Velandia Wakes Up, Hits 4 Doubles, Drives in 5 Behind Backe's Gem

Jorge Velandia brought his big bat today to break out of his slump with 4 doubles and 5 RBIs, pounding Puget Sound 16-1 behind a great complete game effort by Brandon Backe.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Eugene Emeralds At 2007 Puget Sound Hydros           4/11/2007
 
  Emeralds           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Hydros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Lawton RF         5  3  3  2 .395     T.Raines DH         4  0  2  0 .488  
  J.Velandia 2B       5  4  4  5 .293     M.Valdez 1B         3  0  0  0 .233  
  J.Towles C          6  1  2  1 .364     W.Betemit 2B        3  0  1  0 .233  
  M.Teixeira 1B       6  0  1  2 .300     H.Bocachica LF      4  0  0  0 .323  
  M.Little LF         6  2  4  4 .390     C.Snelling CF       3  1  1  0 .289  
  A.Berroa SS         5  1  2  1 .390     T.Gwynn RF          3  0  0  1 .297  
  T.Fernandez DH      6  1  2  0 .324     B.Larkin SS         3  0  1  0 .286  
  J.Cantu 3B          3  3  3  1 .242     B.Mayne C           4  0  0  0 .184  
  D.Deshields CF      4  1  0  0 .345     R.Mackowiak 3B      3  0  0  0 .282  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      46 16 21 16                 Totals      30  1  5  1
 
 
Emeralds........ 0 0 5  5 1 1  3 0 1  - 16 21  0
Hydros.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  2
 
Emeralds (5-4)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Backe WIN(1-1)          9       5   1   1   4   6   0   3.52
Totals                    9       5   1   1   4   6   0
 
Hydros (5-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Baldwin LOSS(2-1)       3       5   5   4   2   2   0   5.09
E.Dessens                 2 2/3  11   7   7   2   1   0  13.50
J.Salas                   2 1/3   3   3   3   0   2   2  11.12
J.Mesa                    0 2/3   2   1   1   1   0   0   2.08
M.Trombley                0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.00
Totals                    9      21  16  15   5   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,860 DATE- Wednesday, April 11th 2007 TIME- Night 
T- 3:46
LEFT ON BASE- Emeralds: 9  Hydros: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Emeralds: 1  Hydros: 0
ERRORS- T.Gwynn, B.Larkin
DOUBLES- J.Velandia-4(7th), J.Towles(6th), A.Berroa(2nd), J.Cantu(3rd),
         W.Betemit(1st)
TRIPLES- T.Raines(1st), C.Snelling(2nd)
HOME RUNS- M.Lawton(2nd), M.Little(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Gwynn
WALKS- M.Lawton, J.Velandia, A.Berroa, J.Cantu, D.Deshields, M.Valdez,
       W.Betemit, C.Snelling, B.Larkin
HIT BY PITCH- J.Cantu
STRIKE OUTS- M.Lawton, M.Teixeira, A.Berroa, T.Fernandez, D.Deshields,
             M.Valdez-2, W.Betemit, B.Mayne-2, R.Mackowiak
GIDP- M.Valdez
PASSED BALLS- B.Mayne-2
 
Brandon Backe completed the game without help from the bullpen and second
baseman Jorge Velandia had 4 hits and 5 RBI at Boeing Field as the Eugene
Emeralds belted the Puget Sound Hydros by the count of 16 to 1.
 
Velandia really lit it up for Eugene.  The Puget Sound fans let him have it
for what he did to their boys.  He doubled clearing all three ducks off the
pond. in the 3rd inning, doubled bringing in a run in the 4th inning, doubled
knocking in a run in the 5th inning and doubled in the 7th inning.  Eugene
kept the scorekeepers busy in the 3rd inning which saw them plate 5 runs on 4
hits and the 4th inning with 5 runs on 7 hits.  Eugene kept the pressure on
throughout the contest as they scored in 6 different innings.  
 
Backe(1-1) got the victory, allowing 1 run for the game. James Baldwin(2-1)
was the losing pitcher.  He surrendered 5 runs in 3 innings and saw his ERA
increase from 4.05 to 5.09.  
 

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