ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
05/24/2023
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
GAME ID: 11096 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (30-18) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Lincoln Princes (20-28) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 5 1
Princes Win by Slim Margin, 4-3
Rafael Rivera, who is tied for 10th in the NC in holds with 2, was locked in. The right-hander led the Lincoln Princes to a 4-3 win against the Buffalo Bellflowers at Lincoln Grounds. The winner in relief was Jim Unknown. He is now 1-0. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 2.2 innings. With the win, the Princes improved to 20-28.

The Princes were down to their last out in the bottom of the ninth inning, when 19-year old second baseman Darius Poole landed a big blow. He turned a first pitch fastball from Pedro Tello into a 2-run single. The walk-off single sent the Lincoln Grounds denizens into a frenzy and sent the Princes home with a thrilling 4-3 win.

"I can't say enough about Rafael," said Lincoln manager Jorge Vasquez. "He stepped up when we needed him."
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Larson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .172 5 10
K. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .196 2 10
B. Agin RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 8 24
A. Melo 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .263 15 38
C. Cooper SS 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .238 13 33
R. Ball DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 7 20
   a-D. Vance DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 4 11
B. Hurt 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .224 10 24
J. Flowers 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .126 4 12
   b-J. Morrison PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 5 14
R. Tavarez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .133 1 1
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 5 14      
a - D. Vance inserted as DH in the 9th
b - J. Morrison pinch hit for J. Flowers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Larson (5, 1st Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Melo (4, 4th Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Cooper (13, 4th Inning off R. Rivera, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Hurt (10, 4th Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Larson 2 , K. Jones , A. Melo 2 , C. Cooper 4 , D. Vance , B. Hurt 4
2-out RBI: B. Hurt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Melo , J. Flowers , R. Tavarez
Sac Bunt: R. Ball
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Thompson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 7 15
   c-V. Thompson PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 13 30
J. Perez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244 7 15
T. Lunsford 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .316 18 43
M. Kemps LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 3 7
C. Lupu DH 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .264 17 35
   a-I. Diaz DH 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .288 3 9
M. Campbell 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200 5 12
M. Cerpa RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .110 1 3
   b-B. Herrera PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 5 14
M. Chavez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .182 3 5
   d-F. Rosales PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .121 3 6
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   e-D. Poole PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .204 8 17
Totals 31 4 5 4 5 5 8      
a - I. Diaz inserted as DH in the 7th
b - B. Herrera pinch hit for M. Cerpa in the 7th
c - V. Thompson pinch hit for G. Thompson in the 8th
d - F. Rosales pinch hit for M. Chavez in the 9th
e - D. Poole pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Lunsford (18, 1st Inning off M. Flores, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Diaz (3, 7th Inning off M. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Lunsford 4 , I. Diaz 4 , B. Herrera , M. Chavez , D. Poole
2-out RBI: T. Lunsford , D. Poole
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Perez (1)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Flores 6.2 3 2 2 3 3 2 86 2.63   
S. Ray H (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 2.50   
P. Tello L (3-1), BS (3) 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 13 1.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Flores 60
Batters Faced: M. Flores 26, S. Ray 4, P. Tello 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Flores 9-8, S. Ray 1-1, P. Tello 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Flores 86-50, S. Ray 23-16, P. Tello 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ray 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rivera 6.1 4 3 3 1 4 2 78 9.38   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 39 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rivera 56
Batters Faced: R. Rivera 24, J. Unknown 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rivera 9-6, J. Unknown 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rivera 78-53, J. Unknown 39-25
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Rivera
Ballpark: Lincoln Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 4047
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