WBL MID INDY
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT TUCSON SIDEWINDERS
08/09/2000
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WBL MID INDY
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT TUCSON SIDEWINDERS
GAME ID: 6181 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bakersfield Blaze (42-35) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
Tucson Sidewinders (48-29) 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 10 0
Blaze Drop 5-3 Decision
Tucson picked up a win at Hi Corbett Field, toppling the Bakersfield Blaze, 5-3. Pitcher Elmer Riddle was one of the reasons the Sidewinders triumphed. Riddle picked up the win for Tucson, going 6.1 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 9-2. Hal Brown, credited with the save, is now 3 for 3 in save opportunities.

Lloyd Merriman, who is tied for 8th in the AMN with a .392 on-base percentage, helped out the Tucson cause in the bottom of the second inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the left fielder was 1-3.

Riddle called the win "a collective effort."

The third-place Blaze have dropped 5 straight games.
BAKERSFIELD BATTING LINESCORE TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cole CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .220 5 22
T. Harrah 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .243 13 31
R. Klesko 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .258 12 43
P. Scott LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271 10 48
G. Polanco RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .252 14 41
T. Steinbach C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245 8 30
J. Castino 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .274 3 23
E. Adrianza SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .247 4 20
B. Burich DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 2 9
   a-J. Hannahan DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 4 14
Totals 33 3 7 3 4 7 16      
a - J. Hannahan inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Polanco (6, 1st Inning off E. Riddle, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Castino (12, 9th Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Klesko (12, 1st Inning off E. Riddle, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Cole , R. Klesko 4 , G. Polanco 3 , T. Steinbach , J. Castino 3
2-out RBI: A. Cole
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cole , T. Steinbach , E. Adrianza
GIDP: J. Castino
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 2 31
M. Wills SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .315 1 27
A. Rios RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .283 5 18
N. Yost C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292 13 36
M. Cameron CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .223 10 46
H. Manush DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .319 6 28
R. Knight 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .269 9 34
L. Merriman LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .303 4 23
J. Hamilton 3B 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .283 16 54
Totals 33 5 10 5 0 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hamilton (20, 2nd Inning off J. Collum, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Rios (5, 3rd Inning off J. Collum, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rios 5 , N. Yost , M. Cameron , H. Manush , R. Knight 2 , L. Merriman , J. Hamilton 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wills
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Yost (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hamilton-Merrifield-Knight)
PB: N. Yost
BAKERSFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Collum L (6-5) 6.0 8 5 5 0 6 1 82 3.13   
T. Leary 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 4.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Collum 42
Batters Faced: J. Collum 26, T. Leary 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Collum 4-8, T. Leary 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Collum 82-61, T. Leary 20-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Riddle W (9-2) 6.1 4 3 3 4 5 1 107 3.42   
H. Brown SV (3) 2.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 35 4.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Riddle 54
Batters Faced: E. Riddle 26, H. Brown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Riddle 9-4, H. Brown 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: E. Riddle 107-64, H. Brown 35-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Brown 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Elmer Riddle
Ballpark: Hi Corbett Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 11468
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