WBL ROOK INDY
ERIE BLACKBIRDS AT PENN YAN MUSTANGS
08/09/2000
 
WBL ROOK INDY
ERIE BLACKBIRDS AT PENN YAN MUSTANGS
GAME ID: 10937 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Erie Blackbirds (42-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 1
Penn Yan Mustangs (34-43) 0 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 X 9 12 0
Blackbirds Tagged with 9-1 Loss
The Penn Yan Mustangs defeated the Erie Blackbirds, 9-1, at Mustang Field. Penn Yan shortstop Bill McKechnie had a superb performance. He went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs. At 34-43, Penn Yan is in 5th place in the WBL Rook National INDY RN - Northeast.

The Mustangs grabbed the lead in the bottom of the third. With two out, Jack Bentley, who is tied for 10th in the ARN with a 146 strikeouts, hit a 3-run home run off Carl Doyle, putting Penn Yan in front, 7-0. For Bentley, it was his 11th home run of the season.

"We took it on the chin today," said losing manager Justin Spiegel.
ERIE BATTING LINESCORE PENN YAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hanlon CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .283 23 45
D. Rowan 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .271 1 25
E. Stroud LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .310 27 78
R. Ludwick DH 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .286 20 43
R. Torres RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .237 21 43
B. Spiers SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .278 10 30
T. Cuccinello 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .303 20 52
C. Tracy 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 30 60
B. Crouse C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .289 7 20
Totals 36 1 9 1 1 11 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Ludwick (20, 7th Inning off J. Bentley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Rowan , R. Ludwick 6 , R. Torres , B. Spiers 2 , B. Crouse 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Hanlon , E. Stroud , R. Torres , T. Cuccinello
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Hanlon (23)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Crouse (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Reynolds RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .273 6 19
D. Walling CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .283 18 52
H. Hendrick LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .398 21 49
T. Benzinger 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 3 .289 13 50
B. McKechnie SS 4 2 3 2 0 1 2 .217 11 20
B. Scheffing 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .269 9 28
J. Bentley P, DH 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .333 11 22
D. O'Connell 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .176 2 11
T. Donahue C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .226 2 7
Totals 35 9 12 9 0 11 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. McKechnie 2 (11, 2nd Inning off C. Doyle, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Benzinger (13, 2nd Inning off C. Doyle, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. O'Connell (2, 2nd Inning off C. Doyle, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Bentley (11, 3rd Inning off C. Doyle, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Reynolds , D. Walling , H. Hendrick 2 , T. Benzinger 4 , B. McKechnie 9 , B. Scheffing , J. Bentley 4 , D. O'Connell 5
2-out RBI: B. McKechnie , B. Scheffing , J. Bentley , D. O'Connell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Reynolds , B. Scheffing
Sac Fly: T. Benzinger
Hit by Pitch: T. Donahue
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Donahue (4)
ERIE PITCHING LINESCORE PENN YAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Doyle L (6-5) 2.2 7 7 7 0 4 4 61 6.01   
E. Plunk 3.1 1 1 1 0 5 1 54 7.53   
E. Nunez 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 38 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Doyle 16
Batters Faced: C. Doyle 16, E. Plunk 11, E. Nunez 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Doyle 1-3, E. Plunk 4-1, E. Nunez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Doyle 61-39, E. Plunk 54-33, E. Nunez 38-28
Hit Batsmen: C. Doyle
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bentley W (6-8) 7.2 8 1 1 0 10 1 115 6.34   
D. McMahon 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 8.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bentley 69
Batters Faced: J. Bentley 31, D. McMahon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bentley 7-6, D. McMahon 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bentley 115-80, D. McMahon 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. McMahon 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill McKechnie
Ballpark: Mustang Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 2376
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