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April 27, 1981 | Colonels Park | Charlotte, NC
Miami Hurricanes vs. Charlotte Colonels

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Let’s meet our teams:
The Miami Hurricanes are navigating a season of mixed fortunes, currently holding a 10-9 record that places them three games behind the division leader. Despite a commendable 7-6 record on the road, their home performance is a modest 3-3, contributing to a run differential of -12. Injuries have been a significant challenge, sidelining key players and testing the team's depth. Offensively, the Hurricanes show potential with a .258 batting average and .332 on-base percentage, but their isolated power and slugging percentages indicate a need for more impactful hitting. Their pitching staff, with an ERA of 4.64 and FIP of 4.19, reveals vulnerabilities that must be addressed to maintain competitiveness.

Key players such as catcher Jorge Suarez, who boasts a remarkable WRC+ of 168.63, highlight the individual talent within the team. The pitching staff features veterans like Chris Stella and Gil Aguilar, who provide stability despite some inconsistencies. Defensively, the team shows flashes of competence but suffers from lapses that result in a Total Zone Rating of -1.0 and Defensive Efficiency of 0.68. Advanced metrics like Base Runs and Elo ratings suggest that the Hurricanes have been winning some games against the odds, with their actual performance slightly outpacing statistical expectations. To make a significant impact this season, the Hurricanes must enhance both their offensive output and pitching consistency while managing injuries effectively.

The Charlotte Colonels are off to a stellar start this season, leading their division with a 13-6 record and a remarkable .684 winning percentage. They have a dominant run differential of +22, underscoring their balanced performance in both scoring and defense. Their home record is nearly impeccable at 8-1, and their away record stands strong at 5-5. Key players like Manny Flores, Alex Gonzales, and Michael Dickens have been instrumental in driving the offense, contributing to the team’s solid batting average of .260 and on-base percentage of .341. The pitching staff, highlighted by Jose Hernandez, Dabir Aly, and Roberto Umana, boasts a combined ERA of 3.04, making them one of the more formidable units in the league.

Defensively, the Colonels exhibit a mixed performance with strengths in turning double plays and throwing out base runners but weaknesses in the outfield and occasional errors. Despite these challenges, their overall fielding efficiency remains solid. The team’s advanced metrics, such as Base Runs and Elo ratings, confirm that their success is no fluke but rather a result of consistent and balanced play. Injuries have been manageable, with the team showing resilience and depth in overcoming these setbacks. As they continue to build on their strong start, the Charlotte Colonels are well-positioned for a deep postseason run, combining strong pitching, disciplined hitting, and solid defensive plays.


Miami Hurricanes lead the series 117 - 81 | season series tied 0-0


Key players

Milestones:

MIA – No player near a milestone.
CHA – RF Michael Dickens #8 needs 16 stolen bases to reach 500.


All-Star Caliber:

Blue players:
MIA - 1B Manny Flores #18 | Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: L
CHA - None

Green players:
MIA - 1B Pat Watters #91 | Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R

CHA - C David Reeder #36 | Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R




The Game:
Welcome baseball fans to Charlotte, North Carolina, home of the Charlotte Colonels. Today’s featured contest pits the home team against the Miami Hurricanes of Miami, Florida, who are striving to improve their standings in the NBC Eastern Division. According to early season predictions, both teams are hungry for wins and are determined to climb the division ranks… but alas sports fans, it's just April! The Colonels are looking to build on their strong start, while the Hurricanes aim to gain momentum and rise in the standings.

Today’s pitching matchup is RHP Bill Borden #7 [3-1 4.76] for Miami and for the Colonels RHP Jose Hernandez #14 [0-1 3.86].

Hello, ABL fans, Big Earl here... coming to you live ... and in color from Charlotte NC...! Welcome to Colonels Park...! It's Weekday Series 4! Today we're witnessing an NBC Eastern Division matchup between... Jorge Suarez and the Miami Hurricanes... versus... Michael Dickens and the Charlotte Colonels... This is Game One of a Four-Game Series

Attention! ... Attention please! ... ... Have your pencil ... and scorecards ready ... and I'll give you... the correct lineups ... for today's ball game.

