AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON EAGLES AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
05/11/2005
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AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON EAGLES AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 265 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 11TH, 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Eagles (18-15) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0
Birmingham Black Barons (18-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Eagles Drop Black Barons, 3-0
In a low-scoring tilt between the Houston Eagles and the Birmingham Black Barons, Kevin Tapani was the difference-maker. The Houston right-hander spearheaded the 3-0 win. Tapani, now 2-3, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing no runs. Earning his 9th save for Houston was Takashi Saito.

In the top of the sixth, with Houston leading 1-0, third baseman Bill Monroe hit a run-scoring single. The hit came off Glenn Gardner and put the Eagles ahead, 2-0.

Tapani attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."

With the win, Houston upped its record to 18-15.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 1 8
B. Williams LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 2 8
J. Wynn CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .357 8 28
L. Voit 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .182 1 2
F. Carroll RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .200 1 5
D. Bancroft SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .238 3 13
B. Monroe 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .218 1 13
B. Henley C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 5
K. Tapani P 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .067 0 0
   T. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3 2 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Wynn 2 (7, 1st Inning off G. Braxton, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off G. Braxton, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Henley (3, 6th Inning off G. Gardner, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bancroft , J. Wynn 4 , L. Voit , F. Carroll , B. Henley 2 , B. Monroe
2-out RBI: F. Carroll , B. Henley , B. Monroe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tapani , D. Bancroft , L. Voit
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
PB: B. Henley
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Collins Sr 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 0 5
M. Mota RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .328 1 12
S. Spence LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 2 10
A. Beltre 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 7 30
H. Kendrick 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .358 3 20
B. Hunter CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .277 0 7
B. Robinson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 8 34
   G. Gardner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-V. Power PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 6 16
   J. Mecir P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Coles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 1 7
C. Herrmann C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .085 1 2
G. Braxton P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
   a-P. Patterson SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0 1 2 10      
a - P. Patterson substituted for G. Braxton in the 6th
b - V. Power pinch hit for G. Gardner in the 7th
c - D. Coles pinch hit for J. Mecir in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Braxton , H. Kendrick , B. Hunter , M. Mota 2 , P. Patterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Spence , E. Collins Sr , D. Coles
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Beltre (4)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani W (2-3) 8.0 5 0 0 0 2 0 99 67 2.52   
T. Saito SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 15 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 74
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 29, T. Saito 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 14-8, T. Saito 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 99-67, T. Saito 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Saito 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Braxton L (2-3) 5.1 5 2 2 1 4 0 80 50 4.12   
G. Gardner 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 44 25 1.57   
J. Mecir 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Braxton 53
Batters Faced: G. Braxton 22, G. Gardner 9, J. Mecir 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Braxton 9-3, G. Gardner 0-3, J. Mecir 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Braxton 80-50, G. Gardner 44-25, J. Mecir 16-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Gardner 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Tapani
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 39940
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