Dan Uggla Is Headed Down The Freeway To SoCal!

In the eleventh hour of Saturday’s trade deadline the SoCal Wildfires and the
Santa Barbara Outlaws struck a deal sending shockwaves through the 805. SoCal
acquired 2nd baseman power hitter Dan Uggla in exchange, for SoCal's highly
touted phoneme Randall Delgado

Randall Delgado had a promising future with the Wildfires, but with the lack
of power at 2nd base, management felt that they needed to make a move, and
fill this position with someone of Uggla’s caliber. Uggla is in his last year of his
contract, so it is definitely a situation where one might look back and say that
wasn’t a good deal, if Uggla doesn’t put up the numbers everyone hopes he
will do. On the other hand the Wildfires Manager John Fredriksen was quoted
saying “We feel that our team is just as strong as it was last year and now we have
experience under our belt. We feel the time is now for this club and we feel we
have put our team in a very good situation for winning the NL Central this year
and going deep into the playoffs, and Uggla is going to help us get there.”

In addition to the deal the Wildfires received pitcher Jose Arredondo and some
cash for the young arm Randall Delgado. “We hate to give up such talent as
Delgado, but in order to get something you have to give up something.” Jose
Arredondo will make a great addition to the bullpen as a middle reliever.

Cain Goes The Distance In A SoCal Lopsided Victory!

Mike Stanton had 2 run HR in the 3rd, and a Grand Slam in the 8th.

Matt Cain pitched a complete game giving up only 1 run.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Hessville Everreadys At 2012 SoCal Wildfires         4/26/2012
 
  Everreadys         AB  R  H RBI AVG     Wildfires          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        4  0  1  1 .273     B.Upton CF          4  3  2  1 .261  
  C.Crawford LF       4  0  0  0 .083     M.Holliday LF       4  1  1  0 .333  
  S.Smith RF          3  0  0  0 .167     M.Napoli C          4  2  2  3 .300  
  R.Howard 1B         3  0  2  0 .300     P.Konerko 1B        4  1  0  0 .308  
  J.Saltalamacchia C  4  0  1  0 .375     D.Uggla 2B          5  2  3  1 .111  
  G.Sanchez DH        3  0  0  0 .091     M.Stanton RF        5  2  2  6 .250  
  C.Young CF          3  0  0  0 .222     E.Thames DH         5  1  4  1 .435  
  L.Chisenhall 3B     3  1  2  0 .250     R.Santiago SS       4  0  1  1 .241  
A-D.Young PH          1  0  0  0 .333     E.Encarnacion 3B    4  1  2  0 .447  
B-K.Kouzmanoff 3B     0  0  0  0 .333                                          
  E.Johnson 2B        4  0  0  0 .273                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  1  6  1                 Totals      39 13 17 13
 
A-Pinch Hit For Chisenhall In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Young In 8th Inning
 
Everreadys...... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  0
Wildfires....... 0 2 3  1 0 2  0 5    - 13 17  1
 
Everreadys (0-3)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Leake LOSS(0-1)         2 2/3   7   5   5   1   4   2  16.88  A1 B7
N.Adcock                  2 1/3   6   3   3   0   1   1  11.57  B8 D1
J.Wright                  2 1/3   2   3   3   3   2   0  11.57  D2 E3
B.Wood                    0 2/3   2   2   2   0   1   1   8.10  E4
Totals                    8      17  13  13   4   8   4
 
Wildfires (9-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Cain WIN(2-1)           9       6   1   1   6   3   0   3.00  A1
Totals                    9       6   1   1   6   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,997 DATE- Sunday, April 26th 2012 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ed Rapuano, Cb Bucknor, Ed Hickox, Joe West
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Everreadys:10  Wildfires: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Everreadys: 2  Wildfires: 2
ERRORS- E.Encarnacion
DOUBLES- J.Rollins(1st), R.Howard(1st), L.Chisenhall(1st), D.Uggla(1st),
         E.Thames(1st)
TRIPLES- E.Thames(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Upton(2nd), M.Napoli(1st), M.Stanton-2(2nd)
WALKS- J.Rollins, C.Crawford, S.Smith, R.Howard, G.Sanchez, C.Young, B.Upton,
       M.Holliday, M.Napoli, P.Konerko
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rollins, S.Smith, E.Johnson, B.Upton-2, M.Holliday, M.Napoli,
             P.Konerko, D.Uggla-2, M.Stanton
GIDP- S.Smith, E.Johnson, M.Stanton, R.Santiago
2-out RBI- E.Thames, R.Santiago, M.Stanton-6, D.Uggla
 
Mike Stanton ripped 2 homeruns and Matt Cain tossed a complete game as the
streaking SoCal Wildfires crushed the Hessville Everreadys 13 to 1.
 
