WBL MID INDY
CHATTANOOGA RATS AT EL PASO SUN KINGS
08/18/2000
 
WBL MID INDY
CHATTANOOGA RATS AT EL PASO SUN KINGS
GAME ID: 6229 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chattanooga Rats (36-50) 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 8 11 2
El Paso Sun Kings (47-39) 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 7 13 0
Cavarretta Goes Wild, But Rats Win
The Chattanooga Rats and El Paso Sun Kings completed their game despite the inclement weather.

The Chattanooga Rats outlasted Phil Cavarretta and the El Paso Sun Kings, 8-7. Cavarretta was impressive in the loss. The El Paso first baseman was 4-5 with 2 home runs and 2 singles. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Felipe Rivero got the save, his 12th in 13 chances.

In the top of the eighth, Art Shamsky turned a fastball from Dan Wheeler into a 3-run home run to right. It put Chattanooga on top, 8-6. For the game, Shamsky was 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 5 runs and scored once.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said El Paso manager Will Croskey. "The effort was great."

With the win, the Rats improved to 36-50.
CHATTANOOGA BATTING LINESCORE EL PASO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Mertes CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .286 16 41
W. Williams DH 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .282 8 42
A. Shamsky RF 4 1 2 5 1 1 1 .302 19 53
H. Ramirez 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .319 21 68
D. Lough LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .288 7 19
F. Malzone 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .156 2 24
R. McMillan SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .146 1 14
P. Popovich 2B 3 2 0 0 1 2 4 .146 1 10
L. Criger C 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 .235 2 9
Totals 37 8 11 8 5 16 24      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Williams (15, 2nd Inning off J. Baldwin, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Shamsky (16, 2nd Inning off J. Baldwin, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. McMillan (8, 3rd Inning off J. Baldwin, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Shamsky (19, 8th Inning off D. Wheeler, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Williams 4 , A. Shamsky 6 , D. Lough 2 , F. Malzone , R. McMillan 3 , L. Criger
2-out RBI: W. Williams , A. Shamsky 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ramirez , D. Lough , R. McMillan , L. Criger
Sac Fly: F. Malzone
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lough (2) , R. McMillan (21)
Double Plays: 1 (Popovich-McMillan-Ramirez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hunter CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 20 49
E. Gonzalez 2B 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .283 11 35
P. Cavarretta 1B 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .302 19 50
T. Davis LF 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .314 16 42
V. Saier DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .267 27 56
   a-D. Rice DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 11 22
G. Jones RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .237 11 46
   b-S. Decker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 3 16
C. Sawatski C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .236 13 30
E. Leon SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .225 5 22
F. Baker 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 1 12
Totals 41 7 13 7 1 9 17      
a - D. Rice inserted as DH in the 9th
b - S. Decker pinch hit for G. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Davis (16, 6th Inning off J. Cascarella, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Cavarretta 2 (19, 6th Inning off J. Cascarella, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off F. Rivero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Gonzalez 2 , P. Cavarretta 10 , T. Davis 7 , V. Saier , C. Sawatski , E. Leon
2-out RBI: V. Saier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hunter , E. Gonzalez , G. Jones , C. Sawatski
GIDP: S. Decker
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Saier (18)
CHATTANOOGA PITCHING LINESCORE EL PASO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cascarella 6.1 11 6 6 1 5 2 113 5.27   
P. Shuey W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 3.68   
F. Rivero SV (12) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 21 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cascarella 31
Batters Faced: J. Cascarella 32, P. Shuey 6, F. Rivero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cascarella 6-8, P. Shuey 0-2, F. Rivero 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cascarella 113-74, P. Shuey 28-19, F. Rivero 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Shuey 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Baldwin 6.1 9 5 5 3 12 0 116 3.29   
J. Robertson 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.24   
D. Wheeler L (5-4), BS (4) 1.1 1 3 3 2 1 1 31 5.01   
J. Strohmayer 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Baldwin 44
Batters Faced: J. Baldwin 31, J. Robertson 1, D. Wheeler 7, J. Strohmayer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Baldwin 4-3, J. Robertson 0-0, D. Wheeler 1-2, J. Strohmayer 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Baldwin 116-76, J. Robertson 5-2, D. Wheeler 31-16, J. Strohmayer 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Robertson 2-0 , D. Wheeler 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Cavarretta
Ballpark: The Dudley Dome
Weather: Rain (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 11727
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 6th inning.
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