ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
PLYMOUTH ROCKERS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
09/02/2023
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
PLYMOUTH ROCKERS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
GAME ID: 11627 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Plymouth Rockers (63-75) 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 8 8 0
Lincoln Princes (51-87) 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 1
Lunsford Slugs Princes to 9-8 Win
Both teams had their chances, but the Lincoln Princes eventually prevailed.

Tim Lunsford was a major contributor to the 9-8 Lincoln win over Plymouth. The Princes designated hitter hit 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice. Armando Salas earned his 4th save in 6 chances.

With Lincoln leading 5-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Lunsford came up to bat against Plymouth pitcher Jim Unknown. Lunsford hit a fastball to left-center for a grand slam home run. His 42nd home run of the season put the Princes on top, 9-1.

In postgame comments to the Lincoln Today, Lunsford said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

The win has Lincoln at 51-87.
PLYMOUTH BATTING LINESCORE LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Shrewsbury CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .220 3 9
J. Jimenez DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .215 6 12
J. Deutsch 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 7 10
A. Terc SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .230 5 8
B. Pflipsen RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .161 7 10
J. Stoddard LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .171 3 8
D. Peterson 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .213 2 5
L. Casperson 2B 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 .244 4 10
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-A. Newhouse PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .254 5 10
Totals 36 8 8 8 3 7 5      
a - A. Newhouse pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Casperson (4, 5th Inning off F. Howerton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Terc (5, 4th Inning off F. Howerton, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Stoddard (3, 6th Inning off F. Howerton, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Pflipsen (7, 6th Inning off F. Howerton, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Casperson (4, 7th Inning off J. Rincon, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Newhouse (5, 9th Inning off A. Balladares, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Shrewsbury , A. Terc 4 , B. Pflipsen 4 , J. Stoddard 4 , D. Peterson , L. Casperson 6 , A. Newhouse 4
2-out RBI: B. Pflipsen , J. Stoddard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jimenez , A. Terc
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Shrewsbury (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Riggle LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .295 14 22
J. Diaz 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .298 6 14
   b-D. Poole 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 16 34
T. Lunsford DH 4 2 2 6 0 0 2 .271 42 94
C. Lupu 2B, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .235 34 76
G. Martel SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .250 9 24
W. Ramirez CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .201 10 21
M. Campbell 3B 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 .201 17 38
   a-I. Diaz 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 12 27
N. Perry RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .128 3 3
J. Unknown C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
Totals 32 9 9 9 4 8 9      
a - I. Diaz substituted for M. Campbell in the 8th
b - D. Poole substituted for J. Diaz in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Lupu (34, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Campbell (17, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Lunsford 2 (42, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Riggle , J. Diaz 2 , T. Lunsford 8 , C. Lupu 5 , M. Campbell 4 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: T. Lunsford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lunsford , W. Ramirez
Sac Bunt: W. Ramirez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Riggle (6)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Ramirez (2)
PLYMOUTH PITCHING LINESCORE LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.1 5 7 7 3 3 3 57 18.90   
J. Unknown 2.1 3 2 2 1 1 1 57 7.71   
J. Unknown 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 30 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 20
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-2, J. Unknown 3-3, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 57-31, J. Unknown 57-34, J. Unknown 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2 , J. Unknown 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Howerton W (3-4) 6.0 6 4 4 0 4 3 84 7.40   
J. Rincon 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 27 5.17   
A. Balladares 0.0 1 3 3 2 0 1 14 7.21   
A. Salas SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Howerton 48
Batters Faced: F. Howerton 25, J. Rincon 8, A. Balladares 3, A. Salas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Howerton 4-10, J. Rincon 4-1, A. Balladares 0-0, A. Salas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Howerton 84-58, J. Rincon 27-15, A. Balladares 14-5, A. Salas 12-8
WP: F. Howerton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Lunsford
Ballpark: Lincoln Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 5551
Special Notes: Rain delay of 17 minutes in the 6th inning.
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