Stanton enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He cleared the fences for a two-run
home run in the 3rd inning and launched a Grand Slam homerun in the 8th
inning.  SoCal had a total of 17 hits for the game.  
 
The win went to Cain(2-1) who allowed 1 run in the game. Mike Leake(0-1)
suffered the loss.  SoCal scored big getting 5 runs off him in 2 and 2/3
innings.  
 
SoCal continued on their recent roll, their winning streak now reaching 7
games and counting.

SoCal Puts Up A High 5 In The Bottom Of The Eighth Inning!



Mike Carp hit a towering 2 run homerun in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Paul Konerko's Double off the centerfield wall, drove in 2 runs in the bottom of the eighth inning.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Hessville Everreadys At 2012 SoCal Wildfires         4/25/2012
 
  Everreadys         AB  R  H RBI AVG     Wildfires          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        3  0  0  0 .286     B.Upton CF          5  0  1  0 .238  
  C.Crawford LF       4  1  1  0 .125     D.Barney 2B         3  0  0  0 .429  
  S.Smith RF          3  1  1  1 .333   A-R.Santiago PH,2B    1  1  1  0 .240  
  R.Howard 1B         2  1  0  0 .143     M.Holliday LF       3  1  1  1 .344  
  J.Saltalamacchia C  4  0  2  1 .500   B-S.Fuld LF           0  0  0  0 .200  
  G.Sanchez DH        4  0  0  0 .125     M.Napoli C          3  1  1  0 .269  
  C.Young CF          2  1  0  1 .333     P.Konerko 1B        4  1  1  2 .343  
  L.Chisenhall 3B     4  0  0  0 .000     M.Stanton RF        3  0  0  0 .222  
  E.Johnson 2B        3  0  1  0 .429     M.Carp DH           4  1  1  2 .294  
                                          E.Encarnacion 3B    3  0  0  0 .441  
                                          H.Ramirez SS        3  0  2  0 .400  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  4  5  3                 Totals      32  5  8  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Barney In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Holliday In 9th Inning
 
Everreadys...... 0 0 0  3 0 0  1 0 0  -  4  5  0
Wildfires....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 5    -  5  8  1
 
Everreadys (0-2)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Danks                   7       6   2   2   2   9   0   2.57  A1 D3
S.Linebrink L(0-1)B(1st)  0 1/3   2   3   3   1   1   1  81.00  D4 D7
F.Cordero                 0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00  D8
Totals                    8       8   5   5   4  10   1
 
Wildfires (8-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Wells                   6       5   3   3   0   5   0   3.75  A1 C6
L.Hawkins                 1       0   1   1   2   0   0   2.70  C7 D2
M.Lindstrom WIN(1-0)      1       0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00  D3 D5
B.League SAVE(3rd)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0   1.80  D6
Totals                    9       5   4   4   3   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,564 DATE- Saturday, April 25th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Mike Reilly, Bob Davidson, Alfonso Marquez, Andy Fletcher
T- 3:14
LEFT ON BASE- Everreadys: 4  Wildfires: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Everreadys: 0  Wildfires: 2
ERRORS- E.Encarnacion
DOUBLES- J.Saltalamacchia(1st), P.Konerko(2nd), H.Ramirez(2nd)
TRIPLES- S.Smith(1st), R.Santiago(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Carp(1st)
STOLEN BASES- H.Ramirez(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Johnson
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Young
WALKS- J.Rollins, S.Smith, C.Young, M.Holliday, M.Napoli, M.Stanton, H.Ramirez
HIT BY PITCH- R.Howard-2, E.Encarnacion
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crawford, S.Smith-2, R.Howard, G.Sanchez-2, E.Johnson, B.Upton,
             M.Holliday-2, M.Napoli-2, P.Konerko-2, M.Stanton-3
GIDP- J.Saltalamacchia, G.Sanchez
WILD PITCHES- R.Wells, L.Hawkins
 
35,564 fans were treated to a fine game at Camden Yards as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The SoCal Wildfires won by the
slimmest of margins, 5 to 4.
 
