AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
VANCOUVER MOUNTIES AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
04/17/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
VANCOUVER MOUNTIES AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 195 - MONDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vancouver Mounties (9-8) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 1
Phoenix Gladiators (6-11) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Win Lifts Mounties to 9-8
Phoenix designated hitter Cory Sperber was sensational. He went 3-3 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk. But it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Vancouver beat the Gladiators, 5-2. The Gladiators drop to 6-11.

Vancouver used a clutch at-bat from Richard Ulmer to capture the win. The designated hitter hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Mounties ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Ulmer told the Vancouver Today.
VANCOUVER BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Myers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 2 6
J. Coppa LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .323 1 7
B. Shultz RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .262 5 7
B. Massey 1B 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 .295 2 8
R. Ulmer DH 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .213 6 14
K. Schneider 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .229 2 8
J. Elder C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .196 1 5
   a-J. Brito PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 3
   b-R. Branson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
T. Appling CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .218 2 7
D. Agee SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 0 4
Totals 32 5 5 5 3 9 13      
a - J. Brito pinch hit for J. Elder in the 9th
b - R. Branson substituted for J. Brito in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Ulmer (6, 2nd Inning off B. Flowers, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Appling (2, 2nd Inning off B. Flowers, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Coppa 2 , R. Ulmer 4 , K. Schneider , T. Appling 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Schneider
Sac Fly: B. Massey
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Coppa (9)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Appling (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Myers-Agee-Massey, Myers-Agee-Massey, Schneider-Myers-Massey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McCarthy SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .169 0 1
C. Sperber DH 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .339 2 3
V. Gonzalez RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .269 2 10
T. Ariëns 3B 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 .262 5 13
G. Crear 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .203 3 5
Z. Husley 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .302 2 5
M. Gutierrez LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .314 2 8
J. Wagner CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245 1 3
D. Yeater C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 0 2
Totals 33 2 9 2 2 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Sperber (6, 5th Inning off R. Heyer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Sperber 4 , V. Gonzalez , T. Ariëns 2 , Z. Husley , M. Gutierrez , J. Wagner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Crear 2 , Z. Husley , D. Yeater
GIDP: Z. Husley , M. Gutierrez , J. Wagner
Hit by Pitch: T. Ariëns
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Wagner (1)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Husley (1)
VANCOUVER PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heyer W (3-0) 5.1 9 2 2 1 4 0 86 2.86   
L. Villarreal H (2) 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 33 3.00   
C. Brown SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heyer 45
Batters Faced: R. Heyer 24, L. Villarreal 9, C. Brown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heyer 4-6, L. Villarreal 3-1, C. Brown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heyer 86-53, L. Villarreal 33-18, C. Brown 9-8
Hit Batsmen: L. Villarreal
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Flowers L (0-3) 6.0 4 4 4 3 5 2 95 5.82   
D. Espinosa 2.2 1 1 0 0 4 0 53 3.38   
J. Nesmith 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Flowers 50
Batters Faced: B. Flowers 25, D. Espinosa 10, J. Nesmith 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Flowers 5-8, D. Espinosa 2-2, J. Nesmith 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Flowers 95-58, D. Espinosa 53-35, J. Nesmith 8-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cory Sperber
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 22179
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