VBL ROOKIE LEAGUE
NORWALK NARWHALS AT NAHANNI VALLEY WOLVES
07/05/2031
 
VBL ROOKIE LEAGUE
NORWALK NARWHALS AT NAHANNI VALLEY WOLVES
GAME ID: 20783 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Norwalk Narwhals (35-43) 1 0 1 0 7 1 2 1 0 13 18 0
Nahanni Valley Wolves (31-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0
Nakayama 5-for-6 Against Nahanni Valley
Even as a kid, Naofumi Nakayama said his coaches told him the key to hitting was making contact, and letting everything else flow from there. At Lynx Park today, Nakayama showed how well he learned that lesson.

The 17-year-old shortstop had 5 hits in 6 at-bats for the Norwalk Narwhals, helping his team knock off the Nahanni Valley Wolves by a score of 13-1.

"They always said, just keep your eye on the ball, don't overswing, make contact and you never know what will happen," he said. "That's all I did today."

Naofumi Nakayama singled in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off António Sánchez in the 3rd, hit an RBI double in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Freddy Ruíz in the 7th and grounded out in the 9th.

So far in 2031 Nakayama is batting .351 with 17 home runs, 52 RBIs and 53 runs scored. He has 98 hits in 279 at-bats and a .414 OBP.
NORWALK BATTING LINESCORE NAHANNI VALLEY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Colón 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .315 5 28
   a-R. García PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 3 6
   c-A. Orantez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 1 12
N. Nakayama SS 6 4 5 4 0 0 0 .351 17 52
J. Jones DH 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 .297 13 40
M. Ruíz C 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 .265 3 25
B. Jacobs LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .275 7 27
   b-S. So PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 0 12
C. Peron 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .295 11 31
   d-M. Gracía PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1 1
P. Galló CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .260 6 25
T. Mersch RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .278 13 55
   e-M. van Dijk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 1
   f-A. Dédé RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 7
J. Castillo 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .234 4 18
Totals 45 13 18 13 3 5 16      
a - R. García pinch hit for J. Colón in the 7th
b - S. So pinch hit for B. Jacobs in the 7th
c - A. Orantez substituted for R. García in the 7th
d - M. Gracía pinch hit for C. Peron in the 8th
e - M. van Dijk pinch hit for T. Mersch in the 8th
f - A. Dédé substituted for M. van Dijk in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Jacobs 2 (18, 1st Inning off A. Sánchez, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off F. Ruíz, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Ruíz 2 (23, 3rd Inning off A. Sánchez, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off F. Ruíz, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Nakayama (28, 5th Inning off A. Sánchez, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Jones (14, 5th Inning off A. Sánchez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Colón (1, 5th Inning off A. Sánchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Nakayama 2 (17, 3rd Inning off A. Sánchez, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off F. Ruíz, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Ruíz (3, 7th Inning off F. Pérez, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Galló (6, 8th Inning off F. Pérez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Colón 4 , N. Nakayama 12 , J. Jones 2 , M. Ruíz 8 , B. Jacobs 4 , P. Galló 5 , T. Mersch 2 , J. Castillo
2-out RBI: J. Colón , N. Nakayama , M. Ruíz , B. Jacobs , T. Mersch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Colón , J. Jones , C. Peron 2 , J. Castillo
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Nakayama (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Colón-Peron)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Wade LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .265 12 43
H. Kim RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .201 7 20
S. Bravo CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .317 13 41
S. Rosas DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314 12 53
D. Johnston 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .232 4 12
J. Guzmán 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .284 7 28
T. Louch 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 1 12
   a-M. Ha PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .377 0 7
   b-J. Fujihara 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 2 8
K. Bade SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .246 2 13
H. Kwon C 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .312 6 23
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 6 7      
a - M. Ha pinch hit for T. Louch in the 8th
b - J. Fujihara substituted for M. Ha in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Guzmán (14, 5th Inning off F. Gaubert, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Kim (17, 6th Inning off F. Gaubert, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Wade (5, 8th Inning off S. Hardingham, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Wade 3 , H. Kim 2 , D. Johnston 2 , J. Guzmán 2 , K. Bade
2-out RBI: D. Wade
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kim , S. Bravo , K. Bade
GIDP: H. Kim
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Johnston (1)
NORWALK PITCHING LINESCORE NAHANNI VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Gaubert W (6-5) 6.0 3 0 0 2 3 0 79 5.48   
S. Hardingham 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 37 3.86   
E. Díaz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Gaubert 67
Batters Faced: F. Gaubert 21, S. Hardingham 8, E. Díaz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Gaubert 5-8, S. Hardingham 3-1, E. Díaz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Gaubert 79-51, S. Hardingham 37-23, E. Díaz 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Sánchez L (3-10) 4.0 8 6 6 2 2 1 85 5.19   
F. Ruíz 2.1 8 5 5 1 1 1 53 5.54   
F. Pérez 2.2 2 2 2 0 2 2 34 8.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sánchez 22
Batters Faced: A. Sánchez 22, F. Ruíz 16, F. Pérez 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sánchez 5-5, F. Ruíz 3-3, F. Pérez 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sánchez 85-52, F. Ruíz 53-32, F. Pérez 34-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Ruíz 2-2
WP: A. Sánchez , F. Ruíz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Naofumi Nakayama
Ballpark: Lynx Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 4610
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