RSL TRIPLE A
NORFOLK THORNS AT JOLIET BLUES
06/09/2083
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RSL TRIPLE A
NORFOLK THORNS AT JOLIET BLUES
GAME ID: 2029 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Norfolk Thorns (33-27) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 1
Joliet Blues (26-34) 0 1 0 0 4 2 1 4 X 12 16 1
Zizka Has Hot Hand, Bangs 5 hits
It wasn't just another day at the ballpark for Arthur Zizka. Zizka went on a tear and cracked hit after hit off Norfolk pitchers. When the dust settled on the diamond at Blues Stadium, he had a 5-for-5 line and a day he will long remember. And the Joliet Blues had a win, 12-4, over the Thorns.

"Yeah, it'll be something nice to tell the grandkids, but it won't get me a hit tomorrow," he joked in the postgame interview.

Arthur Zizka singled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Nicholas Jackson in the 5th, doubled in the 7th and singled in the 8th.

So far this season, Zizka is hitting .327 with 1 home run.
NORFOLK BATTING LINESCORE JOLIET BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Haeg 1B 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 .256 9 24
C. Chapman DH 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .254 6 27
C. Garza SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 .244 4 20
J. Salonen 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .341 6 21
   a-C. Maruyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .246 9 25
   b-F. Molina 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 0 1
B. Eney CF 3 0 1 2 1 0 4 .250 6 29
T. Kemp LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .230 8 31
M. Gnadt 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .223 3 23
J. Lindgren RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .332 5 32
S. Matsuoka C 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 .113 0 4
Totals 32 4 6 4 8 11 29      
a - C. Maruyama pinch hit for J. Salonen in the 8th
b - F. Molina substituted for C. Maruyama in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Chapman (15, 3rd Inning off A. Cortez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Salonen (12, 5th Inning off A. Cortez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Chapman 4 , C. Garza , J. Salonen 2 , B. Eney
2-out RBI: C. Chapman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Garza , T. Kemp 2 , J. Lindgren
GIDP: C. Maruyama
Sac Fly: B. Eney
Hit by Pitch: J. Salonen , J. Lindgren , S. Matsuoka
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: S. Matsuoka (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Nail LF 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .264 3 15
J. Hilborn 2B 5 3 3 0 0 1 0 .293 2 17
I. Ortiz 1B 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .281 4 37
K. Leek 3B 5 2 3 4 0 0 2 .425 2 10
A. Zizka RF 5 3 5 2 0 0 0 .327 1 12
D. Fraga DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .226 1 11
C. Keller CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220 7 18
N. Sanchez C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .273 1 4
F. Vialpando SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .247 1 7
Totals 40 12 16 12 2 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Fraga (13, 2nd Inning off N. Jackson, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Leek 2 (4, 3rd Inning off N. Jackson, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off N. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Ortiz 2 (20, 5th Inning off N. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off R. Canel, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Hilborn (9, 5th Inning off N. Jackson, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Zizka (9, 7th Inning off R. Canel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Zizka (1, 5th Inning off N. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Leek (2, 8th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hilborn 4 , I. Ortiz 5 , K. Leek 8 , A. Zizka 9 , D. Fraga 2 , N. Sanchez
2-out RBI: I. Ortiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Nail , K. Leek , D. Fraga , C. Keller
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Nail (4) , A. Zizka 2 (9)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Vialpando (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Leek-Sanchez-Ortiz)
NORFOLK PITCHING LINESCORE JOLIET PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Jackson L (4-2) 5.2 10 7 7 2 7 1 105 4.17   
R. Canel 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 18 6.21   
J. Gonzalez 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 1 21 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Jackson 26
Batters Faced: N. Jackson 29, R. Canel 8, J. Gonzalez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Jackson 3-7, R. Canel 2-2, J. Gonzalez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Jackson 105-64, R. Canel 18-13, J. Gonzalez 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Canel 2-2 , J. Gonzalez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Cortez 4.2 4 3 2 3 6 0 84 5.60   
W. Lu W (3-4) 2.1 0 1 1 3 2 0 34 5.40   
G. Cashman 1.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 26 3.55   
J. Mouland 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Cortez 49
Batters Faced: A. Cortez 25, W. Lu 10, G. Cashman 6, J. Mouland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Cortez 3-5, W. Lu 2-3, G. Cashman 1-0, J. Mouland 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Cortez 84-49, W. Lu 34-17, G. Cashman 26-14, J. Mouland 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Lu 2-0 , G. Cashman 1-1 , J. Mouland 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Cortez 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arthur Zizka
Ballpark: Blues Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 6824
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