ABA CLASS A-
ONTARIO SUNRAYS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
06/29/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
ONTARIO SUNRAYS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13365 - SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ontario Sunrays (28-49) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 13 0
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (36-41) 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 6 9 0
Beck Leads Fighting Knights to Win
The Niskayuna Fighting Knights beat the Ontario Sunrays, 6-5, at Fighting Knights Field. Niskayuna third baseman Ken Beck had the hot bat. He went 3-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The winner was Jesus Garcia, who threw 81 pitches over 6 innings. The right-hander was charged with 3 runs on 11 hits. Art Cohen picked up his 4th save of the season.

Nick Watkins had a big 2-run home run for the Fighting Knights in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Niskayuna leading 4-3 and a runner on 2nd, he sized up a fastball from 20-year old right-handed pitcher Raul Rodriguez and punished it. The result was his 5th home run of the season, which put the Fighting Knights on top, 6-3.

"I'm trying to keep it simple," said Watkins. "Just do my job."

The 4th-place Fighting Knights are 36-41.
ONTARIO BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hammen CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .259 2 22
D. Mikel LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .357 5 18
J. Deutsch 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .281 0 3
H. Gerber RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .333 6 26
L. Casperson 2B, SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .249 7 27
R. Head DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .273 0 0
D. Herman 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .241 1 4
B. Houghton SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .207 1 6
   a-D. Hoffa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 7
   b-C. Martinez SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
   c-C. Collett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .383 3 10
J. Unknown C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333 0 1
   d-T. Slagle PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .306 6 8
Totals 36 5 13 5 1 5 14      
a - D. Hoffa pinch hit for B. Houghton in the 7th
b - C. Martinez substituted for D. Hoffa in the 7th
c - C. Collett pinch hit for C. Martinez in the 9th
d - T. Slagle pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Deutsch (2, 1st Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Casperson (10, 8th Inning off J. Esquibel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Casperson (7, 2nd Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Slagle (6, 9th Inning off A. Cohen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hammen , D. Mikel 2 , J. Deutsch 3 , L. Casperson 6 , R. Head 2 , D. Herman 2 , J. Unknown , T. Slagle 4
2-out RBI: L. Casperson , J. Unknown , T. Slagle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Gerber , R. Head
GIDP: B. Houghton
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hammen (13)
CS: D. Mikel 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Casperson-Martinez-Herman)
PB: J. Unknown
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Castillo CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .322 10 32
J. Chadwick LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273 11 27
A. Marquez 1B, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .367 16 68
K. Beck 3B 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .353 19 74
   a-R. Campbell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 6 18
M. Lint DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .371 4 12
N. Watkins C 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .321 5 11
T. Cruz SS, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 1 6
P. Anderson RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296 1 12
   b-A. Rodriguez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 3
J. Vega 2B, SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .400 3 6
Totals 32 6 9 6 5 4 16      
a - R. Campbell substituted for K. Beck in the 9th
b - A. Rodriguez substituted for P. Anderson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Castillo (8, 1st Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Beck (24, 3rd Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Beck (19, 1st Inning off R. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Watkins 2 (5, 2nd Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Marquez (16, 5th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Castillo 3 , A. Marquez 4 , K. Beck 7 , N. Watkins 8 , J. Vega
2-out RBI: K. Beck , N. Watkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Chadwick , A. Marquez , N. Watkins
GIDP: T. Cruz
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chadwick-Beck, Cruz-Vega-Marquez)
OF assists: 1 (Chadwick(Head at 3rd base))
ONTARIO PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rodriguez L (2-2) 4.2 7 6 6 3 3 4 86 6.55   
H. Kanai 3.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 44 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rodriguez 26
Batters Faced: R. Rodriguez 24, H. Kanai 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rodriguez 5-6, H. Kanai 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rodriguez 86-47, H. Kanai 44-27
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia W (4-0) 6.0 11 3 3 0 4 1 81 2.45   
J. Esquibel H (2) 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 27 4.50   
A. Cohen SV (4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 7.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 42
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 25, J. Esquibel 8, A. Cohen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 5-5, J. Esquibel 3-3, A. Cohen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 81-51, J. Esquibel 27-16, A. Cohen 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Beck
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 5850
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