ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
06/19/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 11243 - MONDAY, JUNE 19TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Island Torpedoes (30-42) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Buffalo Bellflowers (42-30) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 10 0
Buffalo Wins, Cossey reaches base 3 times
The Buffalo Bellflowers knocked off the Long Island Torpedoes, 5-2, at Wegman's Field. Nick Cossey was a big reason Buffalo won. The catcher went 2-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. Miguel Flores, the winner, improved to 1-3. He held Long Island to 2 runs on 5 hits over 5.1 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. The Bellflowers, at 42-30, have now won 5 straight.

In the bottom of the third, Cossey had a 3-run home run for Buffalo. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Bellflowers on top, 3-0.

Cossey told a Buffalo Daily News reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.
LONG ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stevens 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .233 15 29
S. Gosselin DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273 3 4
R. Davis 1B 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .250 14 36
   c-M. Carrillo PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
E. Leason SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .276 10 24
P. Quintero CF, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 7 15
M. Alvarez LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .270 8 23
D. Blaydes RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 1 4
   a-T. Royal PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Tomassini 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 11 24
   b-M. Sheets PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 5 18
I. Ramos C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125 1 1
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 10 11      
a - T. Royal pinch hit for D. Blaydes in the 7th
b - M. Sheets pinch hit for I. Tomassini in the 7th
c - M. Carrillo pinch hit for R. Davis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Stevens (11, 5th Inning off M. Flores, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Leason (10, 4th Inning off M. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Davis (14, 4th Inning off M. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stevens 2 , R. Davis 4 , E. Leason 4 , M. Alvarez , I. Ramos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Gosselin , M. Alvarez
GIDP: M. Carrillo , D. Blaydes
Hit by Pitch: S. Gosselin
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: I. Ramos 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Stevens-Leason-Davis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Larson LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .191 14 22
D. Vance 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .249 5 13
N. Cossey C 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 .263 1 4
A. Melo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .238 20 48
A. Encinas RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .212 6 12
R. Ball DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .198 12 28
B. Hurt SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .224 13 31
K. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .191 3 15
J. Flowers 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .127 4 14
Totals 34 5 10 4 3 12 22      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Hurt (5, 4th Inning off S. Quintero, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Cossey (1, 5th Inning off S. Quintero, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Cossey (1, 3rd Inning off S. Quintero, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Larson 2 , D. Vance , N. Cossey 6 , A. Melo , A. Encinas 2 , B. Hurt 2 , K. Jones
2-out RBI: N. Cossey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Melo 2 , B. Hurt , J. Flowers
GIDP: B. Hurt
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Larson 3 (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Vance-Hurt-Vance, Hurt-Melo-Vance)
LONG ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Quintero L (4-5) 4.1 8 5 4 1 7 1 88 3.10   
A. Castro 1.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 38 5.27   
A. Almanza 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Quintero 35
Batters Faced: S. Quintero 23, A. Castro 8, A. Almanza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Quintero 4-2, A. Castro 1-1, A. Almanza 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Quintero 88-54, A. Castro 38-24, A. Almanza 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Castro 2-0
Balk: A. Castro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Flores W (1-3) 5.1 5 2 2 1 6 2 85 4.13   
M. Reich H (1) 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 32 2.75   
P. Ganley SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Flores 55
Batters Faced: M. Flores 22, M. Reich 8, P. Ganley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Flores 6-3, M. Reich 3-1, P. Ganley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Flores 85-55, M. Reich 32-19, P. Ganley 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Reich 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Flores
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Cossey
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 16395
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