POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
LOUISVILLE REDBIRDS AT ORLANDO ORACLES
05/18/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
LOUISVILLE REDBIRDS AT ORLANDO ORACLES
GAME ID: 381 - THURSDAY, MAY 18TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Redbirds (17-26) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 8 12 0
Orlando Oracles (13-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4
Dominant Performance by Nichols in Louisville Win
Louisville rode a fine outing from starter Chris Nichols to victory over the Orlando Oracles at The Omnipotent Palace. The final score was 8-0. The win has Louisville at 17-26.

Nichols scattered 6 hits over 8.2 innings for the Redbirds. With the win, Nichols moves to 1-1 on the year with 44 strikeouts.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Redbirds manager Adrian Shaffer. "This one was nice to get."
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fields RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .253 8 33
D. Ruíz 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .395 3 9
R. Jackson CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .312 11 24
C. Small LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .269 11 26
K. Thomas 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .294 7 13
R. Hebner SS 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .307 5 20
A. Sims 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .260 3 19
C. Fisk C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .250 4 10
C. Nichols P 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .133 0 0
   T. Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 7 2 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Ruíz (4, 1st Inning off N. Coleman, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Sims (1, 5th Inning off N. Coleman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hebner (5, 9th Inning off D. Chance, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ruíz 3 , R. Jackson , C. Small 2 , K. Thomas 2 , R. Hebner 4 , A. Sims 4 , C. Fisk 2
2-out RBI: D. Ruíz , C. Small , K. Thomas , R. Hebner , A. Sims
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Jackson , C. Small , K. Thomas , C. Nichols 2
Sac Bunt: D. Ruíz , C. Nichols
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thomas-Hebner-Ruíz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Alou CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .274 1 8
B. Freehan C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271 1 5
R. Staub LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .288 4 17
R. Gamble RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 3 6
B. Robertson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .182 2 7
K. Taketo 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .201 7 16
M. Chávez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277 12 23
D. Brown SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 3 17
N. Coleman P 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .111 0 0
   D. Chance P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0 3 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Robertson (2, 5th Inning off C. Nichols, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gamble (3, 6th Inning off C. Nichols, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Taketo (3, 9th Inning off C. Nichols, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Alou , R. Gamble 2 , B. Robertson 2 , K. Taketo 2 , D. Brown , N. Coleman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Alou , K. Taketo , D. Brown
GIDP: M. Alou
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Staub 2 (2) , B. Robertson (2) , K. Taketo (3)
PB: B. Freehan 2
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Nichols W (1-1) 8.2 6 0 0 3 7 0 131 3.55   
T. Griffin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nichols 76
Batters Faced: C. Nichols 34, T. Griffin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nichols 8-10, T. Griffin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nichols 131-82, T. Griffin 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Griffin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Coleman L (1-3) 8.1 8 4 4 2 2 0 123 2.55   
D. Chance 0.1 4 4 4 0 1 1 13 4.13   
F. Myers 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Coleman 51
Batters Faced: N. Coleman 37, D. Chance 5, F. Myers 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Coleman 13-10, D. Chance 0-0, F. Myers 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Coleman 123-78, D. Chance 13-11, F. Myers 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Chance 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Nichols
Ballpark: The Omnipotent Palace
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 10585
Friday, March 15th , 2024 - OOTP Baseball 24.8 Build 75