RISING STAR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES STARS AT HOUSTON AQUAS
08/13/2083
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RISING STAR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES STARS AT HOUSTON AQUAS
GAME ID: 5471 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Stars (54-64) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Houston Aquas (73-45) 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 X 11 14 1
Aquas Cuff Stars, 11-2
Houston starter Ricky Zika kept the Los Angeles offense in check, while his team rolled to a win, 11-2. The winner was Axel Mendiola, who threw 89 pitches over 5.2 innings. The right-hander was charged with 2 runs on 5 hits. With this game in the books, Houston is 73-45, Los Angeles 54-64.

Zika contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Houston in the bottom of the first. With his team trailing 2-0, Zika took a fastball from Corey LaCognata and stroked the home run to left-center. His 25th home run of the season allowed the Aquas to leap in front, 3-2.

"It was full throttle on our side," said Zika.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Aniani 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .270 15 61
A. Ochoa 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .263 0 1
W. Lund C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .319 12 35
M. Inouye CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .298 7 43
M. Bishop RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .262 3 20
H. Schmidt LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 6 30
   a-H. Choi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 4 25
M. Ortega SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 4 22
K. Bozek DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314 2 6
F. Valiente 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .227 4 19
Totals 32 2 5 2 0 10 9      
a - H. Choi pinch hit for H. Schmidt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Inouye (32, 1st Inning off A. Mendiola, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Aniani , A. Ochoa , M. Inouye 2 , M. Bishop , F. Valiente
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Aniani , H. Schmidt
Sac Bunt: K. Bozek
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bishop (2) , F. Valiente (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Valiente-Ochoa-Aniani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anzaldua 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .308 15 54
D. Kuthakwakulu CF 5 4 4 1 0 0 0 .322 3 49
R. Zika DH 5 1 3 5 0 0 1 .237 25 81
B. Badeaux LF, RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .325 15 80
C. Lightsey SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .315 10 85
R. Norlander RF 4 1 2 3 0 2 2 .304 5 23
   a-P. Juarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .318 0 2
   b-N. Arciniega LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 2 15
F. Lung 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .213 26 87
S. Ausmus C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 5 31
S. Strong 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .271 4 27
Totals 38 11 14 10 4 7 16      
a - P. Juarez pinch hit for R. Norlander in the 8th
b - N. Arciniega substituted for P. Juarez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Zika (25, 1st Inning off C. LaCognata, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Norlander (5, 7th Inning off R. Alcaraz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Anzaldua 2 , D. Kuthakwakulu 4 , R. Zika 6 , B. Badeaux 2 , R. Norlander 5 , S. Strong
2-out RBI: R. Zika , R. Norlander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Badeaux , P. Juarez , S. Ausmus
GIDP: A. Anzaldua
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Kuthakwakulu 3 (71) , B. Badeaux 2 (60) , C. Lightsey (10)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lightsey (16)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. LaCognata L (6-6) 3.2 8 6 6 2 3 1 79 3.99   
M. Larios 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 32 6.14   
R. Alcaraz 2.1 3 3 3 0 1 1 25 4.35   
M. Daubner 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 20 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. LaCognata 20
Batters Faced: C. LaCognata 20, M. Larios 7, R. Alcaraz 10, M. Daubner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. LaCognata 2-5, M. Larios 2-0, R. Alcaraz 2-4, M. Daubner 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. LaCognata 79-54, M. Larios 32-17, R. Alcaraz 25-16, M. Daubner 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Larios 1-1 , M. Daubner 1-1
WP: M. Larios
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mendiola W (11-4) 5.2 5 2 2 0 6 0 89 3.71   
D. Mathews 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 32 7.00   
J. Garces 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mendiola 57
Batters Faced: A. Mendiola 23, D. Mathews 7, J. Garces 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mendiola 5-6, D. Mathews 4-0, J. Garces 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mendiola 89-60, D. Mathews 32-21, J. Garces 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mathews 1-0
WP: A. Mendiola
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricky Zika
Ballpark: Tesoro Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (89 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 36720
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