Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Dukes Lose 2-1 To Close Out A Great Month.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Franklin Kites At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes         8/31/2112
 
  Kites              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Thole C           4  0  1  0 .133     M.Bourn CF          4  0  1  0 .275  
B-R.Hanigan C         0  0  0  0 .238     I.Desmond SS        4  0  0  0 .280  
  W.Rhymes 2B         3  0  1  1 .394     C.Gonzalez RF       4  0  1  0 .346  
  P.Konerko 1B        3  0  0  0 .252     J.Loney 1B          4  0  0  0 .260  
  J.Bruce RF          4  1  1  0 .332     D.Young LF          4  0  0  0 .287  
  M.Prado 3B          2  0  0  0 .315     S.Schumaker 2B      3  0  1  0 .255  
  C.Beltran LF        3  0  0  1 .229     M.Tejada 3B         2  1  1  0 .284  
C-J.Francoeur LF      1  0  0  0 .244   D-R.Furcal PH         1  0  0  0 .338  
  C.Pennington SS     3  0  0  0 .244   F-C.Davis 3B          0  0  0  0 .171  
  J.Wright P          0  0  0  0 ----     I.Rodriguez C       2  0  0  0 .252  
  T.Stauffer P        0  0  0  0 .150     A.Sanchez P         2  0  1  1 .163  
G-E.Longoria PH       1  0  0  0 .251     A.Rhodes P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Breslow P         0  0  0  0 .000   E-D.Fowler PH         1  0  0  0 .207  
  J.Niemann P         2  0  0  0 .196     J.Rauch P           0  0  0  0 .000  
A-P.Janish SS         0  1  0  0 .329                                          
  A.Jackson CF        3  0  1  0 .284                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  2  4  2                 Totals      31  1  5  1
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Niemann In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Thole In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Beltran In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Tejada In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Rhodes In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Furcal In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Stauffer In 9th Inning
 
Kites........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 1 0  -  2  4  0
Dukes........... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
 
Kites (81-35)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Niemann                 6       3   1   1   0   7   0  70   3.87
J.Wright WIN(1-0)         1       1   0   0   0   1   0  16   9.00
T.Stauffer HOLD(4th)      1       0   0   0   1   1   0  12   2.16
C.Breslow SAVE(5th)       1       1   0   0   0   1   0  18   2.24
Totals                    9       5   1   1   1  10   0
 
Dukes (73-53)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Sanchez LOSS(11-7)      7 1/3   4   2   2   3   5   0  94   2.62
A.Rhodes                  0 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0  12   1.20
J.Rauch                   1       0   0   0   0   1   0  13   0.00
Totals                    9       4   2   2   4   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,178 DATE- Sunday, August 31st 2112 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ed Montague, Lance Barksdale, Mike Fichter, Ted Barrett
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Kites: 5  Dukes: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Kites: 0  Dukes: 1
DOUBLES- C.Gonzalez(32nd), M.Tejada(17th)
TRIPLES- W.Rhymes(4th), J.Bruce(5th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn(66th)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Bourn
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Rhymes
WALKS- P.Konerko, M.Prado-2, P.Janish, I.Rodriguez
STRIKE OUTS- P.Konerko-2, J.Bruce-2, M.Prado, C.Pennington, J.Niemann, M.Bourn,
             I.Desmond-3, C.Gonzalez, J.Loney-3, D.Young, A.Sanchez
GIDP- J.Thole
WILD PITCHES- A.Sanchez
 
Jeff Niemann came through with a solid 6 innings at Dodger Stadium as the
Franklin Kites beat the Duluth-Superior Dukes by the count of 2 to 1.
 
The deciding run was scored by Franklin in the top of the 8th.  Paul Janish
drew a walk.  After an out was recorded, Josh Thole stepped in and he laced a
base-knock.  Will Rhymes then worked the squeeze play to perfection.  Paul
Konerko was up next and he drew a walk.  Jay Bruce was next to the plate, but
was promptly struck out.  Duluth-Superior had a chance in the 9th but they
came up short.  
 
Jamey Wright(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 inning and allowing
no runs. Craig Breslow recorded the save, his 5th.  Anibal Sanchez(11-7)
ended up with the loss.  
 

Dukes Lose 2-1 In A Heartbreaker.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Franklin Kites At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes         8/30/2112
 
  Kites              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Hanigan C         0  0  0  0 .238     M.Bourn CF          4  0  0  0 .276  
A-J.Thole PR,C        3  0  0  0 .091     I.Desmond SS        4  0  1  0 .284  
  W.Rhymes 2B         5  0  2  1 .396     C.Gonzalez RF       4  0  2  0 .346  
  E.Longoria 3B       2  0  0  0 .252     J.Loney 1B          4  0  0  0 .262  
  P.Konerko 1B        3  0  0  0 .254     D.Young LF          4  0  1  0 .290  
  C.Beltran LF        4  0  2  0 .236     S.Schumaker 2B      3  0  0  0 .254  
  P.Janish SS         4  0  0  0 .329   E-R.Theriot PH        1  0  0  0 .247  
  J.Francoeur RF      4  0  1  0 .246     M.Tejada 3B         0  0  0  0 .283  
  B.Moehler P         2  0  0  0 .000   B-C.Davis PR,3B       2  1  1  0 .171  
C-M.Prado PH          1  1  1  0 .316   F-R.Furcal PH         1  0  0  0 .339  
  J.Wright P          0  0  0  0 ----     I.Rodriguez C       3  0  3  1 .253  
D-J.Bruce PH          1  0  0  0 .332   G-D.Fowler PH         1  0  0  0 .208  
  T.Miller P          0  0  0  0 .000     J.Vargas P          2  0  0  0 .022  
  T.Stauffer P        0  0  0  0 .150     J.Rauch P           0  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Breslow P         0  0  0  0 .000     A.Rhodes P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Jackson CF        4  1  1  1 .283                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  7  2                 Totals      33  1  8  1
 
A-Pinch Ran For Hanigan In 1st Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Tejada In 2nd Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Moehler In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wright In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Schumaker In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Davis In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Ryan Hanigan INJURED (for 2 more games) in 1st inning
INJURY: Miguel Tejada INJURED (for 0 more games) in 2nd inning
 
Kites........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  2  7  1
Dukes........... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  8  0
 
Kites (80-35)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Moehler WIN(1-0)        6       7   1   0   0   3   0  93   0.00
J.Wright HOLD(1st)        1       1   0   0   0   1   0  14  13.50
T.Miller HOLD(12th)       0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.26
T.Stauffer HOLD(3rd)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.20
C.Breslow SAVE(4th)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.28
Totals                    9       8   1   0   0   4   0
 
Dukes (73-52)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Vargas LOSS(10-8)       6 2/3   6   2   2   4   2   0 115   2.88
J.Rauch                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0  13   0.00
A.Rhodes                  1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0  19   1.23
Totals                    9       7   2   2   4   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,931 DATE- Saturday, August 30th 2112 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Charlie Reliford, Mark Carlson, Dana Demuth, Doug Eddings
T- 3:17
LEFT ON BASE- Kites: 9  Dukes: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Kites: 1  Dukes: 1
ERRORS- J.Thole
DOUBLES- W.Rhymes(7th), C.Beltran(11th), D.Young(42nd)
TRIPLES- W.Rhymes(3rd), M.Prado(6th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Gonzalez(38th), C.Davis-2(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Rauch
WALKS- J.Thole, E.Longoria-2, P.Konerko
HIT BY PITCH- R.Hanigan, M.Tejada
STRIKE OUTS- W.Rhymes, E.Longoria, J.Bruce, A.Jackson, M.Bourn, I.Desmond-2,
             C.Gonzalez
GIDP- P.Janish
2-out RBI- I.Rodriguez, W.Rhymes
 
Brian Moehler(1-0) and Jason Vargas(10-8) locked horns in a pitcher's duel
with Moehler and the very potent Franklin Kites coming out on top of the
Duluth-Superior Dukes 2 to 1.
 
