Suffolk Fightin’ Crabs 11, Lynnhaven Pelicans 8.

Fightin’ Crabs Defeats Pelicans Despite Allowing 5-Run Inning

July 1, 2017- Virginia Beach, VA

Even though Fightin’ Crabs gave up five runs in the second inning, it still defeated Pelicans 11-8 on Saturday. Pelicans’s big inning was driven by a single by Pat Downey and a double by Harrison Sabo.

Fightin’ Crabs collected 13 hits and Pelicans had nine in the high-scoring affair

Pelicans took an early lead in the second inning. Pat Downey singled on a 1-0 count in the second inning, scoring one run.

Fightin’ Crabs took the lead for good with five runs in the fifth inning. In the fifth Zachary Blaeserdoubled off of Cody Burnham, driving in one run, Will Sheats singled off of Burnham, driving in one run, John Tierney Jr. singled off of Burnham, driving in two runs, and Burnham uncorked a wild pitch, scoring one run.

Jake Thompson earned the win for Fightin’ Crabs. He threw four and two-thirds innings, giving up zero runs, three hits, and walking one. Burnham took the loss for Pelicans. He went five innings, surrendering nine runs, 11 hits, striking out six, and walking zero.

Noah Gear started the game for Fightin’ Crabs. He threw four and a third innings, allowing eight runs, six hits, and striking out four.

Ben MacDonald, TJ Wardwell, Sheats, Tierney Jr., and Joseph Holguin each collected multiple hits for Fightin’ Crabs. Tierney Jr. led Fightin’ Crabs with two runs batted in. He went 2-for-5 on the day.

Harrison Sabo and Downey each collected multiple hits for Pelicans. Sabo led Pelicans with three hits in five at bats.

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BOX SCORE

Lynnhaven Pelicans
Lineup AB R H RBI BB K
Justin Hayes 2 1 1 0 3 0
Michael Diodato 4 0 0 0 0 2
Harrison Sabo 5 1 3 3 0 1
Josh Crummer 5 1 1 0 0 0
Tom Kelley 5 1 1 0 0 1
Justin Burrell 3 2 0 0 1 0
Pat Downey 4 1 2 1 0 0
Casey Turner 1 1 1 1 2 0
Chayton Lukkes 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tyler Jones 2 0 0 1 0 0
Cody Burnham
Chance Harvey
Santino Paris
Totals 32 8 9 6 6 4
Batting

2B: Pat Downey, Harrison Sabo
TB: Josh Crummer, Pat Downey 3, Justin Hayes, Tom Kelley, Harrison Sabo 4, Casey Turner
RBI: Pat Downey, Tyler Jones, Harrison Sabo 3, Casey Turner
SAC: Michael Diodato
SF: Tyler Jones
ROE: Justin Burrell 2, Tom Kelley
HBP: Tyler Jones
GIDP: Tyler Jones
SB: Justin Hayes 2, Tom Kelley

Totals

Team QAB: 22 (53.66%)
Justin Burrell 2, Michael Diodato 3, Pat Downey 3, Justin Hayes 5, Tyler Jones 2, Tom Kelley, Harrison Sabo 4, Casey Turner 2

Team LOB: 6

Fielding

E: Justin Burrell, Michael Diodato, Tom Kelley, Santino Paris

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Suffolk Fightin’ Crabs
Lineup AB R H RBI BB K
John Tierney Jr. 5 1 2 2 0 2
Billy Buscetto 3 1 1 1 1 0
Sam Graf 5 0 0 0 0 0
Evan Hirschbaum 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ben MacDonald 4 2 3 1 1 0
Zachary Blaeser 5 1 1 1 0 1
TJ Wardwell 5 2 2 1 0 1
Will Sheats 4 2 2 1 0 2
Joseph Holguin 3 2 2 1 0 0
Noah Gear
Jake Thompson
Totals 39 11 13 8 2 6
Batting

