Eastern League
Akron Aeros at Reading Phillies
5-Apr-2001 at Reading, PA (GPU Stadium)
Akron Aeros 3 (1-0) Reading Phillies 0 (0-1)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Zach Sorensen ss........... 4 0 0 0 Brian Harris 2b............ 4 0 0 0
Jason Fitzgerald cf........ 4 1 2 0 Mickey Lopez 3b............ 4 0 0 0
Corey Erickson 3b.......... 3 1 1 1 Marlon Byrd lf............. 4 0 1 0
Billy Munoz 1b............. 3 0 0 1 Gary Burnham dh............ 4 0 1 0
Brian Benefield dh......... 4 0 1 0 Andy Dominique c........... 2 0 0 0
Chad Whitaker rf........... 4 0 0 0 Bobby Van Iten 1b.......... 2 0 0 0
Scott Pratt 2b............. 3 0 2 0 Josue Perez cf............. 3 0 0 0
Casey Smith c.............. 3 0 0 0 Ramon Gomez rf............. 2 0 0 0
Jon Hamilton lf............ 3 1 3 1 Fletcher Bates ph/rf...... 1 0 0 0
Uriel Casillas ss.......... 3 0 0 0
Totals..................... 31 3 9 3 Totals..................... 29 0 2 0
Score by Innings R H E
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Akron Aeros......... 000 102 000 - 3 9 0
Reading Phillies.... 000 000 000 - 0 2 0
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DP - Phillies 1. LOB - Aeros 5; Phillies 4. 2B - Pratt 2. 3B - Fitzgerald. HR -
Erickson(1); Hamilton(1). HBP - Erickson; Pratt. SF - Munoz. SB - Pratt. CS -
Benefield; Pratt 2.
Akron Aeros IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Zach Day W,1-0............ 8.0 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 25 27 5 14
Kirk Bullinger S,1........ 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2
Reading Phillies IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Jason Kershner L,0-1...... 6.0 6 3 3 0 6 0 0 1 0 20 22 3 6
Jeremy Wedel .............. 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 8 2 2
Bobby Sismondo ............ 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 2 0
HBP - by Kershner (Pratt); by Wedel (Erickson).
Strikeouts - Sorensen 2; Munoz 2; Whitaker; Smith 3; Harris; Byrd; Burnham; Van
Iten; Gomez 2. Walks - Smith; Dominique; Van Iten.
Umpires -
Start: 19:11 Time: 2:16 Attendance: 7,364
Weather: 61°, p. cloudy
Game notes:
Turnstile count announced as 6,436
Game: 0405
Akron Aeros starters: 7/ss Sorensen; 20/cf Fitzgerald; 13/3b Erickson; 32/1b
Munoz; 12/dh Benefield; 25/rf Whitaker; 1/2b Pratt; 37/c Smith; 15/lf Hamilton;
35/p Day
Akron Aeros 1st - Sorensen struck out swinging. Fitzgerald singled to
center field. Erickson grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Fitzgerald out
on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Reading Phillies 1st - Harris fouled out to ss. Lopez grounded out to p.
Byrd out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Akron Aeros 2nd - Munoz struck out looking. Benefield grounded out to
ss. Whitaker grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Reading Phillies 2nd - Burnham singled through the left side. Dominique
grounded out to 3b; Burnham advanced to second. Van Iten grounded out to 1b
unassisted; Burnham advanced to third. Perez grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Akron Aeros 3rd - Pratt hit by pitch. Pratt out at second c to 2b,
caught stealing. Smith struck out swinging. Hamilton singled to second base.
Sorensen struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Reading Phillies 3rd - Gomez struck out swinging. Casillas flied out to
rf. Harris out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Akron Aeros 4th - Fitzgerald tripled to left center. Erickson grounded
out to 2b. Munoz flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Fitzgerald scored. Benefield singled
to right field. Benefield out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing, picked
off. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Reading Phillies 4th - Lopez grounded out to 2b. Byrd grounded out to
3b. Burnham struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Akron Aeros 5th - Whitaker grounded out to 2b. Pratt popped up to ss.
Smith struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Reading Phillies 5th - Dominique grounded out to 3b. Van Iten struck out
swinging. Perez flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Akron Aeros 6th - Hamilton homered to right field, RBI. Sorensen flied
out to lf. Fitzgerald grounded out to 1b unassisted. Erickson homered to left
center, RBI. Munoz struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Reading Phillies 6th - Gomez struck out looking. Casillas grounded out
to ss. Harris flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Akron Aeros 7th - Wedel to p for Kershner. Benefield fouled out to c.
Whitaker flied out to cf. Pratt doubled to left field. Smith struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Reading Phillies 7th - Lopez grounded out to 2b. Byrd struck out
swinging. Burnham flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Akron Aeros 8th - Hamilton singled to center field. Sorensen grounded
out to ss; Hamilton advanced to second. Fitzgerald grounded out to 2b; Hamilton
advanced to third. Erickson hit by pitch. Sismondo to p for Wedel. Munoz flied
out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Reading Phillies 8th - Dominique walked. Van Iten walked; Dominique
advanced to second. Perez reached on a fielder's choice; Van Iten advanced to
second; Dominique out at third ss to 3b. Bates pinch hit for Gomez. Bates
reached on a fielder's choice; Perez out at second 2b to ss; Van Iten advanced
to third. Casillas reached on a fielder's choice; Bates out at second ss to 2b.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Akron Aeros 9th - Bates to rf. Benefield flied out to rf. Whitaker
struck out swinging. Pratt doubled to right field. Pratt stole third. Smith
walked. Pratt out at home p to 1b to c, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Reading Phillies 9th - Bullinger to p for Day. Harris struck out
swinging. Lopez grounded out to 2b. Byrd singled to third base. Burnham reached
on a fielder's choice; Byrd out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
Reading Phillies starters: 9/2b Harris; 25/3b Lopez; 12/lf Byrd; 21/dh Burnham;
34/c Dominique; 15/1b Van Iten; 23/cf Perez; 38/rf Gomez; 11/ss Casillas; 13/p
Kershner