ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
NEWARK FLYERS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
09/05/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
NEWARK FLYERS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
GAME ID: 4409 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newark Flyers (89-50) 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 6 7 0
Kansas City Dust Devils (70-69) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 0
Flyers Do In Dust Devils, 6-3
The Newark Flyers knocked off the Kansas City Dust Devils, 6-3, in Northern A action at Kansas City Grounds. Newark pitcher and Riverside, California, native Brad Porretta had an outstanding performance. Porretta picked up the win for Newark, going 8 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 8 hits. He now sports a record of 18-4. Aaron Wakefield earned his 9th save, after closing out the game.

Newark used a big swing from Randy Wheat to get the win. The right fielder walloped a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Flyers up, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it changed the outcome.

"Solid performance from our side," said Flyers manager Matt Conners.

With the win, Newark pushed its record to 89-50.
NEWARK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lyons CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .368 2 15
N. Sheridan 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .252 24 82
B. Shafer LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .350 18 76
C. Stivers 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .300 30 89
F. Espindola 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307 14 50
O. Gatica DH 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .200 0 0
R. Wheat RF 4 1 1 3 0 3 1 .171 3 7
S. Flores C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .220 9 26
A. McSparin SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .158 5 18
Totals 32 6 7 6 3 11 8      
BATTING
Triples: D. Lyons (3, 7th Inning off R. Todd, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Wheat (3, 4th Inning off P. Hardin, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Sheridan (24, 7th Inning off R. Todd, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lyons 3 , N. Sheridan 6 , B. Shafer , F. Espindola , R. Wheat 4
2-out RBI: D. Lyons , N. Sheridan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Flores
GIDP: N. Sheridan
Sac Bunt: O. Gatica
Hit by Pitch: O. Gatica
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
PB: S. Flores
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Johnson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 5 15
C. Wassink 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .274 11 32
J. Gonzales DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .251 23 56
E. Hying RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .251 32 75
K. Cimini SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 27 58
R. Kreger 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .289 21 71
J. Gonzales 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .207 8 35
F. Flores CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .253 18 58
T. Gonzalez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .137 5 11
   a-T. Sylvester PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 2 10
Totals 35 3 8 3 0 11 9      
a - T. Sylvester pinch hit for T. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Hying (32, 8th Inning off B. Porretta, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Johnson , C. Wassink , J. Gonzales , E. Hying 5 , K. Cimini , R. Kreger 2
2-out RBI: R. Kreger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Gonzales 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Gonzales
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzales-Cimini-Kreger)
NEWARK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Porretta W (18-4) 8.0 8 3 3 0 9 1 102 2.87   
A. Wakefield SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Porretta 63
Batters Faced: B. Porretta 33, A. Wakefield 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Porretta 11-4, A. Wakefield 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Porretta 102-70, A. Wakefield 14-11
Hit Batsmen: B. Porretta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Hardin L (13-8) 6.1 4 3 3 2 6 1 87 4.65   
R. Todd 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 18 5.65   
S. Peretti 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 5.04   
F. Stroud 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 5.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Hardin 57
Batters Faced: P. Hardin 25, R. Todd 4, S. Peretti 5, F. Stroud 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Hardin 9-3, R. Todd 0-1, S. Peretti 0-1, F. Stroud 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Hardin 87-54, R. Todd 18-10, S. Peretti 22-15, F. Stroud 23-17
Hit Batsmen: P. Hardin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brad Porretta
Ballpark: Kansas City Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 4668
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