2018 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #11

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
HAPP,Ian	TIJ AL	.450	1.450	4	20	9	2	0	6	9	11	4	2	0	1	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
VOLQUEZ,Edinson	TIJ AL	2	2	0	0	0.00	13.1	0	0	7	15	5	0	0	0	0	0

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
LIND,Adam	LBD NL	.565	1.261	6	23	13	1	0	5	7	14	2	5	1	0	1	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
SCHERZER,Max	SAC NL	2	2	0	0	1.93	14	3	3	6	14	3	0	0	0	0	2

Triple Creek Patriots @ Selkirk Steelers
Series Preview:	Selkirk is playing just above .500 but had to send down some big bats to get thier AIM in line. Triple Creek is playing just below .500 but are a better team then they have played so far.
Game #1:	Graveman wins 5-2 and Alomora gets 4 hits as TCP crushed Davies and Selkirk 11-4.
Game #2:	Mcallister blows the game for selkirk and Brantley goes 3 for in the 9-4 TCP win.
Game #3:	Wood is great and Chisenhall hits 2 homers in the 3-1 TCP win.
Game #4:	Davies came back earlier was strong 1 in 8 as Selkirk wins 5-1.
Game #5:	Neris holds on to a 3-2 Selkirk win.
Game #6:	McAllister blows a 3 run save as TCP wins 9-8.
Series Summary:	Triple Creek wins the series 4-2 gets closer to .500 and selkirk drops to .500.

Rosemere Renegades @ Harsens Island Walleye
Series Preview:	Two evenly matched teams duke it out.
Game #1:	Arenado smacks 2 homers in a 9-2 Harsens Island win. W Rodriguez 7-4 L Liriano 1-9
Game #2:	With 2 outs and 2 on and down by 2 pinch hitter Ruiz belts a 3 run homer. Rosmere stuns the Harsens Island crowd. Rosmere wins 5-4. W Maton 1-3 L Rodney 2-3 S McGrath 8
Game #3:	Luis Severino shows why he is the Walleye ace striking out 11 in a 4-1 Harsens Island win. W Severino 4-7 L Gsellman 2-7 S Alexander 1
Game #4:	Both starters have complete game 1 hitters. Rosmere gets a run in the 10th and hang on to win 1-0. W Aquino 2-9 L Duensing 0-2 S McGrath 9
Game #5:	A play at the plate with 2 outs wins it for the Walleye. 4-3 W Alexander 6-2 L Liriano 1-10
Game #6:	Rodney does his best to blow another save……. But he hangs on. Harsens Island 6 Rosmere 5 W Rodriguez 8-4 L Peters 2-5 S Rodney 12
Series Summary:	A tough and very exciting series is taken by The Island 4-2

Jersey Nor’easters @ Long Beach Dirt Bags
Game #1:	This was a back and forth game that Jersey led 7-5 in the bottom of the 8th. Kiermaier hit a 2 run HR to tie the game and Lind hit a solo shot for the game winner in the Dirt Bags 8-7 victory.
Game #2:	Long Beach took an early lead on a 2 run HR by Lind and a 3 run bomb from Valencia and went on to an 8-2 win. Skaggs threw shut out ball for 6 innings to pick up the win. For the second game in a row Lind had 3 hits and a HR.
Game #3:	Neither starter was very effective early and the game was tied 4-4 after 3 innings. Zimmerman settled down after that and pitched 6 innings to pick up his first win of the season in Jersey’s 6-4 win. The Nor’Easters bullpen threw 3 perfect innings in closing out the game. Bruce had a HR and 3 RBI to lead the Jersey offense.
Game #4:	Jersey broke out the big sticks in this game. They exploded for 8 runs in the 3rd on HRs by Ramirez, Duda & Gonzales and went on to a 10-4 win. Duda added another 2 run shot giving him 4 RBI for the day.
Game #5:	This was a back and forth game. Long Beach had a 5-4 lead in the 8th when Tomas hit a PH 2 run HR to give Jersey a 6-5 lead. In the bottom of the 9th Lind singled in Zimmer to send the game to extra innings. In the 10th, Kittredge walked 4 guys including Santana with the bases loaded to force in the winning run as the Nor’Easters won 7-6. Lind continued his hot hitting in a losing cause with 3 hits, a HR and 4 RBI.
Game #6:	For the second game in a row Tomas hit a PH HR to give Jersey the lead. This time the bullpen help up and they won 6-4. Long Beach had taken a 4-0 lead in the 4th behind another HR by Lind but Lynn couldn’t hold the lead and for the second game in a row Kittredge couldn’t throw strikes and blew the save opportunity.
Game #7:	Jersey’s bats continued to boom as they pounded 17 hits and rolled to a 10-4 win. Santana had 4 hits and Gregorius had a HR and 5 RBI to lead the Nor’Easters offense. Lind again was all Long Beach with another HR and 3 RBI.
Series Summary:	After dropping the first 2 games, Jersey stormed back and took the next 5.

