ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT FREMONT AMBASSADORS
04/30/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT FREMONT AMBASSADORS
GAME ID: 3709 - SUNDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays (13-11) 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 11 12 0
Fremont Ambassadors (5-19) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Red-Hot Blue Jays Win Again
Hugo Merino was a major factor in the 11-2 St. Catharines win over Fremont. The Blue Jays left fielder was 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 4. With the win, St. Catharines boosts its record to 13-11.

Merino had a key at-bat for St. Catharines in the top of the second. With the bases loaded, he hit a grand slam home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and gave St. Catharines an early 5-1 lead.

"We had a nice day," said St. Catharines skipper Freddy Coss.
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE FREMONT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hendrix CF 4 1 2 3 1 1 2 .356 2 16
R. Compton 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 .212 7 14
J. Romer DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .357 1 1
H. Merino LF 3 2 1 4 1 0 2 .345 11 24
   a-D. Willis PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
A. Lujan 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .169 2 4
M. Jensen 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .271 2 9
C. Henderson RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .167 0 0
E. Montes de Oca SS 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 .135 1 4
W. Bodin C 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .309 1 9
Totals 37 11 12 11 7 6 18      
a - D. Willis pinch hit for H. Merino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Bodin (1, 2nd Inning off E. Esposito, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Compton (3, 4th Inning off J. Lewis, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Hendrix (5, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Merino (11, 2nd Inning off E. Esposito, 3 on, 2 outs) , R. Compton (7, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hendrix 3 , R. Compton 6 , J. Romer , H. Merino 4 , D. Willis , C. Henderson , E. Montes de Oca , W. Bodin 4
2-out RBI: B. Hendrix , R. Compton , H. Merino , E. Montes de Oca , W. Bodin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hendrix , R. Compton , J. Romer , M. Jensen
GIDP: M. Jensen
Hit by Pitch: B. Hendrix , C. Henderson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Hendrix (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Montes de Oca-Jensen-Compton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Wright 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 0 1
   a-N. Alley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Kimmel 1B, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
D. Richardson 1B 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .236 1 2
   b-G. Crispin PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
C. Stanifer CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 5 9
   c-K. Prater PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1 1
J. Reimann RF, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .214 4 4
   e-G. Moreno PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 2 5
J. Thurston DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .216 5 10
R. Aponte 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 1 2
   f-P. Inman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Martinez LF, CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
D. Helm SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .203 1 6
K. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .077 0 1
Totals 33 2 8 2 0 8 6      
a - N. Alley pinch hit for C. Wright in the 8th
b - G. Crispin pinch hit for D. Richardson in the 8th
c - K. Prater pinch hit for C. Stanifer in the 8th
d - J. Kimmel substituted for N. Alley in the 9th
e - G. Moreno pinch hit for J. Reimann in the 9th
f - P. Inman pinch hit for R. Aponte in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Richardson (4, 6th Inning off T. Rigbye, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Richardson (1, 1st Inning off A. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Richardson 6 , C. Stanifer , J. Reimann , G. Moreno , J. Thurston , M. Martinez , D. Helm
2-out RBI: J. Thurston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Aponte , K. Johnson
GIDP: J. Thurston
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-Richardson)
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE FREMONT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gomez 4.2 3 1 1 0 6 1 64 4.15   
T. Rigbye W (2-0) 2.2 4 1 1 0 2 0 34 4.80   
E. Landrian 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 9.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gomez 60
Batters Faced: A. Gomez 16, T. Rigbye 12, E. Landrian 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gomez 3-4, T. Rigbye 1-5, E. Landrian 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gomez 64-47, T. Rigbye 34-25, E. Landrian 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rigbye 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Esposito L (0-3) 1.2 4 5 5 3 1 1 56 6.98   
J. Lewis 2.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 36 5.66   
J. Unknown 4.2 7 5 5 3 2 1 73 9.64   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Esposito 19
Batters Faced: E. Esposito 13, J. Lewis 9, J. Unknown 23, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Esposito 2-2, J. Lewis 3-1, J. Unknown 6-5, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Esposito 56-33, J. Lewis 36-20, J. Unknown 73-44, J. Unknown 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Esposito , J. Lewis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hugo Merino
Ballpark: Ballpark of Fremont
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 4447
Special Notes: SP Alex Gomez was injured while pitching.
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