Bruins Awake from Hibernation for 1st W

The Valley Bruins shook off some week 1 rust and played solid defense to hold on for the 17-13 victory. The relentless Lightning offense kept the pressure on, pounding out 23 hits and scoring runs in 6 of the 8 innings. The Bruins bats kept the Lighting defense busy as well, scoring in bunches. Jade Devitt led the Bruins with 3 runs and 3 hits, including a booming 2-RBI double. Newcomer Dave Brown added 2 hits and 6 RBI. Dave Noll went 5 innings for the win, with Ernie Johnson earning the 3 inning save. Key defensive plays included Jason Swink turning a sure double down the line into a huge 4th inning-ending catch (saving at least 1 run) and catcher Garrett Ray (3 hits) nailing a Lightning runner attempting to steal second to put the brakes on a mounting final inning rally.

BOX SCORE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Valley Bruins 30530510 17 13 3
Los Angeles Lightning 10303123 13 23 7

Date: March 15, 2015     Time: 1:00pm      Venue: Birmingham HS   

Valley Bruins
Hitters AB R H RBI BB K
Shawn Chou 3 3 1 0 2 0
Dave Noll 3 3 1 1 2 0
Jade Devitt 5 3 3 3 0 0
Scott Brown 4 3 0 1 0 1
Garrett Ray 4 3 3 2 1 0
Dave Brown 5 2 2 6 0 1
Jason Swink 3 0 0 0 1 2
Ernie Johnson 4 0 1 0 0 0
Bryen Cass 4 0 0 0 0 1
Gary Cozine 4 0 1 1 0 0
Elliot Reinfeld 4 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 17 12 14 6 5
2B: Devitt, Brown
SB: Chou (2), Ray (2), Johnson
HBP: Brown
Los Angeles Lightning
Hitters AB R H RBI BB K
Zach Valdespino 4 2 3 2 0 0
Chris Gaines 4 1 2 1 0 1
Dylan Gaines 4 1 2 1 0 0
Travis Reed 4 2 3 0 0 0
Bobby Berry 4 1 4 3 0 0
Chris Cooley 4 0 1 1 0 0
Adam Woronoff 4 1 1 1 0 0
Steve Roussell 4 0 1 0 0 1
Steven Foley 3 0 2 0 0 0
Jeff Small 2 1 0 0 1 0
Glenn Cooper 3 2 2 0 0 0
Baron Grafft 3 0 0 1 0 1
Vic Nicholson 2 2 2 1 0 0
Totals 45 13 23 11 1 3
2B: Valdespino, Reed, Cooper
3B: Woronoff
SB: Valdespino (3), Gaines, Cooper
SF: Nicholson

Valley Bruins
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K PT
Dave Noll (W) 5.0 13 7 5 0 1 0
Ernie Johnson (S) 3.0 10 6 6 1 2 0
Los Angeles Lightning
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K PT
Bobby Berry (L) 4.0 6 11 3 4 1 0
Zach Valdespino 2.0 4 5 1 2 1 0
Dylan Gaines 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0
HB: Berry

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