Matt Lindstrom(1-0) looked good in relief and was the winning pitcher.  He
went 1 inning allowing no hits and 1 walk.  Brandon League was perfect in
relief and got the save, his 3rd.  
 
Scott Linebrink(0-1) was charged with the loss in relief.  He pitched 1/3 of
an inning allowing 2 hits and 1 walk.
                                               
                                      

Konerko's Walk Off Base Hit Gives SoCal Another Victory!

Paul Konerko won the game with a walk off base hit with the bases loaded.



Encarnacion went 3 for 4, 3 RBI, 2 runs, and hit his 5th HR in 8 games.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Hessville Everreadys At 2012 SoCal Wildfires         4/24/2012
 
  Everreadys         AB  R  H RBI AVG     Wildfires          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        4  2  2  0 .500     B.Upton CF          4  1  1  0 .243  
  G.Sanchez DH        4  0  1  3 .250     M.Holliday LF       5  0  1  0 .345  
  D.Young LF          5  1  2  0 .400     M.Napoli C          4  0  2  1 .261  
  C.Young CF          4  1  2  3 .500     P.Konerko 1B        5  0  1  1 .355  
  R.Howard 1B         5  0  1  0 .200     D.Uggla 2B          4  0  0  0 .000  
  K.Kouzmanoff 3B     3  0  1  0 .333     M.Stanton RF        4  1  1  0 .250  
A-S.Smith PH          0  0  0  0 ----     E.Thames DH         3  2  2  2 .333  
B-L.Chisenhall 3B     1  0  0  0 .000     R.Santiago SS       3  1  1  0 .208  
  C.Crawford RF       4  0  0  0 .000     E.Encarnacion 3B    4  2  3  3 .484  
  L.Marson C          4  0  0  0 .000                                          
  E.Johnson 2B        4  2  2  0 .500                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  6 11  6                 Totals      36  7 12  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Kouzmanoff In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Smith In 7th Inning
 
Everreadys...... 1 2 0  1 0 2  0 0 0  -  6 11  0
Wildfires....... 1 0 0  4 0 1  0 0 1  -  7 12  2
 
Everreadys (0-1)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Guthrie                 5 1/3   9   6   6   0   5   2  10.13  A1 C7
B.Wood LOSS(0-1) BS(1st)  2 2/3   2   1   1   2   5   0   3.38  C8 E1
F.Cordero                 0 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00  E2
Totals                    8 1/3  12   7   7   3  10   2
 
Wildfires (7-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Saunders                6      10   6   4   3   4   1   2.50  A1 D5
B.League                  2       1   0   0   1   2   0   2.25  D6 E3
C.Wade                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  E4 E4
J.Peralta WIN(1-0)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  E5
Totals                    9      11   6   4   4   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,508 DATE- Friday, April 24th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Brian Runge, Charlie Reliford, Kerwin Danley, Greg Gibson
T- 3:41
LEFT ON BASE- Everreadys: 9  Wildfires: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Everreadys: 0  Wildfires: 2
ERRORS- P.Konerko, E.Encarnacion
DOUBLES- E.Johnson(1st), B.Upton(3rd), M.Holliday(5th), M.Stanton(2nd),
         R.Santiago(2nd)
TRIPLES- M.Napoli(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Young(1st), E.Thames(1st), E.Encarnacion(5th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Rollins-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Santiago
WALKS- J.Rollins, G.Sanchez, C.Young, S.Smith, B.Upton, M.Napoli, E.Thames
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sanchez, R.Howard, C.Crawford-2, L.Marson, E.Johnson, B.Upton,
             M.Holliday, M.Napoli-2, P.Konerko-2, D.Uggla-2, M.Stanton-2
GIDP- D.Young, C.Crawford
2-out RBI- C.Young-3, G.Sanchez-2, E.Thames-2, E.Encarnacion-3
 
Edwin Encarnacion hit a homerun and had 3 RBI as the SoCal Wildfires won a
heart-stopping victory over the Hessville Everreadys, 7 to 6.
 
