ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
09/02/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 11599 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Borrego Springs Rams (85-49) 0 4 2 0 1 4 0 7 0 18 22 0
Franklin Cubs (51-83) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 7 0
Weatherspoon Tags Cubs for 5 Hits
Even as a kid, Christian Weatherspoon said his coaches told him the key to hitting was making contact, and letting everything else flow from there. At Franklin Park, Weatherspoon showed how well he learned that lesson.

The 18-year-old catcher had 5 hits in 6 at-bats for the Borrego Springs Rams, helping his team knock off the Franklin Cubs by a score of 18-5.

"They always said, just keep your eye on the ball, don't overswing, make contact and you never know what will happen," he said. "That's all I did."

Christian Weatherspoon singled in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off Jim Unknown in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit a two-run single in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 8th and flied out in the 8th.

Thus far this year, Weatherspoon has hit .407 with 16 home runs and 60 RBIs.
BORREGO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Carroll RF 7 1 2 0 0 1 9 .325 10 35
I. Hernandez LF 7 2 3 3 0 1 2 .343 32 98
J. Lewandowski 2B 5 2 1 1 1 0 2 .291 31 83
R. Gomez DH 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 .353 15 49
M. Shea CF 4 2 3 2 2 1 0 .380 23 84
J. Hodge 3B 4 3 2 1 2 1 4 .360 12 56
C. Weatherspoon C 6 3 5 5 0 0 3 .407 16 60
R. Bishop 1B 5 1 0 0 1 0 8 .316 23 55
J. Rojas SS 4 2 3 4 2 0 0 .284 3 11
Totals 47 18 22 18 9 4 28      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Shea 2 (15, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rojas (3, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Hernandez (32, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Weatherspoon (16, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Gomez (15, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Carroll 2 , I. Hernandez 6 , J. Lewandowski , R. Gomez 6 , M. Shea 5 , J. Hodge 2 , C. Weatherspoon 8 , J. Rojas 6
2-out RBI: J. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Carroll 2 , J. Hodge , R. Bishop
GIDP: I. Hernandez , J. Lewandowski
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Carroll (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Perez 3B 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .353 7 28
   a-R. Moreno PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 5 16
   e-N. Bourg 3B, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .362 1 11
B. Beason SS, 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .342 19 85
M. Brown CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .343 19 85
   b-J. Pauly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 5 19
   f-M. Suarez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 7 21
   j-E. Diehl PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1 4
S. Hardin LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 4 9
   c-T. Fischer PH, CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .083 0 1
N. Jurgensen RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .362 10 45
   d-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   g-J. Unknown RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Orr 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .312 4 13
J. Galvan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .326 7 52
   h-P. Dankenbring PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 38 117
   i-P. Binzer 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 5 21
F. Zavala DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .243 3 9
J. Unknown C 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .333 1 1
Totals 34 5 7 4 6 7 19      
a - R. Moreno pinch hit for J. Perez in the 7th
b - J. Pauly pinch hit for M. Brown in the 7th
c - T. Fischer pinch hit for S. Hardin in the 7th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for N. Jurgensen in the 7th
e - N. Bourg substituted for R. Moreno in the 8th
f - M. Suarez substituted for J. Pauly in the 8th
g - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
h - P. Dankenbring pinch hit for J. Galvan in the 8th
i - P. Binzer substituted for P. Dankenbring in the 9th
j - E. Diehl pinch hit for M. Suarez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Perez (16, 1st Inning off M. Canales, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Moreno (5, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Zavala (3, 4th Inning off M. Canales, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Unknown (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Perez 3 , R. Moreno 2 , N. Bourg , N. Jurgensen , F. Zavala 4 , J. Unknown 4
2-out RBI: N. Jurgensen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Beason , M. Brown , J. Unknown , J. Galvan
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Perez (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Galvan-Beason-Orr, Orr-Bourg-Orr)
BORREGO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Canales 4.0 4 2 2 4 4 1 74 6.40   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 4.0 1 2 2 2 3 0 51 4.50   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 13 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Canales 46
Batters Faced: M. Canales 20, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Canales 3-5, J. Unknown 5-4, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Canales 74-40, J. Unknown 51-34, J. Unknown 13-8
WP: M. Canales , J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.1 7 6 6 2 2 3 59 23.14   
J. Unknown 3.1 8 5 5 3 1 1 64 13.50   
J. Unknown 1.2 6 7 7 2 1 0 50 37.80   
J. Unknown 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 15
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 20, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 1-4, J. Unknown 5-3, J. Unknown 2-2, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 59-35, J. Unknown 64-35, J. Unknown 50-30, J. Unknown 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 3-2
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Christian Weatherspoon
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 1528
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