ABA CLASS A
FREMONT AMBASSADORS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
04/24/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
FREMONT AMBASSADORS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3684 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fremont Ambassadors (5-15) 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 14 3
St. Catharines Blue Jays (10-10) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 9 X 13 13 1
Makar Jacks Two Home Runs in 13-7 St. Catharines Win
Behind the hitting of Nick Makar, the St. Catharines Blue Jays stopped the Fremont Ambassadors, 13-7. Makar hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 5 for the Blue Jays. Jim Unknown, now 1-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 2 hits in 1.1 innings. The win moves St. Catharines to a record of 10-10.

Ryan Murphree's at-bat in the bottom of the eighth was significant, coming with runners on 1st and 2nd and the game tied, 7-7. The St. Catharines designated hitter hit a run-scoring single off Jim Unknown to put the Blue Jays up.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Murphree.
FREMONT BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Clifford LF 6 2 2 1 0 3 4 .256 2 6
R. Dowdell SS 5 1 3 0 1 1 2 .409 0 1
G. Moreno RF 6 1 4 1 0 1 2 .348 1 10
   a-D. Talarico RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 2
K. McKinney 3B 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 .305 1 6
K. Bain DH 4 1 1 0 2 1 8 .339 2 9
E. Esposito 2B 4 0 1 1 2 2 8 .293 1 8
I. Klemp 1B 6 0 2 2 0 1 7 .381 0 9
P. Dennis CF 2 0 0 1 4 0 3 .257 1 7
J. Wolk C 5 1 0 0 1 1 10 .167 0 1
Totals 41 7 14 7 13 11 47      
a - D. Talarico substituted for G. Moreno in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Clifford (1, 1st Inning off D. Damian, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Moreno 2 (9, 2nd Inning off D. Damian, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Zavala, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Esposito (1, 6th Inning off J. Barbee, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Dowdell (2, 7th Inning off R. Zavala, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Clifford (2, 2nd Inning off D. Damian, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Clifford 6 , R. Dowdell 4 , G. Moreno 6 , K. McKinney , K. Bain , E. Esposito 2 , I. Klemp 2
2-out RBI: K. McKinney , E. Esposito , I. Klemp , P. Dennis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Clifford , K. Bain 2 , I. Klemp 2 , J. Wolk 2
GIDP: I. Klemp
Team LOB: 20

FIELDING
Errors: G. Moreno (1) , K. McKinney (1) , P. Dennis (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Dowdell-Esposito-Klemp)
OF assists: 1 (Dennis(Montes de Oca at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Keys LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .395 8 24
R. Murphree DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .360 1 13
D. Reed 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .329 1 12
   b-M. Hutzel PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 1
   c-J. Espinoza 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 3 6
R. Rodrguez RF 3 1 0 1 2 2 2 .274 2 15
N. Makar 3B 5 3 3 5 0 0 0 .338 3 12
C. Ren 2B 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .277 2 13
   a-J. Marsh PR, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .538 1 3
E. Montes de Oca SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .373 1 8
R. Catchings C 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 .071 0 2
R. Alva CF 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 .296 2 12
Totals 35 13 13 13 7 6 17      
a - J. Marsh pinch ran for C. Ren in the 8th
b - M. Hutzel pinch hit for D. Reed in the 8th
c - J. Espinoza substituted for M. Hutzel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Montes de Oca (3, 3rd Inning off J. Waugaman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alva (2, 3rd Inning off J. Waugaman, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Makar 2 (3, 6th Inning off J. Waugaman, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Keys 3 , R. Murphree , D. Reed , N. Makar 9 , C. Ren , J. Marsh , E. Montes de Oca 3 , R. Alva 4
2-out RBI: J. Keys , R. Murphree , R. Rodrguez , N. Makar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Keys , R. Rodrguez
GIDP: E. Montes de Oca
Sac Fly: R. Catchings
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Damian (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Espinoza-Montes de Oca-Marsh)
FREMONT PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Waugaman 5.0 7 4 4 1 6 2 79 4.00   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 2.2 4 6 6 4 0 0 52 20.25   
J. Unknown 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 1 16 81.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Waugaman 42
Batters Faced: J. Waugaman 23, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Waugaman 6-2, J. Unknown 5-2, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Waugaman 79-51, J. Unknown 52-29, J. Unknown 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Damian 3.1 8 5 5 6 5 1 100 8.51   
C. Yarbrough 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 28 9.00   
J. Barbee 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 9.69   
R. Zavala 1.2 2 2 2 2 4 0 30 8.78   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 1.1 2 0 0 3 0 0 31 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Damian 21
Batters Faced: D. Damian 25, C. Yarbrough 6, J. Barbee 6, R. Zavala 9, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Damian 2-3, C. Yarbrough 1-1, J. Barbee 2-2, R. Zavala 0-1, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Damian 100-58, C. Yarbrough 28-15, J. Barbee 17-9, R. Zavala 30-19, J. Unknown 31-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Yarbrough 3-0 , J. Barbee 2-0 , J. Unknown 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Makar
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:07
Attendance: 8138
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