  A.Huff 1B           3  0  0  0 .238     A.Lind DH           4  2  2  0 .199  
  J.Buck C            3  0  1  0 .241     C.Pennington SS     3  0  1  0 .248  
  J.Jay RF,LF         3  1  1  0 .245     K.Suzuki C          2  0  1  0 .192  
  J.Arencibia DH      3  1  1  2 .269                                          
  M.Burriss 2B        2  0  0  0 .235                                          
A-J.Reddick PH,RF     1  0  1  0 .291                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  4  2                 Totals      29  4  8  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Burriss In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Campana In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Desmond In 9th Inning
 
Shermans........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  2  4  2
Blues........... 1 1 0  0 0 0  1 1    -  4  8  0
 
Shermans (43-42)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Hudson LOSS(8-8)        5 2/3   6   2   1   1   5   0   3.26
C.Mortensen               0 2/3   1   1   1   0   0   0   6.82
M.Capps                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.89
D.Wheeler                 0 2/3   1   1   0   1   0   0   0.00
J.Venters                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.02
Totals                    8       8   4   2   2   5   0
 
Blues (43-42)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Vazquez WIN(7-3)        7 2/3   3   2   2   0   8   1   2.84
S.Downs                   0       1   0   0   0   0   0   4.45
M.Lowe HOLD(1st)          0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
R.Betancourt SAVE(12th)   1       0   0   0   0   1   0   5.63
Totals                    9       4   2   2   0   9   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,517 DATE- Sunday, July 5th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tim McClelland, Larry Vanover, Mike Everitt, Mike Dimuro
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Shermans: 2  Blues: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Shermans: 0  Blues: 0
ERRORS- I.Desmond, J.Jay
DOUBLES- J.Jay(14th), I.Suzuki(8th), J.Upton(23rd)
HOME RUNS- J.Arencibia(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Upton, C.Pennington
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Longoria, K.Suzuki
WALKS- J.Upton, E.Longoria
HIT BY PITCH- A.Jones
STRIKE OUTS- I.Desmond, A.Jackson-4, A.Huff, J.Buck, J.Jay, M.Burriss, I.Suzuki,
             J.Upton, E.Renteria, M.Trumbo, K.Suzuki
2-out RBI- I.Suzuki-2, J.Arencibia-2
 
Javier Vazquez pitched 7 and two third strong innings as the Superior Blues
outscored the Lancaster Shermans 4 to 2.
 
Superior started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their half of
the first scoring one runner.  After an out was recorded, Adam Jones reached
on an error.  Justin Upton stepped up to the plate and he doubled.  One out
later, Evan Longoria came to bat and drew a walk.  Edgar Renteria was the
next batter, but he struck out.  Vazquez(7-3) was helped out by Rafael
Betancourt who pitched a perfect ninth and recorded his 12th save.  
 
Daniel Hudson(8-8) was given the loss.  Mike Swanson was just happy to get a
win, 'We've had such a bad streak of games -- boy, it's great to get the
monkey off our back.  Now maybe we can relax a little and play the kind of
baseball of which we are capable.'