ACTION BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE COLONELS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
05/05/1981
 
ACTION BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE COLONELS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 322 - TUESDAY, MAY 5TH , 1981 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Charlotte Colonels (20-8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 9 0
Phoenix Firebirds (13-15) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 5 11 1
Firebirds Win Thriller, 5-4
The Phoenix Firebirds topped the Charlotte Colonels, 5-4, in National Baseball Conference action at Phoenix Grounds. The game was highlighted by the performance of Phoenix pitcher Nate Lucas. The win has Phoenix at 13-15.

The decisive blow was delivered by Justin Clayton in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a run-scoring double off three-time All-Star Edwin Martinez to win the game for Phoenix. The home crowd went nuts.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Clayton.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Prado CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
   b-M. Flores PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .341 6 21
   d-A. Gonzales SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 0 7
M. Salazar LF 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 .278 2 11
N. Hudson DH 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .324 3 10
S. Barraza 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .243 0 14
J. Vicario 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .326 1 9
Y. Do RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .000 0 0
D. Lewis 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .410 2 14
C. Larkin C 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .200 1 10
J. Haro SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 1 11
   a-D. Reeder PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .222 0 3
   c-S. Castro CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 4 12
Totals 35 4 9 4 8 11 22      
a - D. Reeder pinch hit for J. Haro in the 8th
b - M. Flores pinch hit for S. Prado in the 8th
c - S. Castro substituted for D. Reeder in the 8th
d - A. Gonzales substituted for M. Flores in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Vicario (4, 3rd Inning off N. Lucas, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Lewis (4, 5th Inning off N. Lucas, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Larkin (3, 8th Inning off J. Nino, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Flores (6, 8th Inning off J. Nino, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Prado , M. Flores 4 , M. Salazar , S. Barraza , J. Vicario 3 , D. Lewis 3 , C. Larkin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Salazar , S. Barraza , J. Vicario , Y. Do , D. Lewis , J. Haro
GIDP: Y. Do
Sac Bunt: J. Haro
Sac Fly: S. Barraza , D. Reeder
Hit by Pitch: D. Lewis
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Hudson (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Castro(Herrera at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Perez DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305 1 7
G. Schuckman 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .333 1 6
J. Laflin 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .204 4 10
J. Angel RF 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 .233 0 4
V. Herrera SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .263 2 11
J. Clayton 3B 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 .333 1 6
J. Harrison CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .214 1 11
   a-S. Perez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 0 3
S. Ashworth C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 2 8
A. Reyna LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 0 1
Totals 39 5 11 5 2 7 16      
a - S. Perez pinch hit for J. Harrison in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Perez (5, 6th Inning off C. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Laflin (2, 6th Inning off C. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Clayton (2, 10th Inning off E. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Laflin (4, 8th Inning off C. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Perez 2 , G. Schuckman 3 , J. Laflin 6 , J. Angel , V. Herrera , J. Clayton 3 , J. Harrison
2-out RBI: J. Clayton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Angel , J. Harrison
Hit by Pitch: J. Angel
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Clayton (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Clayton-Schuckman-Laflin)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Jones 7.0 8 4 4 1 6 1 114 2.33   
J. Williams BS (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.03   
E. Martinez L (2-2) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 14 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Jones 50
Batters Faced: C. Jones 31, J. Williams 7, E. Martinez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Jones 7-8, J. Williams 1-3, E. Martinez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Jones 114-75, J. Williams 23-16, E. Martinez 14-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Williams 1-1
WP: C. Jones
Hit Batsmen: C. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Lucas 7.0 6 1 1 7 6 0 119 3.98   
J. Nino 0.1 2 3 3 0 0 1 11 5.79   
D. Wells 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 1.47   
O. Espinoza W (3-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 26 0.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Lucas 60
Batters Faced: N. Lucas 33, J. Nino 4, D. Wells 4, O. Espinoza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Lucas 7-6, J. Nino 0-1, D. Wells 1-1, O. Espinoza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Lucas 119-69, J. Nino 11-7, D. Wells 14-7, O. Espinoza 26-18
Hit Batsmen: J. Nino
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Lucas
Ballpark: Phoenix Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 23424
Special Notes: Nigel Hudson ties the CHA regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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