Franklin scored 2 runs in the decisive top of the 7th inning with the help of
3 hits.  It was enough to earn the victory.  Duluth-Superior could do no
damage in the bottom of the 9th.  
 
Craig Breslow was credited with his 4th save.

Loney Hits Walk Off Single In The 10th Inning For Another Dukes Win; 73-51.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Franklin Kites At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes         8/29/2112
 
  Kites              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Thole C           4  0  0  0 .125     M.Bourn CF          6  1  3  0 .279  
C-R.Hanigan C         2  0  0  0 .238     I.Desmond SS        4  2  2  0 .285  
  W.Rhymes 2B         3  2  2  0 .395     C.Gonzalez RF       5  2  2  1 .345  
  P.Konerko 1B        4  0  1  0 .256     J.Loney 1B          6  1  3  3 .264  
  J.Bruce RF          3  2  1  1 .333     D.Young LF          5  1  2  1 .290  
  M.Prado 3B          5  2  2  3 .315     S.Schumaker 2B      3  0  1  1 .256  
  C.Beltran LF        5  0  1  0 .225   E-R.Theriot PH,2B     2  0  2  0 .249  
  C.Pennington SS     4  0  1  1 .247     M.Tejada 3B         3  0  1  1 .283  
D-P.Janish SS         1  0  0  0 .338     I.Rodriguez C       3  0  1  0 .246  
  H.Kuroda P          1  0  0  1 .105   F-R.Furcal PH         1  0  0  0 .340  
A-E.Longoria PH       1  0  0  0 .253   H-R.Johnson C         1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Wright P          0  0  0  0 ----     Z.Greinke P         3  0  0  0 .085  
  T.Stauffer P        0  0  0  0 .150     S.Marshall P        0  0  0  0 .000  
B-J.Francoeur PH      1  0  0  0 .246   G-D.Fowler PH         1  0  0  0 .209  
  C.Breslow P         0  0  0  0 .000     J.Rauch P           0  0  0  0 .000  
  F.Rodney P          0  0  0  0 .200     A.Rhodes P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Miller P          1  0  0  0 .000   I-C.Davis PH          1  0  0  0 .152  
  J.Smith P           0  0  0  0 ----     N.Figueroa P        0  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Jackson CF        5  0  0  0 .284                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  6  8  6                 Totals      44  7 17  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Kuroda In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Stauffer In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Thole In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Pennington In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Schumaker In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Marshall In 8th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Furcal In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Rhodes In 10th Inning
 
Kites........... 1 0 0  2 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  6  8  1
Dukes........... 1 0 0  1 0 3  0 0 1  0 1 -  7 17  1
 
Kites (79-35)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
H.Kuroda                  5       6   2   2   0   3   0  74   3.58
J.Wright                  1       5   3   3   1   1   0  46  27.00
T.Stauffer HOLD(2nd)      1       0   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.22
C.Breslow HOLD(14th)      1 1/3   2   1   1   0   1   0  15   2.32
F.Rodney BS(1st)          1 1/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  21   4.62
T.Miller                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.34
J.Smith LOSS(0-1)         0 1/3   2   1   1   0   1   0  12   7.71
Totals                   10 2/3  17   7   7   1   8   0
 
Dukes (73-51)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
Z.Greinke                 7 1/3   7   6   6   4   5   1 125   2.56
S.Marshall                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.02
J.Rauch                   0 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  14   0.00
A.Rhodes                  1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0  15   1.29
N.Figueroa WIN(3-0)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.60
Totals                   11       8   6   6   5  10   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,325 DATE- Friday, August 29th 2112 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Dan Iassogna, Mark Hirschbeck, Wally Bell, Brian O'Nora
T- 3:48
LEFT ON BASE- Kites: 7  Dukes: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Kites: 1  Dukes: 0
ERRORS- P.Konerko, M.Tejada
DOUBLES- J.Bruce(23rd), M.Bourn-3(17th), I.Desmond(16th), C.Gonzalez-2(31st),
         D.Young(41st), R.Theriot(5th)
TRIPLES- W.Rhymes(2nd)
HOME RUNS- M.Prado(11th)
STOLEN BASES- I.Desmond-2(11th), C.Gonzalez(37th), J.Loney-2(18th),
              R.Theriot(12th)
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Kuroda, I.Desmond-2, M.Tejada-2
WALKS- W.Rhymes-2, P.Konerko, J.Bruce-2, C.Gonzalez
STRIKE OUTS- R.Hanigan, W.Rhymes, J.Bruce, M.Prado-2, P.Janish, J.Francoeur,
             T.Miller, A.Jackson-2, I.Desmond, C.Gonzalez, J.Loney-2,
             S.Schumaker, R.Furcal, R.Johnson, Z.Greinke
GIDP- D.Young
2-out RBI- S.Schumaker, M.Prado-3, J.Loney-2
 
First baseman James Loney had 3 base hits and 3 RBI as the smoking-hot
Duluth-Superior Dukes topped the Franklin Kites in 11 innings by a score of 7
to 6 at Dodger Stadium.
 
The game was deadlocked at 6 after nine full innings.  Finally,
Duluth-Superior pulled the game out in the 11th inning.  After two were out
Carlos Gonzalez doubled.  Loney was next and he laced a base-knock giving
Duluth-Superior the win much to the delight of the home town crowd.
Duluth-Superior finished with 17 hits while Franklin ended up with 8.  
 
The victory was credited to Nelson Figueroa(3-0) who went 1 inning, allowing
no runs. Joe Smith(0-1) was hit with the loss in relief.  He surrendered 2
hits and no walks in 1/3 of an inning.  
 
No one has been able to stop Duluth-Superior lately as they lengthened their
winning streak to 8 games.

