CHUKCHANSI PARK FIRSTS

FIRST GAME: Tacoma Rainiers @ Fresno Grizzlies

DATE: May 1, 2002

TEMPERATURE: 65 degrees, 36% humidity, 8 MPH winds (North), Partly Cloudy.

GRIZZLIES TOOK THE FIELD: 7:36 PM

FIRST PITCH: 7:38 PM

FIRST PITCH (OUTCOME): Fastball (Strike) from Pitcher Luis Estrella to Right Fielder, Eugene Kingsale.

UMPIRES: HP: Alex Rea, 1B: Travis Katzenmeier, 3B: Mike Jost

ATTENDANCE: 12,792

FINAL SCORE: Fresno 4, Tacoma 1

TIME OF GAME: 2:58

FIRST NIGHT GAME: May 1, 2002 vs. Tacoma

FIRST DAY GAME: May 2, 2002 vs. Tacoma (Game 1 of split DH)


OPENING NIGHT STARTING LINEUPS
TACOMA FRESNO
RF Eugene Kingsale CF Tom Goodwin
2B Jermaine Clark RF Brian Simmons
1B Ron Wright LF Tony Torcato
DH Juan Thomas C Angel Pena
3B Ryan Minor 1B Edwards Guzman
LF Scott Podsenik 3B Tony Zuniga
C Blake Barthol DH Sean McGowan
SS Aaron Holbert 2B Juan Melo
CF Kenny Kelly SS Cody Ransom
   
P Greg Wooten P Luis Estrella

BROADCASTERS
FRESNO (ENGLISH): Dennis Higgins
FRESNO (SPANISH): Jess Gonzalez
TACOMA: Mike Curto

 

OUT: Eugene Kingsale grounded to Estrella (1-U-A); May 1, 2002

HIT: Tom Goodwin, Infield Single (Bottom of 1st); May 1, 2002

DOUBLE: Blake Barthol, Tacoma to left center field (Top of 2nd); May 1, 2002

GRIZZLIES DOUBLE: Brian Simmons off Tacoma pitcher Greg Wooten, scoring Cody Ransom and
Tom Goodwin (Bottom of 3rd); May 1, 2002

TRIPLE: Tony Torcato off Tacoma Greg Wooten, scoring Brian Simmons.

HOME RUN: Angel Pena off Tacoma pitcher Ken Cloude; (Bottom of 2nd); May 2, 2002 Game 1 of DH

WALK: Jermaine Clark (2B), Tacoma from Pitcher Luis Estrella; May 1, 2002

RUN: Tom Goodwin, Scored on a Tony Torcato single to center field (Bottom of 1st); May 1, 2002

PICKOFF: Juan Thomas (DH) by Pitcher Luis Estrella; May 1, 2002

STOLEN BASE: Brian Simmons off Tacoma pitcher Wascar Serrano, catcher Blake Barthol (Bottom of 7th); May 1, 2002

CAUGHT STEALING: Tony Torcato by Blake Barthol, Tacoma (Bottom of 1st); May 1, 2002

STRIKE OUT: Kenny Kelly (CF), Tacoma struck out looking from Pitcher Luis Estrella; May 1, 2002

DOUBLE PLAY: Sean McGowan hits into a 6-4-3 (Holbert-Clark-Wright), off Tacoma pitcher Greg Wooten, Tony Zuniga forced at second base (Bottom of 4th); May 1, 2002

ERROR: Edwards Guzman (1B) missed pick off throw; May 1, 2002

RELIEF PITCHER: Jeff Verplancke (Top of 6th); May 1, 2002

VISITING RELIEF PITCHER: Wascar Serrano (Bottom of 7th); May 1, 2002

SACRIFICE: Tom Goodwin (Bottom of 5th); May 1, 2002

FIRST FOUL BALL: Brian Simmons lines a shot into the standing room only crowd beyond sections 107 and 106 down the left field line.

BALK: Jerome Williams (Top of 2nd); May 2, 2002 (2nd game of DH)

FIRST HOME RUN INTO RIGHT FIELD SEATS: Jeff Guiel (RF), Salt Lake off Pitcher Joe Nathan (Top of 2nd); May 4, 2002

FIRST PLAYER TO DIVE INTO THE RIGHT FIELD STANDS: Brian Simmons into section 130 trying to save a home run off the bat of Jeff Guiel, vs. Salt Lake, May 4, 2002