July 28, 2007 - Bradenton Juice vs. Macon Music

BRADENTON JUICE vs. MACON MUSIC

Nick Utley pitched his finest professional game, and the Macon bats all pitched in to help pull out a series win against the Juice. Every single Macon starter got a hit as the Music won 12-2. The Music now stand at 8-7 on the second half of the South Coast League season.

Nick Utley came out firing bullets following his worst performance since joining the Macon Music. “He had noticeably better stuff than he’s had all year coming out of the pen,” pitching coach Bryce Florie said. And Utley used it to keep Bradenton from putting anything together. Over six innings, Utley didn’t allow a single Juice runner to cross home plate and only allowed two to get hits.

For the first four innings, the Music offense looked as though it was going to need to rely on Utley’s great outing if the Macon club would win. Bradenton starter Lavelle Morgan held the Music hitless through four. In the fifth, however, everything started to change. After Morgan hit Carlos Arroyo with a pitch and allowed Dorian Rojas double, Morgan threw a wild pitch that scored Arroyo and a Scott Robinson sac fly to knock in Rojas. The real explosion though was still to come.

In the seventh inning, every single Macon batter came to the plate. After three straight singles to begin the inning, Juice reliever Jim O’Malia allowed an RBI single to Felipe Del Rosario and a two RBI single to Ashley Hooks. After Steve Alverson replaced O’Malia, the Music got a 2 RBI double off the bat of Dorian Rojas, followed by a Scott Robinson RBI double. In total, the Music scored seven runs on seven hits in the seventh inning.

One of the bright lights on a high wattage night was Chris Colton, who was playing only his second game for the Music. Colton had been playing for a while on the West Coast, but is a native Georgian and had only one word when asked how it felt to be back: “Awesome.” His manager, Phil Plantier, noted his addition was a huge part of the team’s success on the night. “He anchored the lineup today,” the skipper said succinctly. After a hitless night to begin his Music career, Colton went four for four with 2 runs. “The big thing is staying constant,” Colton explained. “Yesterday, I hit a couple of balls hard. Today, I came out and didn’t worry about my mechanics—just see the ball and hit the ball.”

Hooks, who was the starting pitcher in the previous game, got the start at second base. “Ashley’s a good athlete,” Plantier said, “and he swings the bat well, so we went for it. It kind of lightened the mood a little bit.” After the release of Junior Kelley earlier in the day, Plantier was managing a shortened roster. Even those there were in new places, such as Travis Wiley playing short for just the second time on the year. “One thing about Wiley,” Plantier noted, “he can play every position on the field. We’re very happy with what he did defensively tonight.”

To add to the roster, the Music coaches are holding a workout with some invited players to look for new additions. The coaches all know what they have and like their team, and are hoping to get guys who blend in well.

Notes:
Attendance for the night was 799…Don Brown was the umpire behind the plate, while Charlie Stevens was his comrade in the field…Tommy Donaldson threw out the first pitch with some help from his granddaughters. Donaldson was at the ballpark with the group of Donaldson, Garrett, and Associates, Inc…Brettlin Spangler operated the scoreboard. Brettlin was provided by Sabrina Sikora Productions…A scary moment happened to end the eight inning, when Macon pitcher Charles O’Neal was hit by a line drive in the head. O’Neal managed to walk off under his own power and was alert and talking, with no obvious injury.

Game & team information
Date: July 28, 2007	Division: Independent League / South Coast League
Location: Macon, GA	Field: Luther Williams Field
Attendance: 799	Starting time: 7:05 PM

Score
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Music	0	0	0	0	2	1	7	2	0	12	15	3
Juice	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	1

Box scores / batting
Macon Music	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG
Carlos Arroyo (SS)	4	1	1	1	.293
Dorian Rojas (3B)	6	2	2	2	.296
Scott Robinson (1B)	4	1	2	2	.327
Casey Garrison (LF)	3	1	1	0	.301
Charles O'Neil (P)	0	0	0	0	.000
Jason Lowey (PH)	1	0	0	0	.500
Rudolph Quinonez (P)	0	0	0	0	.143
Chris Colton (CF)	4	2	4	0	.500
Felipe Del Rosario (C)	6	1	2	3	.278
Ashley Hooks (2B)	4	1	1	2	.355
Travis Wiley (SS)	4	2	1	0	.178
Nick Utley (P)	3	1	1	1	.136
Triston Cortez (LF)	1	0	0	0	.250
Macon Music totals:	40	12	15	11

Bradenton Juice	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG
Willie James (SS)	4	0	2	0	.387
Jean Castro (PR / SS)	0	0	0	0	.286
Luke Barganier (CF)	2	1	0	0	.279
Al Corbeil (RF)	4	0	0	1	.291
Eddie Kim (1B)	3	0	0	0	.265
Julius Thames (2B)	5	0	0	0	.316
Mikela Olsen (LF)	4	0	1	0	.232
Brenan Herrera (3B)	4	0	1	0	.234
Andrew York (C)	2	1	0	0	.196
Nick Corbeil (C)	0	0	0	0	.204
Lavelle Morgan (P)	2	0	0	0	.241
Jim O'Malia (P)	0	0	0	0	.000
Steve Alverson (P)	0	0	0	0	.000
Noah Peery (PH)	1	0	0	0	.281
Derek Hawk (P)	0	0	0	0	.444
Zach Woodward (PH / P)	1	0	0	0	.264
Bradenton Juice totals:	32	2	4	1

Box scores / pitching
Macon Music	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Nick Utley	6	2	0	0	3	4	0	3.83
Charles O'Neal	2	2	1	1	3	2	0	4.61
Rudolph Quinonez	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	5.24

Bradenton Juice	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Lavelle Morgan	5 1/3	4	3	3	3	5	0	3.59
Jim O'Malia	2/3	5	6	6	1	0	0	4.83
Steve Alverson	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	7.67
Derek Hawk	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	6.39
Zach Woodward	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Additional stats

Winning Pitcher: Nick Utley (3 - 1)

Losing Pitcher: Lavelle Morgan (5 - 5)

Save: none

Wild Pitch: none

Passed Ball: none

Hit By Pitch: none

Strikeouts: Willie James, Al Corbeil 2, Eddie Kim, Julius Thames 2, Mikela Olsen, Carlos Arroyo, Scott Robinson, Felipe Del Rosario, Ashley Hooks, Travis Wiley, Nick Utley, Triston Cortez

Walks: Luke Barganier 2, Eddie Kim 2, Mikela Olsen, Andrew York 2, Scott Robinson, Casey Garrison, Chris Colton, Ashley Hooks, Travis Wiley

Intentional Walks: none

Stolen Bases: Travis Wiley (3), Julius Thames (16)

Caught Stealing: none

2B: Dorian Rojas 2 (15, 16), Scott Robinson (21), Brenan Herrera (7)

3B: none

Home Run(s): Felipe Del Rosario (4)

Left on Base: Macon Music - 12, Bradenton Juice - 13

Double plays: Macon Music - 1, Bradenton Juice - 1

Errors: names not listed in box score

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