Doug Fredricksen and I played this entire 7-game series via NetPlay. Strat has made a number of improvements to NetPlay in v14, making it an even more enjoyable experience. I recommend everyone give it a try. Oh, and if anyone wants to play their games vs. Fleetwood via NetPlay this year, just let me know!
Game 1: Chris Iannetta gave Fleetwood an early lead with a 3-run HR off Simi Valley's Doug Davis in the 2nd inning. Simi Valley responded with 2 runs in the 3rd inning, highlighted by a Alfonso Soriano home run. It appeared a close game was in store...but, no. Fleetwood plated 5 runs in the 3rd, another run in the 4th, and 5 more runs total in the 5th and 6th innings. That left very little drama -- and no important managerial choices for either side -- as the Walkers cruised to a 14-3 victory.
Game 1: Chris Iannetta gave Fleetwood an early lead with a 3-run HR off Simi Valley's Doug Davis in the 2nd inning. Simi Valley responded with 2 runs in the 3rd inning, highlighted by a Alfonso Soriano home run. It appeared a close game was in store...but, no. Fleetwood plated 5 runs in the 3rd, another run in the 4th, and 5 more runs total in the 5th and 6th innings. That left very little drama -- and no important managerial choices for either side -- as the Walkers cruised to a 14-3 victory.Game 2: This game pitted veteran RHP Jon Garland for Simi Valley against young RHP Zack Greinke for Fleetwood. The Vikings scored first, plating 2 runs in the 3rd inning. The Walkers responded with 4 runs in the 4th inning and another run in the 5th. When Ramon Castro singled and Mark Ellis followed with an RBI double, the score tightened to 5-3 with the tying run at the plate.
I (or, if you will, my manager Rube Foster) turned to lefty Hong-Chih Kuo in an effort to escape this jam. Kuo retired pinch-hitters Troy Tulowitski and Joey Gathwright in order, and the inning was over. After David Wright knocked in a run for Fleetwood in the bottom of the 7th inning, Kuo and Chad Billingsley closed out a 6-3 win for the Walkers.Game 3: Fleetwood jumped out to an early lead with 3 first-inning runs off Simi Valley's Paul Maholm. The Vikings scored a run in the 5th inning, but the Walkers responded immediately with 5 runs of their own in the bottom of the same inning. The game was another blowout, with Carlos Beltran (3-4, 2 doubles) and David Wright (3-5, 2 runs) leading Fleetwood to a 10-2 victory.
Game 4: The series headed to Simi Valley for the next four games. This contest pitted Fleetwood's Daisuke Matsuzaka versus Simi Valley's David Bush (a former Fleetwood Walker himself). The Walkers were not kind to their friend and former teammate, scoring 2 runs against him in the 1st inning and 2 more in the 3rd. The game was 7-1 in favor of Fleetwood in the 7th before Simi Valley scored 3 runs against Matsuzaka and lefty reliever J.P Howell. That was as close at the Vikings would get, though, with Fleetwood winning the game 8-4.
Game 5: Fleetwood jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, but Simi Valley battled back with a run in the 6th. The Vikings rallied again in the 7th against Fleetwood reliever Chad Billingsley. With a 4-run lead and 2 of the next 3 hitters being righties, I thought Billingsley was the man. Carlos Gonzalez led off with a single, though, and one out later Mark Ellis drew a walk.
Despite two switch-hitters (Alexi Casilla and Greg Norton) coming up next, I kept Billingsley in the game. That decision would prove costly, as both Casilla and Norton delivered RBI singles to pull Simi Valley within two. Licking my wounds (and questioning my decision to stick with Billingsley), I called on lefty J.P. Howell to face Brian Giles. Alas, Giles came through with a 2-run triple to tie the game 5-5 before retiring Xavier Nady and Lyle Overbay to end the inning.Fleetwood failed to score in the 8th, and I left Howell in the game. Lefty-masher Adrian Beltre -- hot for the entire series -- made me pay by promptly crushing a solo HR to give Simi Valley the lead heading into the 9th. I put a runner at 2nd with out out, but came up short. Simi Valley had won 6-5, and I was left questioning my bullpen management.
