ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
05/11/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 10566 - SATURDAY, MAY 11TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (26-5) 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 6 9 1
Buffalo Bellflowers (23-8) 1 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 X 10 15 1
Big Day for Owens in 10-6 Bellflowers Win
Buffalo left fielder Nick Owens had a 4-RBI game, which proved instrumental to his team beating the Whitby Bats, 10-6. Owens picked up 2 singles and 2 doubles in the ballgame. Buffalo, now 23-8, holds down first place in the Northern Conference East Division.

Early in the game, Owens had a 2-run double for Buffalo. It was his 10th double of the season and put the Bellflowers on top, 3-1.

"You can't take yourself too seriously," Owens told the Buffalo Chronicle. "But at the end of the day, we do play to win ballgames."
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Howard 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .361 1 6
J. LaCasse CF 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 .349 7 30
M. Sikes DH 4 1 1 3 1 2 0 .358 8 35
S. Skidmore LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .395 3 9
R. Ruhl 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .310 7 26
B. Coleman C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .261 5 14
L. Bridges 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .405 6 19
C. Malone SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .417 4 20
N. Lahab RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .250 1 2
Totals 35 6 9 5 5 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. LaCasse (8, 6th Inning off M. Martinez, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Howard (2, 6th Inning off O. Sotelo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sikes (8, 6th Inning off M. Martinez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Howard 4 , J. LaCasse 2 , M. Sikes 4 , R. Ruhl 2 , L. Bridges , N. Lahab
2-out RBI: M. Sikes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Howard , S. Skidmore , C. Malone
GIDP: L. Bridges
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Howard (1)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Lahab (1)
PB: B. Coleman
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Howard CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .357 10 26
J. Flowers 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .370 9 28
A. Melo 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .408 10 37
N. Owens LF 5 1 4 4 0 0 2 .385 9 38
   a-J. Yenores LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 0 3
B. Hurt SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .467 5 35
M. Cortez 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .365 4 19
V. Jara RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .328 4 16
M. Gutierrez DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .294 8 19
J. Unknown C 4 3 3 1 0 1 0 .750 1 1
Totals 38 10 15 10 3 6 16      
a - J. Yenores substituted for N. Owens in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Owens 2 (10, 3rd Inning off M. Matthews, 3 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Ochoa, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Hurt (12, 6th Inning off A. Alvarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Gutierrez (8, 4th Inning off M. Matthews, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Howard (10, 6th Inning off J. Ochoa, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Howard 5 , J. Flowers 2 , A. Melo , N. Owens 6 , B. Hurt 2 , V. Jara , M. Gutierrez 4 , J. Unknown 6
2-out RBI: N. Owens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Owens , B. Hurt , M. Cortez , V. Jara
Sac Bunt: J. Flowers
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Flowers-Melo-Cortez)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Matthews L (3-2) 4.0 9 5 4 1 4 1 90 1.55   
J. Ochoa 1.1 3 4 4 2 1 1 29 5.02   
A. Alvarez 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 33 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Matthews 29
Batters Faced: M. Matthews 22, J. Ochoa 9, A. Alvarez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Matthews 4-4, J. Ochoa 1-2, A. Alvarez 6-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Matthews 90-58, J. Ochoa 29-17, A. Alvarez 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Alvarez 1-1
WP: M. Matthews
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Sotelo W (7-0) 5.0 4 2 1 0 6 0 77 2.63   
M. Martinez 2.0 5 4 4 3 2 1 65 6.23   
A. Jaimes 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 27 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Sotelo 59
Batters Faced: O. Sotelo 19, M. Martinez 14, A. Jaimes 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Sotelo 6-3, M. Martinez 2-2, A. Jaimes 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Sotelo 77-50, M. Martinez 65-38, A. Jaimes 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Martinez 1-1 , A. Jaimes 2-1
WP: A. Jaimes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Owens
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 7724
Special Notes: SP Macho Martinez was injured while pitching. LF Nick Owens was injured in a collision at a base.
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