ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT WHITBY BATS
09/14/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 10905 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Borrego Springs Rams 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 3 14 25 0
Whitby Bats 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 2 13 21 2
Still Kicking: Borrego Springs Cut Whitby Series Lead to 3-1 With Late Win
Already down in the Division Series, the Borrego Springs Rams put on their best show, beating the Whitby Bats by a final score of 14-13. David Johnson was special. He went 4-6 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Borrego Springs now trails Whitby 3-1 in the best-of-7 affair.

Borrego Springs catcher Manuel Quintanilla delivered a 2-run home run in the top of the tenth. Overall, he went 3 for 5, picking up 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 1 run and knocked in 3.

"It was a solid team effort," said Johnson after the game.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Eláguila Stadia in Whitby.
BORREGO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Rodriguez 2B 6 3 2 1 0 0 1 .176 0 1
I. Hernandez CF 7 1 4 0 0 1 5 .316 0 0
D. Johnson RF 6 2 4 3 0 0 2 .556 0 3
S. Bartlett DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .286 1 2
   a-C. Weatherspoon DH 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
A. Rivas SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .400 1 4
   b-C. Gomez PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-G. Hasebe SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Hernandez 1B 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .357 0 4
   d-R. Bishop 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
M. Quintanilla C 5 1 3 3 0 0 3 .375 3 7
A. Gomez LF 6 1 3 0 0 0 2 .176 0 0
J. Rojas 3B 6 2 3 0 0 0 3 .278 0 1
Totals 50 14 25 11 1 6 23      
a - C. Weatherspoon inserted as DH in the 8th
b - C. Gomez pinch hit for A. Rivas in the 8th
c - G. Hasebe substituted for C. Gomez in the 8th
d - R. Bishop substituted for A. Hernandez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Rodriguez (2, 1st Inning off J. Diaz, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Johnson 2 (3, 1st Inning off J. Diaz, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Diaz, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Quintanilla (1, 6th Inning off J. Diaz, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Rojas (1, 7th Inning off K. Price, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Rivas (3, 7th Inning off A. Bults, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Hernandez (2, 8th Inning off A. Bults, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Hernandez (2, 8th Inning off A. Bults, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Quintanilla (3, 10th Inning off D. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Rodriguez 3 , I. Hernandez 5 , D. Johnson 6 , S. Bartlett , C. Weatherspoon 2 , A. Rivas 2 , A. Hernandez 3 , M. Quintanilla 7 , A. Gomez 3 , J. Rojas 4
2-out RBI: E. Rodriguez , M. Quintanilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Hernandez , A. Rivas , A. Gomez 2 , J. Rojas
GIDP: A. Rivas , M. Quintanilla
Sac Bunt: E. Rodriguez , G. Hasebe
Sac Fly: M. Quintanilla
Hit by Pitch: C. Gomez , A. Hernandez
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rojas-Rodriguez-Hernandez, Rojas-Rodriguez-Bishop)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martin RF 6 1 1 3 0 2 3 .154 1 4
M. Grijalva LF 6 0 2 0 0 2 1 .389 1 3
J. Criscuolo 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .353 0 1
T. Sanchez SS, 3B 6 3 3 2 0 0 4 .333 2 4
A. Tinoco CF 6 3 4 0 0 0 3 .625 1 3
D. Navarro 1B 4 1 2 2 2 0 2 .312 1 3
T. Gordon C 5 1 3 2 1 1 1 .389 1 7
O. Castillo DH 6 2 2 2 0 1 6 .294 1 2
J. Antongiorgi 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-N. Lahab PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   b-R. Ruhl 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 49 13 21 12 4 6 23      
a - N. Lahab pinch hit for J. Antongiorgi in the 9th
b - R. Ruhl substituted for N. Lahab in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Sanchez (2, 2nd Inning off M. Giacalone, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Gordon 2 (2, 9th Inning off D. Villanueva, 0 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off D. Villanueva, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Tinoco (2, 10th Inning off D. Villanueva, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Tinoco (2, 6th Inning off N. Ishida, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martin (1, 6th Inning off J. Ortiz, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Castillo (1, 6th Inning off J. Ortiz, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Sanchez (2, 6th Inning off N. Ishida, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martin 4 , M. Grijalva 2 , J. Criscuolo 2 , T. Sanchez 7 , A. Tinoco 7 , D. Navarro 2 , T. Gordon 5 , O. Castillo 5 , J. Antongiorgi , N. Lahab
2-out RBI: T. Sanchez , T. Gordon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martin , M. Grijalva , A. Tinoco , D. Navarro , O. Castillo , R. Ruhl
GIDP: A. Tinoco , O. Castillo
Hit by Pitch: J. Criscuolo
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: T. Sanchez , J. Antongiorgi
Double Plays: 2 (Sanchez-Navarro, Sanchez-Criscuolo-Navarro)
OF assists: 2 (Tinoco(Quintanilla at 2nd base), Martin(Weatherspoon at 2nd base))
PB: T. Gordon
BORREGO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Giacalone 4.1 5 2 2 2 1 0 64 4.15   
J. Ortiz 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 2 35 36.00   
N. Ishida 0.1 4 3 3 1 1 1 29 81.00   
C. Gonzalez 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 0.00   
D. Villanueva W (1-0), BS (1) 1.1 7 4 4 0 1 0 43 19.29   
W. Ziegler SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Giacalone 44
Batters Faced: M. Giacalone 19, J. Ortiz 9, N. Ishida 6, C. Gonzalez 7, D. Villanueva 11, W. Ziegler 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Giacalone 5-6, J. Ortiz 2-0, N. Ishida 0-0, C. Gonzalez 2-2, D. Villanueva 2-1, W. Ziegler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Giacalone 64-35, J. Ortiz 35-19, N. Ishida 29-14, C. Gonzalez 24-15, D. Villanueva 43-30, W. Ziegler 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gonzalez 2-0 , W. Ziegler 2-0
WP: J. Ortiz , D. Villanueva
Hit Batsmen: J. Ortiz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Diaz 6.0 9 2 2 1 4 0 80 3.00   
K. Price 0.1 3 4 3 0 0 0 19 81.00   
A. Bults 1.0 7 5 3 0 0 0 26 27.00   
M. Allen L (1-1) 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 37 2.45   
D. Garcia 0.1 4 2 2 0 1 1 9 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Diaz 49
Batters Faced: J. Diaz 26, K. Price 5, A. Bults 11, M. Allen 9, D. Garcia 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Diaz 9-2, K. Price 0-1, A. Bults 1-1, M. Allen 5-1, D. Garcia 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Diaz 80-55, K. Price 19-12, A. Bults 26-14, M. Allen 37-27, D. Garcia 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bults 1-1 , M. Allen 2-1 , D. Garcia 1-1
WP: K. Price
Hit Batsmen: J. Diaz , A. Bults
Balk: K. Price
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Johnson
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 4:53
Attendance: 13396
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