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Johannesburg Diamonds 06-11-2013
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| Breaking News |  | Friday, June 7th, 2013: Román Sparkles, Blanks London
Ricardo Román of the Johannesburg Diamonds whitewashed the London Spitfires 9-0 in a complete game win, limiting them to 6 hits while chalking up 11 strikeouts and giving up no walks.
"Talking to SION writers after the game, his manager said, "He's got the makeup. He's not afraid to challenge guys. Ricardo is pretty poised out there. He knows how to pitch and how to use his stuff."
Román has started 13 times this year, pitched 95.2 innings, fanned 103 batters and walked 19. His current record is 8 wins and 5 losses with a 2.45 ERA. |
| Saturday, June 1st, 2013: Johannesburg's Starter Receives FIBB Pitching Award
The #1 pitcher this past month in the Federation of International Baseball was Ricardo Román of the Johannesburg Diamonds. He worked the hitters over real good, finishing May with a superb 4-1 record and a 0.92 ERA.
The Diamonds star made 5 starts and surrendered 20 hits in 39.1 innings. He struck out 47 and walked 6.
In 2013 Román has fashioned a 7-4 mark, 2.57 ERA and pitched 80.2 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .184 against him and he has logged 86 strikeouts.
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 | Saturday, May 18th, 2013: Diamonds Starting Pitcher Out
Dealing with injuries is part of the game, and now Takanobu Hara of the Diamonds knows this firsthand. He was injured against the Warsaw Falcons while throwing a pitch. Diagnosed as a strained back muscle, the Johannesburg starting pitcher is expected to miss 1-2 weeks. Hara was a little upset, but understands it comes with the territory. "There is nothing I can do now. You try to be careful, but no matter how careful you are, injuries happen."
Checking out his stats for the season, Hara has racked up 3 wins and 3 losses in 8 starts, 4.01 ERA and struck out 28 batters in 58.1 innings.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 32-32, .500 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 7.0 GB | | Record at home | 16-16, .500 PCT | | Record on the road | 16-16, .500 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 0-2, .000 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 7-12, .368 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 12-14, .462 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 20-18, .526 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 9-18, .333 PCT | | Record in May | 17-11, .607 PCT | | Record in June | 6-3, .667 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .262 - 7th in FIBB | | On-Base Percentage | .320 - 8th in FIBB | | Slugging Percentage | .416 - 4th in FIBB | | On-Base + Slugging | .735 - 6th in FIBB | | Runs Scored | 301 - 4th in FIBB | | Hits | 567 - 10th in FIBB | | Extra-Base Hits | 195 - 3rd in FIBB | | Home Runs | 63 - 6th in FIBB | | Bases-On-Balls | 167 - 12th in FIBB | | Strikeouts | 347 - 3rd in FIBB | | Stolen Bases | 54 - 7th in FIBB |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.89 - 10th in FIBB | | Starters' ERA | 4.22 - 13th in FIBB | | Bullpen ERA | 2.93 - 4th in FIBB | | Runs allowed | 274 - 8th in FIBB | | Hits allowed | 565 - 8th in FIBB | | Opponents AVG | .260 - 11th in FIBB | | BABIP | .302 - 14th in FIBB | | Home Runs allowed | 68 - 14th in FIBB | | Bases-On-Balls | 146 - 4th in FIBB | | Strikeouts | 458 - 3rd in FIBB |
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