Dukes Stay Hot Win Again 3-1.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Franklin Kites At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes         8/28/2112
 
  Kites              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Thole C           4  0  1  0 .250     M.Bourn CF          4  0  0  0 .275  
  A.Jackson CF        2  0  0  0 .287     I.Desmond SS        4  1  1  0 .281  
  M.Prado 2B          4  0  2  0 .314   B-R.Furcal SS         0  0  0  0 .341  
  P.Konerko 1B        3  0  0  0 .256     C.Gonzalez RF       3  2  2  1 .344  
  J.Bruce LF          3  1  1  0 .333     J.Loney 1B          2  0  1  0 .261  
  E.Longoria 3B       4  0  0  0 .253     D.Young LF          3  0  0  1 .289  
  J.Francoeur RF      3  0  0  0 .247   C-D.Fowler LF         0  0  0  0 .210  
E-C.Beltran PH        1  0  0  0 .227     S.Schumaker 2B      3  0  0  0 .256  
  J.Verlander P       2  0  1  1 .203   D-R.Theriot 2B        0  0  0  0 .240  
A-W.Rhymes PH         1  0  0  0 .386     M.Tejada 3B         3  0  1  0 .283  
  J.Smith P           0  0  0  0 ----     I.Rodriguez C       3  0  0  0 .245  
  C.Pennington SS     3  0  0  0 .247     C.Carpenter P       3  0  0  0 .037  
                                          R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  5  1                 Totals      28  3  5  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Verlander In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Desmond In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Young In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Schumaker In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Francoeur In 9th Inning
 
Kites........... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  1
Dukes........... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 1    -  3  5  0
 
Kites (79-34)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Verlander LOSS(11-6)    6       4   2   1   2   7   0  98   2.63
J.Smith                   2       1   1   1   1   3   1  32   4.50
Totals                    8       5   3   2   3  10   1
 
Dukes (72-51)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Carpenter WIN(9-11)     8       3   1   1   3   1   0  92   3.53
R.Soriano SAVE(23rd)      1       2   0   0   0   0   0  15   2.21
Totals                    9       5   1   1   3   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,110 DATE- Thursday, August 28th 2112 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Mike Reilly, Jeff Kellogg, Eric Cooper, Laz Diaz
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Kites: 6  Dukes: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Kites: 0  Dukes: 1
ERRORS- J.Thole
DOUBLES- C.Gonzalez(29th)
HOME RUNS- C.Gonzalez(30th)
STOLEN BASES- I.Desmond(9th), C.Gonzalez(36th), J.Loney(16th)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Jackson
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Young
WALKS- A.Jackson, P.Konerko, J.Bruce, C.Gonzalez, J.Loney-2
STRIKE OUTS- C.Pennington, M.Bourn, I.Desmond, D.Young-2, S.Schumaker-2,
             I.Rodriguez, C.Carpenter-3
WILD PITCHES- J.Verlander-2
2-out RBI- J.Verlander, C.Gonzalez
 
Chris Carpenter(9-11) and Justin Verlander(11-6) dueled it out with Carpenter
and the streaking Duluth-Superior Dukes coming out on top of the Franklin
Kites by the score of 3 to 1.
 
Carpenter was solid in the win.  He surrendered only 3 hits and 3 walks in 8
innings.  Franklin had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.
 
Carpenter was helped out by Rafael Soriano who recorded his 23rd save.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Dukes Hot Bats Post Another Shutout, 5-0.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Montreal Sunsets At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes       8/23/2112
 
  Sunsets            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Abreu RF          4  0  1  0 .252     M.Bourn CF          4  2  2  0 .278  
  D.Uggla 2B          4  0  1  0 .303     I.Desmond SS        3  1  1  0 .282  
  J.Thome 1B          2  0  1  0 .294     C.Gonzalez RF       4  2  2  2 .342  
  L.Scott LF          4  0  1  0 .246     J.Loney 1B          4  0  3  3 .260  
  B.McCann C          4  0  0  0 .222     D.Young LF          4  0  1  0 .291  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      4  0  0  0 .256     S.Schumaker 2B      3  0  1  0 .258  
  L.Nix CF            2  0  0  0 .244     M.Tejada 3B         4  0  0  0 .283  
B-M.Morse PH          1  0  0  0 .276     I.Rodriguez C       2  0  0  0 .247  
C-M.Cameron CF        0  0  0  0 .244   D-R.Johnson PH,C      1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Donald SS         3  0  0  0 .286     Z.Greinke P         2  0  0  0 .091  
  C.Billingsley P     1  0  0  0 .196     A.Rhodes P          1  0  0  0 .000  
A-K.Youkilis PH       1  0  0  0 .352     J.Rauch P           0  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Vasquez P         0  0  0  0 .000                                          
E-J.Rollins PH        1  0  0  0 .212                                          
  J.Contreras P       0  0  0  0 .000                                          
  D.Purcey P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  0  4  0                 Totals      32  5 10  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Billingsley In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Nix In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Morse In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Vasquez In 8th Inning
 
Sunsets......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
Dukes........... 2 0 1  0 0 0  0 2    -  5 10  1
 
Sunsets (62-53)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Billingsle LOSS(12-6)   5       6   3   3   0   4   0  75   4.25
E.Vasquez                 2       1   0   0   0   2   0  24   4.70
J.Contreras               0 1/3   3   2   2   0   0   0  16   5.73
D.Purcey                  0 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0  13   3.70
Totals                    8      10   5   5   1   7   0
 
Dukes (71-51)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
Z.Greinke WIN(12-8)       6 2/3   3   0   0   2   5   0  85   2.35
A.Rhodes HOLD(8th)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.35
J.Rauch SAVE(2nd)         2       1   0   0   0   2   0  24   0.00
Totals                    9       4   0   0   2   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,458 DATE- Saturday, August 23rd 2112 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tim McClelland, Terry Craft, Phil Cuzzi, Paul Schrieber
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Sunsets: 6  Dukes: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Sunsets: 1  Dukes: 1
ERRORS- M.Tejada
DOUBLES- B.Abreu(22nd), J.Loney-2(40th), S.Schumaker(11th)
TRIPLES- C.Gonzalez(8th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn-2(65th), C.Gonzalez(35th)
SACRIFICE HITS- I.Desmond
WALKS- J.Thome-2, S.Schumaker
STRIKE OUTS- B.Abreu, D.Uggla-2, L.Scott-2, B.McCann, L.Nix, M.Morse,
             I.Desmond-2, C.Gonzalez-2, M.Tejada, Z.Greinke, A.Rhodes
GIDP- J.Thome, D.Young
2-out RBI- J.Loney
 
Zack Greinke didn't allow a hit until the 6th inning and James Loney hit 2
doubles and had 3 RBI as the Duluth-Superior Dukes topped the Montreal
Sunsets by a score of 5 to 0 at Dodger Stadium.
 
Greinke(12-8) delivered a fine performance for Duluth-Superior.  He went 6 and
2/3 innings allowing 3 hits and 2 walks.  The right-handed Greinke lost his
no-hit bid when Bobby Abreu doubled with one out in the 6th inning.
Duluth-Superior out-hit Montreal for the game, 10 hits to 4.  
 
