Game 24

Orlando Uniforms - Austin Uniforms

Notes
A battle for first place headlined this set of games. Offense was hardly needed in this game, due to the top pitchers this season were going mano-y-mano. Zambrano gave up a solo shot to Juan Francia in the second, then a solo shot to Shannon Stewart the following inning. On the flip side, Kip Wells had a two hitter through 3. Then in the 5th, Ben Grieve singled in Choo Freeman for a 3-0 lead, which Wells kept for the win.

Batters
ORL
Freeman 1-3 1B, 1R
Stewart 2-3 HR, 1B, 1R, 1RBI
Abernathy 1-2 2B
Grieve 2-3 2 1B
Hillenbrand 0-3
Crede 0-2 K
LaForest 0-2
Francia 1-2 HR, 1R, 1RBI
Roneberg 0-2

AUS
Dukes 1-2 2B, BB
Greene 1-3 1B
Baldelli 0-2 K
Casey 1-2 2B
Spivey 0-2 K
Munson 1-2 3B
Rolls 0-2
Wilson 0-2
LeCroy 0-2

ORL
Wells- 5 IP, 0 ERA, 2 Ks, 0 ER, 1 BB W

AUS
Zambrano- 5 IP, 3 ERA, 1 Ks, 3 ER, 1 BB L

Player of the Game- Kip Wells



Virginia Uniforms - Omaha Uniforms

Notes
Maybe Omaha could be a spoiler to the teams wanting to make the playoffs. After taking 2 from Austin, Virginia was next. They got down early. 4 runs were scored in the first, Everett homered, then bases were loaded by singles, then 2 walks and a double all added on. Then next inning, Hall tripled, and Blalock hit his first homer of the year to make it 6-0. Reitsma came in, and in the 4th, Byrnes hit a 2 run homer off of him making it 8-0. Omaha did spare some run, Crosby hit a bases loaded single off of Nieve, and Vidro homered off of Anderson in the 5th. Anderson retired the side for an 8-2 win.

Batters
VIR
Everett 1-4 HR, 1R, 1RBI
Hall 2-3 3B, 1B, BB, 2R
Byrnes 2-3 HR, 1B, BB, 1R, 2RBI
Mientkiewicz 2-4 2 1B, K, 1R
Blalock 2-3 HR, 1B, 2R, 2RBI
Bigbie 0-2 K, BB
Crosby 0-3
Greenberg 1-2 2B, BB, 1RBI
Holliman 1-2 2B, BB

OMA
Mathews Jr. 1-3 3B
Vidro 1-3 HR, 1R, 1RBI
Valentin 0-2 BB
Monroe 1-2 2B, BB, 1R
Hermida 1-3 1B, K
Atkins 1-2 1B, BB, K
Ensberg 0-2 BB
Bo. Crosby 1-3 1B, 1RBI
Bucsher 0-2

Pitchers
VIR
Nieve- 4 IP, 1.25 ERA, 3 Ks, 1 ER, 2 BB W
Anderson- 1 IP, 5 ERA, 0 Ks, 1 ER, 2 BB SV

OMA
Perez- 2 IP, 30 ERA, 1 Ks, 6 ER, 2 BB L
Reitsma- 2 IP, 5 ERA, 0 Ks, 2 ER, 1 BB
Taschner- 1 IP, 0 ERA, 1 Ks, 0 ER, 2 BB

Player of the Game- Hank Blalock