Game 6: Fleetwood's A.J. Burnett and Simi Valley's Doug Davis both struggled, allowing a cornucopia of baserunners in the early innings. After 5 innings, Fleetwood led 6-3. In the 6th, the Walkers plated 3 runs with a string of singles. The Vikings bounced back with 2 runs of their own, loading the bases against Burnett before drawing a bases-loaded walk and an RBI single off reliever Hong-Chih Kuo.
In the 8th inning, Brian Giles crushed a 2-run homer off Fleetwood's Jose Veras, tightening the score to 9-7. Luckily for Fleetwood, though, Veras settled down and the game ended without any further scoring.
Game 7: Zack Greinke continued his early-season success, pitching 8 innings of 2-run baseball for Fleetwood. Meanwhile, the Walkers scored a total of 8 runs off of Jon Garland, Javier Lopez, and Roy Corcoran. Adrian Beltre capped a red-hot series with a solo homer off Fleetwood's Heath Bell in the 9th, but the Walkers would win 8-3 in a game without much meaningful managerial maneuvering.
Fleetwood had taken the series 6 games to 1, and improved their season record to 11-3. Next up on the Walkers' schedule would be the Superior Blues.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Simi Valley Vikings At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/9/2009
Vikings AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
M.Ellis 2B 5 1 2 0 .174 A.Cabrera 2B 6 0 3 0 .500
A.Casilla SS 4 0 1 0 .273 N.Markakis RF 3 1 0 0 .000
E-T.Tulowitzki SS 0 0 0 0 .100 D.Wright 3B 2 3 1 2 .500
B.Giles RF 3 0 0 1 .355 A-R.Cedeno PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .000
X.Nady LF 4 0 0 0 .273 M.Cabrera DH 4 2 1 0 .250
L.Overbay 1B 4 1 2 0 .379 C.Beltran CF 4 2 2 0 .500
A.Beltre 3B 4 0 3 1 .414 C.Iannetta C 3 3 2 6 .667
R.Castro C 3 0 0 0 .294 C.Ross LF 4 2 2 2 .500
D-J.Flores PH,C 1 0 0 0 .167 C.Pena 1B 5 1 2 4 .400
C.Gonzalez CF 2 0 0 0 .000 J.Bartlett SS 4 0 1 0 .250
B-J.Gathright PH,CF 2 0 0 0 .091
A.Soriano DH 2 1 1 1 .286
C-G.Norton PH 2 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 3 9 3 Totals 36 14 14 14
A-Pinch Hit For Wright In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Soriano In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Castro In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Casilla In 8th Inning
Vikings......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 1
Walkers......... 0 3 5 1 2 3 0 0 - 14 14 0
Vikings (4-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
D.Davis LOSS(0-1) 2 2/3 7 8 8 4 1 1 13.50 A1 B9
J.Bennett 2 2/3 4 5 5 4 2 1 11.25 C1 D7
P.Feliciano 0 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 1 3.86 D8 E2
M.Kobayashi 2 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 E3
Totals 8 14 14 14 9 5 3
Walkers (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(1-0) 8 9 3 2 0 11 1 2.25 A1 D7
H.Bell 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 D8
Totals 9 9 3 2 0 13 1
ATTENDANCE- 23,887 DATE- Thursday, April 9th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Charlie Reliford, Kerwin Danley, Greg Gibson, Brian Runge
T- 3:11
LEFT ON BASE- Vikings: 7 Walkers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Vikings: 1 Walkers: 0
ERRORS- R.Castro
DOUBLES- M.Ellis(1st), L.Overbay-2(5th), A.Beltre-2(4th), M.Cabrera(1st),
C.Ross-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Soriano(3rd), D.Wright(1st), C.Iannetta(1st), C.Pena(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Giles, C.Iannetta
WALKS- N.Markakis-2, D.Wright-2, M.Cabrera, C.Beltran, C.Iannetta, C.Ross,
J.Bartlett
STRIKE OUTS- M.Ellis, A.Casilla, B.Giles-2, X.Nady-3, L.Overbay-2, J.Gathright,
A.Soriano, G.Norton-2, N.Markakis, M.Cabrera, C.Iannetta, C.Pena,
J.Bartlett
GIDP- D.Wright
WILD PITCHES- A.Burnett
PASSED BALLS- C.Iannetta
A.J. Burnett reeled off a total of 11 strikeouts and catcher Chris Iannetta
went deep and had 6 RBI as the Fleetwood Walkers smashed the overmatched Simi
Valley Vikings, 14 to 3.
