ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES
05/11/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES
GAME ID: 10601 - THURSDAY, MAY 11TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (21-15) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2
Long Island Torpedoes (12-24) 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 X 6 6 1
Torpedoes Pin 6-3 Loss on Whitby
The Whitby Bats could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Marty Matthews into a win. Instead, the Long Island Torpedoes prevailed, 6-3. Matthews threw 5.2 innings of 2-hit ball. Steven Rudolph locked down his 6th save. The victory makes Long Island 12-24.

With two out in the bottom of the seventh, Sean Day had a game-changing hit. The Torpedoes designated hitter slammed a run-scoring single off Ruben Espinoza, making the score 5-3, Long Island.

Long Island manager Victor Sepulveda praised his team's "businesslike approach."
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE LONG ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gillespie 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .205 4 6
C. Reese 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 6 11
   b-A. Joiner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 1 2
   c-B. Ross 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 1 1
C. Roth CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .261 2 8
P. McBreen C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .348 5 11
M. Sikes SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .254 9 17
B. Molohon LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 5 8
J. LaCasse RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242 2 7
J. Fogarty 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 3 5
C. Malone DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 7 11
   a-D. Walker DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 12 21
Totals 29 3 4 3 2 4 6      
a - D. Walker inserted as DH in the 8th
b - A. Joiner pinch hit for C. Reese in the 8th
c - B. Ross substituted for A. Joiner in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: C. Roth (1, 1st Inning off S. Quintero, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Sikes (9, 1st Inning off S. Quintero, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gillespie , C. Roth 3 , M. Sikes 4 , J. LaCasse
2-out RBI: M. Sikes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. McBreen
GIDP: M. Sikes
Sac Bunt: C. Reese
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gillespie (5)
CS: D. Walker (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gillespie (3) , M. Sikes (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Sikes-Fogarty-Reese)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stevens 2B 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 .269 7 16
A. Flynn SS 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .308 2 8
R. Davis 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .237 5 14
M. Alvarez CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .265 2 9
S. Day DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .318 7 22
J. Lang RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .196 4 9
I. Tomassini 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .177 4 11
   a-M. Sheets PH, 3B 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .189 2 8
M. Escobar C 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Trujillo LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-E. Leason PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 2 6
   c-P. Quintero LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 1 5
Totals 29 6 6 4 9 8 27      
a - M. Sheets pinch hit for I. Tomassini in the 7th
b - E. Leason pinch hit for J. Trujillo in the 7th
c - P. Quintero substituted for E. Leason in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sheets (3, 7th Inning off R. Espinoza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Flynn , R. Davis , M. Alvarez , S. Day , M. Sheets 2 , E. Leason
2-out RBI: R. Davis , S. Day
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Alvarez 2 , J. Lang , I. Tomassini
GIDP: J. Trujillo
Sac Fly: B. Stevens
Hit by Pitch: M. Sheets
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Stevens (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Davis (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Flynn-Stevens-Davis)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE LONG ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Matthews 5.2 2 1 0 4 4 0 84 4.93   
R. Espinoza L (0-1), BS (1) 1.0 3 4 2 3 1 0 39 16.20   
S. Ayala 1.1 1 1 1 2 3 0 25 5.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Matthews 63
Batters Faced: M. Matthews 22, R. Espinoza 10, S. Ayala 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Matthews 4-7, R. Espinoza 0-2, S. Ayala 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Matthews 84-49, R. Espinoza 39-21, S. Ayala 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Espinoza 1-0 , S. Ayala 3-0
WP: M. Matthews
Hit Batsmen: S. Ayala
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Quintero 6.1 3 3 3 1 3 1 99 2.75   
M. Acosta W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 3.60   
S. Rudolph SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Quintero 57
Batters Faced: S. Quintero 23, M. Acosta 6, S. Rudolph 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Quintero 6-9, M. Acosta 4-0, S. Rudolph 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Quintero 99-64, M. Acosta 20-9, S. Rudolph 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marty Matthews
Ballpark: Centerville Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 4134
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