ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
05/18/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 11831 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Paints (13-26) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 7 11 2
Medford Desperados (24-15) 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 5 X 12 15 1
Buckner Helps Desperados Defeat Paints, 12-7
The Medford Desperados beat the Aurora Paints, 12-7, at Ballpark of Medford. Medford right fielder Garrett Buckner had an outstanding performance. He was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 4 times. The Desperados improved their record to 24-15 by beating Aurora.

Jeff Knisley, who is tied for 6th in the SL1 with a .468 on-base percentage, took Aurora hurler Jose Gomez deep in the bottom of the sixth. His 2-run home run put the Desperados on top, 5-3. In all, Knisley had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Knisley. "You've got to get results."
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ruth 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .245 2 7
   e-A. Douglass PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
N. Perry RF 4 0 1 2 1 2 0 .318 0 7
O. Ybarra C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .204 0 4
J. Bolick LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 0 2
   a-M. Jones PR, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .304 5 22
E. Roebling 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .277 1 12
   b-H. Ruiz PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
S. Mikami SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .324 2 16
M. Cortez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .148 1 4
   c-S. Bright PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .417 0 3
B. Benitez DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .222 1 3
   d-M. Cerpa DH 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 .333 3 8
I. Vallejo CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .276 1 4
Totals 37 7 11 7 1 9 14      
a - M. Jones pinch ran for J. Bolick in the 1st
b - H. Ruiz pinch hit for E. Roebling in the 9th
c - S. Bright pinch hit for M. Cortez in the 9th
d - M. Cerpa inserted as DH in the 9th
e - A. Douglass pinch hit for S. Ruth in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Perry (4, 3rd Inning off J. Poehlein, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Roebling (4, 6th Inning off J. Poehlein, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Mikami (2, 6th Inning off L. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Mikami (2, 4th Inning off J. Poehlein, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Douglass , N. Perry 2 , O. Ybarra , J. Bolick , E. Roebling 2 , H. Ruiz , S. Mikami 8 , S. Bright , I. Vallejo
2-out RBI: S. Mikami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Jones 2 , E. Roebling , M. Cortez
Sac Fly: O. Ybarra , I. Vallejo
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Mikami 2 (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Mikami-Ruth-Roebling)
OF assists: 2 (Perry(Robinson at 2nd base), Perry(Griffith at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bridges 3B, 1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .287 7 21
G. Buckner RF 4 4 3 1 1 0 2 .425 2 9
M. Sikes 2B, SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .356 1 8
J. Cottingham LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .252 5 22
C. Griffith DH 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .271 7 34
R. Robinson 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .314 1 12
   a-A. Hutchins PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Sanchez SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .312 3 8
   b-J. Howard PH, 3B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .143 0 2
J. Knisley CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .401 2 15
T. Gordon C 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .462 0 6
Totals 36 12 15 12 7 0 21      
a - A. Hutchins pinch hit for R. Robinson in the 8th
b - J. Howard pinch hit for T. Sanchez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sikes (5, 1st Inning off J. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Cottingham (6, 3rd Inning off J. Gomez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Buckner (2, 1st Inning off J. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Knisley (2, 6th Inning off J. Gomez, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Bridges (7, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Bridges 4 , G. Buckner 6 , M. Sikes 2 , J. Cottingham 2 , C. Griffith 3 , R. Robinson 2 , T. Sanchez , J. Howard , J. Knisley 5
2-out RBI: , C. Griffith 2 , J. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bridges , G. Buckner , T. Sanchez , J. Knisley
GIDP: R. Robinson
Sac Bunt: T. Gordon
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Buckner 2 (3) , R. Robinson (1)
CS: T. Gordon (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Bridges (5)
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gomez L (1-2) 5.1 10 5 5 2 0 2 63 6.35   
J. Unknown 2.0 2 4 3 4 0 1 33 13.50   
J. Unknown 0.2 3 3 0 1 0 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gomez 26
Batters Faced: J. Gomez 26, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gomez 9-5, J. Unknown 2-2, J. Unknown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gomez 63-39, J. Unknown 33-19, J. Unknown 26-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Poehlein 5.2 6 3 3 0 6 1 82 4.34   
L. Perez W (1-0), BS (2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 29 5.50   
A. Alvarez 0.1 4 4 2 1 0 0 21 3.10   
S. Rivera 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Poehlein 51
Batters Faced: J. Poehlein 23, L. Perez 8, A. Alvarez 7, S. Rivera 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Poehlein 5-6, L. Perez 0-4, A. Alvarez 0-1, S. Rivera 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Poehlein 82-57, L. Perez 29-22, A. Alvarez 21-15, S. Rivera 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Perez 1-1 , S. Rivera 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Garrett Buckner
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 4 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 6166
Special Notes: CF Josh Bolick was injured while running the bases. SP Luis Perez was injured while pitching.
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