The game was decided in the bottom of the 9th inning.  Encarnacion lined a
base-hit.  B.J. Upton stepped into the batter's box and he drew a walk.
After an out was recorded, Mike Napoli stepped in and he drew a walk to load
the bases.  Paul Konerko came up and he stroked a one-base hit giving SoCal
the victory as 41,508 happy fans celebrated wildly.  A wild affair, this game
saw the lead change 5 times.  
 
The winning pitcher was Joel Peralta(1-0) who allowed no runs in 2/3 of an
inning. Blake Wood(0-1) was hit with the loss in relief.  Despite the loss,he struckout 5 SoCal batters in 2 and 2/3 innings.  

1st Inning Scoring Is All It Took For SoCal To Pull Off Another Victory!

Matt Holiday hits a 1st inning 2 RBI triple.

Napoli added an insurance run with an RBI single.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Tinley Redbirds At 2012 SoCal Wildfires              4/19/2012
 
  Redbirds           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Wildfires          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Bourn CF          5  0  0  0 .190     B.Upton CF          4  1  1  0 .242  
  K.Youkilis 3B       2  1  1  0 .167     D.Barney 2B         4  1  3  0 .545  
  V.Martinez C        3  0  0  0 .118     M.Holliday LF       4  1  2  2 .375  
  A.Soriano LF        4  0  1  1 .182     M.Napoli C          3  0  0  1 .211  
  C.Kotchman 1B       4  0  0  0 .250     P.Konerko 1B        4  0  2  0 .385  
  J.Weeks 2B          3  1  2  0 .353     M.Stanton RF        3  0  0  0 .250  
  N.McLouth RF        3  0  0  0 .125     M.Carp DH           3  0  1  0 .308  
A-G.Jones PH          1  0  0  0 .333     E.Encarnacion 3B    3  0  0  0 .444  
  R.Martin DH         2  0  0  0 .235     H.Ramirez SS        2  0  0  0 .286  
  B.Ryan SS           3  0  0  0 .143                                          
B-E.Hinske PH         1  0  1  11.000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  5  2                 Totals      30  3  9  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For McLouth In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ryan In 9th Inning
 
Redbirds........ 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  5  0
Wildfires....... 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  3  9  0
 
Redbirds (0-4)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle LOSS(0-1)       8       9   3   3   1   3   0   3.38  A1
Totals                    8       9   3   3   1   3   0
 
Wildfires (6-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Sanchez WIN(1-0)        6       3   1   1   4   6   0   1.50  A1 C6
M.Lindstrom HOLD(1st)     1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  C7 C9
J.Peralta HOLD(2nd)       1       0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00  D1 D5
B.League SAVE(2nd)        1       2   1   1   0   1   0   4.50  D6
Totals                    9       5   2   2   5   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,475 DATE- Sunday, April 19th 2012 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Doug Eddings, Lance Barksdale, Dana Demuth, Ted Barrett
T- 2:59
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds: 8  Wildfires: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 2  Wildfires: 0
DOUBLES- K.Youkilis(2nd)
TRIPLES- M.Holliday(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Weeks-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Napoli
WALKS- K.Youkilis-2, J.Weeks, R.Martin-2, H.Ramirez
HIT BY PITCH- V.Martinez
STRIKE OUTS- M.Bourn-4, V.Martinez, A.Soriano, C.Kotchman, B.Ryan, B.Upton,
             M.Carp, E.Encarnacion
GIDP- B.Upton, M.Stanton
2-out RBI- A.Soriano, E.Hinske
 
One run was the difference at Camden Yards as the SoCal Wildfires defeated the
Tinley Redbirds 3 to 2.
 
SoCal came up with all the runs they needed in the 1st inning with 3 runs on 4
base hits.  B.J. Upton kicked off the action when he ripped a one-base hit.
Darwin Barney was next and he ripped a single.  Matt Holliday then tripled.
Mike Napoli came up and he hit a deep fly.  Paul Konerko came up to bat and
lined a single.  Mike Stanton kept the inning going and grounded into a
double play.  That scoring would be all that was needed.  Tinley threatened
in the 9th but their rally came up short.  
 
Jonathan Sanchez(1-0) was the winner allowing 1 run in 6 innings. Brandon
League got the save, his 2nd.  Mark Buehrle(0-1) was the loser.  He allowed 3
runs and 9 hits in 8 innings.  
 
