ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT MONCTON MOUNTIES
08/27/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT MONCTON MOUNTIES
GAME ID: 11557 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Borrego Springs Rams (80-48) 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 8 14 1
Moncton Mounties (81-47) 8 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0
Borrego Springs Loss Tarnishes Fine Game by Shea
Matt Shea did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Borrego Springs Rams from being beaten, 11-8, to the Moncton Mounties at Mapleton Yards. Shea hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 4. Moncton reliever Victor Mendoza was credited with the win. His record goes to 5-1. Ernesto Morales took the loss for Borrego Springs. Moncton is now 81-47. Borrego Springs is 80-48.

The Mounties got an important contribution from right fielder Kyle Twigg, who in the bottom of the first hit a sinker to left-center for a 3-run home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Mounties ahead, 4-0.

"It's nice to see a lot of guys make contributions," said Mounties manager Johnny Hoffman.
BORREGO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE MONCTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lewandowski 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 28 78
I. Hernandez LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .343 30 93
L. Ortega RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .340 14 53
R. Gomez DH 5 3 4 0 0 1 1 .358 13 43
M. Shea CF 5 3 4 4 0 0 1 .377 21 76
J. Hodge 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .354 9 50
C. Weatherspoon C 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .398 15 53
R. Bishop 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .316 18 48
J. Rojas SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255 1 6
Totals 39 8 14 8 2 5 11      
BATTING
Triples: M. Shea (3, 2nd Inning off A. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Hernandez (30, 3rd Inning off A. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Shea 2 (21, 5th Inning off A. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off V. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Ortega (14, 9th Inning off J. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Hernandez 4 , L. Ortega 5 , R. Gomez 4 , M. Shea 12 , J. Hodge , C. Weatherspoon 2
2-out RBI: C. Weatherspoon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bishop , J. Rojas
GIDP: J. Hodge
Sac Fly: J. Hodge
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Weatherspoon (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rojas (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Shafer LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .369 11 32
T. Grossman CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .305 12 27
B. Evans 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .409 42 145
C. Mitchell 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .310 16 69
   a-B. Gadsden 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 5 18
   b-D. Williams SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359 19 72
S. Shimizu SS, 3B 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .289 13 74
K. Twigg RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .340 5 27
D. Raney 2B, SS, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327 13 35
A. Villarreal C 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .379 8 23
O. Kagawa DH 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .338 39 102
Totals 36 11 11 11 4 4 12      
a - B. Gadsden substituted for C. Mitchell in the 8th
b - D. Williams substituted for B. Gadsden in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Kagawa (15, 3rd Inning off R. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Twigg (5, 1st Inning off E. Morales, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Shafer (11, 1st Inning off R. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Kagawa (39, 1st Inning off R. Martinez, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Shimizu (13, 4th Inning off R. Martinez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Shafer 5 , T. Grossman 2 , B. Evans , S. Shimizu 5 , K. Twigg 4 , D. Raney , O. Kagawa 6
2-out RBI: D. Shafer , S. Shimizu , K. Twigg , O. Kagawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Shafer
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Raney-Evans)
BORREGO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE MONCTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Morales L (3-5) 0.2 3 5 5 2 1 1 23 7.15   
R. Martinez 2.2 6 6 6 2 2 3 51 22.85   
M. Canales 3.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 34 6.79   
A. Steedman 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Morales 17
Batters Faced: E. Morales 7, R. Martinez 16, M. Canales 13, A. Steedman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Morales 1-0, R. Martinez 3-3, M. Canales 4-6, A. Steedman 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Morales 23-11, R. Martinez 51-32, M. Canales 34-22, A. Steedman 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Martinez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hernandez 4.0 10 6 6 1 1 2 74 5.57   
V. Mendoza W (5-1) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 40 4.69   
J. Sanchez 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 7.63   
C. Balderrama SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hernandez 18
Batters Faced: A. Hernandez 23, V. Mendoza 12, J. Sanchez 4, C. Balderrama 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hernandez 6-5, V. Mendoza 5-2, J. Sanchez 1-0, C. Balderrama 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hernandez 74-49, V. Mendoza 40-22, J. Sanchez 15-9, C. Balderrama 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Shea
Ballpark: Mapleton Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 4145
Special Notes: SP Ernesto Morales was injured while pitching.
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