ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ORONO OAKS AT SPOKANE SELECTS
10/01/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ORONO OAKS AT SPOKANE SELECTS
GAME ID: 10886 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orono Oaks 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 1
Spokane Selects 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 X 6 9 1
Almost There: Spokane On Cusp of CS Triumph After 6-4 Win
The Spokane Selects moved to within one game of the World Series, downing the visiting Orono Oaks at Selects Ballpark by a score of 6-4. Selects designated hitter Gene Wenzel did some major damage. He was 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2. The win gives the Selects a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-7 League Championship Series.

John Thaxton went 1 for 4 with a double. He drove in 3 runs for Spokane. With one out and the game tied in the bottom of the eighth inning, Thaxton had a clutch at-bat. Facing Orono hurler Nick Calvache, he grounded out, driving in 1 run to give the Selects a 5-4 lead.

"I like our moxie," said Selects manager Chris McLure.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Selects Ballpark in Spokane.
ORONO BATTING LINESCORE SPOKANE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Roper 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .171 1 2
I. Cason CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .243 0 4
S. Fundis LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .189 1 4
T. Tolbert RF 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 .368 7 15
M. Tindall 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .233 0 1
A. Nelson DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .278 2 4
K. Parker 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .154 0 2
D. Irwin C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .231 0 0
E. Mejia SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .233 1 4
   a-P. Roan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4 3 8 16      
a - P. Roan pinch hit for E. Mejia in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Tolbert (7, 3rd Inning off J. Dawson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Cason , T. Tolbert 4 , M. Tindall 3 , A. Nelson 2 , K. Parker , D. Irwin , E. Mejia
2-out RBI: T. Tolbert , K. Parker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tolbert , K. Parker
GIDP: A. Nelson , D. Irwin
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Tolbert
Double Plays: 1 (Mejia-Parker-Tindall)
PB: D. Irwin
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walker LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .375 0 0
R. Eckhardt RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281 0 3
B. Butler 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 2 6
I. McKibbins 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 4 6
   a-T. Suarez 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Wenzel DH 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 .267 4 5
C. Rittenberry SS 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 .259 0 5
G. DeRosier 3B, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .143 1 2
J. Thaxton CF 4 0 1 3 0 1 4 .312 0 4
J. Van Donsel C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .125 0 2
Totals 31 6 9 6 4 6 17      
a - T. Suarez substituted for I. McKibbins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Butler (6, 1st Inning off B. Frazer, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Thaxton (2, 2nd Inning off B. Frazer, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Wenzel (4, 4th Inning off B. Frazer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Walker 2 , R. Eckhardt , B. Butler 2 , G. Wenzel 4 , C. Rittenberry , G. DeRosier , J. Thaxton 2 , J. Van Donsel
2-out RBI: J. Van Donsel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Walker 2 , I. McKibbins , J. Thaxton
GIDP: R. Eckhardt
Sac Fly: B. Butler
Hit by Pitch: C. Rittenberry
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Walker (1) , J. Thaxton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: I. McKibbins
Double Plays: 2 (Butler-Rittenberry-McKibbins, DeRosier-Butler-McKibbins)
OF assists: 1 (Thaxton(Irwin at 2nd base))
ORONO PITCHING LINESCORE SPOKANE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Frazer 6.1 4 3 3 4 4 1 104 1.86   
G. Ward BS (1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 2.25   
N. Calvache L (0-2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 26 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Frazer 53
Batters Faced: B. Frazer 27, G. Ward 4, N. Calvache 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Frazer 8-6, G. Ward 0-2, N. Calvache 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Frazer 104-60, G. Ward 11-10, N. Calvache 26-16
Hit Batsmen: B. Frazer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dawson 6.0 8 4 4 2 6 1 90 6.00   
K. Guzman W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 34 0.00   
D. Cusack SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dawson 44
Batters Faced: J. Dawson 26, K. Guzman 8, D. Cusack 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dawson 5-4, K. Guzman 1-4, D. Cusack 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dawson 90-62, K. Guzman 34-20, D. Cusack 20-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gene Wenzel
Ballpark: Selects Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 23899
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