Houston TX Apollos vs Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg (Aug 5, 2009)
News Box Score
75th NBC World Series - Wichita, Kan.
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 3 (1-0), Houston TX Apollos 2 (0-1)
Aug 5, 2009 at Wichita, Kan. (Lawrene-Dumont Stdm)
Houston TX Apollos AB R H BI Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg AB R H BI
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Andrew Dunn lf............. 3 2 2 0 Joe Grinstead 2b........... 2 0 0 0
Paul Johnson 2b............ 4 0 0 0 Kenny Kysar cf............. 2 1 0 0
Dane Yelovich cf........... 4 0 2 2 Ryan Bohanon 1b............ 3 0 1 0
Austin Gracey 3b........... 4 0 1 0 Lioney Henriquez pr....... 0 1 0 0
Kyle Eaves ss.............. 4 0 0 0 Mace Krol 3b.............. 0 0 0 0
Travis L'Hommedieu 1b...... 4 0 1 0 Jake Marasco rf............ 3 0 2 1
Derik Dibbens c............ 4 0 2 0 Darren Boss pr/lf......... 0 1 0 0
Clint Finney pr........... 0 0 0 0 Jeff Hutton dh............. 4 0 1 2
Robert Carroll rf.......... 3 0 1 0 Mike Williams c............ 3 0 0 0
Jay Hall dh................ 3 0 0 0 Kent Wright c............. 0 0 0 0
Ben Blackburn p............ 0 0 0 0 Brandon Cox lf/rf.......... 4 0 1 0
Eric Faint p.............. 0 0 0 0 Dustin Moses 3b............ 2 0 0 0
Marcus Moore p............ 0 0 0 0 Tyler Metcalf ph/3b....... 2 0 0 0
Brantley Miller ss......... 2 0 0 0
Scott Wingo p.............. 0 0 0 0
Heath Wyatt p............. 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 33 2 9 2 Totals..................... 27 3 5 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Houston TX Apollos.. 101 000 000 - 2 9 2
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 100 000 02X - 3 5 2
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E - Faint 2; Moses; B.Miller. DP - Valley Ctr 4. LOB - Hstn Apollos 5; Valley Ctr 8.
2B - Marasco; Hutton. 3B - Yelovich. HBP - Kysar; B.Miller. SH - Marasco; K.Wright.
SB - Dunn; Grinstead 2; Henriquez; Boss. CS - Finney; B.Miller.
Houston TX Apollos IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Ben Blackburn ............. 5.0 3 1 1 2 4 0 0 2 0 17 21 5 5
Eric Faint L,0-1.......... 2.0 2 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 8 11 1 2
Marcus Moore .............. 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Scott Wingo ............... 6.1 8 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 26 27 4 10
Heath Wyatt W,1-0......... 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 7 3 2
HBP - by Blackburn (B.Miller); by Blackburn (Kysar). PB - Mke.Williams.
Strikeouts - Eaves; Carroll; J.Hall; Marasco; Hutton; Mke.Williams; Cox; Moses;
Metcalf; B.Miller. Walks - Dunn; Grinstead 2; Kysar; Bohanon.
Umpires - HP: Conrad Strobel 1B: Bryan Rodgers 3B: Terry Harrison
Start: 4:56 pm Time: 2:16 Attendance:
Weather: 91d ptly cldy wd 8 in from rf
Game notes:
75th NBC World Series, gm 24 (bracket #13), 1st round.
Valley Center adv. to 2nd round vs. Chillicothe MO 8/7
Houston to 2nd round elim. vs. TBD
Faint faced 3 batters in the 8th.
Game: WS7524
Play-by-Play
75th NBC World Series - Wichita, Kan.
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 3 (1-0), Houston TX Apollos 2 (0-1) - Play-by-Play
Aug 5, 2009 at Wichita, Kan. (Lawrene-Dumont Stdm)
Score by Innings R H E
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Houston TX Apollos.. 101 000 000 - 2 9 2
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 100 000 02X - 3 5 2
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Houston TX Apollos starters: 11/lf Dunn; 9/2b P.Johnson; 3/cf Yelovich; 41/3b
Gracey; 20/ss Eaves; 45/1b L'Hommedieu; 8/c Dibbens; 4/rf Carroll; 7/dh J.Hall;
31/p Blackburn;
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg starters: 3/2b Grinstead; 2/cf Kysar; 9/1b Bohanon; 19/rf
Marasco; 33/dh Hutton; 22/c Mke.Williams; 11/lf Cox; 12/3b Moses; 99/ss
B.Miller; 30/p Wingo;
Houston TX Apollos 1st - Dunn walked. P.Johnson grounded out to ss; Dunn
advanced to second. Yelovich singled to left center, RBI; Dunn scored. Gracey
reached on a fielder's choice to third base; Yelovich out at second 3b to 2b.
Eaves out at first p to ss to 1b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 1st - Grinstead out at first 1b to p. Kysar walked.