Iannetta enjoyed a big evening at the plate. He belted a three-run homer (his
1st of the season) in the 2nd inning and lined a base-hit which was good for
two runs in the 3rd inning. Fleetwood had 14 hits overall, while Simi Valley
had 9.
The win went to Burnett(1-0) who allowed 3 runs in 8 innings. Doug Davis(0-1)
was tagged with the loss. He allowed 7 hits and 4 walks in 2 and 2/3
innings.
Joal Kjarsgaard was asked about the performance of Burnett, 'He had his good
stuff out there tonight. The fans really get into it when the strikeouts
start mounting up - and that seems to give him even more adrenalin.'
BOXSCORE: 2009 Simi Valley Vikings At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/10/2009
Vikings AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
A.Casilla SS 2 0 0 0 .250 N.Markakis RF 4 0 0 0 .000
C-T.Tulowitzki PH,SS 1 0 0 0 .091 D.Wright 3B 3 2 2 2 .600
G.Norton DH 3 1 1 1 .125 C.Pena 1B 4 1 1 0 .333
D-J.Gathright PH 1 0 0 0 .083 M.Cabrera DH 4 1 2 2 .375
B.Giles RF 4 0 2 1 .371 G-R.Cedeno PR,DH 0 0 0 0 .000
X.Nady LF 4 0 1 0 .270 C.Beltran CF 4 1 1 0 .375
L.Overbay 1B 4 0 1 0 .364 J.Edmonds LF 3 0 0 0 .000
A.Beltre 3B 4 0 1 0 .394 H-C.Ross LF 0 0 0 0 .500
C.Gonzalez CF 4 0 0 0 .000 H.Kendrick 2B 3 0 0 0 .000
R.Castro C 3 0 1 0 .300 A-A.Cabrera 2B 1 0 0 0 .429
B-W.Bloomquist PR 0 1 0 0 .231 R.Doumit C 3 0 2 1 .667
E-J.Flores C 1 0 0 0 .154 F-C.Iannetta C 0 0 0 0 .667
M.Ellis 2B 3 1 1 1 .192 J.Bartlett SS 3 1 1 0 .286
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 3 8 3 Totals 32 6 9 5
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Kendrick In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Castro In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Casilla In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Norton In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bloomquist In 7th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Doumit In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Ran For Cabrera In 8th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Edmonds In 9th Inning
Vikings......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 0
Walkers......... 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 - 6 9 0
Vikings (4-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Garland LOSS(1-1) 6 2/3 8 6 6 2 5 1 6.91 A1 D2
P.Feliciano 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.37 D3 D3
R.Corcoran 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.00 D4
Totals 8 9 6 6 2 7 1
Walkers (2-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
Z.Greinke WIN(1-0) 6 1/3 7 3 3 1 8 0 4.26 A1 C9
H.Kuo HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 D1 D3
C.Billingsle SAVE(1st) 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 D4
Totals 9 8 3 3 1 10 0
ATTENDANCE- 40,279 DATE- Friday, April 10th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ted Barrett, Doug Eddings, Lance Barksdale, Dana Demuth
T- 2:20
LEFT ON BASE- Vikings: 6 Walkers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Vikings: 1 Walkers: 0
DOUBLES- G.Norton(1st), B.Giles(3rd), A.Beltre(5th), M.Ellis(2nd), C.Pena(1st),
R.Doumit(1st), J.Bartlett(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Wright(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- W.Bloomquist(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Casilla
WALKS- M.Ellis, D.Wright, J.Edmonds
STRIKE OUTS- G.Norton, B.Giles-2, X.Nady, A.Beltre, C.Gonzalez-3, R.Castro,
M.Ellis, N.Markakis, C.Pena, C.Beltran, J.Edmonds-3, J.Bartlett
GIDP- H.Kendrick
WILD PITCHES- Z.Greinke-2
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Carlos Beltran robbed Joey Gathright of an extra base hit.
