ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
NEWARK FLYERS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
05/13/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
NEWARK FLYERS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 3796 - SATURDAY, MAY 13TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newark Flyers (26-10) 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 9 15 1
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (24-12) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Flyers Trip Jet Hawks, 9-3
Flyers designated hitter Ben Shafer left his imprint on his team's 9-3 win over the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks. Shafer was 2 for 4 with a triple, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 and driving in 3 for Newark in the contest. Brad Porretta, the winning pitcher, is now 7-0. He went 7.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits, while fanning 8 and walking 2. The win puts the Flyers at 26-10, while the Jet Hawks drop to 24-12.

Ken Kirkland, the Newark second baseman, contributed a 2-run single in the top of the fourth inning to make the score 4-0, Flyers. For the game, Kirkland went 1-5. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We didn't pitch good, and when you don't pitch good, you lose," said Grand Rapids manager Sadayuki Nishikawa.
NEWARK BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Jackson CF 4 1 1 0 2 2 5 .143 0 0
K. Kirkland 2B 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .252 5 14
   a-J. Spiegel PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223 4 13
B. Shafer DH 4 3 2 3 1 0 0 .324 7 24
M. Clark 1B 5 0 3 3 0 2 0 .315 15 45
J. Bobb LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .299 9 18
C. Ziemann 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .100 0 1
J. Owens C 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .333 8 21
F. Angulo RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .200 2 3
A. McSparin SS 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 .214 0 2
Totals 42 9 15 9 5 13 22      
a - J. Spiegel pinch hit for K. Kirkland in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Shafer (6, 3rd Inning off S. Barth, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Clark (3, 6th Inning off W. Argomaniz, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Shafer (5, 4th Inning off W. Argomaniz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bobb (9, 8th Inning off J. Lamas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jackson , K. Kirkland , B. Shafer 5 , M. Clark 4 , J. Bobb 5 , J. Owens , F. Angulo 2 , A. McSparin 3
2-out RBI: K. Kirkland , B. Shafer 2 , M. Clark 2 , J. Bobb
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jackson , K. Kirkland , J. Spiegel , C. Ziemann , F. Angulo
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Shafer (7)
CS: A. Jackson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. McSparin (1)
Double Plays: 1 (McSparin-Kirkland-Clark)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Robertson SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .233 3 17
E. Castillo DH 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .233 8 18
D. Coffey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .416 10 25
J. Moreno 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .313 15 35
B. Porter RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .309 7 21
J. Sadler CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .320 5 22
C. Holy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 3 15
T. Crawford LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .423 6 12
N. Richardson C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .327 1 4
Totals 35 3 8 2 2 10 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Robertson (3, 5th Inning off B. Porretta, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Robertson 5 , E. Castillo , D. Coffey , J. Moreno , B. Porter , T. Crawford , N. Richardson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Castillo , D. Coffey , B. Porter
GIDP: D. Coffey
Hit by Pitch: J. Sadler
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
PB: N. Richardson
NEWARK PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Porretta W (7-0) 7.1 5 2 2 2 8 1 105 2.11   
V. Medrano 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 27 5.21   
J. Sneed 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Porretta 66
Batters Faced: B. Porretta 30, V. Medrano 5, J. Sneed 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Porretta 8-5, V. Medrano 1-1, J. Sneed 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Porretta 105-75, V. Medrano 27-16, J. Sneed 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sneed 1-1
WP: J. Sneed
Hit Batsmen: B. Porretta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Barth L (2-1) 3.2 7 4 4 1 5 0 75 3.82   
W. Argomaniz 1.2 5 4 4 3 1 0 51 8.05   
J. Lamas 2.2 1 1 1 1 4 1 51 4.15   
K. Kramer 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 22 0.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Barth 33
Batters Faced: S. Barth 18, W. Argomaniz 13, J. Lamas 11, K. Kramer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Barth 4-1, W. Argomaniz 0-4, J. Lamas 1-4, K. Kramer 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Barth 75-45, W. Argomaniz 51-28, J. Lamas 51-36, K. Kramer 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Argomaniz 2-2 , J. Lamas 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Shafer
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 11616
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