South Africa vs. Cuba at Parque Foro Sol - Sunday, March 8, 2009

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South Africa vs. Cuba

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Cuba 8, South Africa 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
RSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	4	0
CUB	1	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	x		8	13	0

W:: Vera (1-0)
L:: Armitage (0-1)

South Africa	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Phillips, A, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Gordon, CF	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Phillips, J, 3B	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	.333
Rutgers, LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000
Willemburg, 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.333
Botha, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Weitz, RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.333
Scott, DH	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
a-Lazarus, PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Ngoepe, 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
b-Randall, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Totals	30	1	4	1	1	11	5	.133

a-Struck out for Scott in the 8th. b-Struck out for Ngoepe in the 9th.

Cuba	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Olivera, 2B	4	2	2	1	1	0	3	.500
Tamayo, DH	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	.333
Cepeda, LF	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	.667
1-Martin, PR-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Gurriel, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.250
Malleta, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.250
Pedroso, J, 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Despaigne, RF	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	.667
Anderson, Le, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Cespedes, CF-LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	4	.500
Pestano, C	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	.667
Merino, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Paret, SS	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	.000
Navas, SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	31	8	13	8	7	1	16	.419

1-Ran for Cepeda in the 7th.

BATTING
TB: Phillips, A; Phillips, J; Weitz; Willemburg.
RBI: Phillips, J (1).
2-out RBI: Phillips, J.
GIDP: Botha.
Team RISP: 1-for-1.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Gordon (Tamayo at 2nd base).
Pickoffs: Armitage 2 (Olivera at 1st base, Paret at 1st base).
DP: 3 (Ngoepe-Willemburg; Phillips, J-Ngoepe-Willemburg; Phillips, A-Willemburg).

BATTING
2B: Pestano 2 (2, Hendricks, D, Mostert).
HR: Cepeda 2 (2, 1st inning off Armitage, 0 on, 2 out, 3rd inning off Armitage, 0 on, 1 out); Despaigne (1, 2nd inning off Armitage, 1 on, 0 out); Olivera (1, 5th inning off Hendricks, D, 0 on, 0 out); Gurriel (1, 5th inning off Hendricks, D, 0 on, 2 out); Cespedes (1, 6th inning off Hendricks, D, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Cepeda 8; Cespedes 5; Despaigne 5; Gurriel 4; Malleta; Olivera 5; Pestano 4; Tamayo.
RBI: Cepeda 2 (2); Cespedes (1); Despaigne 2 (2); Gurriel (1); Olivera (1); Tamayo (1).
2-out RBI: Cepeda; Gurriel.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cespedes 2; Paret; Martin, L.
GIDP: Cespedes; Olivera; Pestano.
Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Olivera (1, 2nd base off Armitage/Botha).
PO: Olivera (1st base by Armitage); Paret (1st base by Armitage).

FIELDING
DP: (Gurriel-Olivera-Malleta).

South Africa	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Armitage(L, 0-1)	3.0	8	5	5	2	1	3	15.00
Hendricks, D	2.1	4	3	3	1	0	3	11.57
Jeffries	1.2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00
Mostert	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	13	8	8	7	1	6	9.00

Cuba	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Vera(W, 1-0)	6.0	2	0	0	1	6	0.00
Gonzalez, N	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Jimenez	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Garcia, V	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	9.00
Totals	9.0	4	1	1	1	11	1.00

Armitage pitched to 1 batter in the 4th.

WP: Garcia, V.
HBP: Despaigne (by Jeffries).
Pitches-strikes: Armitage 58-31; Hendricks, D 43-27; Jeffries 29-13; Mostert 17-12; Vera 62-43; Gonzalez, N 10-8; Jimenez 10-9; Garcia, V 19-16.
Groundouts-flyouts: Armitage 3-0; Hendricks, D 3-1; Jeffries 1-0; Mostert 0-2; Vera 8-0; Gonzalez, N 0-0; Jimenez 0-1; Garcia, V 1-1.
Batters faced: Armitage 15; Hendricks, D 11; Jeffries 8; Mostert 5; Vera 20; Gonzalez, N 3; Jimenez 3; Garcia, V 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Hendricks, D 1-0; Jeffries 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Seok Hwan Oh. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Edgar Estivision.
Weather: 78 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 1 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 12:11 PM.
T: 2:37.
Att: 11,270.
Venue: Parque Foro Sol.
March 8, 2009
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media