Schwinden, Thompson spark Panners victory

By ADAM RAEDER, Staff Writer

Chris Schwinden pitched eight scoreless innings and Mark Thompson continued to provide an offensive spark as the Alaska Goldpanners beat the Anchorage Bucs 9-1 Saturday at Growden Memorial Park.

Schwinden, who allowed one run through nine innings in his last start, spread five hits over eight innings while striking out three.

"(Schwinden) mixed speeds on us," said Bucs head coach Mike Garcia. "He did a really nice job of throwing first-pitch strikes with all three of his pitches. He kept us off balance. He did a nice job."

The low strike out total was all part of Schwinden's strategy--let them hit the ball and trust your defense to do the rest.

"I'm trying to let them hit the ball," Schwinden said. "I'm trying to let them get themselves out, and they did."

The strategy worked well for Schwinden, who had good break to his curveball, giving plenty of chances to a Panners defense that committed five errors Friday but played mistake-free baseball Saturday.

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And according to Schwinden, it's the defense and not him that deserves the credit.

"I could have been better," Schwinden said. "On 0-2 pitches, I could have put them in better spots. All in all, our offense did great and our defense was there with me."

The offense was spurred on by leadoff hitter Thompson, whose ability to get on base has helped the Panners break out of their batting slump.

"Thompson is getting it done; his on-base percentage is incredible," said Panners head coach Ed Cheff. "That's a key thing, if you can get the leadoff hitter going."

Thompson reached base in four of his five at-bats, scoring three runs and driving in two more.

"I'm feeling good right now," Thompson said. "I'm just trying to stay hot right now. Hopefully I can string off some more hits, and hopefully some more wins as well."

Thompson, who admits to crowding the plate, got things started for the Panners in the bottom of the first, as Bucs starter You Lin-Po's first pitch hit Thompson in the small of the back.

Thompson stole second, and scored the Panners' first run on a single up the middle by left fielder Mike Lissman.

The Panners broke the game open in the fourth inning.

After right fielder Chris Fox was hit by a pitch to start the inning, Jovanny Bramasco sacrificed him over to second, and second baseman Lan Shao-Bai walked to put runners at first and second.

The two runners scored when Thompson drove a 2-1 You offering to deep left center field for a triple.

Two batters latter, Lissman picked up his second RBI on the night, driving in Thompson after beating out a bunt back to the pitcher.

It marked the end of the night for You, who allowed four runs on five hits through 3 2/3 innings.

"I'm very disappointed," Garcia said of You, who entered the game with a 2.17 ERA, best among Bucs starters. "He did not compete at all. He went through the motions; he was basically a very average pitcher. He got off to a rough start and never recovered."

The Bucs only got three runners into scoring position during Schwinden's eight innings and only threatened to score in the top of the seventh.

Bucs first baseman Jason Castro lead off the inning by lacing a single to right field, and advanced to third on a Robert Taylor single. But Schwinden got catcher Kyle Henson to ground out to second, ending the threat.

The Bucs picked up their one run in the ninth inning off reliever Brad Schwarzenbach, when right fielder Bryan Petersen doubled to lead off the inning and came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Rylan Sandoval.

It took awhile, but Thompson said that taking this series from the Bucs showed that the Panners were back on the right track.

"I think we're starting to put things together," Thompson said. "We started off a little slow, but we're starting to pull it together, and buy into how we're going to play baseball up here."

Staff Writer Adam Raeder can be reached at 459-7583 or araeder@newsminer.com .

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Anchorage Bucs vs Alaska Goldpanners (Jul 08, 2006)

• Box score (NCAA)
• Play-by-Play
• Line score

Box score (NCAA)

                            The Automated ScoreBook
                      Anchorage Bucs at Alaska Goldpanners
                  Jul 08, 2006 at Fairbanks, AK (Growden Park)

