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Saturday, May 14, 2005

Charlotte Hornets (19-17 .528 4 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (23-13 .639 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

CHAR: Angel Gomez (25-R) (3-5 3.52 ERA 53.2 IP, 59 H, 4 HR, 17 BB, 34 SO) Ace(01)/All-Star(4: 01-04)
JAX: Danny Coreano (26-L) (2-1 4.34 ERA 18.2 IP, 15 H, 3 HR, 4 BB, 9 SO)

Gomez is their #1 starter. We beat him in Opening Day (with Jim Baucom pitching) and scored 3 runs on 5 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 6 strikeouts in 7 innings.

Coreano gave up 3 unearned runs on 5 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a win.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
CHARLOTTE
1: 1B Marty Derringer (27-R .315-111-5-20-.817-3 A)
2: CF Scott Damon (26-R .217-129-1-9-.553-1 B) Strained hamstring
3: 2B Terry Wolf (33-L .287-129-5-20-.844-0 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: 3B Lindy Elson (25-R .192-52-1-7-.584-3 A) Rookie #19 prospect
5: RF Tom Morris (31-R .312-64-0-4-.812-0 C+)
6: SS Bruce McArthur (28-L .223-94-1-11-.689-0 B) Gold Glove(3: 02-04,1B)
7: LF Gabe Valdez (33-R .062-16-0-0-.273-0 A+)
8: C Alex Martinez (30-R .364-55-1-6-1.013-0 B+)
9: P Angel Gomez (25-R .118-17-0-1-.294-0 D+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .250-116-1-9-.753-7 B)
2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .259-108-3-16-.682-0 C)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .211-76-1-7-.536-3 C+) All-Star 6 for 11 w/HR vs Gomez
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .280-132-5-23-.868-7 B+) All-Star 7 for 18 w/3 HR vs Gomez
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .216-139-6-21-.624-4 C+) 2 for 21 w/HR vs Gomez
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .252-127-2-16-.643-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 2 for 19 vs Gomez
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .184-98-2-13-.542-5 B+) 3 for 18 w/2 HR vs Gomez
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .239-88-2-6-.707-0 B) Rookie 2 for 3 vs Gomez
9: P Danny Coreano (26-L .000-6-0-0-.000-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Overcast, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 13,707

Largest crowd since the Home Opener!

Top of the First
Marty Derringer flies out to deep center. Scott Damon hits a home run to left center... 1 to 0, Hornets. Terry Wolf doubles to right.... Lindy Elson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Tom Morris strikes out looking in 3 pitches!

Bottom of the First
Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Fernando Tello swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.... Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd....

Bottom of the Second
With 1 out, Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. T.R. Hunter lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit. We pull off a double steal!! Bart Daw swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.... Bob Hutson draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. P Danny Coreano swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Top of the Third
Marty Derringer hits a home run to left center.... 2 to 0, Hornets. Scott Damon grounds one to 3rd and Tom McDowell throws the ball away for a 2 base error.... Terry Wolf lines a hit to left... The Bullpen gets up. Lindy Elson pops out to the catcher in fair territory. Tom Morris grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Third
With 2 outs, Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ray McDonald lines the first pitch to left center for a hit and Doty goes to 3rd. McDonald steals 2nd! Tom McDowell grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and both runners score!! Tie Game: 2 to 2!

Top of the Fourth
Bruce McArthur doubles to right... The Bullpen is up again. A wild pitch sends McArthur to 3rd... With the infield in, Gabe Valdez grounds a hit through the right side and McArthur scores... 3 to 2, Hornets. Alex Martinez lines a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit and Valdez heads to 3rd and Cal Doty throws the ball into the dugout and Valdez scores.... 4 to 2, Hornets. 9 hits and 9 outs for P Danny Coreano..... Call to the Bullpen: Bob Craig (27-R). P Angel Gomez bunts one foul with 2 strikes! The next two make outs!

Top of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (29-R). Scott Damon lines the first pitch to right for a hit and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Lindy Elson doubles to right and Damon scores... 5 to 2, Hornets. The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Seventh
Jack Washburn lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit. Fernando Tello doubles to right center! Cal Doty doubles to left center and both runners score!! 5 to 4, Hornets. Ray McDonald grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Doty scores! Tie Game: 5 to 5! Three straight doubles! They walk Tom McDowell intentionally and that does it for P Angel Gomez. New Pitcher: Mike Penafiel (34-R), who gave us 2 runs in an inning yesterday. T.R. Hunter walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs! We only have one lefty bat left on the bench and we are saving him for the pitcher's spot, so Bart Daw is allowed to bat and he lines a hit to left and 2 runs score!! 7 to 5, Jays! With 1 out, PH Danny Rosas (26-L), grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.....

Their is a 58 minute rain delay in the top of the 8th....

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L), after a perfect 8th. Top of the order up for the Hornets. Marty Derringer grounds a hit to right.... The Bullpen hops up. Scott Damon flies out to right. Terry Wolf hits a home run to left center.... Tie Game: 7 to 7. Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Lindy Elson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Tom Morris triples to center.... PH Rob Worms (32-R) is sent up.... If he wins this game for them I will go fight him..... We walk him intentionally..... Gabe Valdez grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Miguel Tejeda (26-R), their closer, who is 1-1 with 7 SV and a 4.19 ERA in 19.1 IP with 3 HR. His ERA has gotten worse every year of his career: 2.06, 3.48, 4.05 and now 4.19. 4-5-6 up for us. Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Tom McDowell grounds a double down the left field line! They walk T.R. Hunter intentionally. Their are no bats on the bench that can hit righties, so Bart Daw stays in. McDowell steals 3rd! Can Daw make contact? No.... He strikes out looking.... Bob Hutson grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 8 to 7

We had 14 hits and made 2 errors
Charlotte had 16 hits and made no errors

New season highs for both hits and hits allowed!

Danny Coreano went 3+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP.
RHP Bob Craig faced 3 batters and got 3 outs with 1 strikeout.
RHP Johnny Groom went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 3.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1.
LHP Albert Davies (BS 1) went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant (W 2-0) got 2 outs, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk (INT). It is the first time we have used more than 3 relievers in a game this season and the first time we have used all 5 since May 25 of last year.

Angel Gomez went 6+ innings, gave us 7 runs, 11 hits, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. 124 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Miguel Tejeda (L 1-2) got 2 outs, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.

1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk and scored a run. LF Fernando Tello hit a double and scored a run. CF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. He also threw a runner out at 3rd and threw another ball into the dugout. RF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with a double and 2 walks (1 INT), stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter had 2 hits and 2 walks (1 INT) and stole his 1st base of the season on the back end of a double steal. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits, stole a base and had 2 RBI. C Bob Hutson had a hit and a walk and the game winning RBI.

For Charlotte, 1B/SS Marty Derringer had 2 hits with his 6th home run of the season and scored 2 runs. CF Scott Damon had 2 hits with his 2nd home run (both against the Jays) and scored 2 runs. 2B Terry Wolf had 3 hits with a double and his 6th home run and had 2 RBI.