Jon Rauch was credited with his 2nd save.  Chad Billingsley(12-6) was hit with
the loss.  He gave up 3 runs and 6 hits in 5 innings.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Desmond Hits Walk Off Homer, Dukes Win 70th Game.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Montreal Sunsets At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes       8/22/2112
 
  Sunsets            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Abreu RF          4  1  2  0 .252     M.Bourn CF          4  1  1  0 .276  
  D.Uggla 2B          4  0  0  0 .303     I.Desmond SS        4  1  1  2 .281  
  J.Thome 1B          3  0  1  0 .292     C.Gonzalez RF       3  1  1  1 .341  
  L.Scott LF          4  0  1  1 .246     J.Loney 1B          3  0  0  0 .256  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      4  1  1  1 .259     D.Young LF          2  1  1  1 .291  
  B.McCann C          4  0  1  0 .224     S.Schumaker 2B      3  0  0  0 .258  
  L.Nix CF            4  0  1  0 .250     M.Tejada 3B         3  0  0  0 .285  
  J.Donald SS         4  0  0  0 .293     I.Rodriguez C       3  0  0  0 .249  
  B.Myers P           2  0  0  0 .143     C.Carpenter P       2  0  0  0 .039  
A-K.Youkilis PH       1  1  1  1 .354     A.Rhodes P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Guerrier P        0  0  0  0 .250     N.Figueroa P        1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  8  3                 Totals      28  4  4  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Myers In 7th Inning
 
Sunsets......... 1 0 0  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  3  8  0
Dukes........... 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  4  4  0
 
Sunsets (62-52)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Myers                   6       3   3   3   0   4   2  74   3.84
M.Guerrier LOSS(3-5)      2       1   1   1   1   0   1  31   4.42
Totals                    8       4   4   4   1   4   3
 
Dukes (70-51)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Carpenter               7       7   3   3   1  10   2 103   3.65
A.Rhodes                  0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.37
N.Figueroa WIN(2-0)       1 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   2.66
Totals                    9       8   3   3   1  10   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,357 DATE- Friday, August 22nd 2112 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Randy Marsh, Marty Foster, Ron Kulpa, Mike Van Vleet
T- 2:14
LEFT ON BASE- Sunsets: 5  Dukes: 1
DOUBLE PLAYS- Sunsets: 0  Dukes: 1
DOUBLES- B.Abreu(21st)
HOME RUNS- R.Zimmerman(17th), K.Youkilis(21st), I.Desmond(5th),
           C.Gonzalez(29th), D.Young(17th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn-2(63rd)
WALKS- J.Thome, D.Young
STRIKE OUTS- D.Uggla-3, L.Scott, B.McCann-2, L.Nix-2, J.Donald, B.Myers,
             M.Bourn, I.Desmond, M.Tejada, I.Rodriguez
GIDP- R.Zimmerman
2-out RBI- L.Scott, D.Young
 
Chris Carpenter retired 10 batters on strikeouts at Dodger Stadium as the
Montreal Sunsets lost a heartbreaker to Duluth-Superior Dukes by the score of
4 to 3.
 
Duluth-Superior won the game with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning.  Ian
Desmond hit a bases-empty home run making Duluth-Superior victorious to the
delight of the the home town crowd.  Although they lost, Montreal did out-hit
Duluth-Superior 8 to 4.  
 
Nelson Figueroa(2-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings. The
losing pitcher was Matt Guerrier(3-5) in relief.  This win by Duluth-Superior
continues their recent hot streak.  In their last ten games, they have a
record of 8-2.  For the season, they are 70-51.  Daniel Valois was pretty
down after the loss.  'We've really been sputtering along lately, something
like 2-8 in the last week or two.  That won't get it done.'

Lee Wins 13th Shuts Out Sunsets, 5-0.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Montreal Sunsets At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes       8/21/2112
 
  Sunsets            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Cameron CF        4  0  0  0 .244     D.Fowler CF         4  1  1  0 .210  
  J.Donald SS         4  0  2  0 .304     R.Theriot 2B        2  1  1  0 .240  
  K.Youkilis 1B       4  0  0  0 .351     C.Gonzalez RF       3  0  1  1 .341  
  M.Morse RF          3  0  0  0 .278   B-M.Bourn PH          0  0  0  0 .276  
  D.Uggla 2B          3  0  0  0 .306   C-S.Schumaker PR,RF   0  0  0  0 .260  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      3  0  0  0 .259     D.Young LF          4  2  1  1 .290  
  L.Nix LF            3  0  1  0 .250     I.Desmond SS        4  1  3  2 .282  
  J.Fox C             3  0  1  0 .190     M.Tejada 3B         4  0  1  1 .287  
  D.Price P           1  0  0  0 .157     R.Johnson C         3  0  0  0 .000  
A-J.Rollins PH        1  0  0  0 .212     J.Loney 1B          3  0  0  0 .257  
  D.Purcey P          0  0  0  0 .000   D-C.Davis PH,1B       1  0  0  0 .156  
E-J.Thome PH          1  0  0  0 .291     C.Lee P             2  0  0  0 .067  
                                          J.Rauch P           1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  0  4  0                 Totals      31  5  8  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Price In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Bourn In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Loney In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Purcey In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Michael Bourn INJURED (for 0 more games) in 7th inning
 
Sunsets......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  1
Dukes........... 3 0 2  0 0 0  0 0    -  5  8  0
 
Sunsets (62-51)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Price LOSS(10-7)        5       6   5   5   2   2   0  90   4.06
D.Purcey                  3       2   0   0   1   1   0  36   3.80
Totals                    8       8   5   5   3   3   0
 
Dukes (69-51)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Lee WIN(13-7)           6       2   0   0   0   8   0  68   3.06
J.Rauch SAVE(1st)         3       2   0   0   0   3   0  34   0.00
Totals                    9       4   0   0   0  11   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,946 DATE- Thursday, August 21st 2112 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Kerwin Danley, Angel Hernandez, Andrew Fletcher, Scott Higgins
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Sunsets: 3  Dukes: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Sunsets: 0  Dukes: 1
ERRORS- J.Donald
DOUBLES- J.Fox(4th), D.Fowler(9th), R.Theriot(4th), D.Young(40th),
         I.Desmond-2(15th), M.Tejada(16th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Young(9th)
WALKS- R.Theriot-2, R.Johnson
HIT BY PITCH- M.Bourn
STRIKE OUTS- M.Cameron, K.Youkilis-2, M.Morse-2, D.Uggla, R.Zimmerman-3, L.Nix,
             J.Rollins, C.Gonzalez, M.Tejada, C.Lee
GIDP- D.Price
WILD PITCHES- D.Price, D.Purcey
2-out RBI- I.Desmond, M.Tejada
 
Ian Desmond hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI and Cliff Lee delivered 6 solid
innings as the Duluth-Superior Dukes beat the Montreal Sunsets by a score of
5 to 0.
 
The game started off with Duluth-Superior taking the lead in the first plating
3 runs utilizing 4 base hits.  Dexter Fowler led off and got things going
when he doubled.  After an out was recorded, Carlos Gonzalez stepped in and
he laced a base-hit.  After another out, Young got a good lead and stole
second.  Desmond followed next and he doubled.  Miguel Tejada came up to bat
and doubled.  That early run support was enough for Lee(13-7) and
Duluth-Superior.  After the 3rd inning, neither team was able to score.
 
Jon Rauch recorded his 1st save.  David Price(10-7) suffered the loss. With
this win, Duluth-Superior has a 69-51 record.  They have been 7-3 lately.
Daniel Valois was pretty down after the loss.  'We've really been sputtering
along lately, something like 2-8 in the last week or two.  That won't get it
done.'

