ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT LAKE ELSINORE STORM
05/02/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT LAKE ELSINORE STORM
GAME ID: 4557 - TUESDAY, MAY 2ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus Bowsers (7-19) 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 13 19 0
Lake Elsinore Storm (7-19) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Cuellar Helps Columbus Cruise to 13-3 Win
The Columbus Bowsers had no problem beating the Lake Elsinore Storm, 13-3, at Dust Devils Ballpark. Jose Cuellar, who is tied for 3rd in the S-A in bases on balls with 19, led the onslaught. He went 4-6 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 4 for Columbus. Eric Hayes picked up the win, improving his season record to 1-4. He struck out 5 in 5 innings. Lake Elsinore, now 7-19, continues its tough start.

Columbus used a clutch at-bat from Nick Creswell to capture the win. The first baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Bowsers ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Hustle and hard work is a big part of our success," said Cuellar. "Those qualities define our team."
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE LAKE ELSINORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cuellar CF 6 2 4 4 0 0 0 .222 4 15
D. Villanueva DH 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 .333 0 0
N. Creswell 1B 5 1 1 3 0 1 1 .220 3 10
J. Willison LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .191 4 9
J. Baker 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .381 0 1
R. Colon RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .143 0 1
B. Highsmith SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .268 2 4
D. Brent 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .364 1 5
D. Hernandez C 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .115 2 3
   a-B. Demers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 3 8
   b-X. Brandon C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 45 13 19 13 1 7 12      
a - B. Demers pinch hit for D. Hernandez in the 9th
b - X. Brandon substituted for B. Demers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Brent 2 (2, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Highsmith (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Creswell (3, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Cuellar (4, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Willison (4, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Hernandez (2, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cuellar 7 , D. Villanueva 2 , N. Creswell 4 , J. Willison 6 , J. Baker 2 , B. Highsmith 3 , D. Brent 5 , D. Hernandez 5
2-out RBI: , J. Cuellar 2 , D. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Brent
Hit by Pitch: R. Colon
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Baker (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baker-Brent-Creswell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Diaz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 0 0
   c-R. Hilbert PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
C. Thygerson CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .207 2 3
T. Cook RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .369 5 20
   d-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
T. Lacey C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .225 6 16
S. Lathrop SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .321 4 16
N. Jensen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .327 5 11
D. Main LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .175 3 12
B. Westling 3B 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .355 3 16
   a-J. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
   b-J. Crawford DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 2 7
Totals 36 3 10 3 3 12 19      
a - J. Smith pinch hit for B. Westling in the 9th
b - J. Crawford inserted as DH in the 9th
c - R. Hilbert pinch hit for A. Diaz in the 9th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for T. Cook in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Thygerson (4, 1st Inning off E. Hayes, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Cook (6, 1st Inning off E. Hayes, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Crawford (2, 9th Inning off C. Dupere, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Lathrop (4, 1st Inning off E. Hayes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Thygerson 4 , T. Cook 4 , S. Lathrop 4 , B. Westling 2 , J. Crawford 2
2-out RBI: S. Lathrop
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Diaz , J. Unknown , T. Lacey , J. Unknown
GIDP: S. Lathrop
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Main(Highsmith at home))
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE LAKE ELSINORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hayes W (1-4) 5.0 6 3 3 3 5 1 86 12.00   
J. Racinowski 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 44 0.73   
C. Dupere 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 34 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hayes 45
Batters Faced: E. Hayes 23, J. Racinowski 8, C. Dupere 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hayes 4-5, J. Racinowski 1-1, C. Dupere 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hayes 86-49, J. Racinowski 44-25, C. Dupere 34-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Racinowski 1-0
WP: E. Hayes , J. Racinowski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.1 8 7 7 0 2 3 55 27.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 4 1 1 1 4 0 51 3.86   
J. Unknown 3.2 4 2 2 0 1 1 49 4.91   
J. Unknown 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 0 17 40.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 11
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 6-4, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 55-39, J. Unknown 51-31, J. Unknown 49-36, J. Unknown 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Cuellar
Ballpark: Dust Devils Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 2124
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