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2004 Goldpanners
AIA-ALASKA vs Alaska Goldpanners (Jun 26, 2004)

Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks

June 26
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AIA-ALASKA

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AIA-ALASKA.......... 000 010 000  -  1 11  0
Alaska Goldpanners.. 100 100 10X  -  3  6  0
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Pitchers: Win-Timmons  Loss-Penn


SEAN TIMMONS
#33

       IP    H  R ER BB SO  AB BF  
 9.0    11   1   1    0     2   34   35



WRITTEN BY ANDY STERNS

If James Brown wasn't the godfather of soul, but was a ballplayer instead, he'd feel right at home in the Goldpanners dugout. The "hardest working man in show business" would appreciate the extra effort the Panners put in everyday to improve their game; and the overtime payoff is an early lead in Alaska Baseball League standings- after the Panners completed a sweep of their league- opening three-game series with the Athletes in Action Fire.

Before games, the Panners run and stretch to warm up, and take batting and fielding practice, but it's after games, when the work ethic head coach Ed Cheff and his staff instill in their squad is most evident. After a long, hot stint at the ballpark it would be easy to just call it a night, and go out to dinner, but instead the players line up to run wind sprints and do sit-ups, and the coaches work with pitchers throwing in the bullpen. And after their post-game work, some of the Goldpanners head into the weight room for more.

"We spend more time on conditioning and it's helped us in the past," said Cheff. "Our guys are thinking of playing in Wichita (at the National Baseball Congress Championships) in August. It's a long season so what you do in June and July is important to keep these guys in good shape."

But before beginning the post-game workout following their 3-1 win over the Fire Saturday night, the Panners first congratulated, with handshakes and hugs, the team's genuine working man, their right-handed ace Sean Timmons, who had just pitched a complete game to send his teammates off undefeated in league play, on the first road trip of the season.

Timmons will stay in Fairbanks because he's really got some work to do- the 2003 ABL Player of the Year is a full-time phlebotomist at the Tanana Valley Clinic- and it's Timmons' workmanlike approach to pitching that prevented any letdown on Saturday; when he took the mound in front of a much smaller and quieter crowd than the cheering 3,500 solstice celebrants who watched him pick up the win in his previous start in Monday's Midnight Sun Game.

"I keep my focus on the pitching," said Timmons, when asked if he was affected by the big change in atmosphere at Growden Park between the two starts. "I just go out there and throw strikes. I still have a job to do."

Timmons surrendered 11 hits, but just that single run, a homer hit by AIA right fielder Timothy Edmeads in the top of the fifth.

"He hit a mistake," said Timmons. "You've got to give him credit, but it's only one run. You just limit the damage and keep going. "

Timmons said that his pitches were working better for him as the game wore on, and that he's pitching more effectively with every start.

"I felt pretty good out there," said Timmons. "I think I'm getting better every game. I got my slider back tonight and I'm starting to use it a little more. I picked up the pace with it and the last three or four innings I was getting more aggressive with it."

Timmons' outing was the first complete game by a Panner pitcher this season.

"I think I usually get one or two (complete games) a year," said Timmons. "If I feel good I think Cheff's going to leave me out there."

Timmons never got into too much trouble the entire game, and good defensive support got him out of a couple of jams, when the Fire threatened to score with runners on base. Timmons gave up three bases hits and loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the seventh, but shortstop Arman Sidhu caught a rocket of a low line drive to end that threat; and third baseman Allen Balmer backhanded a hard hit ground ball in the fifth, with Fire on first and second, and made a strong throw to Joe Persichina at first for the third out of the inning. Timmons and Sidhu teamed to end the third inning when Timmons threw to Sidhu, covering second, and picked off Fire centerfielder Scott Rooker.

"That wasn't my call," said Timmons, of the decision to make the throw. "It was Arman's, and a good call by him"

The Panners tagged AIA starter Michael Penn for just four base hits in six innings, but turned two of them into runs to give Timmons all the cushion he needed. The Panners leadoff hitter, centerfielder Trevor Mortensen, singled in his first at-bat, stole second, took third on an infield groundout, and scored on a passed ball.

In the fourth, Panners second baseman Cameron Blair, who finished 2-4 on the night, took advantage of two passed balls, to take second and third, after he singled to get on base, and scored on a Paul Keck sacrifice fly.

Keck picked up his second RBI of the night in the seventh, when he drilled a pitch from reliever Logan Boutilier over the left field fence; and while Keck has been the most dangerous Goldpanner at the plate so far this season, the Fire kept him in check in the first two games of the series- only because they kept hitting him with pitches.

"They think that we're giving signs," said Cheff, explaining why AIA kept throwing at Keck. "They were trying to make a statement."

Keck was hit by pitches twice in each of the first two games of the series- and each time Keck just dropped his bat and ran to first; he didn't yell or gesture at the pitchers- so on Saturday, when the Fire finally pitched him fairly, Keck simply responded with a statement of his own.

