*Joe Kennedy Goes the Distance As Tega Cay Improves to 6-4

Joe Kennedy pitched a very solid 8 2/3 innings...before allowing a grand slam to the Big Hurt in the bottom of the 9th. It wasn't enough, though, as the Coyotes scored 11 times thanks to a 6 RBI day by Hollandsworth and Robin Jennings (the number 9 hitter) scoring 4 times.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Tega Cay Coyotes At 2007 Astoria Ax Men              4/12/2007
 
  Coyotes            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Ax Men             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Abreau RF         3  2  0  1 .325     M.Colangelo CF      5  1  1  1 .400  
  K.Mench LF          4  1  2  1 .311     D.Barton 1B         4  1  0  0 .295  
  T.Hollandsworth CF  4  0  3  6 .348     F.Thomas DH         5  1  2  4 .368  
  S.Hillenbrand 3B    4  1  1  0 .286     B.Francisco RF      4  0  2  1 .433  
  J.Franco DH         4  0  1  1 .359     J.Phelps C          5  1  1  0 .359  
  J.Saltalamacchia C  5  1  2  1 .413     D.Young 2B          4  0  0  0 .302  
  N.Perez SS          5  0  0  0 .348     C.Lee LF            3  1  1  2 .317  
  C.Gomez 2B          4  2  1  0 .256     A.Huff 3B           3  1  1  0 .326  
  R.Jennings 1B       4  4  3  0 .267     S.Perez SS          4  2  3  0 .273  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37 11 13 10                 Totals      37  8 11  8
 
 
Coyotes......... 0 3 0  4 2 0  2 0 0  - 11 13  2
Ax Men.......... 0 2 2  0 0 0  0 0 4  -  8 11  1
 
Coyotes (6-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Kennedy WIN(1-1)        9      11   8   8   3   8   2  11.12
Totals                    9      11   8   8   3   8   2
 
Ax Men (4-6)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Volquez LOSS(1-1)       4       9   7   6   4   3   0   9.00
C.McElroy                 4       4   4   4   2   4   0   7.00
J.Smith                   1       0   0   0   0   1   0   4.50
Totals                    9      13  11  10   6   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,062 DATE- Thursday, April 12th 2007 TIME- Night 
T- 3:11
LEFT ON BASE- Coyotes: 8  Ax Men: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Coyotes: 2  Ax Men: 0
ERRORS- J.Kennedy-2, S.Perez
DOUBLES- T.Hollandsworth(7th), S.Hillenbrand(2nd), J.Franco(5th),
         M.Colangelo(4th), B.Francisco(6th), A.Huff(3rd)
HOME RUNS- F.Thomas(2nd), C.Lee(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- S.Perez(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Abreau, T.Hollandsworth, J.Franco, B.Francisco
WALKS- B.Abreau-2, K.Mench, S.Hillenbrand, C.Gomez, R.Jennings, D.Barton, C.Lee,
       A.Huff
STRIKE OUTS- B.Abreau-2, S.Hillenbrand, J.Franco, J.Saltalamacchia, N.Perez-2,
             C.Gomez, M.Colangelo, D.Barton-3, B.Francisco, D.Young-3
GIDP- D.Young, A.Huff
PASSED BALLS- J.Phelps
 
Todd Hollandsworth had 3 base hits and 6 RBI and Joe Kennedy completed the
game without help from the bullpen as the Tega Cay Coyotes outscored the
Astoria Ax Men 11 to 8.
 
Hollandsworth had a big day with his bat.  He banged out a single resulting in
a run in the 2nd inning, slapped a one-base hit which was good for two runs
in the 5th inning and doubled scoring two baserunners in the 7th inning.
Astoria had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
The victory was credited to Kennedy(1-1) who went the distance, allowing 8
runs. Edinson Volquez(1-1) was the losing pitcher.  He was touched for 9 hits
and 4 walks in 4 innings.  
 
Astoria's manager was subdued when questioned after the game, 'Sure, this kind
of loss takes a while to get over, but heck, we're all professionals.  We've
been through this many times - it's the nature of the game.  We'll be fine -
as for me - I'll be ready to go again tomorrow!'

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