Theriot Hits Walk Off Homer For Dukes Win.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Southtown Misers At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes       8/15/2112
 
  Misers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Lee LF            5  0  1  1 .234     M.Bourn CF          3  1  0  0 .276  
C-J.Borbon LF         0  0  0  0 .283     I.Desmond SS        3  1  1  1 .273  
  A.Lind RF           4  0  2  0 .255     C.Gonzalez RF       4  1  2  2 .341  
D-B.Hall RF           0  0  0  0 .242     J.Loney 1B          4  0  0  0 .259  
  V.Martinez 1B       4  0  1  0 .314     D.Young LF          4  0  0  0 .290  
  J.Berken P          0  0  0  0 ----     S.Schumaker 2B      3  0  0  0 .260  
  D.Bard P            0  0  0  0 ----   F-D.Fowler PH         0  1  0  0 .210  
E-J.Gomes PH          1  0  0  0 .223     M.Tejada 3B         3  0  0  0 .288  
  N.Feliz P           0  0  0  0 .000   G-R.Furcal PH         1  1  1  1 .341  
  R.Church CF         4  1  1  0 .190     I.Rodriguez C       3  0  0  0 .252  
  J.Lucroy C          5  0  2  0 .316   H-R.Theriot PH        1  1  1  2 .237  
  Y.Gallardo P        3  2  2  1 .229     C.Lee P             2  0  1  0 .069  
A-C.Jackson 1B        2  0  1  0 .153     J.Rauch P           1  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Wigginton 3B      4  1  2  2 .237                                          
B-B.Wood 3B           0  0  0  0 .175                                          
  M.Fontenot 2B       3  0  0  0 .292                                          
  J.Uribe SS          4  0  1  0 .230                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  4 13  4                 Totals      32  6  6  6
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Gallardo In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Wigginton In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Lee In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Lind In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Bard In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Schumaker In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Tejada In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 9th Inning
 
Misers.......... 0 2 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  4 13  0
Dukes........... 0 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 3  -  6  6  2
 
Misers (41-75)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
Y.Gallardo                5       4   3   3   2   9   1  80   6.03
J.Berken HOLD(2nd)        2 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  30   6.31
D.Bard HOLD(6th)          0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.17
N.Feliz LOSS(1-3) BS(1st) 0 2/3   2   3   3   1   1   1  18   3.76
Totals                    8 2/3   6   6   6   3  11   2
 
Dukes (68-51)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Lee                     6 1/3  12   4   2   1   3   0 112   3.17
J.Rauch WIN(3-0)          2 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  39   0.00
Totals                    9      13   4   2   2   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,641 DATE- Friday, August 15th 2112 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Ed Rapuano, John Shulock, Rocky Roe, Brian Runge
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- Misers:11  Dukes: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Misers: 0  Dukes: 1
ERRORS- S.Schumaker, I.Rodriguez
DOUBLES- R.Church(11th), Y.Gallardo, T.Wigginton(16th)
TRIPLES- T.Wigginton(2nd), J.Uribe(2nd), R.Furcal(8th)
HOME RUNS- C.Gonzalez(28th), R.Theriot(1st)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn(61st), I.Desmond(8th)
WALKS- B.Hall, M.Fontenot, M.Bourn, I.Desmond, D.Fowler
STRIKE OUTS- V.Martinez, R.Church, J.Lucroy, M.Fontenot, M.Bourn-3, C.Gonzalez,
             J.Loney, D.Young, S.Schumaker-2, M.Tejada, I.Rodriguez, C.Lee
GIDP- T.Wigginton
CATCHERS INTERFERENCE- R.Church
2-out RBI- Y.Gallardo, T.Wigginton, R.Furcal, R.Theriot-2
 
It was a great finish at Dodger Stadium as the Duluth-Superior Dukes pulled
off a dramatic comeback beating the awful Southtown Misers by the count of 6
to 4.
 
Duluth-Superior scored the decisive runs in a big 9th inning plating 3 runs
using 2 hits.  After two were out Dexter Fowler was the sparkplug when he
drew a walk.  Rafael Furcal next to the plate and he tripled.  Ryan Theriot
then smashed a two-run homer.  Although they lost, Southtown did out-hit
Duluth-Superior 13 to 6.  
 
Jon Rauch(3-0) went 2 and 2/3 innings allowing no runs for the win. Neftali
Feliz(1-3) took the loss in relief.  Rauch and Carlos Gonzalez were really
whooping it up in the clubhouse after the great come from behind victory.  As
Mike Swanson noted, 'A win like this one can do wonders for a team's
attitude.' Everyone shares in the joy - the fans, the players - even you guys
- it's better than winning by a dozen runs!'

7 Run Fourth Propels Dukes Past Misers, 10-1.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Southtown Misers At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes       8/14/2112
 
  Misers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Lee 1B            4  0  0  0 .235     M.Bourn CF          4  1  1  1 .278  
  A.Lind LF           4  1  2  0 .252     I.Desmond SS        4  1  3  2 .272  
  V.Martinez C        4  0  2  0 .315     C.Gonzalez RF       4  2  3  4 .340  
  B.Hall 2B           4  0  1  1 .242     J.Loney 1B          4  1  1  0 .262  
  J.Gomes RF          3  0  0  0 .224     D.Young LF          2  1  2  0 .293  
  J.Karstens P        1  0  1  0 .250   A-D.Fowler PH,LF      2  1  1  0 .210  
  J.Suppan P          0  0  0  0 .056     S.Schumaker 2B      4  0  1  2 .263  
B-C.Jackson PH        0  0  0  0 .148     M.Tejada 3B         4  0  0  0 .290  
  J.Johnson P         0  0  0  0 ----     I.Rodriguez C       4  1  1  1 .254  
D-A.Casilla PH        1  0  0  0 .242     A.Sanchez P         2  2  1  0 .146  
  J.Berken P          0  0  0  0 ----   C-D.Pauley PH,P       1  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Wigginton 3B      4  0  0  0 .234                                          
  J.Borbon CF         4  0  1  0 .283                                          
  J.Uribe SS          4  0  1  0 .229                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  1  8  1                 Totals      35 10 14 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For Young In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Suppan In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Sanchez In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 8th Inning
 
Misers.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  8  0
Dukes........... 1 0 1  7 1 0  0 0    - 10 14  1
 
Misers (41-74)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Karstens LOSS(1-3)      3 2/3  12   9   9   0   2   2  69   6.10
J.Suppan                  1 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   0  18   6.19
J.Johnson                 2       1   0   0   0   3   0  21   9.00
J.Berken                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0  13   6.75
Totals                    8      14  10  10   0   6   2
 
Dukes (67-51)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Sanchez WIN(11-6)       6       7   1   1   1   1   0  83   2.63
D.Pauley SAVE(4th)        3       1   0   0   0   3   0  42   3.05
Totals                    9       8   1   1   1   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,665 DATE- Thursday, August 14th 2112 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ed Montague, Lance Barksdale, Mike Fichter, Ted Barrett
T- 2:29
LEFT ON BASE- Misers: 8  Dukes: 1
DOUBLE PLAYS- Misers: 0  Dukes: 2
ERRORS- I.Desmond
DOUBLES- A.Lind-2(27th), J.Karstens, A.Sanchez
TRIPLES- D.Fowler(4th)
HOME RUNS- C.Gonzalez-2(27th)
CAUGHT STEALING- I.Desmond, D.Young
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Karstens
WALKS- C.Jackson
HIT BY PITCH- J.Gomes
STRIKE OUTS- A.Lind, J.Gomes, A.Casilla, J.Uribe, M.Bourn, I.Desmond, D.Fowler,
             M.Tejada-2, D.Pauley
GIDP- J.Gomes
2-out RBI- C.Gonzalez-4, I.Desmond-2, M.Bourn
 
Carlos Gonzalez smacked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Duluth-Superior Dukes
defeated the pitiful Southtown Misers by the score of 10 to 1 at Dodger
Stadium.
 
