HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT OCEAN CITY BLUE CRABS
07/07/1998
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HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT OCEAN CITY BLUE CRABS
GAME ID: 2163 - TUESDAY, JULY 7TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Whalers (57-34) 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 11 1
Ocean City Blue Crabs (52-39) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
Whalers Subdue Ocean City, 5-4
The Hartford Whalers did just enough to secure a 5-4 victory over the Ocean City Blue Crabs at Fire Dogs Ballpark. Nobody did more than catcher Keith Osik, who captured player of the game honors. The second-place Whalers improved to 57-34.

Jacob Cruz was 1-4 for Hartford. In a tie game with one out in the top of the first, Cruz came through with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It put the Whalers in front, 1-0.

Cruz called the triumph "a good team win."
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE OCEAN CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jackson 3B 4 0 2 2 1 2 1 .360 2 15
Q. McCracken LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 6 .325 6 46
R. Fick RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .316 22 83
M. DeRosa DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .336 9 67
J. Cruz 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .231 1 4
K. Orie SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .276 3 58
   a-M. Kawai SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
T. Dunwoody CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .341 3 34
K. Osik C 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 .359 3 28
H. Frias 2B 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .500 0 5
Totals 36 5 11 5 5 10 23      
a - M. Kawai substituted for K. Orie in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Osik 2 (8, 2nd Inning off A. Prieto, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Prieto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Jackson (4, 4th Inning off A. Prieto, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Fick 2 , M. DeRosa , H. Frias 2 , J. Cruz , D. Jackson 4 , Q. McCracken , K. Osik 4
2-out RBI: R. Fick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. DeRosa 3 , T. Dunwoody
Sac Fly: J. Cruz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Cruz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Fick (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Jackson-Frias-Cruz, Orie-Frias-Cruz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gipson LF 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .291 4 42
G. Ingram DH 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .286 2 21
K. Hrbek 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270 22 76
D. Wilson C 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .474 0 5
G. Guevara SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .277 4 39
S. Leius 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .301 9 63
E. Diaz 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .257 4 32
M. Little CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245 6 30
   a-C. Shipley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .369 9 33
D. Brown RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .170 2 8
Totals 32 4 8 4 3 4 15      
a - C. Shipley pinch hit for M. Little in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Diaz (4, 9th Inning off J. Armstrong, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hrbek , M. Little , C. Gipson , E. Diaz 4 , G. Guevara 2 , D. Wilson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Diaz , D. Brown
GIDP: G. Ingram , S. Leius
Sac Fly: K. Hrbek , D. Wilson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Little (2) , C. Gipson (9)
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE OCEAN CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Chouinard 4.1 5 3 2 2 3 0 80 46 3.78   
J. Armstrong W (2-1) 4.2 3 1 1 1 1 1 63 40 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Chouinard 44
Batters Faced: B. Chouinard 20, J. Armstrong 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Chouinard 4-5, J. Armstrong 7-5
Pitches - Strikes: B. Chouinard 80-46, J. Armstrong 63-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Armstrong 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Prieto L (7-8) 5.2 11 5 5 3 6 0 127 76 5.25   
J. Valera 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 15 6.48   
S. Maloney 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 24 9 7.28   
R. Carmona 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 5.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Prieto 30
Batters Faced: A. Prieto 30, J. Valera 4, S. Maloney 6, R. Carmona 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Prieto 5-5, J. Valera 1-2, S. Maloney 1-1, R. Carmona 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Prieto 127-76, J. Valera 27-15, S. Maloney 24-9, R. Carmona 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Valera 2-0 , R. Carmona 1-0
WP: A. Prieto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Keith Osik
Ballpark: Fire Dogs Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 35999
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