SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
05/18/2023
 
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
GAME ID: 6951 - THURSDAY, MAY 18TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lexington Legends (16-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Columbia Fireflies (23-17) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 7 0
Fireflies Bridle Legends, 1-0
Chance Denson never let the Legends get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his slider, to pitch the Fireflies to a win, 1-0. Denson, the winner, moves to 3-1. He threw 5.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 8 and giving up 2 walks. With the win, Columbia upped its record to 23-17.

Will Brown, the Columbia first baseman, contributed a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 1-0, Fireflies. For the game, Brown was 2-3 with a double and a walk.

"I felt we were ready to go," said Columbia manager Dick Schofield. "Our pregame was pretty good."

LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORES COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Kirkwood CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .281 2 14
T. Martínez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .266 1 12
B. Swagger 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .318 2 17
C. Rivera LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .235 5 17
S. Gillespie C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
J. Pace SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .220 3 15
T. Pierce 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265 3 6
J. Miranda RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 1 10
A. Hernández DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 2 7
Totals 31 0 4 0 2 13 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: D. Kirkwood , C. Rivera , J. Pace , T. Pierce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Gillespie 2 , A. Hernández
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pace (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mills LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .257 0 13
W. Brown 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .239 2 16
   a-J. Teter 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 2 7
E. Brooks 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .261 5 11
J. Teller DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .231 9 20
R. Anaya C 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .219 1 8
L. Watson CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .259 0 16
R. Polanco SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .153 0 5
W. Lewis RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 0 1
G. Vonhof 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1 2 12 14      
a - J. Teter substituted for W. Brown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Brown (3, 1st Inning off B. Morris, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Mills , W. Brown 3 , E. Brooks 2 , R. Anaya , L. Watson
2-out RBI: W. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Teller , R. Anaya , R. Polanco , G. Vonhof
Hit by Pitch: J. Teller
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Mills (6) , L. Watson (8)
LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORES COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Morris L (1-2) 6.0 6 1 1 0 9 0 98 64 5.40
P. Thorne 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 37 23 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Morris 65
Batters Faced: B. Morris 25, P. Thorne 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Morris 6-3, P. Thorne 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Morris 98-64, P. Thorne 37-23
Hit Batsmen: B. Morris
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Denson W (3-1) 5.1 4 0 0 2 8 0 93 60 1.17
K. McLean H (4) 2.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 26 20 1.86
T. Irvin SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 2.16
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Denson 66
Batters Faced: C. Denson 22, K. McLean 8, T. Irvin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Denson 3-5, K. McLean 2-2, T. Irvin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Denson 93-60, K. McLean 26-20, T. Irvin 8-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chance Denson
Ballpark: Spirit Communications Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 11:30 AM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 7905
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