ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
05/31/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
GAME ID: 11135 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 31ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (30-24) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 7 8 1
Lincoln Princes (22-32) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 2
Whitby Rallies for 7-4 Victory
The Bats grabbed a win, 7-4, at Lincoln Grounds, overcoming a fine effort from Lincoln pitcher Emmanuel Ortega. Ortega went 5 innings and allowed 2 runs. Whitby pitcher Taro Matsumoto got the win. He's now 3-4. Jim Unknown was tagged with the loss. Whitby has won 3 straight, while Lincoln has lost 3 in a row.

Whitby third baseman Josh Gillespie produced at a critical juncture. It happened in the top of the eighth with Jim Unknown on the mound and Whitby leading 5-4. Gillespie got hit by a pitch, driving in 1 run.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Gillespie.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Walker RF 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 .262 14 27
J. Gillespie 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .222 8 16
C. Roth CF, LF 2 2 0 1 3 0 2 .215 3 11
R. Cooper DH 4 1 1 2 1 1 5 .220 11 26
P. McBreen C 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .317 10 20
J. Allery 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .254 9 25
   c-J. Cole PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 9 16
   g-D. Friedrich 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 3 8
M. Sikes SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 9 20
   d-T. Hetzel PH, 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .364 2 3
B. Molohon LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 7 11
   e-S. Custis PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-J. LaCasse LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 3 8
J. Fogarty 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113 3 6
   a-A. Joiner PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 2 3
   b-J. Corona 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
   f-R. Riggs PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .667 2 4
   i-C. Malone SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 9 15
Totals 34 7 8 7 8 1 20      
a - A. Joiner pinch hit for J. Fogarty in the 7th
b - J. Corona substituted for A. Joiner in the 7th
c - J. Cole pinch hit for J. Allery in the 8th
d - T. Hetzel pinch hit for M. Sikes in the 8th
e - S. Custis pinch hit for B. Molohon in the 8th
f - R. Riggs pinch hit for J. Corona in the 8th
g - D. Friedrich substituted for J. Cole in the 8th
h - J. LaCasse substituted for S. Custis in the 8th
i - C. Malone substituted for R. Riggs in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cole (6, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Cooper (11, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Walker , J. Gillespie , R. Cooper 4 , P. McBreen 2 , J. Allery , J. Cole 2 , A. Joiner
2-out RBI: D. Walker , J. Gillespie , C. Roth , P. McBreen , J. Allery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gillespie , C. Roth , R. Cooper , M. Sikes
GIDP: J. Allery , D. Friedrich
Hit by Pitch: J. Gillespie
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gillespie (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Thompson LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .171 8 16
T. Lunsford 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .317 20 46
V. Thompson CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .267 16 35
J. Perez 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .236 8 18
C. Lupu DH 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .255 19 39
   a-I. Diaz DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 3 10
M. Campbell 3B 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .235 6 17
   d-M. Kemps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 3 8
M. Cerpa RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .143 1 6
M. Chavez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .156 3 5
   b-B. Herrera PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 7 16
   c-D. Poole SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 8 17
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4 4 8 20      
a - I. Diaz inserted as DH in the 7th
b - B. Herrera pinch hit for M. Chavez in the 8th
c - D. Poole substituted for B. Herrera in the 9th
d - M. Kemps pinch hit for M. Campbell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Lunsford (13, 2nd Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Thompson (9, 6th Inning off V. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Campbell (2, 7th Inning off T. Matsumoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Thompson (16, 5th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Thompson 2 , T. Lunsford 3 , V. Thompson 4 , J. Perez , M. Campbell 4 , M. Cerpa , M. Chavez
2-out RBI: M. Campbell , M. Cerpa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Lunsford 3 , V. Thompson , C. Lupu , M. Cerpa 2 , M. Chavez
Sac Bunt: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: V. Thompson (5) , M. Chavez (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Perez-Chavez-Perez, Perez-Poole-Perez)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Garcia 5.0 8 4 1 1 4 1 86 2.51   
V. Martinez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
T. Matsumoto W (3-4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 7.47   
L. Fonseca SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 27 5.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Garcia 44
Batters Faced: D. Garcia 25, V. Martinez 4, T. Matsumoto 5, L. Fonseca 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Garcia 5-6, V. Martinez 0-2, T. Matsumoto 0-1, L. Fonseca 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Garcia 86-55, V. Martinez 17-11, T. Matsumoto 21-11, L. Fonseca 27-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ortega 5.0 4 2 2 2 1 0 62 5.59   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 2.1 3 5 5 4 0 1 55 19.29   
J. Unknown 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ortega 50
Batters Faced: E. Ortega 21, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ortega 7-7, J. Unknown 3-3, J. Unknown 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ortega 62-37, J. Unknown 55-31, J. Unknown 29-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-3
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Emmanuel Ortega
Ballpark: Lincoln Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 8012
Special Notes: Rain delay of 22 minutes in the 6th inning.
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