ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT WHITBY BATS
04/27/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 10513 - THURSDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lincoln Princes (13-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 1
Whitby Bats (12-11) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 6 1
Bats Clipped, 5-3
The Whitby Bats got a sterling performance from pitcher Chris Huyard, but the Lincoln Princes still prevailed, 5-3. Huyard threw 5.0 innings of shutout ball. With the loss, Whitby falls to 12-11.

Lincoln used the timely hitting of Phil Verhaeghe to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Princes on top, 5-3. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"I thought we played some darn good baseball," said Princes manager Jorge Vasquez.
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Flores CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .264 8 11
T. Lunsford DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .308 8 21
V. Thompson 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .260 6 11
   h-M. Chavez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Turner SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .250 9 16
C. Lupu 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .259 8 16
   a-B. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 3
   b-M. Campbell 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 3 8
   d-P. Verhaeghe PH, 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .222 0 1
G. Thompson LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .221 4 10
D. Poole 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .197 4 7
   e-J. Perez PH, C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .429 5 9
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   f-M. Kemps PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .286 2 5
   g-M. Cerpa RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 1 2
F. Rosales RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .139 2 3
   c-I. Diaz PH, RF, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .450 2 5
Totals 38 5 10 5 4 7 18      
a - B. Herrera pinch hit for C. Lupu in the 6th
b - M. Campbell substituted for B. Herrera in the 6th
c - I. Diaz pinch hit for F. Rosales in the 7th
d - P. Verhaeghe pinch hit for M. Campbell in the 9th
e - J. Perez pinch hit for D. Poole in the 9th
f - M. Kemps pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
g - M. Cerpa substituted for M. Kemps in the 9th
h - M. Chavez substituted for V. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Lunsford 2 (7, 1st Inning off C. Huyard, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off C. Huyard, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Thompson (5, 9th Inning off T. Matsumoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Kemps (2, 9th Inning off T. Matsumoto, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Lunsford 5 , V. Thompson , P. Verhaeghe , G. Thompson 2 , D. Poole , J. Perez , M. Kemps 4 , I. Diaz
2-out RBI: P. Verhaeghe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lupu , B. Herrera , G. Thompson , D. Poole , I. Diaz
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: G. Vergara (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Walker RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .256 8 14
C. Reese 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233 4 9
   a-B. Ross PR, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-A. Joiner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 1 1
N. Schultz CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .259 5 7
   c-T. Hetzel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .417 2 2
G. Buckner LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .217 1 5
   d-S. Custis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
C. Malone SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .154 1 3
J. Gillespie 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .217 3 5
R. Cooper DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .324 4 14
D. Friedrich 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .186 1 4
J. Cole C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 2 2
Totals 33 3 6 2 5 3 25      
a - B. Ross pinch ran for C. Reese in the 3rd
b - A. Joiner pinch hit for B. Ross in the 9th
c - T. Hetzel pinch hit for N. Schultz in the 9th
d - S. Custis pinch hit for G. Buckner in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Friedrich (1, 6th Inning off G. Vergara, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Gillespie (3, 8th Inning off A. Salas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Reese , J. Gillespie 6 , R. Cooper , D. Friedrich 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Walker , S. Custis , C. Malone 3 , J. Gillespie , J. Cole
Sac Bunt: D. Friedrich
Hit by Pitch: D. Walker
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Walker (3) , B. Ross (1) , J. Gillespie (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gillespie (2)
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Vergara 6.0 5 2 2 3 0 1 91 1.52   
R. Rivera 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 7.32   
A. Salas W (2-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19 4.08   
A. Balladares SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 5.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Vergara 51
Batters Faced: G. Vergara 28, R. Rivera 4, A. Salas 4, A. Balladares 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Vergara 9-9, R. Rivera 1-2, A. Salas 0-1, A. Balladares 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Vergara 91-54, R. Rivera 15-9, A. Salas 19-11, A. Balladares 22-12
WP: G. Vergara
Hit Batsmen: G. Vergara
Balk: G. Vergara
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Huyard 5.0 2 0 0 2 5 0 78 0.76   
T. Huckaby H (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 0.00   
T. Matsumoto BS (2) 1.1 4 3 3 0 0 1 21 11.25   
J. Mejia L (0-3) 0.2 3 2 2 2 0 0 25 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Huyard 66
Batters Faced: C. Huyard 20, T. Huckaby 7, T. Matsumoto 8, J. Mejia 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Huyard 3-7, T. Huckaby 3-1, T. Matsumoto 3-1, J. Mejia 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Huyard 78-51, T. Huckaby 20-14, T. Matsumoto 21-14, J. Mejia 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Huckaby 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Huyard
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 11384
Special Notes: 2B Chris Reese was injured while running the bases.
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