It was a good day for Duluth-Superior thanks to Gonzalez.  He cracked a solo
homerun in the 1st inning, smacked a single in the 3rd inning and belted a
three-run homer in the 4th inning.  Duluth-Superior had 14 hits for the game
and Southtown had 8.  
 
Anibal Sanchez(11-6) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 innings and
allowing 1 run. Sanchez got help from David Pauley who earned his 4th save.
Jeff Karstens(1-3) took the loss.  He was knocked around pretty good, giving
up 9 runs in 3 and 2/3 innings.  
 

9 Run Sixth Lifts Dukes To 66th Win Of Season.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Southtown Misers At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes       8/13/2112
 
  Misers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Lee LF            4  0  2  0 .237     M.Bourn CF          5  1  3  1 .279  
  A.Lind RF           4  0  0  0 .249     I.Desmond SS        5  3  3  2 .262  
  V.Martinez 1B       4  0  1  0 .313     C.Gonzalez RF       2  1  1  2 .336  
  R.Church CF         4  0  1  0 .188   A-D.Fowler PH,RF      2  2  2  1 .207  
  J.Lucroy C          4  0  0  0 .314     J.Loney 1B          3  1  2  1 .262  
  D.Bush P            2  0  0  0 .056   C-C.Davis PH,1B       1  0  0  0 .161  
  J.Suppan P          0  0  0  0 .056     D.Young LF          4  0  1  0 .290  
B-C.Jackson PH        1  0  0  0 .148   D-R.Theriot PH,2B     1  0  1  1 .233  
  J.Johnson P         0  0  0  0 ----     S.Schumaker 2B,LF   3  1  0  1 .263  
  J.Berken P          0  0  0  0 ----     M.Tejada 3B         5  1  1  1 .293  
  T.Wigginton 3B      3  0  0  0 .236     I.Rodriguez C       4  3  3  3 .255  
  M.Fontenot 2B       3  0  0  0 .297     J.Vargas P          3  0  0  0 .023  
  J.Uribe SS          3  0  1  0 .229     D.Pauley P          1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  0  5  0                 Totals      39 13 17 13
 
A-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Suppan In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Loney In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Young In 8th Inning
 
Misers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  1
Dukes........... 0 1 0  0 0 9  1 2    - 13 17  1
 
Misers (41-73)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Bush LOSS(6-15)         5       6   4   4   2   5   1  87   5.21
J.Suppan                  1       7   6   6   1   0   0  46   6.18
J.Johnson                 1       3   3   3   0   1   1  28  27.00
J.Berken                  1       1   0   0   0   1   0  13   6.93
Totals                    8      17  13  13   3   7   2
 
Dukes (66-51)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Vargas WIN(10-7)        6       2   0   0   0   3   0  74   2.89
D.Pauley SAVE(3rd)        3       3   0   0   0   1   0  50   3.23
Totals                    9       5   0   0   0   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,197 DATE- Wednesday, August 13th 2112 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Charlie Reliford, Mark Carlson, Dana Demuth, Doug Eddings
T- 3:15
LEFT ON BASE- Misers: 5  Dukes: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Misers: 0  Dukes: 1
ERRORS- J.Lucroy, M.Tejada
DOUBLES- C.Lee(16th), J.Uribe(11th), M.Bourn(14th), I.Desmond(13th),
         J.Loney(38th), M.Tejada(15th)
TRIPLES- M.Bourn(4th)
HOME RUNS- C.Gonzalez(25th), I.Rodriguez(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn(60th), I.Desmond(7th), C.Gonzalez(34th), D.Fowler(11th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Schumaker
WALKS- C.Gonzalez, J.Loney, S.Schumaker
STRIKE OUTS- A.Lind, R.Church, J.Lucroy, D.Bush, M.Bourn, I.Desmond-2,
             C.Gonzalez, S.Schumaker, M.Tejada, J.Vargas
GIDP- J.Lucroy
BALKS- J.Vargas
2-out RBI- M.Bourn, I.Desmond-2, D.Fowler, J.Loney
 
Ivan Rodriguez slammed a homerun and had 3 RBI and Jason Vargas had a strong
outing as the Duluth-Superior Dukes crushed the Southtown Misers 13 to
0.
 
Rodriguez enjoyed a fine evening at the plate.  He slapped a single in the 2nd
inning, ripped a one-base hit which was good for two runs in the 6th inning
and cracked a solo homerun in the 7th inning.  Duluth-Superior had 17 hits
for the night while Southtown had 5.  
 
Vargas(10-7) went 6 innings allowing no runs for the win. Vargas was helped
out by David Pauley who recorded his 3rd save.  The loss was charged to David
Bush(6-15).  
 

Dukes Offense Shut Down, Lose 7-0.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Southtown Misers At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes       8/12/2112
 
  Misers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Lee 1B            5  0  0  0 .234     M.Bourn CF          4  0  0  0 .274  
  A.Lind LF           5  0  0  0 .252     I.Desmond SS        4  0  0  0 .254  
  V.Martinez C        5  0  3  2 .313     C.Gonzalez RF       3  0  0  0 .336  
  B.Hall 2B           5  0  2  1 .241   B-D.Fowler PH         1  0  0  0 .199  
  J.Gomes RF          5  1  1  1 .226     J.Loney 1B          3  0  0  0 .259  
  P.Hughes P          4  0  1  0 .086   C-C.Davis PH          1  0  0  0 .167  
  T.Wigginton 3B      4  1  1  0 .238     D.Young LF          3  0  1  0 .290  
  J.Borbon CF         0  0  0  0 .283     S.Schumaker 2B      2  0  0  0 .266  
A-R.Church PR,CF      2  2  1  0 .186     M.Tejada 3B         3  0  1  0 .294  
  J.Uribe SS          3  3  2  3 .228     I.Rodriguez C       3  0  1  0 .247  
                                          Z.Greinke P         3  0  0  0 .095  
                                          D.Pauley P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  7 11  7                 Totals      30  0  3  0
 
A-Pinch Ran For Borbon In 2nd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Loney In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Julio Borbon INJURED (for 2 more games) in 2nd inning
 
Misers.......... 0 3 0  0 1 0  0 0 3  -  7 11  0
Dukes........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  1
 
Misers (41-72)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
P.Hughes WIN(4-9)         9       3   0   0   0  11   0 115   4.74
Totals                    9       3   0   0   0  11   0
 
