THE SHIELD
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
05/08/2002
 
THE SHIELD
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
GAME ID: 288 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Jaguars (22-14) 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 14 0
San Diego Chargers (21-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1
Ernst Cracks 5 Hits
Steve Ernst said "it felt like taking batting practice" at Chargers Stadium, and it showed in the box score. The Jacksonville shortstop had a fantastic 5-for-5 day against the San Diego Chargers, leading his club to victory, 5-1.

"I was seeing the ball very well and it was going just about anywhere I wanted," Ernst said later."

Steve Ernst singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Ernesto Roman in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

At the moment, Ernst is hitting .350 with 3 home runs and 12 RBIs. He has played in 33 games and scored 21 times.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cruz CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 5 19
S. Ernst 2B 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 .350 3 12
J. Benjamine 3B 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 .371 4 19
B. Kraus SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 .206 4 10
A. Richards C 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .279 4 16
C. Nishida 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .275 3 11
B. Scholtes RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .152 0 5
B. McCall LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .319 2 15
I. Lopez P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 0 0
   a-N. Bowie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 1 2
   K. Zhang P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   D. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Rada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 5 14 4 1 4 18      
a - N. Bowie pinch hit for I. Lopez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Kraus (5, 7th Inning off K. Harrison, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Benjamine (12, 7th Inning off K. Harrison, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Scholtes (1, 6th Inning off P. Small, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Ernst (3, 5th Inning off E. Roman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cruz , S. Ernst 8 , J. Benjamine 4 , B. Kraus 3 , A. Richards , B. Scholtes 4
2-out RBI: B. Kraus , B. Scholtes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kraus , A. Richards 2 , B. McCall , I. Lopez , N. Bowie
GIDP: A. Richards
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Ernst (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abernathy CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .294 10 24
B. Todd RF, LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .252 2 7
L. Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .331 5 23
D. Vargas 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .328 11 26
D. Ramirez 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .319 1 6
J. Escandon LF, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .197 1 3
M. Tapia C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .323 5 15
S. Lambrecht 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .168 2 4
   b-V. Mora PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 7 19
E. Roman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 0
   a-J. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 10 20
   P. Small P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Harrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .067 0 0
   J. Dudley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-I. Marin PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 0 2
Totals 33 1 7 1 4 9 16      
a - J. Turner pinch hit for E. Roman in the 5th
b - V. Mora pinch hit for S. Lambrecht in the 7th
c - A. Herrera pinch hit for K. Harrison in the 7th
d - I. Marin pinch hit for J. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Todd (6, 8th Inning off K. Zhang, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Escandon (3, 8th Inning off K. Zhang, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Abernathy , B. Todd 3 , D. Ramirez 2 , J. Escandon 2 , S. Lambrecht
2-out RBI: J. Escandon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Abernathy , L. Rodriguez , J. Escandon , M. Tapia
Hit by Pitch: V. Mora
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Ramirez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Rodriguez (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Rodriguez-Vargas)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Lopez W (5-2) 7.0 4 0 0 3 8 0 117 2.55   
K. Zhang 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 23 5.14   
D. Johnson H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.50   
T. Rada 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Lopez 74
Batters Faced: I. Lopez 28, K. Zhang 5, D. Johnson 1, T. Rada 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Lopez 10-2, K. Zhang 1-1, D. Johnson 0-0, T. Rada 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Lopez 117-71, K. Zhang 23-15, D. Johnson 5-3, T. Rada 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Johnson 2-0
Hit Batsmen: I. Lopez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Roman L (3-3) 5.0 8 4 4 1 0 1 76 3.00   
P. Small 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.40   
K. Harrison 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 21 5.00   
J. Dudley 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.25   
J. Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Roman 34
Batters Faced: E. Roman 23, P. Small 5, K. Harrison 4, J. Dudley 5, J. Rodriguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Roman 7-7, P. Small 0-3, K. Harrison 0-0, J. Dudley 1-1, J. Rodriguez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Roman 76-46, P. Small 21-11, K. Harrison 21-15, J. Dudley 19-12, J. Rodriguez 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rodriguez 1-0
WP: E. Roman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Ernst
Ballpark: Chargers Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 30236
Special Notes: RP Pete Small was injured while pitching. Steve Ernst ties the ABC regular season game record for hits with 5.
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