AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
KENTUCKY LIONS AT NORTH CAROLINA AVIATORS
08/10/2070
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AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
KENTUCKY LIONS AT NORTH CAROLINA AVIATORS
GAME ID: 4997 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kentucky Lions (63-43) 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 9 0
North Carolina Aviators (56-50) 0 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 X 9 11 0
Victory Pushes Aviators Record to 56-50
The North Carolina Aviators bumped off the Kentucky Lions, 9-5, at Lowe's Field at Bojangles' Stadium. Maresuke Kosaka hit 2 singles and 1 double. He also had 2 RBI. North Carolina now sits at 56-50, while Kentucky falls to 63-43.

Richard Alvarado went 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI for North Carolina. The two-time All-Star had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring walk off Benvenuto Coriolano. It was his 34th walk of the season.

"It never gets old," said Alvarado. "Winning, that is."
KENTUCKY BATTING LINESCORE NORTH CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. St. John CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .311 10 51
J. Jaramillo 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .272 18 49
B. Shanahan 3B 4 0 1 2 1 1 0 .304 14 57
C. Bermudez RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 4 .295 24 60
N. Victory DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .271 0 3
S. Sinclair C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .275 7 29
A. Irimescu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 5 31
K. van Straaten LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .274 11 63
A. Mata SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 2 23
   a-L. Mathijssen PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .260 10 35
   b-Z. Zarzycki SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 4 30
Totals 36 5 9 5 3 8 17      
a - L. Mathijssen pinch hit for A. Mata in the 7th
b - Z. Zarzycki substituted for L. Mathijssen in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Shanahan (33, 1st Inning off D. Floyd, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Bermudez (21, 5th Inning off D. Floyd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Bermudez (3, 4th Inning off D. Floyd, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Jaramillo (18, 5th Inning off D. Floyd, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. St. John 3 , J. Jaramillo 5 , B. Shanahan 2 , C. Bermudez 5 , S. Sinclair
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Victory 2 , S. Sinclair , K. van Straaten
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. St. John (9) , A. Irimescu (22)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bermudez(Alvarado at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Link SS 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .256 16 66
J. Weber DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .272 26 75
M. Kosaka RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .313 24 82
F. Rodriguez LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .251 28 79
R. Alvarado 1B 3 0 2 2 1 1 1 .320 12 53
C. Avery C 3 1 1 2 0 0 5 .305 15 47
T. Jasso 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .300 7 45
S. Doss CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287 9 52
M. Moore 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273 14 48
   a-L. Ding PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 4
   b-J. Sprague 3B 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .273 3 8
Totals 32 9 11 9 7 6 17      
a - L. Ding pinch ran for M. Moore in the 5th
b - J. Sprague substituted for L. Ding in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kosaka (29, 6th Inning off J. Merickel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sprague (3, 6th Inning off J. Merickel, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Avery (15, 7th Inning off V. Navarro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Link 2 , M. Kosaka 4 , F. Rodriguez , R. Alvarado 2 , C. Avery 4 , T. Jasso , J. Sprague 4
2-out RBI: M. Kosaka , R. Alvarado , T. Jasso
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Jasso 2 , S. Doss
Sac Fly: C. Avery
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Link (11)
CS: G. Link (6)
KENTUCKY PITCHING LINESCORE NORTH CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Coriolano L (5-5) 4.1 5 5 5 6 4 0 91 48 4.36   
J. Merickel 1.1 4 3 3 0 0 1 36 23 4.81   
V. Navarro 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 24 15 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Coriolano 31
Batters Faced: B. Coriolano 23, J. Merickel 8, V. Navarro 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Coriolano 5-3, J. Merickel 2-2, V. Navarro 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Coriolano 91-48, J. Merickel 36-23, V. Navarro 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Merickel 3-0 , V. Navarro 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Floyd W (10-6) 6.0 8 5 5 2 3 1 86 60 5.51   
J. McGrath H (7) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 34 22 2.94   
F. Crosby 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 6.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Floyd 37
Batters Faced: D. Floyd 28, J. McGrath 8, F. Crosby 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Floyd 7-8, J. McGrath 1-1, F. Crosby 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Floyd 86-60, J. McGrath 34-22, F. Crosby 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McGrath 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Maresuke Kosaka
Ballpark: Lowe's Field at Bojangles' Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 35384
Special Notes: 3B Michael Moore was injured while running the bases.
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