Valdosta Snappers @ Pittsburgh Lumber Company
Series Summary:	Valdosta comes to town with some swagger, winning the first three. The Slumber Company wakes up and takes the final three to split.

Mesa Solar Sox @ Manhattan Project
Series Preview:	Mesa Solar Sox come to the big town.
Game #1:	Mesa 4-0 WP Fulmer CG LP Leiter
Game #2:	Manhattan 3-2 WP Swzrzak LP Ramirez
Game #3:	Mesa 8-5 WP Kennedy LP Chatwood SV Hernandez
Game #4:	RAIN OUT INJURY FOR MESA: B. Lively Spot Starter, Rested– 2 days.
Game #5:	Mesa 11-3 WP Richard LP Porcello
Game #6:	Mesa 1-5 (Extra Innings) WP Pressly LP Rzepcznski Tied 5-5 in the 9th. Mesa scores 5 runs in top of the 10th.
Game #7:	Manhattan 7-5 WP Moylan LP Pressly SV Swarzak
Series Summary:	Mesa is the solid winner– 4 out of 6, with one rain out.

Chicago Mobsters @ Coconut Creek Crushers
Series Preview:	Home team ready for the beat down.
Game #1:	Teheran with a 1-hitter as CHI wins 4-0.
Game #2:	Tied 1-1 in the 9th. Chapman comes on to face the lefty Jose Martinez. JM promptly hits a bomb to give CCC a walk-off 2-1 win.
Game #3:	All CHI in a 19-1 romp.
Game #4:	Peacock and Carlos Martinez keep the hitters at bay. Tied 1-1 in the 9th, Chapman comes on to face the lefty Smoak. Sound familiar??? Smoak hits a walk-off 2-run bomb to give CCC a 3-1 win.
Game #5:	CCC beas up on King Felix and then holds on for a 5-4 win.
Game #6:	Teheran is strong again and he gets plenty of support. CHI wins 9-2.
Series Summary:	CCC stuns CHI by splitting the series 3-3.

Virginia Sluggers @ Dallas Cougars
Series Summary:	Dallas and Virginia split.

Tijuana Bottle Rockets @ Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas
Series Summary:	2 close games and 5 not so close games. Tijuana wins them all to earn the sweep!

Yonge Street Stalkers @ Hollywood Werewolves
Series Summary:	Split.

Bethesda Bandicoots @ Columbus Explorers
Series Preview:	A rivalry that has been building up in recent years as the Bandicoots make there way along I-70, 68, 79, and back to 70 to Columbus for seven exciting games ….
Game #1:	Pretty much the Jake Arrieta show as he tosses a 3 hitter through 7 (0 ER). David Peralta jacks a 3 run shot (8). He was joined in the homer department by Lorenzo Cain (7), Anthony Rendon (8) and Robinson Chirinos (9). All Jake needed in the 8-2 Bethesda win. Arrieta moves to 7-4 with the wi. Matt Shoemaker (1-2) gets the loss.
Game #2:	A Paul DeJong solo homer (11) and an Ian Desmond 2 run single in the 4th was enough for J.A. Happ (W: 6-4) to get the win. He goes 7 giving up 6 hits, one of them a solo homer (2) to Adam Rosales. Erasmo Ramirez suffers the loss (4-3)
Game #3:	In the first of two back to back 4-3 games, the Bandicoots pull this out and spoil Josh Tomlin’s bid to be a 10 game winner. Brad Miller drives in 2 in the 2nd, but Columbus comes back to take the lead in the 3rd after a botched fielding play on a Tomlin sac attempt leads to one run and then Eduardo Nunez crunches a 2 run homer (8) to give the Explores the 3-2 lead. In the 6th, Schindel ponders the pitching switch but leave Tomlin in to face Robinson Chirinos and whoops, shouldn’t have done it. He homers (10) – 2 run shot and Coots are up 4-3. Brandon Morrow and Tyler Lyons (S – 2) keep it that way as Bethesda takes the game 4-3.
Game #4:	The 2nd 4-3 game goes to Columbus and they get all 4 runs in the 4th as Matt Carpenter doubles in two and then Charlie Blackmon follows win a 2 run homer (15). That made it 4-2 Columbus. Lorenzo Cain gets 3 hits including a solo homer (2) in the 4th to make it 4-3, but then Tony Watson, Wade LeBlanc and David Robertson, 2 inning save (14) keep it that way. Lance McCullers gets the win (6-0), Tyson Ross takes the loss (1-1).
Game #5:	A very rare event occurred in this game, a Columbus pitcher tossed a complete game. But it was a very good one – Ervin Santana (W 8-2) gives up 3 hits, fans 10 and tosses a shutout. However, before you think it was an easy win, Hyun-Jin Ryu (L 4-2) did not make it so. He pitches 7 strong innings and if it weren’t for a Jesus Sucre single in the 3rd, followed by a SAC from Santana and an rbi single from Ben Revere, the game might still be going on. The 3rd inning run by the Explorers was it in the 1-0 Columbus win.
Game #6:	Columbus has it fairly easy in this one after Charlie Blackmon hits a 3 run homer (16) in the 1st. Brad Miller drives in 1 in the 2nd, Columbus matches it with Russell Martin homer (4) and then the get 4 more in the 7th. Miller drives in another in the 9th, but it was for stat purposes only. Final 8-2 Explorers. WP Shoemaker (2-2), LP Arrieta (7-5).
Game #7:	Another 1 run nail-biter. Anthony Rendon homers (9) in the 1st. Columbus then plates 4 in the 3rd, 2 on a Matt Carpenter double. Coots chip away with single runs in the 4th and 5th. Columbus gets 1 back in the 6th and then call on David Robertson for another 2 inning save. He gives up an rbi single to his first batter but then sets down the next 6 to preseve the win and get his 15th save. Final 5-4 Columbus. J.A. Happ gets the win (7-4) for his 5+ inning effort. Erasmo Ramirez suffers the tough loss (4-4).
Series Summary:	After swapping wins in the first 4 games, the Explorers settle in and take the final 4 for 5-2 series win. Coots look to stay on-top in the NL East, they have a strong team. Explorers playing well (when the offense rolls) but they still have a distant view looking up at Tempe. Next week Bethesda takes a short easterly jaunt from Columbu down I-70 to I-79 N to Pittsburgh. Explorers will board.

