ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
PLYMOUTH ROCKERS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
04/18/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
PLYMOUTH ROCKERS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 10436 - THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Plymouth Rockers (2-8) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 1
Buffalo Bellflowers (8-2) 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 X 8 14 1
Buffalo Downs Plymouth, 8-6
Plymouth got a terrific game from second baseman Jim Unknown. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to Buffalo, 8-6. Unknown hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Buffalo reliever Alexis Jaimes picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Jim Unknown absorbed the loss. The save was credited to Bobby Simpson, his 3rd.

Ben Hurt drove in one run for Buffalo. The 20-year old third baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 6-6 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Jim Unknown. It was his 9th RBI of the season.

"We came out aggressive," said Bellflowers manager Andy Perez. "We came out swinging the bats."

The Bellflowers, now 8-2, have had a terrific start to the season.
PLYMOUTH BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Unknown 2B 5 3 3 2 0 1 0 .600 2 2
J. Unknown LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .400 0 0
L. Casperson 3B 5 1 1 3 0 2 1 .324 3 6
B. Pflipsen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 2 9
J. Unknown CF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .750 0 1
J. Unknown C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
J. Unknown RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Unknown SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6 0 7 10      
BATTING
Triples: J. Unknown (1, 2nd Inning off A. Corona, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Casperson (3, 1st Inning off A. Corona, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown 2 (2, 2nd Inning off A. Corona, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off A. Corona, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Unknown 9 , J. Unknown 4 , L. Casperson 4 , J. Unknown 3 , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Solis 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .340 0 4
J. Howard CF 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 .333 0 4
A. Melo 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .444 4 14
N. Owens LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 5 .364 4 16
J. Flowers 3B 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 .381 4 11
M. Cortez DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 7 .444 2 5
V. Jara RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .500 2 9
R. Tavarez C 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .306 3 9
M. Gutierrez SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .421 3 7
   a-B. Hurt PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .439 1 9
   b-B. Trevino SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 8 14 8 5 2 32      
a - B. Hurt pinch hit for M. Gutierrez in the 7th
b - B. Trevino substituted for B. Hurt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Flowers (2, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Gutierrez (1, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Melo (4, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Gutierrez (3, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Owens (4, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Solis 2 , A. Melo 3 , N. Owens 4 , J. Flowers 4 , M. Cortez , V. Jara 2 , R. Tavarez , M. Gutierrez 6
2-out RBI: M. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Howard , A. Melo , V. Jara , R. Tavarez 2
Sac Fly: V. Jara , B. Hurt
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: J. Howard (2)
PLYMOUTH PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 6.0 8 6 6 4 1 2 99 9.00   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.0 6 2 2 1 1 0 34 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 29
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 31, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-12, J. Unknown 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 99-59, J. Unknown 34-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Corona 3.1 11 6 6 0 2 3 57 9.53   
A. Jaimes W (1-0) 3.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 41 1.80   
S. Keene H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.50   
B. Simpson SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Corona 14
Batters Faced: A. Corona 21, A. Jaimes 12, S. Keene 3, B. Simpson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Corona 3-5, A. Jaimes 4-4, S. Keene 1-2, B. Simpson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Corona 57-36, A. Jaimes 41-29, S. Keene 13-9, B. Simpson 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Unknown
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 4653
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