ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONCTON MOUNTIES AT PLYMOUTH ROCKERS
08/23/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONCTON MOUNTIES AT PLYMOUTH ROCKERS
GAME ID: 11544 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Moncton Mounties (78-46) 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 11 1
Plymouth Rockers (27-97) 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 8 11 2
With Late Score, Rockers Beat Mounties
Paul Ruby knocked in 5 runs to help Plymouth beat Moncton, 8-7. Ruby produced 1 single and 2 home runs. Reliever Kevin Martinez picked up the win. His record improves to 1-0. Carlos Balderrama, who is tied for 8th in the NC in saves with 8, took the loss. With the win, the Plymouth record is 27-97.

Up to bat in the bottom of the ninth, 20-year old third baseman Jim Unknown had a chance to be the hero. Moncton pitcher Carlos Balderrama wanted to foil that plan. But with no outs, Unknown hit a sacrifice fly. The Rockers had themselves a thrilling win.

"I'm glad I could get it done when the game was in the balance," Unknown said in his postgame press conference.
MONCTON BATTING LINESCORE PLYMOUTH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Williams SS 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 .364 19 71
M. Segar RF 5 2 3 3 0 0 4 .353 22 95
B. Evans 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .406 42 143
C. Mitchell DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .310 15 64
   a-J. Corcoran DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349 17 82
K. Pizzuti C 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 .336 18 52
K. Twigg LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .307 4 22
D. Raney 2B 4 0 2 1 1 2 4 .325 13 34
T. Grossman CF 4 0 0 1 1 1 5 .313 12 26
B. Gadsden 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 5 18
Totals 37 7 11 7 7 5 28      
a - J. Corcoran inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Evans (26, 1st Inning off H. Kanai, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Williams (29, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Segar (7, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Segar (22, 1st Inning off H. Kanai, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Williams 3 , M. Segar 8 , B. Evans 2 , C. Mitchell , K. Pizzuti , K. Twigg , D. Raney 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Segar , D. Raney , T. Grossman , B. Gadsden
GIDP: K. Pizzuti
Sac Fly: K. Pizzuti
Hit by Pitch: J. Corcoran
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Segar (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Williams (17)
OF assists: 1 (Segar(Martinez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hammen LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .329 2 4
J. Unknown SS 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .667 0 2
P. Ruby DH 4 2 3 5 0 0 0 .328 5 12
H. Gerber CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323 17 48
R. Head RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .266 7 16
D. Herman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 11 36
R. Hoffman 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .324 14 49
   a-B. Pflipsen PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 3 14
   b-J. Unknown 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
C. Martinez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 3 11
J. Unknown C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 8 3 4 8      
a - B. Pflipsen pinch ran for R. Hoffman in the 7th
b - J. Unknown substituted for B. Pflipsen in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: T. Hammen (1, 9th Inning off C. Balderrama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Ruby 2 (5, 4th Inning off J. Herrera, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Herrera, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Head (7, 6th Inning off J. Herrera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hammen 3 , J. Unknown 2 , P. Ruby 9 , H. Gerber , R. Head 5 , C. Martinez , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Unknown , P. Ruby , R. Head
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Herman
Sac Bunt: C. Martinez
Sac Fly: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Ruby (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Martinez 2 (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Herman-Hoffman)
MONCTON PITCHING LINESCORE PLYMOUTH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Herrera 6.2 8 7 7 3 1 3 83 4.22   
J. Cogswell 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 21 6.38   
C. Balderrama L (3-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 5.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Herrera 28
Batters Faced: J. Herrera 30, J. Cogswell 6, C. Balderrama 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Herrera 11-6, J. Cogswell 1-0, C. Balderrama 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Herrera 83-52, J. Cogswell 21-16, C. Balderrama 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Kanai 2.2 6 5 3 2 3 1 57 7.32   
J. Unknown 4.1 3 0 0 4 0 0 55 0.00   
J. Unknown BS (1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 17 18.00   
K. Martinez W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Kanai 27
Batters Faced: H. Kanai 17, J. Unknown 19, J. Unknown 7, K. Martinez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Kanai 1-3, J. Unknown 7-5, J. Unknown 0-2, K. Martinez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Kanai 57-35, J. Unknown 55-31, J. Unknown 17-9, K. Martinez 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Ruby
Ballpark: Madison Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 2050
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