On Tuesday afternoon at the U, the Modesto Pirates and Sac City Panthers would play a Big 8 Conference game that turned into a marathon 9 inning contest that lasted nearly 4 hours (3 hours and 48 minutes to be exact). The Panthers took game one of the series by a score of 18-6.
The Pirates used 8 pitchers in the game and issued 22 free passes to the Panthers…19 walks and 3 hit batters. In addition to the free passes, the Panthers pounded out 15 hits as they went on to score 18 runs.
City was led by Jake Guenther (3x5 with a double and 2 RBI's), Auston Chastain (3x4 with 2 RBI's), Jake Rodrigues (2x3 with a triple and 3 RBI's) and Creed Smith (2x3 with 2 RBI's). The other Panthers collecting a hit in the win were Antonio Torres, Zach Ewertsen (double), Shaq Robinson, Anthony Clyma, and Joe McNamara.
Billy Babb picked up his 6th win of the season in relief as he threw 3 innings.
Game stats:
387 total pitches made in the game (237 by Modesto and 150 by City)
116 plate appearances
44 players used in the game (23 by Modesto and 21 by City)
26 total hits
24 total runs scored
21 total walks
21 total runners left on base
20 total RBI's
12 pitchers used
10 strikeouts
5 errors
4 hit batters