                                               
                                 

SoCal Wins It In A Crazy 15 Inning Marathon!

Santiago had the deciding hit that scored the winning run in the 15th inning.

This game was all about Bullpen as they kept a run from scoring for 9 innings.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Tinley Redbirds At 2012 SoCal Wildfires              4/18/2012
 
  Redbirds           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Wildfires          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Bourn CF          7  0  2  0 .250     B.Upton CF          7  0  0  0 .241  
  K.Youkilis 3B       7  0  1  0 .125     D.Barney 2B         7  2  3  2 .429  
  V.Martinez C        6  0  0  0 .143     M.Holliday LF       7  0  4  1 .350  
  A.Soriano LF        7  1  1  1 .143     M.Napoli C          5  0  2  0 .250  
  C.Kotchman 1B       7  1  2  0 .375     P.Konerko 1B        4  1  1  1 .364  
  J.Weeks 2B          7  1  3  0 .286     M.Stanton RF        7  0  1  0 .294  
  N.McLouth RF        5  1  1  1 .154     M.Carp DH           3  0  0  0 .300  
  R.Martin DH         7  0  2  2 .267   A-S.Fuld PH,DH        4  0  0  0 .200  
  B.Ryan SS           4  0  1  0 .250     E.Encarnacion 3B    7  1  4  0 .500  
                                          H.Ramirez SS        4  1  1  0 .400  
                                        B-R.Santiago PH,SS    3  0  2  1 .190  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      57  4 13  4                 Totals      58  5 18  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Carp In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ramirez In 11th Inning
 
Redbirds........ 0 1 0  3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4 13  0
Wildfires....... 1 0 0  3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  5 18  1
 
Redbirds (0-3)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Bumgarner               6 1/3  10   4   4   4  13   0   5.68  A1 D5
B.Colon                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D6 D6
C.Martinez                2       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D7 E3
D.Bard                    2       1   0   0   1   3   0   0.00  E4 F1
F.Rodriguez               2       2   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  F2 F9
J.Veras LOSS(0-1)         1 2/3   4   1   1   0   4   0   2.08  G1
Totals                   14 2/3  18   5   5   5  21   0
 
Wildfires (5-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Saunders                6       9   4   1   0   1   1   0.75  A1 D1
J.Peralta                 2       0   0   0   0   4   0   0.00  D2 D7
M.Lindstrom               0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  D8 D9
L.Hawkins                 1 2/3   1   0   0   1   3   0   0.00  E1 E7
B.Cassevah                2       1   0   0   2   3   0   0.00  E8 F6
C.Wade WIN(1-0)           3       1   0   0   1   2   0   0.00  F7
Totals                   15      13   4   1   4  14   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,192 DATE- Saturday, April 18th 2012 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jeff Kellogg, Mark Wegner, Tony Randazzo, Rick Reed
T- 5:38
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds:13  Wildfires:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 4  Wildfires: 2
ERRORS- E.Encarnacion
DOUBLES- K.Youkilis(1st), J.Weeks(1st), N.McLouth(1st), M.Holliday-2(4th),
         H.Ramirez(1st)
TRIPLES- M.Bourn(1st), J.Weeks(1st), D.Barney(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Soriano(1st)
WALKS- V.Martinez, N.McLouth-2, B.Ryan, M.Napoli-2, P.Konerko-3
HIT BY PITCH- B.Ryan
STRIKE OUTS- M.Bourn, K.Youkilis-3, V.Martinez-2, A.Soriano-3, C.Kotchman,
             J.Weeks, R.Martin-3, B.Upton-3, D.Barney, M.Holliday-2, M.Napoli-3,
             P.Konerko, M.Stanton-3, M.Carp-2, S.Fuld, E.Encarnacion-3,
             H.Ramirez-2
GIDP- J.Weeks, R.Martin, B.Upton, M.Stanton-2, H.Ramirez
2-out RBI- N.McLouth, R.Martin-2, D.Barney-2, M.Holliday, R.Santiago
 
The SoCal Wildfires and the Tinley Redbirds locked up in an exciting one-run
game at Camden Yards.  The final score was the SoCal Wildfires 5, the Tinley
Redbirds 4 in 15 innings.
 