Bohanon singled through the right side; Kysar advanced to third. Marasco
singled down the rf line, RBI; Bohanon advanced to second; Kysar scored. Hutton
struck out swinging. Mke.Williams flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors,
2 LOB.
Houston TX Apollos 2nd - L'Hommedieu flied out to rf. Dibbens grounded
out to c unassisted. Carroll improperly batted in Dibbens' turn; Dibbens called
out and single. nullified. Carroll (proper batter after Dibbens) now bats.
Carroll struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 2nd - Cox struck out looking. Moses grounded out to
p. B.Miller hit by pitch. B.Miller out at second p to ss to 1b to 2b, caught
stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Houston TX Apollos 3rd - J.Hall grounded out to 3b. Dunn singled up the
middle. Dunn stole second. P.Johnson fouled out to 1b. Yelovich tripled down
the rf line, RBI; Dunn scored. Gracey grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 3rd - Grinstead lined out to ss. Kysar flied out to
cf. Bohanon grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Houston TX Apollos 4th - Eaves reached on a throwing error by ss.
L'Hommedieu singled to left field; Eaves advanced to second. Dibbens reached on
a fielder's choice to pitcher, bunt; L'Hommedieu advanced to second; Eaves out
at third p to 3b. Dibbens advanced to second on a passed ball; L'Hommedieu
advanced to third on a passed ball. Carroll reached on a throwing error by 3b.
J.Hall grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Carroll out on the play. 0
runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 4th - Marasco doubled down the rf line. Hutton
grounded out to 2b; Marasco advanced to third. Mke.Williams reached on a
fielder's choice to third base; Marasco out at home 3b to c. Cox popped up to
1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Houston TX Apollos 5th - Dunn singled to left field. P.Johnson popped
into double play 2b to 1b; Dunn out on the play. Yelovich fouled out to c,
bunt. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 5th - Moses struck out swinging, out at first c to
1b. B.Miller struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Grinstead walked.
Grinstead stole second. Kysar hit by pitch. Bohanon popped up to 2b. 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Houston TX Apollos 6th - Gracey singled to shortstop. Eaves grounded
into double play ss to 1b; Gracey out on the play. L'Hommedieu grounded out to
3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 6th - Faint to p for Blackburn. Marasco struck out
swinging. Hutton grounded out to 2b. Mke.Williams struck out swinging. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Houston TX Apollos 7th - K.Wright to c for Mke.Williams. Dibbens singled
to first base. Carroll singled to shortstop; Dibbens advanced to second. J.Hall
struck out swinging, bunt. Wyatt to p for Wingo. Dunn grounded into double play
3b to 1b; Carroll advanced to second; Dibbens out on the play. 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 7th - Cox singled through the left side. Metcalf
pinch hit for Moses. Cox advanced to third on a throwing error by p, failed
pickoff attempt. Metcalf struck out swinging. B.Miller grounded out to 3b.
Grinstead walked. Grinstead stole second. Kysar popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 1
hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Houston TX Apollos 8th - Metcalf to 3b. P.Johnson grounded out to 3b.
P.Johnson ruled safe, but was called out after umpire conference. Yelovich
fouled out to 1b. Gracey lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 8th - Bohanon walked. Henriquez pinch ran for
Bohanon. Henriquez stole second. Marasco reached on a throwing error by p,
bunt, SAC; Henriquez advanced to third. Boss pinch ran for Marasco. Boss stole
second. Hutton doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Boss scored, unearned; Henriquez
scored. M.Moore to p for Faint. K.Wright grounded out to p, bunt, SAC; Hutton
advanced to third. Cox popped up to 3b. Metcalf flied out to cf. 2 runs, 1
hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Houston TX Apollos 9th - Krol to 3b for Henriquez. Boss to lf. Cox to
rf. Metcalf to 1b. Eaves struck out looking. L'Hommedieu flied out to lf.
Dibbens singled to right field. Finney pinch ran for Dibbens. Finney out at
second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Line score
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 3, Houston TX Apollos 2 (Aug 5, 2009 at Wichita, Kan.)
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Houston TX Apollos.. 101 000 000 - 2 9 2 (0-1)
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg 100 000 02X - 3 5 2 (1-0)
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Pitchers: Houston TX Apollos - Ben Blackburn; Eric Faint(6); Marcus Moore(8) and Derik Dibbens.
Valley Ctr Dmnd Dawg - Scott Wingo; Heath Wyatt(7) and Mike Williams; Kent Wright.
Win-Heath Wyatt(1-0) Loss-Eric Faint(0-1) T-2:16 A-0
Weather: 91d ptly cldy wd 8 in from rf
Game notes:
75th NBC World Series, gm 24 (bracket #13), 1st round.
Valley Center adv. to 2nd round vs. Chillicothe MO 8/7
Houston to 2nd round elim. vs. TBD
Faint faced 3 batters in the 8th.
Game: WS7524