ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
08/16/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 11505 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (94-24) 2 1 1 1 1 0 9 1 2 18 22 0
Franklin Cubs (50-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Hit Parade: Malone Pops 5 Hits
Chris Malone was the King of Swing at Franklin Park in the 18-0 Whitby Bats win over the Franklin Cubs. The Whitby shortstop stepped into the batter's box 5 times against Franklin and delivered 5 hits. It was a sensational game for him.

"Unbelievable feeling," he told the press. "It felt good. 5-for-5 isn't bad for your batting average either."

Chris Malone singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, walked in the 7th, hit an RBI double in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

So far this season, Malone has recorded a .359 batting average with 139 hits, 17 home runs, 74 RBIs, 94 runs scored and a .480 OBP.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Buckner DH 6 2 2 0 1 1 6 .351 15 55
J. LaCasse CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .314 25 96
   b-A. Hutchins PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297 0 9
M. Sikes 2B 5 3 1 1 2 1 2 .333 32 117
R. Ruhl 3B 5 1 3 1 1 0 1 .333 25 95
J. Austin LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .312 9 42
   a-C. Caballero PH, LF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .164 2 8
B. Coleman C 5 1 1 2 1 1 5 .311 20 75
L. Bridges 1B 6 2 2 4 0 0 5 .395 16 72
C. Malone SS 5 3 5 2 1 0 0 .359 17 74
S. Skidmore RF 4 2 2 1 2 0 2 .335 9 53
Totals 48 18 22 14 9 3 27      
a - C. Caballero pinch hit for J. Austin in the 7th
b - A. Hutchins pinch hit for J. LaCasse in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sikes (27, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Ruhl 2 (23, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Malone (13, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Bridges (26, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , S. Skidmore (15, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Skidmore (2, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Bridges (16, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Buckner 2 , J. LaCasse 2 , M. Sikes 2 , R. Ruhl 5 , J. Austin 2 , C. Caballero 2 , B. Coleman , L. Bridges 6 , C. Malone 6 , S. Skidmore 5
2-out RBI: C. Malone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Buckner , A. Hutchins , M. Sikes , B. Coleman 2 , L. Bridges 2
GIDP: A. Hutchins
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ruhl-Sikes-Bridges)
OF assists: 1 (LaCasse(Ramos at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Perez 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .380 7 27
   c-A. Rollins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 4 16
   e-F. Zavala LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 2 8
J. Ramos DH 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .364 8 20
P. Dankenbring LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .379 36 108
   d-E. Diehl PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 4
   j-C. Fenton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .290 4 14
B. Beason SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .337 18 76
   f-E. Palacio PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 1 9
M. Brown CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .359 16 73
   g-M. Suarez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .352 7 21
D. Stoltzfoos 3B, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .186 3 7
N. Jurgensen RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .383 9 38
   h-T. Fischer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .100 0 0
J. Galvan 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .331 7 45
   a-P. Shelton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 2 10
   b-P. Binzer 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 5 21
   i-N. Springer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 1 3
J. Unknown C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .333 0 0
Totals 33 0 8 0 6 4 28      
a - P. Shelton pinch hit for J. Galvan in the 6th
b - P. Binzer substituted for P. Shelton in the 7th
c - A. Rollins pinch hit for J. Perez in the 7th
d - E. Diehl pinch hit for P. Dankenbring in the 7th
e - F. Zavala substituted for A. Rollins in the 8th
f - E. Palacio pinch hit for B. Beason in the 8th
g - M. Suarez pinch hit for M. Brown in the 8th
h - T. Fischer pinch hit for N. Jurgensen in the 9th
i - N. Springer pinch hit for P. Binzer in the 9th
j - C. Fenton pinch hit for E. Diehl in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Perez , J. Ramos 3 , P. Dankenbring , E. Palacio , D. Stoltzfoos , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Fenton , B. Beason , N. Jurgensen , J. Unknown
GIDP: D. Stoltzfoos
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stoltzfoos-Binzer-Diehl)
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Austin at 2nd base))
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rodriguez W (6-3) 5.0 6 0 0 3 3 0 81 3.15   
A. Alvarez SV (12) 4.0 2 0 0 3 1 0 67 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rodriguez 55
Batters Faced: A. Rodriguez 23, A. Alvarez 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rodriguez 4-7, A. Alvarez 2-8
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rodriguez 81-49, A. Alvarez 67-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Alvarez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 6.1 15 10 10 5 1 1 119 14.21   
J. Unknown 0.0 3 5 5 2 0 0 25 0.00   
J. Unknown 1.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 47 5.40   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 15 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown -1
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 38, J. Unknown 5, J. Unknown 9, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 8-9, J. Unknown 0-0, J. Unknown 3-2, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 119-72, J. Unknown 25-11, J. Unknown 47-27, J. Unknown 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2 , J. Unknown 1-1
WP: J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Malone
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:07
Attendance: 2661
Special Notes: Chris Malone ties the WB regular season game record for hits with 5.
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