Anchorage Bucs 1

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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K. Koski lf..............  4  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
D. Duggan cf.............  4  0  0  0   0  1  5  0   1
B. Petersen rf...........  3  1  1  0   1  0  5  1   0
J. Castro 1b.............  4  0  1  0   0  0  3  0   1
R. Sandoval 2b...........  3  0  0  1   0  1  2  1   0
I. Davis dh..............  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
R. Taylor 3b.............  2  0  1  0   1  0  0  0   0
K. Hensen c..............  3  0  1  0   0  0  5  1   2
C. Fuller ss.............  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  1   1
Po Yu p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 J. McCarty p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 K. Bailey p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 C. Stansbury p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 30  1  6  1   2  4 24  5   5

Alaska Goldpanners 9

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Mark Thompson ss.........  3  3  2  2   0  0  0  1   2
Chu Yuan-Chin cf.........  5  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
Mike Lissman lf..........  4  0  2  2   1  1  3  0   0
Geoff Byrns 1b...........  4  1  1  0   1  1 11  0   3
Joe Persichina dh........  4  2  2  0   0  1  0  0   3
Jessie Mier c............  4  0  1  2   0  1  3  0   2
 D. Knutz c..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Chris Fox rf.............  4  1  1  0   0  1  6  0   0
Jovanny Bramasco 3b......  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  2   0
Lan Shao-Bai 2b..........  3  2  2  0   1  0  2  6   1
Chris Schwinden p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 B. Schwarzenbach p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 34  9 13  7   3  5 27 10  11

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
Anchorage Bucs...... 000 000 001 -  1  6  1
Alaska Goldpanners.. 100 303 11X -  9 13  0
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E - R. Sandoval. DP - Bucs 1; Goldpanners 1. LOB - Bucs 5; Goldpanners 11.
2B - B. Petersen; K. Hensen; G. Byrns. 3B - M. Thompson. HBP - M. Thompson
2; J.Persichina; J. Mier; C. Fox; J. Bramasco. SH - J. Bramasco. SF - R.
Sandoval. SB - M. Thompson 2; Yuan-Chin; J.Persichina. CS - K. Hensen.

Anchorage Bucs         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Po Yu...............  3.2  5  4  4  1  4 16 21
J. McCarty..........  2.0  3  2  1  1  1  8 10
K. Bailey...........  0.1  1  1  1  0  0  1  2
C. Stansbury........  2.0  4  2  2  1  0  9 11

Alaska Goldpanners     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Chris Schwinden.....  8.0  5  0  0  2  3 27 29
B. Schwarzenbach....  1.0  1  1  1  0  1  3  4

Win - C. Schwinden.  Loss - Po Yu.  Save - None.
WP - C. Stansbury; C. Schwinden. HBP - by Po Yu (M. Thompson); by Po Yu (J.
Bramasco); by Po Yu (C. Fox); by J. McCarty (J. Mier); by K. Bailey
(J.Persichina); by C. Stansbury (M. Thompson). PB - K. Hensen 3.
Umpires -
Start:   Time:   Attendance:
Game: 06_07-08

Play-by-Play

                            The Automated ScoreBook
              Anchorage Bucs at Alaska Goldpanners - Play-by-Play
                  Jul 08, 2006 at Fairbanks, AK (Growden Park)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Anchorage Bucs...... 000 000 001 -  1  6  1
Alaska Goldpanners.. 100 303 11X -  9 13  0
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Anchorage Bucs starters: 0/lf K. Koski; 0/cf D. Duggan; 0/rf B. Petersen; 0/1b
J. Castro; 0/2b R. Sandoval; 0/dh I. Davis; 0/3b R. Taylor; 0/c K. Hensen; 0/ss
C. Fuller; 0/p Po Yu;
Alaska Goldpanners starters: 4/ss M. Thompson; 49/cf Yuan-Chin; 3/lf M.
Lissman; 6/1b G. Byrns; 9/dh J.Persichina; 32/c J. Mier; 10/rf C. Fox; 14/3b J.
Bramasco; 8/2b Shao-Bai; 25/p C. Schwinden;