First, for the visiting Miami Hurricanes... Managed by Seth Coe... Batting first... playing left Field... #17... Gary McMinn... Batting second... playing right field... #11... Alex Moncayo... Batting third... playing first base... #91... Pat Watters... Batting clean-up... The designated hitter... #22... Oscar Romero... Batting fifth... the catcher... #13... Jorge Suarez... Batting sixth... playing third base... #36... Jose Barajas... Batting seventh... playing center field... #38... Pete Rick... Batting eighth... the shortstop... #30... Raul Rodriguez... Batting ninth... playing second base... #31... Dave Trujillo... The starting pitcher ... for the Miami Hurricanes... Right hander ... #7... Bill Borden...

And now here is the starting lineup for the home-standing Charlotte Colonels... Managed by Jason Wainwright... Batting first... playing first base... #8... Michael Dickens... Batting second... playing second base... #11... Jose Vicario... Batting third... playing right field... #45... Miguel Salazar... Batting clean-up... The designated hitter... #26... Nigel Hudson... Batting fifth... playing left Field... #6... Dustin Meredith... Batting sixth... playing center field... #15... Santiago Castro... Batting seventh... playing third base... #90... Donovan Lewis... Batting eighth... the catcher... #95... Cody Larkin... Batting ninth... the shortstop... #3... Julio Haro... The starting pitcher ... for the Charlotte Colonels... Right hander ... #14... Jose Hernandez...

We are about to get underway here at Colonels Park. Today's attendance looks in excess of 25,000 fans... It's clear skies and 64 degrees at first pitch ... with the wind blowing in from left at 8 mph ...


Play Ball!!

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ABL
MIAMI HURRICANES @ CHARLOTTE COLONELS
04/27/1981 Game 1 of 4
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BOTTOM OF THE 1ST

Charlotte Colonels batting - Pitching for Miami Hurricanes : RHP Bill Borden

No Outs, Bases empty
Batting: SHB Michael Dickens
0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)

No Outs, Runner on 1st
Batting: RHB Jose Vicario
0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 102.5 MPH)

2 Outs, Bases empty
Batting: RHB Miguel Salazar
0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 96.3 MPH)

2 Outs, Runner on 1st
Batting: LHB Nigel Hudson
0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Miguel Salazar to second

2 Outs, Runners on 1st & 2nd
Batting: RHB Dustin Meredith
0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Miguel Salazar to third
Nigel Hudson to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home

Hurricanes 0, Colonels 1

2 Outs, Runners on 1st & 2nd
Batting: LHB Santiago Castro
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Nigel Hudson to third
Dustin Meredith to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home

Hurricanes 0, Colonels 2

2 Outs, Runners on 1st & 2nd
Batting: LHB Donovan Lewis
0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 364 ft

Hurricanes 0, Colonels 5

2 Outs, Bases empty
Batting: LHB Cody Larkin
0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.8 MPH)

2 Outs, Runner on 1st
Batting: RHB Julio Haro
0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 92.5 MPH)

Bottom of the 1st over - 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Miami 0 - Charlotte 5


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BOTTOM OF THE 3RD

Charlotte Colonels batting - Pitching for Miami Hurricanes : RHP Bill Borden

No Outs, Bases empty
Batting: LHB Nigel Hudson
0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 103.8 MPH)

1 Out, Bases empty
Batting: RHB Dustin Meredith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 90.6 MPH)

1 Out, Runner on 2nd
Batting: LHB Santiago Castro
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 57.5 MPH)

2 Out, Runner on 2nd
Batting: LHB Donovan Lewis
0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Dustin Meredith to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Donovan Lewis to second