Dukes (65-51)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
Z.Greinke LOSS(11-8)      8       8   6   4   1   9   2 120   2.45
D.Pauley                  1       3   1   1   0   1   0  26   3.42
Totals                    9      11   7   4   1  10   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,997 DATE- Tuesday, August 12th 2112 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Dan Iassogna, Mark Hirschbeck, Wally Bell, Brian O'Nora
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Misers: 7  Dukes: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Misers: 0  Dukes: 1
ERRORS- S.Schumaker
DOUBLES- B.Hall(14th)
HOME RUNS- J.Gomes(12th), J.Uribe(12th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Uribe(2nd)
WALKS- J.Uribe
HIT BY PITCH- J.Borbon, R.Church, S.Schumaker
STRIKE OUTS- C.Lee, A.Lind-3, B.Hall, J.Gomes-3, P.Hughes, R.Church, M.Bourn,
             I.Desmond-2, C.Gonzalez, D.Young, S.Schumaker, M.Tejada,
             I.Rodriguez, Z.Greinke-3
GIDP- J.Uribe
WILD PITCHES- P.Hughes
2-out RBI- J.Uribe-2, B.Hall, V.Martinez-2
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: James Loney robbed Carlos Lee of a base hit.
 
Shortstop Juan Uribe connected with a 'big fly' and had 3 RBI and Phil Hughes
allowed 3 hits while blanking Duluth-Superior at Dodger Stadium where the
Southtown Misers beat the Duluth-Superior Dukes by the score of 7 to
0.
 
Hughes(4-9) pitched one of his finer games as he simply was too much for the
Duluth-Superior batters.  He allowed just 3 hits and no walks in 9 innings.
Hughes chalked up 11 strikeouts reducing his ERA from 5.19 to 4.74.
Southtown managed 11 hits in their victory.  
 
Zack Greinke(11-8) ended up with the loss.  He surrendered 6 runs and 8 hits
in 8 innings.  'I had my good stuff today.' Hughes said. 'As the game went
along I started to get the feeling that I was going to strike out a bunch of
hitters.'

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Gonzalez' Blast Lifts Dikes 6-5.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Meridian Trojans At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes        8/7/2112
 
  Trojans            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Weeks 2B          5  0  1  2 .271     M.Bourn CF          4  1  1  0 .277  
  D.McDonald CF       5  1  0  0 .278     I.Desmond SS        3  1  2  1 .259  
  A.Gordon RF         4  0  1  0 .175     C.Gonzalez RF       4  1  2  2 .338  
  T.Helton 1B         5  1  1  0 .167     J.Loney 1B          4  1  1  0 .261  
  C.Blake 3B          4  1  2  2 .312     D.Young LF          4  1  1  1 .290  
  J.Rivera LF         4  0  0  0 .279     R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Ryan SS           3  2  3  1 .191     S.Schumaker 2B      4  1  2  1 .268  
  G.Kottaras C        4  0  1  0 .234   D-R.Theriot 2B        0  0  0  0 .228  
  T.Lincecum P        1  0  0  0 .065     M.Tejada 3B         2  0  1  1 .294  
B-C.Ross PH           1  0  1  0 .269   A-C.Davis PR,3B       1  0  0  0 .172  
  A.Sonnanstine P     0  0  0  0 .000     I.Rodriguez C       4  0  1  0 .246  
E-M.Wieters PH        1  0  1  0 .225     J.Vargas P          2  0  0  0 .024  
F-T.Gwynn Jr PR       0  0  0  0 .216     J.Rauch P           1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        C-D.Fowler PH,LF      1  0  0  0 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  5 11  5                 Totals      34  6 11  6
 
A-Pinch Ran For Tejada In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lincecum In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rauch In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Schumaker In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Sonnanstine In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Wieters In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Miguel Tejada INJURED (for 2 more games) in 6th inning
 
Trojans......... 1 1 1  0 0 0  1 1 0  -  5 11  0
Dukes........... 1 1 0  1 0 0  2 1    -  6 11  3
 
Trojans (47-68)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Lincecum                6       7   3   3   0   6   1 105   4.19
A.Sonnanstin L(0-1)B(2nd) 2       4   3   3   0   0   2  28   6.46
Totals                    8      11   6   6   0   6   3
 
Dukes (65-50)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Vargas                  6 1/3   7   4   3   0   5   1  74   3.01
J.Rauch WIN(2-0)          1 2/3   3   1   0   0   1   0  33   0.00
R.Soriano SAVE(22nd)      1       1   0   0   1   0   0  21   2.27
Totals                    9      11   5   3   1   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,848 DATE- Thursday, August 7th 2112 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Mike Reilly, Jeff Kellogg, Eric Cooper, Laz Diaz
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Trojans: 8  Dukes: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Trojans: 0  Dukes: 1
ERRORS- I.Desmond, C.Davis-2
DOUBLES- B.Ryan(9th), M.Wieters(9th), J.Loney(37th)
TRIPLES- I.Desmond(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.Blake(17th), C.Gonzalez(24th), D.Young(16th), S.Schumaker(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn-2(59th), C.Gonzalez(33rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Lincecum
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Ryan, I.Desmond
WALKS- A.Gordon
HIT BY PITCH- M.Tejada
STRIKE OUTS- R.Weeks, A.Gordon, T.Helton-2, C.Blake, G.Kottaras, M.Bourn,
             I.Desmond, C.Gonzalez, I.Rodriguez, J.Vargas-2
GIDP- G.Kottaras
2-out RBI- C.Blake-2, M.Tejada, C.Gonzalez-2
 
Carlos Gonzalez connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI as the
Duluth-Superior Dukes topped the ice-cold Meridian Trojans by a score of 6 to
5 at Dodger Stadium.
 
The deciding run was scored by Duluth-Superior in the bottom of the 8th.
Delmon Young smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly'.  Skip Schumaker followed next
and he ripped a single.  This was a game of many highs and lows for the home
town fans, as the lead kept changing - 6 times in all.  
 
Jon Rauch(2-0) went 1 and 2/3 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Rafael
Soriano earned his 22nd save.  Andy Sonnanstine(0-1) suffered the loss in
relief.  He allowed Duluth-Superior 3 runs in 2 innings of work.  
 

