RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT HOUSTON AQUAS
07/27/2085
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RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT HOUSTON AQUAS
GAME ID: 1580 - FRIDAY, JULY 27TH , 2085 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Thunderbirds (53-54) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
Houston Aquas (44-62) 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 X 7 9 1
Aquas Win at Home, 7-2
Houston Aquas starter Ricky Zika hurled his team past the Phoenix Thunderbirds, 7-2. Zika got the win, improving to 8-4. He gave up 6 hits and walked 3 over 7 innings. He allowed 2 runs. The Aquas improved to 44-62.

Second Baseman Al Anzaldua made an impact for Houston, when he swatted a 2-run triple off Aaron Kopta in the bottom of the third. For the contest, Anzaldua was 1 for 4 with a triple. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.

"A confident pitcher is a dangerous thing," said Houston manager Brandon Coroian. "That's what Ricky is right now."
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Otto 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 5 27
B. Morf LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .289 15 38
K. Cooper DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .282 10 26
J. Montes RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .309 18 73
M. Lee 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .233 7 28
E. Lucero 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .192 3 23
J. Llanes C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .276 0 1
A. Romo SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .216 4 16
O. Escalante CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 2 9
Totals 32 2 7 2 3 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Lee (11, 1st Inning off R. Zika, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Lucero (6, 6th Inning off R. Zika, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Cooper (10, 1st Inning off R. Zika, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Morf 2 , K. Cooper 4 , J. Montes 2 , M. Lee 2 , E. Lucero 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Montes , E. Lucero , J. Llanes
GIDP: M. Lee , E. Lucero
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Morf 2 (24)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lee (10) , A. Romo (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Feron LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .301 4 37
A. Anzaldua 2B 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 .268 11 52
C. Lightsey SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .264 9 54
R. Zika P, DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 17 52
R. Plascencia CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .186 3 8
R. Escobar 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .283 6 17
M. Venzor 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .283 1 17
T. Glazebrook RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 0 0
A. Ulloa C 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .281 0 15
Totals 34 7 9 6 0 1 8      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Plascencia (1, 4th Inning off A. Kopta, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Venzor (19, 4th Inning off A. Kopta, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Anzaldua (5, 3rd Inning off A. Kopta, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Escobar (6, 6th Inning off D. Reyes, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anzaldua 3 , C. Lightsey , R. Plascencia 3 , R. Escobar 4 , M. Venzor 3 , A. Ulloa 2
2-out RBI: A. Anzaldua , C. Lightsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Glazebrook , A. Ulloa
Hit by Pitch: M. Feron
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Venzor (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Glazebrook (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Anzaldua-Lightsey-Escobar, Anzaldua-Lightsey-Escobar)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Kopta L (5-10) 5.0 6 6 5 0 0 0 74 4.19   
D. Reyes 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 29 3.08   
Z. Law 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Kopta 33
Batters Faced: A. Kopta 23, D. Reyes 8, Z. Law 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Kopta 7-8, D. Reyes 1-3, Z. Law 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Kopta 74-48, D. Reyes 29-17, Z. Law 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Reyes 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Kopta
Balk: A. Kopta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Zika W (8-4) 7.0 6 2 2 3 5 1 107 3.70   
S. Vega 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Zika 59
Batters Faced: R. Zika 29, S. Vega 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Zika 6-9, S. Vega 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Zika 107-66, S. Vega 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Vega 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricky Zika
Ballpark: Tesoro Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 18562
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