Third baseman David Wright hit one over the fence and had 2 RBI at John Locke
Field where the Fleetwood Walkers beat the Simi Valley Vikings by the score
of 6 to 3.
In the 4th inning Fleetwood scored 4 runs when they had 4 base hits. The key
at-bat was by Miguel Cabrera who elicited a roar from the hometown fans when
he slapped a single which was good for two runs. Fleetwood managed 9 hits in
their victory.
Zack Greinke(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 6 and 1/3 innings.
Greinke got help from Chad Billingsley who earned his 1st save. Jon
Garland(1-1) was given the loss.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Simi Valley Vikings At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/11/2009
Vikings AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
M.Ellis 2B 4 0 2 1 .233 A.Cabrera 2B 4 1 1 1 .364
A.Casilla SS 2 0 0 0 .231 N.Markakis RF 4 0 0 0 .000
B-G.Norton PH 1 1 1 0 .222 D-R.Cedeno PH 1 1 0 0 .000
C-T.Tulowitzki SS 0 0 0 0 .091 C.Billingsley P 0 0 0 0 ----
B.Giles RF 4 0 0 0 .333 D.Wright 3B 5 2 3 0 .600
X.Nady LF 3 0 2 1 .300 M.Cabrera 1B 3 2 2 1 .455
L.Overbay 1B 4 0 0 0 .324 A-C.Pena PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .300
A.Beltre 3B 4 0 1 0 .378 C.Beltran CF 4 1 3 2 .500
R.Castro C 3 0 0 0 .261 C.Iannetta C 4 1 1 1 .429
F-J.Flores PH 1 0 1 0 .214 E-J.Edmonds PH,LF 1 0 1 1 .250
C.Gonzalez CF 4 1 1 0 .042 C.Ross LF,RF 5 1 2 2 .444
A.Soriano DH 4 0 1 0 .281 R.Doumit DH,C 4 1 2 1 .571
J.Bartlett SS 4 0 1 1 .273
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 2 9 2 Totals 40 10 16 10
A-Pinch Hit For Cabrera In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Casilla In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Norton In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Markakis In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Iannetta In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Castro In 9th Inning
Vikings......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 1
Walkers......... 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 - 10 16 0
Vikings (4-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
P.Maholm LOSS(0-2) 4 2/3 11 8 8 2 3 0 10.43 A1 C9
J.Bennett 2 1/3 3 0 0 0 2 0 8.71 D1 E1
J.Lopez 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 6.00 E2 E4
R.Corcoran 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 E5
Totals 8 16 10 9 3 6 0
Walkers (3-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
E.Santana WIN(1-0) 8 8 2 2 1 9 0 2.25 A1 D5
C.Billingsle 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 D6
Totals 9 9 2 2 1 11 0
ATTENDANCE- 35,738 DATE- Saturday, April 11th 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Greg Gibson, Brian Runge, Charlie Reliford, Kerwin Danley
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Vikings: 7 Walkers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Vikings: 1 Walkers: 1
ERRORS- L.Overbay
DOUBLES- X.Nady(2nd), A.Beltre(6th), J.Flores(1st), C.Beltran-2(2nd),
J.Edmonds(1st)
WALKS- A.Casilla, A.Cabrera, C.Pena, C.Beltran
HIT BY PITCH- X.Nady, R.Doumit
STRIKE OUTS- A.Casilla, B.Giles, L.Overbay-2, A.Beltre-3, R.Castro-2,
A.Soriano-2, A.Cabrera, N.Markakis-2, C.Iannetta, C.Ross, R.Doumit
GIDP- B.Giles, J.Bartlett
Carlos Beltran hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI as the Fleetwood Walkers topped the
Simi Valley Vikings by a score of 10 to 2 at John Locke Field.