Anchorage Bucs 1st - K. Koski popped up to 1b. D. Duggan flied out to
rf. B. Petersen walked. B. Petersen advanced to second on a wild pitch. J.
Castro grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 1st - M. Thompson hit by pitch. Yuan-Chin flied out
to cf. M. Thompson stole second. M. Lissman singled, RBI; M. Thompson scored.
G. Byrns flied out to rf. J.Persichina flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 2nd - R. Sandoval struck out. I. Davis flied out to lf.
R. Taylor popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 2nd - J. Mier flied out to rf. C. Fox struck out. J.
Bramasco hit by pitch. Shao-Bai singled; J. Bramasco advanced to second. M.
Thompson flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 3rd - K. Hensen doubled. K. Hensen out at third p to 3b,
caught stealing. C. Fuller popped up to 1b. K. Koski singled. D. Duggan flied
out to rf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 3rd - Yuan-Chin reached on an error by 2b. M. Lissman
struck out. G. Byrns struck out. Yuan-Chin stole second. J.Persichina singled;
Yuan-Chin advanced to third. J.Persichina stole second. J. Mier struck out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 4th - B. Petersen flied out to lf. J. Castro flied out to
rf. R. Sandoval grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 4th - C. Fox hit by pitch. J. Bramasco grounded out
to p, SAC; C. Fox advanced to second. Shao-Bai walked. M. Thompson tripled, 2
RBI; Shao-Bai scored; C. Fox scored. Yuan-Chin flied out to cf. M. Lissman
singled, RBI; M. Thompson scored. J. McCarty to p for Po Yu. G. Byrns doubled;
M. Lissman advanced to third. J.Persichina struck out. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 5th - I. Davis popped up to 1b. R. Taylor walked. K.
Hensen reached on a fielder's choice; R. Taylor out at second 3b to 2b. C.
Fuller grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 5th - J. Mier hit by pitch. C. Fox flied out to ss.
J. Mier advanced to second on a passed ball. J. Bramasco singled; J. Mier
advanced to third. Shao-Bai grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; J.
Bramasco out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 6th - K. Koski grounded out to 2b. D. Duggan flied out to
rf. B. Petersen flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 6th - M. Thompson singled. M. Thompson stole second.
Yuan-Chin flied out to rf. M. Lissman flied out to rf. G. Byrns walked. K.
Bailey to p for J. McCarty. G. Byrns advanced to second on a passed ball; M.
Thompson advanced to third. J.Persichina hit by pitch. M. Thompson scored on a
passed ball. J. Mier singled, 2 RBI; J.Persichina scored; G. Byrns scored,
unearned. J. Mier out at second rf to ss. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 7th - J. Castro singled. R. Sandoval flied out to rf. I.
Davis struck out. R. Taylor singled; J. Castro advanced to third. K. Hensen
grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 7th - C. Stansbury to p for K. Bailey. C. Fox popped
up to 1b. J. Bramasco flied out to rf. Shao-Bai singled. M. Thompson hit by
pitch; Shao-Bai advanced to second. Yuan-Chin singled, advanced to second, RBI;
M. Thompson advanced to third; Shao-Bai scored. M. Lissman walked. G. Byrns
flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 8th - C. Fuller singled. K. Koski grounded into double
play ss to 2b to 1b; C. Fuller out on the play. D. Duggan struck out. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 8th - J.Persichina singled. J. Mier flied out to lf.
C. Fox singled; J.Persichina advanced to third. C. Fox out at second c to 2b.
J.Persichina scored on a wild pitch. J. Bramasco flied out to lf. 1 run, 2
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Anchorage Bucs 9th - B. Schwarzen to p for C. Schwinden. D. Knutz to c
for J. Mier. B. Petersen doubled. J. Castro grounded out to 2b; B. Petersen
advanced to third. R. Sandoval flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; B. Petersen scored.
I. Davis struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Line score

Alaska Goldpanners 9, Anchorage Bucs 1 (Jul 08, 2006 at Fairbanks, AK)
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Anchorage Bucs...... 000 000 001  -  1  6  1
Alaska Goldpanners.. 100 303 11X  -  9 13  0
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Pitchers: Anchorage Bucs - Po Yu; J. McCarty(4); K. Bailey(6); C. Stansbury(7).
Alaska Goldpanners - C. Schwinden; B. Schwarzen(9).
Win-C. Schwinden  Loss-Po Yu