Portland Lumber Jax @ Corktown Cycle
Series Preview:	Portland makes their first ever trip to Corktown. The Cycle are fresh off their big 5-2 series win over Tempe (Gonna raise a banner for that)
Game #1:	Portland 4-2 W. Anthony Senzetala 5-4 L. Braden Shipley 1-4 S. Yasmani Petit (11)
Game #2:	Portland 5-4 (10) W. Sam Freeman 5-4 L. Alex Colome 2-2 S. Tyler Duffey (2)
Game #3:	Corktown 3-1 W. Jose Berrios 7-1 L. Sam Gaviglio 1-4 S. Corey Knebel (17)
Game #4:	Corktown 6-3 W. B. Johnson 3-1 L. German Marquez 5-6 S. Corey Knebel (18)
Game #5:	Corktown 3-1 W. Daniel Gossett 4-2 L. Anthony Senzetala 5-5 S. Corey Knebel (19)
Game #6:	Corktown 4-3 W. Braden Shipley 4-2 L. Kyle Freeland 7-5 S. Corey Knebel (20)
Series Summary:	Corktown wins the series 4-2 taking their 3rd straight series.

Detroit Crime @ Fremont Cannons
Series Preview:	Martin Maldonado goes HAM on the Cannons with a 5-5 day at the plate, as Detroit beats Fremont 7-3. Madison Bumgarner improves to 4-4.
Game #1:	Austin Pruitt takes a bite out of the Crime, with eight shutout innings. Fremont wins 3-0.
Game #2:	Carlos Carrasco leads the Crime with 7.2 shutout innings as Detroit wins 5-0. An on-field collision knocks out Carlos Correa for 21 days.
Game #3:	Fremont uses early homers by Jonathan Schoop (13) and Khris Davis (20) to hold off Stephen Strasburg and Detroit 3-1. Sal Romano (4-5) allows only one hit in eight innings.
Game #4:	Detroit jumps all over the Fremont bullpen, scoring six runs between the seventh and eighth innings to win 9-8. Manny Machado led the homer parade with two home runs (15), with Kyle Schwarber (16) and Daniel Descalso (13) also chipping in; Fremont saw Yulieski Gurriel (7), Javier Baez (9), and Khris Davis (21) go deep in the loss.
Game #5:	Madison Bumgarner (5-4) again holds down Fremont in the 6-1 Crime spree. Eric Skoglund falls to 2-10 for Fremont.
Game #6:	The finale saw young Aaron Nola improve to 6-2 with a 6-3 Detroit win.
Series Summary:	Detroit takes it from the hometown Cannons 5-2. Scripts saved and available on request.

Motor City Muscle @ Southbend Lynx
Series Preview:	Motor City travels to Southbend for a 6 games series.
Series Summary:	Motor City wins the 1st game, loses the next two, then takes the last 3 for a 4-2 series win. Actually, its amazing Southbend won 2!

Sacramento Capitals @ Tempe Tempers
Series Preview:	Sacramento visits Tempe for a seven game series.
Series Summary:	Tempe gets blown out in three games, but manages to win all the close games and take the series (4-3). Sacramento is starting to wake up and they should be the number one seed in the NL when the dust settles.