Fleetwood took the lead off Paul Maholm in the first inning as they scored 3
runs on 4 base hits. That scoring would be all that was needed. Fleetwood
had 16 hits for the afternoon while Simi Valley had 9.
The win was credited to Ervin Santana(1-0) who went 8 innings allowing 2 runs.
Maholm(0-2) took the loss. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 11 hits and 2
walks in 4 and 2/3 innings.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Simi Valley Vikings 4/12/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Vikings AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 4 1 2 0 .133 A.Casilla SS 3 0 0 0 .207
D.Wright 3B 4 2 1 0 .500 B-T.Tulowitzki SS 0 0 0 0 .091
C.Pena 1B 5 3 3 5 .400 F-R.Castro PH 1 0 0 0 .250
M.Cabrera DH 4 1 2 1 .467 G.Norton DH 4 0 0 0 .154
C.Beltran CF 4 0 0 1 .375 B.Giles RF 4 0 1 0 .326
J.Edmonds LF 3 0 1 0 .286 X.Nady LF 4 2 2 0 .318
D-C.Ross PR,LF 0 1 0 0 .444 L.Overbay 1B 3 1 0 0 .300
R.Furcal SS 4 0 0 0 .000 A.Beltre 3B 4 0 1 1 .366
R.Doumit C 4 0 1 1 .455 J.Flores C 2 1 0 0 .188
A.Cabrera 2B 3 0 0 0 .286 E-W.Bloomquist PH 0 0 0 0 .231
M.Ellis 2B 2 0 0 0 .219
A-A.Soriano PH,2B 2 0 1 2 .294
J.Gathright CF 2 0 1 1 .143
C-C.Gonzalez CF 1 0 1 0 .080
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 8 10 8 Totals 32 4 7 4
A-Pinch Hit For Ellis In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Casilla In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Gathright In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Edmonds In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Flores In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Tulowitzki In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 - 8 10 1
Vikings......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 - 4 7 1
Walkers (4-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
D.Matsuzaka WIN(1-0) 6 1/3 4 4 3 2 7 0 4.26 A1 C7
J.Howell 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 C8 D5
C.Billingsle 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 D6
Totals 9 7 4 3 3 10 0
Vikings (4-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
D.Bush LOSS(0-2) 6 1/3 5 4 4 3 3 1 4.82 A1 C9
J.Lopez 0 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 10.80 D1 D3
M.Kobayashi 0 1/3 2 2 2 0 1 1 4.15 D4 D6
R.Corcoran 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.00 D7
Totals 9 10 8 8 4 5 3
ATTENDANCE- 46,152 DATE- Sunday, April 12th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Ron Kulpa, Dan Iassogna, Dale Scott, Bill Hohn
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 6 Vikings: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Vikings: 1
ERRORS- D.Wright, T.Tulowitzki
DOUBLES- C.Pena(2nd), J.Edmonds(2nd), X.Nady(3rd), A.Beltre(7th),
A.Soriano(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Pena-2(3rd), M.Cabrera(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Gathright(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Cabrera
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Beltran, J.Gathright
WALKS- N.Markakis, D.Wright, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds, A.Casilla, L.Overbay,
J.Flores
HIT BY PITCH- W.Bloomquist
STRIKE OUTS- C.Pena-2, C.Beltran, J.Edmonds, A.Cabrera, G.Norton-3, L.Overbay-2,
A.Beltre-3, J.Flores, A.Soriano
GIDP- D.Wright, X.Nady
First baseman Carlos Pena ripped 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Fleetwood
Walkers defeated the floundering Simi Valley Vikings by the score of 8 to 4
at Dodger Stadium.
