AFRICAN BASEBALL ALLIANCE
CAPE TOWN STORM AT VICTORIA PURPLE KNIGHTS
04/21/2063
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AFRICAN BASEBALL ALLIANCE
CAPE TOWN STORM AT VICTORIA PURPLE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13778 - SATURDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cape Town Storm (10-8) 2 0 0 5 0 2 5 2 2 18 21 4
Victoria Purple Knights (7-11) 0 4 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 15 21 1
5-for-6 Game for Sparks
Daniel Sparks knows as well as anyone that in baseball, the biggest contracts go to the biggest hitters. At Vulcans Stadium, he made his case to be considered among that group.

The 23-year-old third baseman hammered 5 hits in 6 chances, though the remarkable effort came even as his Victoria Purple Knights fell, 18-15, to the Cape Town Storm.

"We made some bad pitches and he took advantage of it," Storm manager José Montés told BNN sportswriters after the game. "Thankfully, we were able to do enough elsewhere that Sparks wasn't the difference."

Daniel Sparks flied out in the 1st, hit a two-run single in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off Dagobert Schroder in the 9th.


In 18 games this season, Sparks has batted at a .303 pace with 23 hits and 2 home runs.
CAPE TOWN BATTING LINESCORE VICTORIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Abdul-Rashid 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .239 2 13
   a-A. García PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .182 1 6
   b-C. Montés 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
S. Alvarado 2B 6 4 5 3 0 0 0 .275 2 10
D. Pérez RF 6 0 1 0 0 3 4 .271 1 7
Q. Bronson LF 5 0 1 3 0 0 1 .269 0 9
   c-A. bin Rida PR, SS 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
E. Andongwisye DH 5 2 5 2 1 0 0 .271 3 11
J. Pérez 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 .250 1 2
J. Moore SS, LF 5 1 0 0 0 2 8 .289 3 11
H. Tagwerker CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .250 0 3
F. Mitchell C 4 3 3 4 1 1 0 .396 1 9
Totals 45 18 21 18 4 8 22      
a - A. García pinch hit for Y. Abdul-Rashid in the 7th
b - C. Montés substituted for A. García in the 7th
c - A. bin Rida pinch ran for Q. Bronson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Tagwerker (4, 7th Inning off V. Gorbikov, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Mitchell (1, 6th Inning off V. Gorbikov, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Alvarado (2, 6th Inning off V. Gorbikov, 0 on, 1 out) , A. García (1, 7th Inning off V. Gorbikov, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Abdul-Rashid , A. García 4 , S. Alvarado 8 , D. Pérez , Q. Bronson , A. bin Rida , E. Andongwisye 5 , J. Pérez , H. Tagwerker 3 , F. Mitchell 6
2-out RBI: S. Alvarado , Q. Bronson , E. Andongwisye , F. Mitchell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Montés , J. Moore 2
GIDP: D. Pérez , H. Tagwerker
Sac Fly: J. Pérez
Hit by Pitch: J. Moore , H. Tagwerker
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Abdul-Rashid (4) , S. Alvarado (1) , J. Moore 2 (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Moore-Alvarado-Pérez, Mitchell-Alvarado)
OF assists: 2 (Bronson(Rakowski at 3rd base), Pérez(Gies at 3rd base))
PB: F. Mitchell
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rakowski CF 5 2 3 3 1 0 1 .384 3 8
D. Sparks 3B 6 2 5 4 0 0 1 .303 2 18
H. Tanner C 6 0 0 1 0 2 3 .383 0 11
E. Gies LF 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 .296 0 7
J. Vázquez 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .356 2 19
Y. Chua 1B 4 4 3 3 1 0 1 .327 2 10
L. Pérez RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .275 0 3
J. Limer DH 5 3 2 0 0 1 2 .340 1 10
J. Unknown SS 5 2 1 1 0 2 3 .200 0 1
Totals 47 15 21 13 2 5 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Rakowski (3, 4th Inning off H. Owiti, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Chua 2 (2, 6th Inning off L. Lutsenko, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off L. Lutsenko, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Sparks (2, 9th Inning off D. Schroder, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Rakowski 6 , D. Sparks 8 , E. Gies 3 , J. Vázquez 2 , Y. Chua 9 , L. Pérez 2 , J. Limer 2 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: D. Sparks , J. Vázquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vázquez , J. Limer , J. Unknown
GIDP: L. Pérez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rakowski (8)
CS: A. Rakowski (3) , D. Sparks (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 2 (Sparks-Vázquez-Chua, Vázquez-Unknown-Chua)
OF assists: 1 (Rakowski(Pérez at 3rd base))
CAPE TOWN PITCHING LINESCORE VICTORIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Owiti 3.1 8 8 2 2 1 1 61 1.75   
B. Elsenaar 1.0 6 4 4 0 0 0 28 36.00   
L. Lutsenko W (2-0) 3.2 6 2 2 0 4 2 69 6.00   
D. Schroder 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Owiti 21
Batters Faced: H. Owiti 20, B. Elsenaar 9, L. Lutsenko 16, D. Schroder 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Owiti 3-3, B. Elsenaar 0-2, L. Lutsenko 1-5, D. Schroder 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Owiti 61-40, B. Elsenaar 28-18, L. Lutsenko 69-43, D. Schroder 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Elsenaar 1-1 , L. Lutsenko 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Martínez 4.0 10 7 7 2 3 0 64 8.14   
V. Gorbikov L (0-1) 2.1 6 7 7 2 2 3 52 8.00   
R. McLeish 2.1 5 4 2 0 3 0 46 4.09   
A. Olba 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Martínez 15
Batters Faced: G. Martínez 22, V. Gorbikov 15, R. McLeish 14, A. Olba 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Martínez 3-4, V. Gorbikov 4-0, R. McLeish 2-2, A. Olba 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Martínez 64-40, V. Gorbikov 52-29, R. McLeish 46-27, A. Olba 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Olba 1-0
WP: G. Martínez , R. McLeish
Hit Batsmen: V. Gorbikov , R. McLeish
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Santiago Alvarado
Ballpark: Vulcans Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 13589
Special Notes: RP Ron McLeish was injured while pitching. Daniel Sparks ties the VIC regular season game record for hits with 5.
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