Both teams had scored 4 runs after nine full innings.  SoCal came out on top
in the 15th inning.  Paul Konerko banged out a single.  Mike Stanton was next
and he delivered a base-hit.  Sam Fuld got his chance to keep things going,
but he went down on strikes.  Edwin Encarnacion got his turn next, but he was
a strikeout victim.  Ramon Santiago came to the plate and delivered a
one-base hit resulting in an exciting win for SoCal and a raucous post-game
celebration by the home town fans.  SoCal had 18 hits overall, while Tinley
had 13.  
 
The winning pitcher was Cory Wade(1-0) who allowed no runs in 3 innings. Jose
Veras(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.  Despite losing, he struckout 4
SoCal batters in 1 and 2/3 innings.  
  

Once Again Encarnacion Is An Offensive Power House!

Encarnacion hit his 4th HR in five games.

James Shields pitched a strong 8 2/3 IP, giving up 1 ER.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Tinley Redbirds At 2012 SoCal Wildfires              4/17/2012
 
  Redbirds           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Wildfires          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Bourn CF          5  1  2  3 .222     B.Upton CF          5  0  2  2 .318  
  K.Youkilis 1B       5  0  1  1 .111     R.Santiago SS       4  0  1  1 .111  
  V.Martinez C        4  1  1  0 .250     P.Konerko 1B        3  3  1  1 .389  
  N.McLouth LF        4  0  1  0 .125     D.Uggla 2B          4  0  0  0 .000  
  G.Jones RF          4  0  1  1 .375     E.Thames DH         3  1  1  0 .267  
  R.Martin DH         4  0  1  0 .250     E.Encarnacion 3B    3  2  2  4 .471  
  J.Weeks 2B          4  0  0  0 .143     D.Ross C            4  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      4  2  1  0 .250     M.Carp RF           4  1  2  0 .429  
  R.Andino SS         4  1  1  0 .125     S.Fuld LF           3  1  2  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  5  9  5                 Totals      33  8 11  8
 
 

Redbirds........ 0 0 2  0 0 0  2 1 0  -  5  9  1
Wildfires....... 1 0 0  1 1 2  3 0    -  8 11  3
 

Redbirds (0-2)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Masterson LOSS(0-1)     6      10   5   5   2   6   1   7.50  A1 D1
L.Coleman                 0 2/3   1   3   0   1   0   1   0.00  D2 D6
J.Veras                   1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00  D7
Totals                    8      11   8   5   3   8   2
 

Wildfires (4-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Shields WIN(1-0)        8 2/3   9   5   1   0   6   0   1.04  A1 E1
C.Wade SAVE(1st)          0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  E2
Totals                    9       9   5   1   0   6   0
 

ATTENDANCE- 39,657 DATE- Friday, April 17th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Tom Hallion, Brian O'Nora, Paul Naubert
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds: 6  Wildfires: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 1  Wildfires: 0
ERRORS- A.Rodriguez, D.Uggla, M.Carp, J.Shields
DOUBLES- V.Martinez(2nd), R.Andino(1st), B.Upton(2nd), M.Carp(2nd)
TRIPLES- K.Youkilis(1st)
HOME RUNS- P.Konerko(1st), E.Encarnacion(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- N.McLouth
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Encarnacion
WALKS- P.Konerko, E.Thames, S.Fuld
STRIKE OUTS- M.Bourn, V.Martinez, R.Martin, J.Weeks-3, B.Upton, D.Uggla-2,
             E.Encarnacion, D.Ross-3, M.Carp
2-out RBI- P.Konerko, M.Bourn-3, K.Youkilis, B.Upton-2, E.Encarnacion-3
 

Edwin Encarnacion jacked one out of the ballyard and had 4 RBI as the SoCal
Wildfires defeated the Tinley Redbirds 8 to 5 at Camden Yards.
 
The SoCal fans enjoyed the offense provided by Encarnacion.  He smacked a
single in the 6th inning and launched a three-run homer in the 7th inning.
SoCal finished with 11 hits in the victory.  
 
The winning pitcher was James Shields(1-0) who allowed 5 runs in 8 and 2/3
innings. Cory Wade earned the save, his 1st.  Justin Masterson(0-1) took the
loss.  He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 10 hits and 2 walks in
6 innings.