THE SHIELD
DALLAS COWBOYS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
05/14/2002
 
THE SHIELD
DALLAS COWBOYS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
GAME ID: 1622 - TUESDAY, MAY 14TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Cowboys (20-21) 0 2 5 0 2 0 2 2 0 13 19 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (16-25) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 12 1
Ponce Torches Buccaneers for 5 Hits
Thanks to Jonathan Ponce and his big bat, the Cowboys derailed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 13-7, at Raymond James Stadium. The Dallas first baseman had a standout game with 5 hits in 5 at-bats. Jonathan Ponce singled in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Malachi Watson in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off Jason Edwards in the 8th.

Currently Ponce is batting .270 with 34 hits and 11 home runs. He has knocked in 30 runs and scored 20 times.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kruschke 3B 6 1 2 2 0 0 4 .204 0 8
J. Wiertel SS 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .342 6 21
B. Newhouse 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 10 19
   b-D. Norgaard PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 3
D. Wallin 2B 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 .340 12 30
J. Ponce RF, 1B 5 4 5 3 0 0 0 .270 11 30
C. Williams LF, RF 5 2 1 2 0 1 3 .226 4 15
J. Contreras C 5 1 4 2 0 0 1 .350 0 10
S. Benson CF 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .231 0 13
D. Ronquillo P 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 .429 0 0
   a-A. Thompson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 0 8
   J. Castellon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   c-R. Lobaton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .368 13 34
   T. Ponticello P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 13 19 12 3 5 18      
a - A. Thompson pinch hit for D. Ronquillo in the 7th
b - D. Norgaard pinch hit for B. Newhouse in the 8th
c - R. Lobaton pinch hit for J. Castellon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Contreras (5, 8th Inning off J. Edwards, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Kruschke (1, 3rd Inning off M. Watson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Contreras (2, 5th Inning off J. Womac, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Williams (4, 3rd Inning off M. Watson, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Wallin (12, 3rd Inning off M. Watson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Ponce 2 (11, 3rd Inning off M. Watson, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Edwards, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Kruschke 4 , J. Wiertel , D. Wallin 5 , J. Ponce 11 , C. Williams 4 , J. Contreras 7 , S. Benson , D. Ronquillo , A. Thompson , R. Lobaton
2-out RBI: B. Kruschke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Kruschke 2 , J. Wiertel , S. Benson
Sac Bunt: D. Ronquillo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Wiertel (4)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Williams (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Wiertel-Wallin-Newhouse)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mercado SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .268 5 16
R. Sigmon 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .205 2 16
E. Nunez RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .284 6 23
   d-T. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 1 5
M. Guzman 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .264 4 16
E. Fonseca 2B 4 1 1 0 1 3 2 .262 5 23
L. Singletary C 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .263 3 5
J. Jackson LF 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 .364 1 4
D. McDonald CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .200 0 1
M. Watson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 1
   a-T. McIntire PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278 1 3
   J. Womac P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Bailey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 1 2
   V. Carneiro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Edwards P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Z. Gray PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 0 4
   I. Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 7 6 8 16      
a - T. McIntire pinch hit for M. Watson in the 4th
b - R. Bailey pinch hit for J. Womac in the 5th
c - Z. Gray pinch hit for J. Edwards in the 8th
d - T. Henderson pinch hit for E. Nunez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Mercado (7, 1st Inning off D. Ronquillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sigmon (2, 1st Inning off D. Ronquillo, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Guzman (4, 5th Inning off D. Ronquillo, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Jackson (1, 9th Inning off T. Ponticello, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Mercado 4 , R. Sigmon 5 , E. Nunez , M. Guzman 5 , E. Fonseca , J. Jackson 5 , D. McDonald
2-out RBI: J. Jackson , D. McDonald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Sigmon 2 , R. Bailey
GIDP: M. Guzman
Sac Bunt: M. Watson
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: E. Fonseca (4)
Double Plays: 1 (McDonald-Guzman)
OF assists: 2 (McDonald(Ronquillo at 2nd base), McDonald(Lobaton at 3rd base))
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Ronquillo W (3-0) 6.0 10 4 4 4 2 2 113 5.32   
J. Castellon 2.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 27 4.12   
T. Ponticello 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 18 5.62   
E. Perez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Ronquillo 34
Batters Faced: D. Ronquillo 31, J. Castellon 7, T. Ponticello 5, E. Perez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Ronquillo 7-8, J. Castellon 0-1, T. Ponticello 1-0, E. Perez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Ronquillo 113-68, J. Castellon 27-19, T. Ponticello 18-11, E. Perez 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Watson L (3-3) 4.0 10 7 6 1 3 3 86 6.48   
J. Womac 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 25 3.72   
V. Carneiro 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 33 3.24   
J. Edwards 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 20 7.15   
I. Sanchez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Watson 18
Batters Faced: M. Watson 22, J. Womac 6, V. Carneiro 10, J. Edwards 6, I. Sanchez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Watson 5-2, J. Womac 1-1, V. Carneiro 3-3, J. Edwards 0-2, I. Sanchez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Watson 86-52, J. Womac 25-16, V. Carneiro 33-23, J. Edwards 20-10, I. Sanchez 9-8
WP: M. Watson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Ponce
Ballpark: Raymond James Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 18470
Special Notes: Jonathan Ponce ties the NBC regular season game record for hits with 5. Jonathan Ponce ties the NBC regular season game record for runs with 4.
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