ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT TIVERTON COLONELS
05/31/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT TIVERTON COLONELS
GAME ID: 11123 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 31ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (33-21) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
Tiverton Colonels (26-28) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Tight Tilt Goes to Bellflowers, 2-1
The Buffalo Bellflowers did just enough to sneak past the Tiverton Colonels, 2-1, at Field of the Colonels. Buffalo pitcher Tom Donnelly, in particular, had a standout performance. The winner was Donnelly. He threw 6.1 innings of 2-hit ball. The loser was Arturo Martinez. The Bellflowers, at 33-21, lead by one game in their division.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Joe Morrison? The 22-year old second baseman Morrison stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the seventh inning to put Buffalo up, 2-1. For the game, he was 2 for 2, including 1 double and 1 single.

"Winning never gets dull," said Morrison.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE TIVERTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Larson LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .185 9 14
D. Vance 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .242 4 11
B. Agin RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231 8 25
A. Melo 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 16 40
C. Cooper SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224 13 33
B. Hurt DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .238 11 25
K. Jones CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .189 2 11
J. Flowers 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .129 4 12
   a-J. Morrison PH, 2B 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .297 5 16
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 4 14      
a - J. Morrison pinch hit for J. Flowers in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Larson (6, 1st Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Morrison (6, 7th Inning off K. Nakatsu, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Larson 2 , B. Hurt 3 , K. Jones , J. Morrison 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Vance 2 , J. Unknown 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Larson (11) , J. Morrison (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Tunnell CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 13 27
   a-E. Thorn PR, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 1 1
   e-J. Latorre PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 2 4
   f-M. Valle CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
B. McAdams 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .231 15 28
A. Baldwin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 17 37
J. Torres RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 14 27
   g-J. Young PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 4 12
M. Whatley SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .138 2 3
   h-W. Bravo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 2
A. Johnson LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 13 33
   b-A. Stultz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 4 13
   d-J. Fellows LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 1 1
D. Lopez DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .148 5 8
   c-B. Chaney DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 2 7
H. McConnon 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .184 8 20
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1 4 3 9      
a - E. Thorn pinch ran for A. Tunnell in the 3rd
b - A. Stultz pinch hit for A. Johnson in the 7th
c - B. Chaney inserted as DH in the 7th
d - J. Fellows substituted for A. Stultz in the 8th
e - J. Latorre pinch hit for E. Thorn in the 8th
f - M. Valle substituted for J. Latorre in the 9th
g - J. Young pinch hit for J. Torres in the 9th
h - W. Bravo pinch hit for M. Whatley in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. McConnon (8, 5th Inning off T. Donnelly, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. McAdams , H. McConnon 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Baldwin , M. Whatley
Hit by Pitch: A. Tunnell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. McAdams (8)
CS: M. Whatley (1)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE TIVERTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Donnelly W (2-1) 6.1 2 1 1 3 2 1 96 2.53   
D. Gray H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
S. Ray H (5) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 3.66   
P. Tello SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Donnelly 64
Batters Faced: T. Donnelly 24, D. Gray 1, S. Ray 5, P. Tello 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Donnelly 9-7, D. Gray 1-0, S. Ray 3-1, P. Tello 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Donnelly 96-59, D. Gray 4-3, S. Ray 13-7, P. Tello 12-7
Hit Batsmen: T. Donnelly
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martinez L (0-1) 6.0 5 2 2 2 3 0 93 3.00   
K. Nakatsu 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 0.00   
A. Hynninen 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martinez 55
Batters Faced: A. Martinez 25, K. Nakatsu 7, A. Hynninen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martinez 8-7, K. Nakatsu 3-2, A. Hynninen 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martinez 93-55, K. Nakatsu 27-17, A. Hynninen 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Nakatsu 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Donnelly
Ballpark: Field of the Colonels
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 9180
Special Notes: CF Adam Tunnell was injured being hit by a pitch. SP Arturo Martinez was injured while pitching.
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