Hurricanes 0, Colonels 6

Hurricanes manager Coe makes a pitching change
Pitching: RHP Mario Ayala

2 Out, Runner on 2nd
Batting: LHB Cody Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Strikes out looking

Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Miami 0 - Charlotte 6
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BOTTOM OF THE 4TH

Charlotte Colonels batting - Pitching for Miami Hurricanes : RHP Mario Ayala

No Outs, Bases empty
Batting: RHB Julio Haro
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 100.6 MPH)

No Outs, Runner on 1st
Batting: SHB Michael Dickens
0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.0 MPH)

1 Out, Runner on 1st
Batting: RHB Jose Vicario
0-0: Ball
Michael Dickens steals 2nd base
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 410 ft

Hurricanes 0, Colonels 8

1 Out, Bases empty
Batting: RHB Miguel Salazar
0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging

2 Outs, Bases empty
Batting: LHB Nigel Hudson
0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 101.9 MPH), Distance : 400 ft

Hurricanes 0, Colonels 9

2 Outs, Bases empty
Batting: RHB Dustin Meredith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 86.3 MPH)

Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Miami 0 - Charlotte 9

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BOTTOM OF THE 7TH

Charlotte Colonels batting - Pitching for Miami Hurricanes : LHP Ricky Velez

No Outs, Bases empty
Batting: RHB Dustin Meredith
0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 113.8 MPH), Distance : 455 ft

Hurricanes 0, Colonels 10

No Outs, Bases empty
Batting: LHB Santiago Castro
0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 99.4 MPH)

No Outs, Runner on 2nd
Batting: LHB Donovan Lewis
0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Hit by Pitch

No Outs, Runners on 1st & 2nd
Batting: LHB Cody Larkin
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging

1 Out, Runners on 1st & 2nd
Batting: RHB Julio Haro
0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging

2 Outs, Runners on 1st & 2nd
Pinch Hitting: LHB Orlando Valadez
0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging

Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Miami 0 - Charlotte 10

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TOP OF THE 8TH

Miami Hurricanes batting - Pitching for Charlotte Colonels : RHP Jose Hernandez

Now at 1B: Orlando Valadez

No Outs, Bases empty
Batting: LHB Gary McMinn
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 99.4 MPH)

1 Out, Bases empty
Batting: SHB Alex Moncayo
0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 100.0 MPH)

1 Out, Runner on 2nd
Batting: RHB Pat Watters
0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Alex Moncayo to third

1 Out, Runners on 1st & 3rd
Batting: LHB Oscar Romero
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 91.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF

Hurricanes 1, Colonels 10

2 Outs, Runner on 1st
Batting: LHB Jorge Suarez
0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pat Watters to second

2 Outs, Runners on 1st & 2nd
Batting: RHB Jose Barajas
0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.8 MPH)

Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Miami 1 - Charlotte 10
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Well, there you have it... Let's take a look at the totals for today's game. First for the victorious Charlotte Colonels, 10 runs, on 16 hits, one error, they left 7 men on base. for the Miami Hurricanes, 1 run, on 7 hits, No errors, they left 8 men on base.

The Charlotte Colonels topped the Miami Hurricanes by a score of 10-1. Leading the way was third baseman Donovan Lewis. Lewis went 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Colonels. Jose Hernandez picked up the win, improving his season record to 1&1. He struck out 5 in 8 innings. The win puts Charlotte at 14&6. With Charlotte leading 2-0 in the bottom of the first, Lewis hit a fastball from Bill Borden for a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Colonels ahead, 5-0. All five runs were scored with two outs in the inning. 'Canes manager Seth Coe said his team was "out of sync."






The player of the game is Colonels Third baseman Donovan Lewis. The paid attendance was 25,785 fans. This is Big Earl signing off from Colonels Park in Charlotte. Where today's final score is...

Charlotte Colonels 10 – Miami Hurricanes 1..

Until next time... This is the Game!



WIN!!


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