Pena had a big day with his bat. He doubled scoring a run in the 1st inning,
popped a two-run clout over the fence in the 3rd inning and lifted one out of
the park for a two run home run (his 3rd of the season) in the 7th inning.
Fleetwood ended up with 10 hits for the game while Simi Valley had 7.
The victory was credited to Daisuke Matsuzaka(1-0) who went 6 and 1/3 innings,
allowing 4 runs. David Bush(0-2) was the losing pitcher. 'I just got in the
box, looked for a pitch and swung,' Pena said. 'That's it.'
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Simi Valley Vikings 4/13/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Vikings AB R H RBI AVG
A.Cabrera 2B 4 0 1 0 .278 A.Casilla SS 4 2 2 1 .242
N.Markakis RF 3 1 1 0 .167 B-A.Soriano PH 1 0 1 0 .314
D.Wright 3B 4 0 1 0 .444 C-T.Tulowitzki SS 0 0 0 0 .091
M.Cabrera 1B 4 1 0 1 .368 G.Norton DH 5 1 2 2 .222
A-C.Pena 1B 0 0 0 0 .400 B.Giles RF 4 0 2 2 .340
C.Beltran CF 2 1 0 0 .333 X.Nady LF 4 0 0 0 .292
C.Iannetta C 3 2 1 2 .400 L.Overbay 1B 2 0 0 0 .286
C.Ross LF 3 0 1 1 .417 A.Beltre 3B 4 1 2 1 .378
D-R.Furcal PH 1 0 1 0 .200 C.Gonzalez CF 4 1 2 0 .138
R.Doumit DH 4 0 0 0 .333 R.Castro C 4 0 0 0 .214
J.Bartlett SS 3 0 1 0 .286 M.Ellis 2B 3 1 1 0 .229
E-H.Kendrick PH 1 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 5 7 4 Totals 35 6 12 6
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Casilla In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Soriano In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ross In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 0
Vikings......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 - 6 12 0
Walkers (4-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Duchschere 5 5 1 1 2 6 0 1.80 A1 C3
H.Kuo HOLD(2nd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 C4 C5
C.Billingsle HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 3 4 4 1 2 0 8.31 C6 D2
J.Howell L(0-1) BS(1st) 1 1/3 3 1 1 0 0 1 3.00 D3 D9
J.Veras 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 E1
Totals 8 12 6 6 3 10 1
Vikings (5-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
C.Kershaw 5 6 5 5 3 5 1 5.79 A1 C5
M.Kobayashi 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.84 C6 D1
P.Feliciano 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.37 D2 D2
R.Corcoran WIN(2-0) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.45 D3 D7
F.Rodney SAVE(3rd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.45 D8
Totals 9 7 5 5 4 10 1
ATTENDANCE- 40,561 DATE- Monday, April 13th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Timmons, Gary Cederstrom, Fieldin Culbreth, Jim Reynolds
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 4 Vikings: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Vikings: 2
DOUBLES- A.Cabrera(1st), R.Furcal(1st), A.Casilla(1st), A.Beltre(8th)
TRIPLES- B.Giles(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.Iannetta(2nd), A.Beltre(3rd)
WALKS- N.Markakis, C.Beltran-2, C.Iannetta, L.Overbay-2, M.Ellis
STRIKE OUTS- A.Cabrera-2, N.Markakis, D.Wright-2, M.Cabrera, C.Ross,
J.Bartlett-2, H.Kendrick, A.Casilla-2, G.Norton-2, L.Overbay,
A.Beltre-2, C.Gonzalez, R.Castro-2
GIDP- C.Ross, R.Doumit, M.Ellis
Adrian Beltre blasted a homerun as the Simi Valley Vikings defeated the
Fleetwood Walkers by a score of 6 to 5 at Dodger Stadium.
