ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON PIRATES
08/22/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON PIRATES
GAME ID: 11552 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Whitby Bats (98-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 9 0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates (60-63) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 11 1
Pirates Win Squeaker, 5-4, Over Bats
Getting a good performance from center fielder Mark Thompson, the Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates defeated the Whitby Bats, 5-4. Thompson slugged 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Pirates. Saint Pierre and Miquelon reliever Zach Heller picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Tyler Rotella absorbed the loss. The Pirates go to 60-63, putting them 4th in the Northern Conference West Division.

The game was decided with one out in the bottom of the 11th. With Saint Pierre and Miquelon trailing 4-3, Thompson jumped on a fastball from 18-year old right-handed pitcher Tyler Rotella and hit a 2-run home run to right-center. With one swing, the Pirates had a walk-off win.

"We couldn't have scripted it any better," Thompson said in his postgame press conference.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Buckner DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .356 18 59
J. LaCasse CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .317 28 101
M. Sikes 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .329 33 118
R. Ruhl 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .332 27 101
   a-J. Fogarty PR, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 9 41
J. Austin LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .313 9 47
B. Coleman C 3 0 1 2 1 2 2 .321 21 81
L. Bridges 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .387 17 74
C. Malone SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .365 17 76
S. Skidmore RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .328 9 54
Totals 40 4 9 4 2 10 15      
a - J. Fogarty pinch ran for R. Ruhl in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Austin (14, 11th Inning off Z. Heller, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ruhl (27, 7th Inning off J. Heinold, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Buckner 2 , J. LaCasse , M. Sikes , R. Ruhl 5 , J. Austin 2 , B. Coleman , C. Malone
2-out RBI: B. Coleman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bridges
GIDP: J. LaCasse
Sac Fly: B. Coleman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Buckner (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Russell SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .350 15 26
M. Thompson CF 5 2 3 3 1 1 1 .365 17 67
B. Ogie RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .339 16 67
R. Gotsch DH 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .378 26 88
   e-R. Laguna DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 8 30
R. Ball 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .263 3 15
J. Vetsch LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .277 11 38
A. McCoy 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .281 6 31
A. Hansen 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .289 17 73
   a-B. Trevino PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .353 4 6
   c-O. Dawson C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .667 0 0
J. Valdez C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .309 10 37
   b-J. Fraire PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 11 42
   d-D. Soto 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 40 5 11 5 5 11 22      
a - B. Trevino pinch hit for A. Hansen in the 9th
b - J. Fraire pinch hit for J. Valdez in the 9th
c - O. Dawson substituted for B. Trevino in the 10th
d - D. Soto substituted for J. Fraire in the 10th
e - R. Laguna inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Vetsch (9, 7th Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Thompson 2 (17, 8th Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 1 out; 11th Inning off T. Rotella, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Ogie (16, 8th Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Russell , M. Thompson 9 , B. Ogie 4 , R. Gotsch 2 , R. Ball 2 , J. Vetsch 2 , J. Valdez
2-out RBI: R. Gotsch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Ogie , R. Ball , A. McCoy , A. Hansen , O. Dawson , J. Valdez
Sac Bunt: J. Russell , R. Ball
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: A. McCoy (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Hansen-Ball)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Voss 5.1 4 1 1 1 6 0 80 2.66   
A. Alvarez 2.2 5 2 2 0 3 2 40 2.18   
M. Howe 2.0 1 0 0 3 2 0 37 3.28   
T. Rotella L (4-2), BS (2) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 15 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Voss 61
Batters Faced: E. Voss 21, A. Alvarez 13, M. Howe 10, T. Rotella 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Voss 4-6, A. Alvarez 3-2, M. Howe 2-2, T. Rotella 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Voss 80-55, A. Alvarez 40-28, M. Howe 37-19, T. Rotella 15-8
WP: E. Voss
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Strong 5.1 2 0 0 1 5 0 58 6.00   
J. Heinold BS (1) 2.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 39 5.04   
R. Flores BS (2) 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 23 5.95   
Z. Heller W (1-0) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 34 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Strong 68
Batters Faced: A. Strong 18, J. Heinold 9, R. Flores 7, Z. Heller 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Strong 4-6, J. Heinold 1-3, R. Flores 2-1, Z. Heller 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Strong 58-38, J. Heinold 39-26, R. Flores 23-16, Z. Heller 34-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Thompson
Ballpark: Spinners Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 3944
Special Notes: SP Andy Strong was injured while pitching.
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