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AIA-ALASKA vs Alaska Goldpanners (Jun 26, 2004)
Box score 


                      2004 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks
                        AIA-ALASKA at Alaska Goldpanners
                      Jun 26, 2004 at Fairbanks (Growden)

AIA-ALASKA 1

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Michael Jacobellis 2b....  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   4
Matthew Barber ss........  4  0  0  0   0  0  0  5   1
Andrew Scheidt 3b........  4  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   0
Brandon Hall 1b..........  4  0  2  0   0  0 10  1   0
Andrew Holder lf.........  4  0  0  0   0  1  5  0   0
Timothy Edmeads rf.......  4  1  3  1   0  0  1  0   0
Tyler Meigs dh...........  4  0  2  0   0  0  0  0   1
Bradley Canada c.........  3  0  3  0   0  0  4  0   0
 Israel Victor c.........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Scott Rooker cf..........  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
Michael Penn p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  1   0
Totals................... 34  1 11  1   0  2 24 10   7

Alaska Goldpanners 3

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Trevor Mortensen cf......  4  1  1  0   0  0  1  0   3
Joe Persichina 1b........  4  0  0  0   0  0 13  0   0
Mike Lissman lf..........  4  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Blair 2b.................  4  1  2  0   0  0  3  5   0
Paul Keck c..............  2  1  1  2   0  0  2  1   1
Allen Balmer 3b..........  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  2   0
David Moore dh...........  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Johnny Coit rf...........  3  0  2  0   0  0  4  0   0
Arman Sidhu ss...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  2  1   0
Jordan Struble ss.......  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Ray Ravago ss...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
Sean Timmons p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  2   0
Totals................... 29  3  6  2   0  3 27 14   4

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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AIA-ALASKA.......... 000 010 000 -  1 11  0
Alaska Goldpanners.. 100 100 10X -  3  6  0
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DP - Goldpanners 2. LOB - AIA-AK 7; Goldpanners 4. 2B - Canada. HR -
Edmeads; Keck. HBP - Moore. SH - Jacobellis. SF - Keck. SB - Hall; Rooker;
Coit. CS - Meigs.

AIA-ALASKA             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Michael Penn........  8.0  6  3  3  0  3 29 31

Alaska Goldpanners     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Sean Timmons........  9.0 11  1  1  0  2 34 35

Win - Timmons.  Loss - Penn.  Save - None.
HBP - by Penn (Moore). PB - Canada 3.
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Start:   Time:   Attendance:
Game: 04_06-26


Play-by-Play


                      2004 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks
                AIA-ALASKA at Alaska Goldpanners - Play-by-Play
                      Jun 26, 2004 at Fairbanks (Growden)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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AIA-ALASKA.......... 000 010 000 -  1 11  0
Alaska Goldpanners.. 100 100 10X -  3  6  0
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AIA-ALASKA starters: 5/2b Jacobellis; 15/ss Barber; 9/3b Scheidt; 18/1b Hall; 25/lf
Holder; 34/rf Edmeads; 50/dh Meigs; 22/c Canada; 8/cf Rooker; 29/p Penn;
Alaska Goldpanners starters: 0/cf Mortensen; 10/1b Persichina; 6/lf Lissman; 0/2b
Blair; 51/c Keck; 25/3b Balmer; 30/dh Moore; 20/rf Coit; 2/ss Sidhu; 33/p Timmons;

AIA-ALASKA 1st - Jacobellis grounded out to 1b unassisted. Barber popped up
to p. Scheidt popped up to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 1st - Mortensen singled. Persichina grounded out to 2b;
Mortensen advanced to second. Lissman grounded out to ss. Blair singled; Mortensen
advanced to third. Mortensen scored on a passed ball. Keck popped up to c. 1 run,
2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

AIA-ALASKA 2nd - Hall singled. Hall stole second. Holder flied out to cf.
Edmeads grounded out to 2b; Hall advanced to third. Meigs flied out to rf. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 2nd - Balmer grounded out to ss. Moore grounded out to ss.
Coit grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

AIA-ALASKA 3rd - Canada singled. Rooker grounded out to p, stole first;
Canada advanced to second. Jacobellis grounded out to p, SAC; Canada advanced to
third. Barber lined out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 3rd - Sidhu grounded out to ss. Mortensen lined out to lf.
Persichina popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

AIA-ALASKA 4th - Scheidt struck out. Hall singled. Holder hit into double
play ss to 2b to 1b; Hall out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 4th - Lissman flied out to rf. Blair singled. Blair
advanced to second on a passed ball. Blair advanced to third on a passed ball. Keck
flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Blair scored. Balmer struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

AIA-ALASKA 5th - Edmeads homered, RBI. Meigs singled. Meigs out at first c to
1b, caught stealing. Canada doubled. Rooker lined out to 2b. Jacobellis grounded out
to 3b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 5th - Moore lined out to 1b. Coit singled. Sidhu struck
out; Coit stole second. Mortensen grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

AIA-ALASKA 6th - Barber grounded out to 3b. Scheidt grounded out to 1b
unassisted. Hall flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 6th - Persichina out at first 1b to p. Lissman popped up
to p. Blair flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

AIA-ALASKA 7th - Holder struck out. Edmeads singled. Meigs reached on a
fielder's choice; Edmeads out at second 2b to ss. Canada singled; Meigs advanced to
second. Rooker singled; Canada advanced to second; Meigs advanced to third.
Jacobellis lined out to ss. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 7th - Keck homered, RBI. Balmer flied out to lf. Moore hit
by pitch. Coit singled; Moore advanced to second. Struble to ss for Sidhu. Struble
struck out. Mortensen flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

AIA-ALASKA 8th - Barber grounded out to 2b. Ravago to ss for Struble. Scheidt
grounded out to ss. Hall flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 8th - Persichina grounded out to 2b. Lissman grounded out
to 3b. Blair flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

AIA-ALASKA 9th - Holder grounded out to ss. Edmeads singled. Meigs singled;
Edmeads advanced to third. Victor to c for Canada. Victor hit into double play ss to
2b to 1b; Meigs out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Line score


Alaska Goldpanners 3, AIA-ALASKA 1 (Jun 26, 2004 at Fairbanks)
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AIA-ALASKA.......... 000 010 000  -  1 11  0
Alaska Goldpanners.. 100 100 10X  -  3  6  0
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Pitchers: AIA-ALASKA - Penn. Alaska Goldpanners - Timmons.
Win-Timmons  Loss-Penn 
HR 04_AIA - Edmeads.
HR 2004_GP - Keck.

 

 


 




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