2B: Ben MacDonald, Zachary Blaeser
3B: Ben MacDonald
TB: Billy Buscetto, Ben MacDonald 6, John Tierney Jr. 2, Zachary Blaeser 2, Joseph Holguin 2, Will Sheats 2, TJ Wardwell 2
RBI: Billy Buscetto, Ben MacDonald, John Tierney Jr. 2, Zachary Blaeser, Joseph Holguin, Will Sheats, TJ Wardwell
ROE: Evan Hirschbaum, TJ Wardwell
FC: Sam Graf, Zachary Blaeser
HBP: Billy Buscetto, Joseph Holguin
SB: Billy Buscetto, John Tierney Jr., Joseph Holguin 2

Totals

Team QAB: 15 (34.88%)
Billy Buscetto 3, Ben MacDonald 5, Sam Graf, Zachary Blaeser, Joseph Holguin, Will Sheats, TJ Wardwell 3

Team LOB: 8

Fielding

E: John Tierney Jr., Joseph Holguin 2, TJ Wardwell 2
DP: Ben MacDonald, John Tierney Jr., Noah Gear, Evan Hirschbaum, Will Sheats 3, TJ Wardwell

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Lynnhaven Pelicans
Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Cody Burnham 5.0 100 .670 11 9 7 6 0 0
Santino Paris 1.1 34 .529 2 2 1 0 2 0
Chance Harvey 1.2 19 .526 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 8.0 153 .621 13 11 8 6 2 0
Pitching

L: Cody Burnham
HBP: Cody Burnham 2
WP: Cody Burnham
Pitches-Strikes: Cody Burnham 100-67, Chance Harvey 19-10, Santino Paris 34-18
Groundouts-Flyouts: Cody Burnham 5-3, Chance Harvey 2-3, Santino Paris 0-3
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Cody Burnham 17-29, Chance Harvey 1-5, Santino Paris 5-9

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Suffolk Fightin’ Crabs
Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Noah Gear 4.1 100 .550 6 8 3 4 5 0
Jake Thompson 4.2 44 .659 3 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 144 .583 9 8 3 4 6 0
Pitching

W: Jake Thompson
HBP: Jake Thompson
Pitches-Strikes: Noah Gear 100-55, Jake Thompson 44-29
Groundouts-Flyouts: Noah Gear 2-4, Jake Thompson 3-9
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Noah Gear 14-24, Jake Thompson 13-17

Key
  • AB: At bats
  • R: Runs scored
  • H: Hits
  • RBI: Runs batted in
  • BB: Base on balls (walks)
  • K: Strikeouts
  • 2B: Doubles
  • 3B: Triples
  • HR: Home runs
  • Grand slam: Grand slam home runs
  • TB: Total bases
  • RBI: Runs batted in
  • SAC: Sacrifice hits & bunts
  • SF: Sacrifice flies
  • ROE: Reached on error
  • FC: Hit into fielder’s choice
  • HBP: Hit by pitch
  • CI: Batter advances on catcher’s interference
  • GIDP: Hit into double play
  • GITP: Hit into triple play
  • SB: Stolen bases
  • CS: Caught stealing
  • PIK: Picked off
  • QAB: Quality at bats (any one of: 3 pitches after 2 strikes, 6+ pitch ABs, XBH, HHB, BB, SAC Bunt, SAC Fly)
  • QAB%: Quality at bats per plate appearance
  • LOB: Runners left on base at the end of an inning
  • E: Errors
  • DP: Double Plays
  • TP: Triple Plays
  • IP: Innings Pitched
  • #P: Total pitches
  • S%: Strike percentage
  • H: Hits allowed
  • R: Runs allowed
  • ER: Earned runs allowed
  • K: Strikeouts
  • BB: Base on balls (walks)
  • HR: Home runs allowed
  • W: Wins
  • L: Losses
  • SV: Saves
  • BS: Blown saves
  • HBP: Hit batters
  • WP: Wild pitches
  • BK: Balks