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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
We are in Louisville to play the Colonels a short 2 game set. They just won a pair of games here against New Orleans and have won 5 in a row, including 3 against the defending champion Sycamores. We are 3-1 against them on the season and won a pair of games the first time we visited. They are 13th in scoring with 3.76 runs per game (Jacksonville is down to #7 with 4.12). The Colonels are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.74 per game (Jacksonville is down to #2 with 3.33). Their run differential is +2 and ours is +60, now tied for 2nd best with Columbus, behind Buffalo (+109).
Jacksonville Jays (49-27 .645 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Louisville Colonels (40-36 .526 9 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division)
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (25-R) (4-7 3.77 ERA 93 IP, 95 H, 8 HR, 35 BB, 56 SO)
LOU: Melvin Brisita (23-R) (3-6 3.01 ERA 74.2 IP, 62 H, 6 HR, 28 BB, 53 SO)
Gilchrist gave up 5 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks with 5 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out in a loss.
Brisita was 6-3 in 12 starts and 82.2 IP last year with a 2.07 ERA as a rookie. We faced him once and he beat us, giving us 2 runs on 7 hits and 6 walks with 2 strikeouts in 8 innings.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .291-282-0-31-.718-7 B+)
2: LF Danny Stewart (33-L .269-119-1-5-.695-0 B+)
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .318-292-5-30-.834-12 C+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .270-270-14-51-.821-4 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .236-242-9-27-.694-18 B)
6: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .282-188-3-20-.702-0 C) Rookie
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .237-198-3-22-.654-14 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .253-158-0-17-.612-1 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (25-R .419-31-0-1-.839-0 D)
LOUISVILLE
1: LF Danny Rosas (25-L .242-244-3-18-.654-26 B+)
2: CF Al Graves (27-L .270-185-2-20-.706-4 C)
3: 2B Ron Lerche (25-R .295-288-11-38-.813-7 B+)
4: RF Lee Brand (29-L .310-116-5-17-.887-0 D+)
5: 3B Ed Ruiz (34-R .241-137-4-18-.701-1 C+) 3 for 6 w/HR vs Gilchrist
6: C Dick Pavlov (36-L .287-240-4-25-.730-0 B) All-Star(3: 01-03)
7: SS Ken DeMinico (22-L .214-117-1-15-.540-1 A)
8: 1B Graham Carr (32-R .270-74-0-5-.600-0 A++)
9: P Melvin Brisita (23-R .048-21-0-0-.139-0 B)
Game Start: 12:35 PM
Ballpark: Colonels Field
Weather: 81 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 11,199
Top of the First
Charlie Faber grounds one to 2nd, but Ron Lerche boots it! Danny Stewart takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Cal Doty pokes a hit to right center and the bases are loaded with no outs! Tom McDowell grounds a hit to left and Faber scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.... Fernando Tello grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.......
Bottom of the First
Danny Rosas grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Al Graves pops out to 2nd. Ron Lerche grounds out to 1st, 3-1! 1-2-3!
Bottom of the Sixth
PH Jorge Ramos (31-L), batting .245 with 2 HR and 8 RBI in 54 AB, grounds a hit to right. The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, Al Graves grounds the first pitch to left for a hit. Ron Lerche hits the first pitch over the wall in left center for a home run.... 3 to 1, Colonels.
Bottom of the Seventh
Dick Pavlov hits a home run to right... 4 to 1, Colonels.
Lost - 4 to 1
We had 6 hits (all singles) and made 1 error
Louisville had 7 hits and made 3 errors
Dale Gilchrist (L 4-8) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs, 6 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 2. 73 pitches. He was just lobbing the ball over the plate.... At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Bob Craig went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk. He threw a WP.
Melvin Brisita (W 4-6) went 6 innings, gave us 1 unearned run, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5.
RHP Carl Hughes (SV 8) pitched a perfect 9th.
LF Danny Stewart had 2 hits and a walk.
For Louisville, 2B/1B Ron Lerche hit his 12th home run of the season and had 3 RBI.
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