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Dukes Win Exciting Extra Inning Game.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Meridian Trojans At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes        8/6/2112
 
  Trojans            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Weeks 2B          5  1  1  0 .271     M.Bourn CF          4  0  2  0 .278  
  K.Frandsen LF       4  0  2  0 .267     I.Desmond SS        5  1  1  0 .253  
B-T.Gwynn Jr PR,CF    1  0  0  0 .216     C.Gonzalez RF       5  1  1  0 .336  
  T.Helton 1B         4  0  1  1 .143     J.Loney 1B          5  0  3  2 .261  
  C.Ross CF,LF        4  0  0  0 .267     D.Young LF          4  1  0  0 .290  
  J.Rivera RF         4  0  0  0 .282     S.Schumaker 2B      4  0  0  0 .264  
  C.Blake 3B          5  0  0  0 .309     M.Tejada 3B         4  0  1  1 .293  
  B.Ryan SS           3  0  1  0 .180     I.Rodriguez C       4  0  0  0 .246  
D-D.McDonald PH       1  0  0  0 .283     Z.Greinke P         2  0  0  0 .103  
F-R.Pena SS           1  0  0  0 .220     A.Rhodes P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Wieters C         3  0  0  0 .222     N.Figueroa P        0  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Blanton P         2  0  0  0 .200   C-R.Furcal PH         0  0  0  0 .339  
A-A.Gordon PH         1  1  1  0 .174     D.Pauley P          1  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Sonnanstine P     0  0  0  0 .000     J.Rauch P           0  0  0  0 ----  
E-G.Kottaras PH       1  0  1  0 .233                                          
  J.McDonald P        0  0  0  01.000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  2  7  1                 Totals      38  3  8  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Blanton In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Frandsen In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Figueroa In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ryan In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Sonnanstine In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For McDonald In 9th Inning
 
Trojans......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 -  2  7  1
Dukes........... 0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 -  3  8  2
 
Trojans (47-67)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Blanton                 7       5   2   1   1   7   0  94   6.04
A.Sonnanstin              1       0   0   0   1   0   0  11   6.19
J.McDonald LOSS(2-3)      2 2/3   3   1   1   0   3   0  38   3.21
Totals                   10 2/3   8   3   2   2  10   0
 
Dukes (64-50)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
Z.Greinke                 7       6   2   1   1   8   0 109   2.34
A.Rhodes BS(2nd)          0 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   9   1.38
N.Figueroa                0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.76
D.Pauley                  2       1   0   0   1   1   0  30   3.31
J.Rauch WIN(1-0)          1       0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                   11       7   2   1   3  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,900 DATE- Wednesday, August 6th 2112 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Tim McClelland, Terry Craft, Phil Cuzzi, Paul Schrieber
T- 3:44
LEFT ON BASE- Trojans: 8  Dukes: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Trojans: 1  Dukes: 1
ERRORS- R.Weeks, J.Loney, M.Tejada
DOUBLES- J.Loney-3(36th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn-2(57th), I.Desmond(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Bourn, C.Gonzalez
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Helton
WALKS- C.Ross, J.Rivera, M.Wieters, M.Bourn, R.Furcal
STRIKE OUTS- R.Weeks-2, T.Helton-2, J.Rivera-2, C.Blake-2, B.Ryan, J.Blanton,
             M.Bourn, I.Desmond, C.Gonzalez, J.Loney, D.Young, S.Schumaker-2,
             I.Rodriguez-2, Z.Greinke
GIDP- R.Pena, I.Desmond
2-out RBI- J.Loney-2, M.Tejada
 
The Duluth-Superior Dukes nipped the Meridian Trojans in 11 innings 3 to 2 at
Dodger Stadium in a hard fought contest.
 
The score was knotted at 2 after nine innings.  Duluth-Superior was victorious
in the 11th inning.  After two outs Carlos Gonzalez laced a single.  James
Loney was next and he doubled giving Duluth-Superior the victory and sending
the 26,900 home-town fans home happy.  Duluth-Superior rapped out 8 hits for
the night.  
 
Jon Rauch(1-0) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the victory. James
McDonald(2-3) absorbed the loss in relief.  He surrendered 3 hits and no
walks in 2 and 2/3 innings.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Carpenter (8-11) Silences Trojans, 4-1.

BOXSCORE: 2112 Meridian Trojans At 2112 Duluth-Superior Dukes        8/5/2112
 
  Trojans            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Weeks 2B          4  0  2  0 .272     M.Bourn CF          4  0  1  0 .275  
  K.Frandsen LF       3  0  0  0 .256     I.Desmond SS        2  1  0  0 .254  
  T.Helton 1B         3  0  0  0 .000     C.Gonzalez RF       3  0  1  0 .338  
  C.Ross CF           2  0  0  0 .270     J.Loney 1B          3  1  1  1 .257  
A-T.Gwynn Jr PR,CF    1  0  0  0 .217     D.Young LF          3  1  2  1 .293  
  J.Rivera RF         4  0  0  0 .285   C-D.Fowler PH,LF      1  0  0  0 .201  
  C.Blake 3B          3  1  1  1 .315     S.Schumaker 2B      4  0  1  1 .268  
  B.Ryan SS           3  0  0  0 .178     M.Tejada 3B         3  1  2  1 .293  
D-A.Gordon PH         1  0  0  0 .169     I.Rodriguez C       3  0  0  0 .250  
  M.Wieters C         2  0  0  0 .224     C.Carpenter P       3  0  0  0 .041  
  S.Baker P           2  0  0  0 .133     R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 .000  
B-D.McDonald PH       1  0  0  0 .285                                          
  M.Minor P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  1  3  1                 Totals      29  4  8  4
 
A-Pinch Ran For Ross In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Baker In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Young In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ryan In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Cody Ross INJURED (for 0 more games) in 6th inning
 
Trojans......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  3  0
Dukes........... 0 0 0  2 0 0  1 1    -  4  8  1
 
Trojans (47-66)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Baker LOSS(4-12)        6       6   2   2   1   3   0  89   5.85
M.Minor                   2       2   2   2   1   1   1  35   9.00
Totals                    8       8   4   4   2   4   1
 
Dukes (63-50)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Carpenter WIN(8-11)     8       3   1   1   2  12   1 116   3.64
R.Soriano SAVE(21st)      1       0   0   0   1   0   0  15   2.33
Totals                    9       3   1   1   3  12   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,487 DATE- Tuesday, August 5th 2112 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Randy Marsh, Marty Foster, Ron Kulpa, Mike Van Vleet
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Trojans: 6  Dukes: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Trojans: 0  Dukes: 1
ERRORS- I.Desmond
DOUBLES- J.Loney(33rd), D.Young(39th), M.Tejada(14th)
HOME RUNS- C.Blake(16th), M.Tejada(11th)
SACRIFICE HITS- K.Frandsen, I.Desmond, C.Gonzalez
WALKS- T.Helton, C.Blake, M.Wieters, I.Desmond, J.Loney
HIT BY PITCH- C.Ross
STRIKE OUTS- R.Weeks-2, K.Frandsen, T.Helton, C.Ross, J.Rivera-2, C.Blake,
             B.Ryan-2, S.Baker-2, M.Bourn, M.Tejada, I.Rodriguez, C.Carpenter
GIDP- J.Rivera
2-out RBI- C.Blake
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Brendan Ryan robbed James Loney of a base hit.
 
Chris Carpenter retired 12 batters on strikeouts and Miguel Tejada touched
them all at Dodger Stadium as the Duluth-Superior Dukes beat the Meridian
Trojans 4 to 1.
 
Carpenter(8-11) pitched a solid game.  He allowed just 3 hits and 2 walks in 8
innings.  Overall Duluth-Superior out-hit Meridian 8 to 3.  
 
Rafael Soriano earned the save, his 21st.  Scott Baker(4-12) was charged with
the loss.  Mike Swanson was asked about the performance of Carpenter, 'He had
his good stuff out there tonight.  The fans really get into it when the
strikeouts start mounting up - and that seems to give him even more
adrenalin.'