ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
05/22/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 11834 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Medford Desperados (30-12) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 6 10 19 0
Newport Unicorns (18-24) 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 8 13 0
Great Stroke: Raphael Gets 5 Hits
Medford Desperados first baseman Nate Raphael went ballistic with the bat. He hammered the Newport Unicorns for 5 hits to help Medford win, 10-8, over Newport at Chanticleers Ballpark.

Nate Raphael singled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, doubled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

In his 2025 season totals, Raphael has 4 home runs, .362 BA, .439 OBP, 27 RBIs and 29 runs scored.
MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bridges 3B 6 2 2 0 0 2 3 .342 3 18
A. Joiner DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .359 1 13
D. Friedrich 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .357 3 28
N. Raphael 1B 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 .362 4 27
B. Coleman C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .176 1 1
   a-A. Helgason PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .346 4 22
   b-J. Brewer C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 9
C. Malone SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 7 .289 2 19
J. Austin LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .323 6 36
G. Buckner RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .350 8 48
J. LaCasse CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .353 4 35
Totals 44 10 19 10 2 5 22      
a - A. Helgason pinch hit for B. Coleman in the 9th
b - J. Brewer substituted for A. Helgason in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Bridges 2 (15, 3rd Inning off G. Vanderhoek, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off C. Palmas, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Raphael (11, 5th Inning off G. Vanderhoek, 0 on, 1 out) , J. LaCasse (10, 9th Inning off N. Combs, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Joiner (1, 5th Inning off G. Vanderhoek, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bridges 4 , A. Joiner 6 , D. Friedrich 2 , N. Raphael 6 , C. Malone , J. Austin 2 , G. Buckner 2 , J. LaCasse 3
2-out RBI: N. Raphael , J. Austin 2 , G. Buckner 2 , J. LaCasse
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Bridges 2 , C. Malone , J. LaCasse
GIDP: C. Malone
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Friedrich (3)
CS: A. Joiner (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bridges-Friedrich-Raphael, Friedrich-Malone-Raphael)
OF assists: 1 (LaCasse(Athan at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lendon CF 4 0 1 0 2 1 1 .353 4 24
S. Fleury 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .250 0 0
A. Ortiz 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .328 4 20
J. Corona SS 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .346 5 30
J. May RF 5 2 2 2 0 3 6 .330 3 26
B. Athan C 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .311 2 12
S. Ytuarte 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .305 4 18
K. Tanaka LF 3 1 1 4 0 1 3 .250 4 21
   a-H. Campos PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .189 1 5
S. Vargas DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .261 1 3
   b-P. Quintero DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .386 3 19
Totals 36 8 13 8 8 11 28      
a - H. Campos pinch hit for K. Tanaka in the 9th
b - P. Quintero inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Tanaka (4, 2nd Inning off J. Martinez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lendon , J. Corona 3 , J. May 2 , B. Athan 3 , K. Tanaka 4 , H. Campos , S. Vargas 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fleury , J. May , B. Athan
GIDP: S. Fleury , A. Ortiz
Sac Bunt: J. Corona
Sac Fly: K. Tanaka
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ortiz-Corona-Ortiz)
MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martinez 4.0 7 7 7 4 4 1 94 3.05   
A. Alvarez 3.0 5 1 1 3 3 0 52 5.68   
J. Ochoa W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 32 1.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martinez 20
Batters Faced: J. Martinez 23, A. Alvarez 15, J. Ochoa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martinez 6-2, A. Alvarez 1-3, J. Ochoa 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martinez 94-53, A. Alvarez 52-27, J. Ochoa 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Alvarez 1-1 , J. Ochoa 3-1
WP: J. Martinez 2 , A. Alvarez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Vanderhoek 5.1 12 4 4 1 3 1 100 8.20   
J. Garcia H (2) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 3.72   
C. Palmas L (0-2) 0.2 5 6 6 1 1 0 26 8.59   
N. Combs 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 9.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Vanderhoek 30
Batters Faced: G. Vanderhoek 29, J. Garcia 7, C. Palmas 8, N. Combs 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Vanderhoek 4-9, J. Garcia 2-3, C. Palmas 0-1, N. Combs 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Vanderhoek 100-67, J. Garcia 21-12, C. Palmas 26-14, N. Combs 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Garcia 1-0 , N. Combs 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Raphael
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 64 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 2051
Special Notes: Nate Raphael ties the MED regular season game record for hits with 5.
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