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 Anchorage Bucs vs Alaska Goldpanners (July 7, 2004)

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Anchorage Bucs 6, Alaska Goldpanners 3 (Jul 07, 2004 at Fairbanks)
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Anchorage Bucs......   001 003 002  -  6 16  1
Alaska Goldpanners.. 200 000 100  -  3  7  1
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Win-Olson  Save-Wilson  Loss-Hamblet




WRITTEN BY ANDY STERNS


Consider two tough situations for a centerfielder to find himself in: the first is in a slump, but while the team is on a tear (winning 11 of its first 12 games); and of course that ballplayer is first and foremost just happy that the team is wining, but even so, everyone on the team still wants to contribute to the winning cause and play as well as possible.

The second, and even more difficult situation, is when that same ballplayer really turns it around at the plate, and starts hitting on a streak; while at the same time the team begins to find the wins much harder to come by.

"I'd much rather go 'oh-for' and have the team win," said Goldpanner centerfielder and leadoff hitter Trevor Mortenson, after Wednesday's game against the Anchorage Bucs.

The result was a tough 6-3 loss for the Goldpanners, in a game in which the Panners led through the sixth inning, and on a windy night when Mortenson held the hottest bat for the team and finished 4-5 at the plate.

"It's kind of a double standard," said Mortenson. "I'm starting to bat now, but the team's not winning."

Immediately after the team wrapped up a win a week and a half ago in the final game of their first home stand - the Goldpanners ninth win in a row- Mortenson went into the coaches' office to study videotape of his swing. He had gotten only seven hits in those nine games, and the slugger from Santa Ana College, who led the Orange Empire Conference this Spring in batting average, hitting .503, and in home runs, with 13, was trying to identify the reasons why he wasn't performing up to his usual standard at the plate.

"Every good hitter goes through a slump," Panners head coach Ed Cheff told Mortenson after Mortenson had finished watching the tape. Cheff then gave Mortenson some suggestions how to work out some things that he'd noticed about Mortenson's swing; and the coach took a batter's stance to demonstrate a few key points.

And through the difficult 1-4 road trip, and a split of the first two of this four-game series with the Bucs, Mortenson kept working.

"Me and coach Cheff, we went into the cage and changed my hands for a better grip," said Mortenson. "There was a timing issue with my front foot, I was doing something kind of loopy. But it's starting to come together."

"Starting" to come together is an understatement, because Mortenson is already hitting the ball extremely well, but he was understandably down after Wednesday night's loss.

Mortenson was the only Goldpanner who was able to consistently solve Bucs starting pitcher Garrett Olson, and Mortenson got the Panners off to a hot start, when he led off the bottom of the first with a single and advanced to third on a throwing error by Olson, and scored on an RBI single by catcher Paul Keck.

Olson allowed two runs on four hits in the first inning (DH Brian Jeroloman and rightfielder Jordan Struble also singled, and Jeroloman scored on Struble's hit); and Olson allowed one run on four walks and a Mortenson single in a shaky seventh; but other than that, Olson was lights out- after the first inning he didn't give up a hit to anyone but Mortenson over the next seven.


Bucs closer Jon Wilson came on to relieve Olson in the ninth, and Mortenson was the only Goldpanner to get a hit off of Wilson.

"This is a game of inches," said Mortenson, reflecting on both his turnaround at the plate and the fortunes of his team . "And every day is a new day. I don't get down on myself, and when you're not hitting or you're not winning the only place to go is up."

 

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Anchorage Bucs vs Alaska Goldpanners (Jul 07, 2004)
Box score 


                      2004 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks
                      Anchorage Bucs at Alaska Goldpanners
                      Jul 07, 2004 at Fairbanks (Growden)

Anchorage Bucs 6

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Truan Mehl cf............  4  0  1  0   0  1  1  0   2
Tuffy Gossovich c........  3  0  1  1   0  1  7  1   1
 Priess c................  2  0  1  0   0  1  3  0   1
Brandon Roberts dh.......  5  2  4  0   0  1  0  0   0
Brett Berglund 3b........  5  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   1
Isaac Omura 2b...........  5  2  4  2   0  0  1  3   0
Travis Becktel rf........  4  1  1  0   1  2  3  0   0
Jim Geldhof 1b...........  5  0  1  2   0  1  9  1   3
Greg Kish lf.............  5  0  2  1   0  2  0  0   3
Jon Wilson ss............  3  1  0  0   1  1  2  7   0
Garrett Olson p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 Wilson2 p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 41  6 16  6   2 11 27 12  11

Alaska Goldpanners 3

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Trevor Mortensen cf......  5  1  4  0   0  1  2  0   0
Mike Lissman lf..........  4  0  0  0   1  2  1  1   2
Cameron Blair 2b.........  3  0  0  1   1  0  3  1   0
Paul Keck c..............  4  1  1  1   0  0 11  1   3
Brian Jeroloman dh.......  3  0  1  0   1  2  0  0   0
Jordan Struble rf........  4  0  1  1   0  0  1  0   1
David Moore 3b...........  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
Jose Castanon ph/3b.....  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Joe Persichina 1b........  3  0  0  0   0  1  8  0   0
Arman Sidhu ss...........  2  1  0  0   2  1  1  2   0
Reid Hamblet p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Brett Andrade p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 32  3  7  3   5  8 27  7   8

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Anchorage Bucs...... 001 003 002 -  6 16  1
Alaska Goldpanners.. 200 000 100 -  3  7  1
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E - Olson; Persichina. DP - Bucs 1. LOB - Bucs 11; Goldpanners 8. HR -
Omura. HBP - Persichina. SH - Mehl. SB - Mehl; Mortensen. CS - Omura.

