MIDWEST LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
09/10/2070
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 17857 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lexington Legends 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 8 12 0
Hickory Crawdads 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Legends Beat Crawdads, 8-1, to Start R1
The Lexington Legends started the Round 1 in style, winning on the road against the Hickory Crawdads at L.P. Frans Stadium by a score of 8-1 to take an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-5 series. Legends right-hander Doug Merwin threw 9.0 innings of 4-hit ball.

Merwin gave Lexington a solid start. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 9 innings.

"I'll be honest," said Merwin. "I didn't have much left in the tank."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at L.P. Frans Stadium in Hickory.
LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Curiel CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .400 0 1
E. Seger SS 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .400 1 2
E. Herte LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .250 0 1
J. Stuart DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .400 0 0
J. Badillo 1B 5 0 1 2 0 2 3 .200 0 2
D. Pelcher RF 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .000 0 0
J. Haas 3B 5 0 1 1 0 3 3 .200 0 1
S. Harrington C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .333 1 1
R. Borland 2B 3 3 2 0 1 0 2 .667 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8 4 13 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Borland 2 (2, 5th Inning off C. Willis, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Townley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Seger (1, 3rd Inning off C. Willis, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Harrington (1, 6th Inning off J. Townley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Curiel 2 , E. Seger 5 , E. Herte , J. Stuart 2 , J. Badillo , J. Haas , S. Harrington 4 , R. Borland 4
2-out RBI: J. Curiel , J. Haas , S. Harrington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Seger , J. Badillo , J. Haas , S. Harrington , R. Borland
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Curiel (1) , J. Stuart (1) , D. Pelcher (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Badillo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. O'Brien CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
J. McLeod 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
C. Turner RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
D. Carey DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Jacobo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Waller Jr. C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1 1
G. Villalobos SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
N. Roberts LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Bogardus PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Lindquist LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Fusillo 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 1 4 5      
a - A. Bogardus pinch hit for N. Roberts in the 8th
b - J. Lindquist substituted for A. Bogardus in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Waller Jr. (1, 5th Inning off D. Merwin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. McLeod , B. Waller Jr. 4 , D. Fusillo 2
2-out RBI: B. Waller Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Turner
Team LOB: 3
LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Merwin W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 1 4 1 96 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Merwin 78
Batters Faced: D. Merwin 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Merwin 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: D. Merwin 96-62
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Willis L (0-1) 4.2 4 3 3 3 4 1 85 5.79   
J. Townley 3.1 4 3 3 1 6 1 62 8.10   
K. Blake 1.0 4 2 2 0 3 0 23 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Willis 45
Batters Faced: C. Willis 21, J. Townley 15, K. Blake 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Willis 6-4, J. Townley 1-3, K. Blake 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Willis 85-53, J. Townley 62-41, K. Blake 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Townley 1-0 , K. Blake 1-1
WP: J. Townley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Doug Merwin
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Rain (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 14435
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