Roy Corcoran(2-0) got the win with a nice relief outing. He was stingy on the
mound, allowing just 1 hit and no walks in 1 and 1/3 innings improving his
ERA from 3.00 to 2.45. Fleetwood had a chance in the 9th but they came up
short.
Corcoran got help from Fernando Rodney who earned his 3rd save. J.P.
Howell(0-1) took the loss in relief. He pitched 1 and 1/3 innings giving up
3 hits and no walks.
When questioned, Doug Fredriksen remarked, 'It's been a while since a win felt
this good - heck, it's been a while since we had a win period!'
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Simi Valley Vikings 4/14/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Vikings AB R H RBI AVG
A.Cabrera 2B 3 2 1 1 .286 M.Ellis 2B 3 1 1 1 .237
N.Markakis RF 5 2 1 0 .174 A.Casilla SS 3 0 0 0 .222
D.Wright 3B 5 3 3 5 .478 B-T.Tulowitzki PH,SS 2 0 0 1 .077
M.Cabrera 1B 3 0 1 1 .364 B.Giles RF 5 1 2 2 .346
E-C.Pena 1B 1 0 0 0 .375 X.Nady LF 5 1 3 0 .321
C.Beltran CF 5 0 2 1 .348 L.Overbay 1B 5 0 2 1 .298
C.Iannetta C 4 0 1 0 .357 A.Beltre 3B 5 2 2 0 .380
C.Ross LF 4 0 0 0 .313 R.Castro C 2 0 0 0 .200
R.Doumit DH 4 1 1 0 .316 A-G.Norton PH 1 1 1 0 .263
J.Bartlett SS 4 1 2 0 .333 C-J.Flores C 1 0 1 0 .235
F-J.Gathright PH 1 0 0 0 .133
C.Gonzalez CF 3 1 1 1 .156
D-W.Bloomquist PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .214
A.Soriano DH 3 0 1 1 .316
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Totals 38 9 12 8 Totals 40 7 14 7
A-Pinch Hit For Castro In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Casilla In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Norton In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Flores In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 - 9 12 0
Vikings......... 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 - 7 14 0
Walkers (5-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(2-0) 5 1/3 9 5 5 2 5 0 4.73 A1 C9
H.Kuo 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 D1 D5
H.Bell 0 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.40 D6 E1
J.Veras 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.86 E2
Totals 9 14 7 7 4 8 1
Vikings (5-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
D.Davis LOSS(0-2) 5 2/3 9 8 8 3 4 2 13.19 A1 D2
J.Bennett 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 2 0 8.25 D3 E1
P.Feliciano 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 E2 E2
F.Rodney 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.80 E3
Totals 9 12 9 9 3 9 2
ATTENDANCE- 14,583 DATE- Tuesday, April 14th 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Gary Cederstrom, Fieldin Culbreth, Jim Reynolds, Tim Timmons
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 6 Vikings:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0 Vikings: 0
DOUBLES- C.Iannetta(1st), J.Bartlett(2nd), M.Ellis(3rd), X.Nady(4th),
L.Overbay-2(7th), A.Beltre(9th), G.Norton(2nd), C.Gonzalez(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Wright-2(4th), B.Giles(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- A.Soriano(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Ellis
WALKS- A.Cabrera-2, M.Cabrera, M.Ellis, W.Bloomquist, A.Soriano-2
HIT BY PITCH- C.Iannetta
STRIKE OUTS- A.Cabrera, D.Wright, M.Cabrera, C.Pena, C.Iannetta-2, C.Ross-2,
R.Doumit, T.Tulowitzki, B.Giles, X.Nady, L.Overbay, R.Castro-2,
C.Gonzalez, A.Soriano
WILD PITCHES- D.Davis
David Wright rocketed 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI at Dodger Stadium as the
Fleetwood Walkers beat the Simi Valley Vikings 9 to 7.
Wright was a one-man wrecking crew. He cleared the fences for a two-run home
run in the 1st inning, cracked a two-run shot (his 4th of the season) in the
3rd inning and laced a one-base hit which plated a run in the 6th inning.