Anchorage Bucs         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Garrett Olson.......  8.0  6  3  1  4  7 29 34
Wilson2.............  1.0  1  0  0  1  1  3  4

Alaska Goldpanners     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Reid Hamblet........  6.1 12  4  2  1  8 29 31
Brett Andrade.......  2.2  4  2  2  1  3 12 13

Win - Olson.  Loss - Hamblet.  Save - Wilson2 .
WP - Hamblet. HBP - by Olson (Persichina).
Umpires -
Start:   Time:   Attendance:
Game: 04_07-07


Play-by-Play


                      2004 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks
              Anchorage Bucs at Alaska Goldpanners - Play-by-Play
                      Jul 07, 2004 at Fairbanks (Growden)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Anchorage Bucs...... 001 003 002 -  6 16  1
Alaska Goldpanners.. 200 000 100 -  3  7  1
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Anchorage Bucs starters: 19/cf Mehl; 11/c Gossovich; 8/dh Roberts; 25/3b Berglund;
17/2b Omura; 16/rf Becktel; 7/1b Geldhof; 34/lf Kish; 12/ss Wilson; 23/p Olson;
Alaska Goldpanners starters: 0/cf Mortensen; 6/lf Lissman; 0/2b Blair; 51/c Keck;
0/dh Jeroloman; 8/rf Struble; 30/3b Moore; 10/1b Persichina; 2/ss Sidhu; 14/p
Hamblet;

Anchorage Bucs 1st - Mehl struck out. Gossovich flied out to lf. Roberts
struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 1st - Mortensen singled. Lissman out on batter's
interference. Blair flied out to rf. Mortensen advanced to second on an error by p,
advanced to third. Keck singled, RBI; Mortensen scored, unearned. Jeroloman singled;
Keck advanced to second. Struble singled, RBI; Jeroloman advanced to third; Keck
scored, unearned. Moore struck out. 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 2nd - Berglund singled. Omura singled; Berglund advanced to
second. Becktel struck out. Geldhof struck out. Kish struck out. 0 runs, 2 hits,
0 errors, 2 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 2nd - Persichina hit by pitch. Sidhu popped up to 1b;
Persichina advanced to second. Mortensen singled; Persichina advanced to third.
Mortensen stole second; Persichina out at home c to ss to c. Lissman struck out
looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 3rd - Wilson walked. Mehl grounded out to 2b, SAC; Wilson
advanced to second. Gossovich singled, RBI; Wilson scored. Gossovich out at second
lf to 2b. Roberts singled. Berglund popped up to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 3rd - Blair flied out to rf. Keck grounded out to ss.
Jeroloman walked. Struble popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 4th - Omura singled. Becktel struck out. Omura out at second c
to ss, caught stealing. Geldhof popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 4th - Moore flied out to rf. Persichina out at first 1b to
p. Sidhu struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 5th - Kish singled. Kish advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Wilson struck out looking. Mehl popped up to 1b. Gossovich struck out. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 5th - Mortensen struck out looking. Lissman struck out.
Blair popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 6th - Roberts singled. Berglund grounded out to 1b unassisted;
Roberts advanced to second. Omura singled; Roberts advanced to third. Becktel
singled; Omura advanced to second. Geldhof reached on an error by 1b, 2 RBI; Becktel
advanced to second; Omura scored, unearned; Roberts scored, unearned. Kish singled,
RBI; Geldhof advanced to second; Becktel scored. Wilson flied out to cf; Geldhof
advanced to third. Mehl reached on a fielder's choice; Kish out at second ss to 2b.
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 6th - Priess to c for Gossovich. Keck flied out to cf.
Jeroloman struck out looking. Struble grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 7th - Priess singled. Roberts singled; Priess advanced to
second. Berglund grounded out to p; Roberts advanced to second; Priess advanced to
third. Andrade to p for Hamblet. Omura grounded out to p. Becktel walked. Geldhof
flied out to cf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 7th - Moore grounded out to 2b. Persichina grounded out to
ss. Sidhu walked. Mortensen singled; Sidhu advanced to second. Lissman walked;
Mortensen advanced to second; Sidhu advanced to third. Blair walked, RBI; Lissman
advanced to second; Mortensen advanced to third; Sidhu scored. Keck reached on a
fielder's choice; Blair out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3
LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 8th - Kish popped up to 1b. Wilson grounded out to ss. Mehl
singled. Mehl stole second. Priess struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 8th - Jeroloman struck out. Struble grounded out to ss.
Castanon pinch hit for Moore. Castanon to 3b. Castanon grounded out to 2b. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 9th - Roberts singled. Berglund struck out. Omura homered, 2
RBI; Roberts scored. Becktel flied out to rf. Geldhof singled. Kish struck out. 2
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 9th - Wilson2 to p for Olson. Persichina struck out
looking. Sidhu walked. Mortensen singled; Sidhu advanced to second. Lissman grounded
into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Mortensen out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Line score


Anchorage Bucs 6, Alaska Goldpanners 3 (Jul 07, 2004 at Fairbanks)
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Anchorage Bucs...... 001 003 002  -  6 16  1
Alaska Goldpanners.. 200 000 100  -  3  7  1
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Pitchers: Anchorage Bucs - Olson; Wilson2(9). Alaska Goldpanners - Hamblet; Andrade(7).
Win-Olson  Save-Wilson2  Loss-Hamblet  T-  A-0
HR 04_BUCS - Omura.
Game: 04_07-07

 

	

 

 


 




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