PBC ROOKIE COMPLEX LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY (R) THUNDER AT DENVER (R) CUTTHROATS
10/07/2020
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PBC ROOKIE COMPLEX LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY (R) THUNDER AT DENVER (R) CUTTHROATS
GAME ID: 9326 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH , 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay (R) Thunder 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 13 0
Denver (R) Cutthroats 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 8 12 1
Cup Qualifier Goes the Distance, Tampa Bay (R) Prevails
PBC Rookie Complex League pundits who figured the Cup Qualifier between the Tampa Bay (R) Thunder and Denver (R) Cutthroats would go the distance were right on the mark.

The two teams battled back and forth in a spirited series, with Tampa Bay (R) coming out on top thanks to a 9-8 win in the deciding game at PBC Rookie Development Complex, to wrap things up 3-2.

"You get to the last game and anything can happen, so we're overjoyed to come out on top," said Thunder third baseman Justin Gifford, who was named series MVP.

For the series, Gifford had 13 hits for a .684 average. He had 1 home runs, 5 RBI and scored 6 runs.

The Championship Cup matchups and schedule will be announced after the Cup Qualifier finishes.
TAMPA BAY (R) BATTING LINESCORE DENVER (R) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Villalva 2B 5 2 3 1 1 0 1 .348 2 7
B. Huffman LF 5 1 2 0 1 0 3 .333 1 4
D. van Wingerden SS, 3B 6 0 2 3 0 1 5 .231 1 5
J. Gifford 3B 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 .684 1 5
   a-C. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. White C 5 0 1 0 0 1 8 .250 1 7
P. Merle CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .250 1 2
W. Arrieta DH 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 .133 1 2
W. Mills 1B 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .364 0 2
   b-J. Gamblin RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
D. Torres RF 5 1 1 3 0 0 2 .357 1 5
   c-B. Williams 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 8 7 4 24      
a - C. Garcia substituted for J. Gifford in the 9th
b - J. Gamblin substituted for W. Mills in the 9th
c - B. Williams substituted for D. Torres in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Villalva (2, 2nd Inning off W. Martinez, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. van Wingerden (1, 7th Inning off R. Martinez, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Huffman 2 (2, 7th Inning off R. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Torres (1, 3rd Inning off W. Martinez, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Villalva 4 , B. Huffman 4 , D. van Wingerden 3 , J. Gifford 3 , R. White , W. Mills , D. Torres 3
2-out RBI: I. Villalva , D. van Wingerden 2 , J. Gifford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. van Wingerden 2 , R. White 3 , W. Arrieta
Sac Bunt: W. Mills
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gifford-Villalva-Mills)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Stewart LF 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 .100 1 2
J. Benavides 2B 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .304 0 2
M. Benson SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .174 0 1
B. Serret CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .364 0 3
S. Gonzalez C 3 3 2 4 1 0 0 .450 2 6
G. Massara RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .400 1 7
D. Stewart 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .389 1 5
D. Osburne DH 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .524 6 12
J. Mendoza 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .150 0 1
Totals 37 8 12 8 5 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Osburne (3, 2nd Inning off D. Cruz, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Serret (4, 3rd Inning off D. Cruz, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Stewart (1, 6th Inning off R. Hardeman, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Massara (2, 6th Inning off R. Hardeman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Benavides (1, 7th Inning off R. Hardeman, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Gonzalez 2 (2, 3rd Inning off D. Cruz, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Galvan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Benavides 4 , B. Serret 3 , S. Gonzalez 8 , G. Massara 2 , D. Stewart 4 , D. Osburne 2 , J. Mendoza
2-out RBI: S. Gonzalez , D. Stewart , D. Osburne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Stewart , M. Benson , G. Massara , D. Osburne
GIDP: M. Benson
Hit by Pitch: S. Gonzalez , J. Mendoza
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Massara (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Stewart
OF assists: 1 (Stewart(van Wingerden at 3rd base))
TAMPA BAY (R) PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER (R) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cruz 4.0 4 3 3 2 2 1 75 5.79   
R. Hardeman W (1-0) 2.0 3 3 3 2 0 0 41 13.50   
J. Galvan H (1) 2.0 5 2 2 1 2 1 34 7.94   
M. Roberts SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cruz 42
Batters Faced: D. Cruz 18, R. Hardeman 11, J. Galvan 12, M. Roberts 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cruz 2-7, R. Hardeman 1-4, J. Galvan 2-2, M. Roberts 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cruz 75-47, R. Hardeman 41-19, J. Galvan 34-19, M. Roberts 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Galvan 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Cruz , R. Hardeman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Martinez L (0-1) 2.0 5 7 5 5 0 0 68 7.36   
M. Aguilera 2.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 44 2.45   
R. Martinez 4.2 5 2 2 1 2 0 66 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Martinez 13
Batters Faced: W. Martinez 18, M. Aguilera 10, R. Martinez 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Martinez 2-5, M. Aguilera 1-3, R. Martinez 4-8
Pitches - Strikes: W. Martinez 68-33, M. Aguilera 44-26, R. Martinez 66-47
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Aguilera 1-1 , R. Martinez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Gonzalez
Ballpark: PBC Rookie Development Complex
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 513
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