Fleetwood took care of Simi Valley with no trouble in the bottom of the 9th.
A.J. Burnett(2-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 5 and 1/3 innings and
allowing 5 runs. The losing pitcher was Doug Davis(0-2). He got hit hard,
allowing 9 hits and 3 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings.
'I always am most impressed when a pitcher finds a way to win even without his
best stuff,' Joal Kjarsgaard said after the game. 'Burnett did not have
command of his pitches most of the afternoon, but he proved he really knew
how to pitch!'
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Simi Valley Vikings 4/15/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Vikings AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 4 0 0 0 .148 A.Casilla SS 3 0 1 0 .231
D.Wright 3B 5 1 2 1 .464 B-T.Tulowitzki SS 1 0 0 0 .071
C.Pena 1B 4 2 1 0 .350 G.Norton DH 2 0 0 0 .238
M.Cabrera DH 4 1 1 0 .346 E-W.Bloomquist PH 1 0 0 0 .200
C.Beltran CF 4 2 2 1 .370 B.Giles RF 4 0 0 0 .321
J.Edmonds LF 3 1 1 1 .300 X.Nady LF 4 1 2 1 .333
A-C.Iannetta PH,C 1 0 1 2 .400 L.Overbay 1B 4 1 1 1 .294
H.Kendrick 2B 4 0 2 2 .250 A.Beltre 3B 3 1 1 1 .377
C-C.Ross LF 1 0 0 0 .294 C.Gonzalez CF 3 0 0 0 .143
R.Doumit C 4 1 1 1 .304 R.Castro C 3 0 0 0 .182
D-A.Cabrera 2B 1 0 0 0 .273 M.Ellis 2B 3 0 0 0 .220
J.Bartlett SS 4 0 3 0 .409
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Totals 39 8 14 8 Totals 31 3 5 3
A-Pinch Hit For Edmonds In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Casilla In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Kendrick In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Doumit In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Norton In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 - 8 14 0
Vikings......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 5 1
Walkers (6-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
Z.Greinke WIN(2-0) 8 4 2 2 1 6 2 3.14 A1 D1
H.Bell 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.75 D2
Totals 9 5 3 3 1 6 3
Vikings (5-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Garland LOSS(1-2) 5 1/3 9 4 4 2 3 3 6.86 A1 C9
J.Lopez 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 12.46 D1 D5
R.Corcoran 1 2/3 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.00 D6 E6
M.Kobayashi 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.45 E7
Totals 9 14 8 8 5 5 3
ATTENDANCE- 25,599 DATE- Wednesday, April 15th 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Larry Vanover, Mike Everitt, Mike Dimuro, Tim McClelland
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers:11 Vikings: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Vikings: 1
ERRORS- M.Ellis
DOUBLES- D.Wright(1st), C.Iannetta(2nd)
HOME RUNS- D.Wright(5th), J.Edmonds(1st), R.Doumit(1st), X.Nady(3rd),
L.Overbay(3rd), A.Beltre(4th)
WALKS- N.Markakis-2, C.Pena, M.Cabrera, C.Beltran, G.Norton
HIT BY PITCH- C.Iannetta, J.Bartlett
STRIKE OUTS- C.Pena-3, J.Edmonds, R.Doumit, T.Tulowitzki, X.Nady, C.Gonzalez,
M.Ellis-3
GIDP- D.Wright, B.Giles
David Wright jacked one out of the ballyard at Dodger Stadium where the
Fleetwood Walkers beat the Simi Valley Vikings by the score of 8 to 3.
Zack Greinke(2-0) gave Fleetwood a solid outing. He went 8 innings allowing 4
hits and 1 walk and served up 2 'big flies' improving his ERA from 4.26 to
3.14. Fleetwood ended up with 14 hits for the game while Simi Valley had 5.
Jon Garland(1-2) was the loser. He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 5 and
1/3 innings of work.
