Win: Kevin Nitkowski (3-0) Loss: Charlie Parent (0-2)
Save: Trevor Renko (5)
Inning: 1 Colorado Charlie Parent pitching. Takaaki Horita flies out to the right fielder. Earl McCurry flies out to the right fielder. Tim Benz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Kevin Nitkowski pitching. Billy Morris strikes out. Teddy Baseball singles to right field. Lancelot Smith-Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Teddy Baseball advances to second on the play. Bob Titcomb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Denny Rowan flies out to the center fielder. Hybo Glowfeather doubles to left field. Leris Gonzalez strikes out. George Culver grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jim Arroyo flies out to the right fielder. Bill Berly grounds out to the second baseman. Noble Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Mike Apodaca flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Nitkowski lines out to the first baseman. Takaaki Horita strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ezra Nehemiah singles to center field. Ezra Nehemiah steals second. Charlie Parent lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Morris grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Teddy Baseball flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Earl McCurry strikes out. Tim Benz grounds out to the third baseman. Denny Rowan singles to left field. Hybo Glowfeather singles to center field. Denny Rowan advances to third on the hit. Leris Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Lancelot Smith-Jones flies out to the right fielder. Bob Titcomb strikes out. Jim Arroyo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado George Culver strikes out. Mike Apodaca flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Nitkowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Berly flies out to the center fielder. Noble Barnes grounds out to the third baseman. Ezra Nehemiah singles to center field. Charlie Parent singles to left field. Billy Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Takaaki Horita lines out to the third baseman. Earl McCurry pops out to the second baseman. Tim Benz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Teddy Baseball singles to center field. Lancelot Smith-Jones flies out to the left fielder. Bob Titcomb singles to right field. Jim Arroyo flies out to the center fielder. Bill Berly singles to center field. Noble Barnes singles to center field. Teddy Baseball scores. Bob Titcomb scores. Ezra Nehemiah grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Noble Barnes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Colorado Denny Rowan walks. Hybo Glowfeather hits a home run. Denny Rowan scores. Leris Gonzalez singles to center field. George Culver singles to right field. Mike Apodaca singles to left field. Leris Gonzalez scores. George Culver advances to third on the hit. Kevin Nitkowski pops out to the first baseman. Takaaki Horita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Culver scores. Mike Apodaca advances to second on the play. Tony Silverio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl McCurry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tony Silverio grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Morris flies out to the left fielder. Teddy Baseball grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Tim Benz flies out to the right fielder. Denny Rowan pops out to the first baseman. Hybo Glowfeather singles to right field. Leris Gonzalez walks. George Culver grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Leris Gonzalez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lancelot Smith-Jones flies out to the right fielder. Bob Titcomb grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Arroyo hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Berly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Mike Apodaca flies out to the center fielder. Kent Scott is pinch hitting for Kevin Nitkowski. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kent Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Takaaki Horita flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Trevor Renko pitching. Noble Barnes singles to right field. Ezra Nehemiah grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Noble Barnes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Phil Craft is pinch hitting for Tony Silverio. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Phil Craft strikes out. Billy Morris pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Becquer improves in arm Art Hutchison improves in range Hilly Pickett improves in velocity Dick Alexander did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Bowen did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Harris did not respond to coaching in control Steve Klugmann improves in contact_vs_righty Dewey Tyack did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Harris improves in control Dewey Tyack did not respond to coaching in LF