WBL MID INDY
HONOLULU ISLANDERS AT SPOKANE BUNCHGRASSERS
08/23/2000
 
WBL MID INDY
HONOLULU ISLANDERS AT SPOKANE BUNCHGRASSERS
GAME ID: 6248 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Honolulu Islanders (45-45) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 7 8 0
Spokane Bunchgrassers (47-43) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 1
7-1 Islanders Win over Bunchgrassers Evens Season Record
The Honolulu Islanders downed the Spokane Bunchgrassers, 7-1. The hitting star was third baseman Mike Hessman. Hessman slugged 2 home runs for the Islanders. Tommy de la Cruz, the winning pitcher, is now 9-5. He went 7.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 9 hits, while fanning 3 and walking 1. The triumph puts Honolulu at 45-45 for the season.

With runs few and far between, the Islanders had to seize their opportunities when they came. One of the most important chances for Honolulu came in the top of the sixth inning, when left fielder Manny Jimenez delivered a run-scoring single. The single was hit off Bryn Smith and made the score 2-1, Islanders. Jimenez went 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Honolulu manager Josh Hasper.
HONOLULU BATTING LINESCORE SPOKANE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dascenzo CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .170 1 4
J. Gentile 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .276 9 23
W. Ramos C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .357 19 47
M. Jimenez LF 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .312 18 47
T. Sizemore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223 1 17
P. Thomas DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .153 0 6
T. Torcato RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .189 7 35
M. Hessman 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .168 16 35
J. LeMaster SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .178 5 21
Totals 36 7 8 7 0 8 6      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gentile (11, 6th Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Hessman 2 (16, 3rd Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Jimenez (18, 8th Inning off B. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Gentile (9, 8th Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Torcato (7, 9th Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Gentile 6 , W. Ramos , M. Jimenez 5 , T. Torcato 4 , M. Hessman 8
2-out RBI: J. Gentile , M. Jimenez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. LeMaster
Hit by Pitch: T. Torcato
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Sizemore-LeMaster-Gentile, Sizemore-LeMaster-Gentile, Hessman-Sizemore-Gentile, Ramos-LeMaster)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Jones 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .329 6 22
O. Palmeiro LF 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .288 7 35
D. Manno RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .258 18 51
K. Roberson DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .223 18 40
S. Fletcher 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224 6 25
P. May 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .329 0 30
M. Ruel C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 0 31
J. Reboulet SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .260 5 25
   a-N. Punto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 3 23
J. Hairston Jr CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 2 16
Totals 33 1 11 1 1 4 14      
a - N. Punto pinch hit for J. Reboulet in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: O. Palmeiro 3 , D. Manno , K. Roberson 2 , P. May 3 , J. Reboulet 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Manno , S. Fletcher
GIDP: D. Manno , S. Fletcher , M. Ruel
Sac Bunt: J. Hairston Jr
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Ruel (1)

FIELDING
Errors: P. May (4)
HONOLULU PITCHING LINESCORE SPOKANE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. de la Cruz W (9-5) 7.2 9 1 1 1 3 0 100 3.31   
B. Badenhop 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. de la Cruz 59
Batters Faced: T. de la Cruz 30, B. Badenhop 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. de la Cruz 12-5, B. Badenhop 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. de la Cruz 100-67, B. Badenhop 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Badenhop 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Smith L (10-7) 8.1 8 7 7 0 7 5 126 3.20   
B. Cantwell 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Smith 46
Batters Faced: B. Smith 35, B. Cantwell 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Smith 12-6, B. Cantwell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Smith 126-87, B. Cantwell 11-7
Hit Batsmen: B. Smith
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Hessman
Ballpark: Ferris Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 10643
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