ABA CLASS A
BANGOR LUMBERJACKS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
05/15/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
BANGOR LUMBERJACKS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
GAME ID: 4610 - THURSDAY, MAY 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bangor Lumberjacks (16-18) 3 0 4 0 0 2 0 3 0 12 17 1
Long Beach Keys (4-30) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 5 17 0
Whatley on Fire, 5-for-5 Against Bangor
There are moments in a player's career that they will not soon forget.

Matt Whatley of the Long Beach Keys had one such moment at Long Beach Grounds, when he went 5 for 5 at the plate. His hitting heroics weren't enough to pull out the victory, however, and Long Beach succumbed to defeat, 12-5, to the Bangor Lumberjacks.

"This was quite a day for me individually, but a little disheartening at the same time," the 24-year-old third baseman told reporters in the postgame interview. "It would have been very special if we had won the game."

Matt Whatley singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

This year, Whatley is batting .275 with 3 home runs and 10 RBIs.
BANGOR BATTING LINESCORE LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Garcia 2B 4 0 1 1 2 2 1 .246 2 8
J. Jimenez RF 5 0 1 1 1 0 2 .291 8 19
C. Lamb LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .241 3 14
   a-A. Cartwright PH, LF 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 1 3
G. Dewey 1B 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .191 2 8
   b-M. Dangler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   c-G. Marshall 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Manly DH 3 2 2 0 3 0 0 .317 1 3
J. Jasso CF 6 3 3 2 0 0 5 .231 1 11
S. Banks C 4 2 2 2 2 1 3 .215 2 8
J. Lefler SS 5 2 2 2 1 0 4 .255 3 9
M. Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 7 .333 3 18
Totals 42 12 17 11 11 6 30      
a - A. Cartwright pinch hit for C. Lamb in the 8th
b - M. Dangler pinch hit for G. Dewey in the 8th
c - G. Marshall substituted for M. Dangler in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Lamb (4, 1st Inning off K. Fujikawa, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Dewey (4, 6th Inning off A. Hynninen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Jasso 2 (3, 1st Inning off K. Fujikawa, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off K. Fujikawa, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Dewey (2, 1st Inning off K. Fujikawa, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lefler (3, 3rd Inning off A. Hynninen, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Garcia , J. Jimenez , C. Lamb 3 , G. Dewey 7 , D. Manly 2 , J. Jasso 7 , S. Banks 2 , J. Lefler 5 , M. Brown
2-out RBI: V. Garcia , J. Jimenez , A. Cartwright , G. Dewey , J. Jasso
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Lamb 2 , M. Dangler , S. Banks , M. Brown 2
GIDP: J. Lefler
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jasso (2)
CS: V. Garcia (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lefler (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ficca SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .262 2 9
   a-R. Banks PH, RF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
M. Tabarez 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .318 4 20
   b-D. Jones PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 0 0
J. Okuyama LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .272 5 17
   c-T. Dannenfelser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   d-M. Kopp SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 5
B. Kaatz DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .308 3 14
B. Reott 2B 5 1 3 1 0 2 5 .328 2 9
M. Roberts RF, LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .333 4 12
M. Whatley 3B, SS 5 0 5 2 0 0 0 .275 3 10
R. Whitmarsh CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .286 1 5
   e-J. Morgan PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .286 8 24
V. Tijerina C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .191 2 8
   f-S. Toye PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .157 1 5
Totals 45 5 17 5 2 9 33      
a - R. Banks pinch hit for J. Ficca in the 8th
b - D. Jones pinch hit for M. Tabarez in the 8th
c - T. Dannenfelser pinch hit for J. Okuyama in the 8th
d - M. Kopp substituted for T. Dannenfelser in the 9th
e - J. Morgan pinch hit for R. Whitmarsh in the 9th
f - S. Toye pinch hit for V. Tijerina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Tabarez 2 (6, 5th Inning off J. Knudson, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off M. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Reott (3, 5th Inning off J. Knudson, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Banks (2, 8th Inning off M. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ficca , R. Banks 3 , M. Tabarez 4 , D. Jones , J. Okuyama , B. Reott 4 , M. Roberts , M. Whatley 5 , V. Tijerina
2-out RBI: M. Whatley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ficca , D. Jones , B. Kaatz , B. Reott 2 , R. Whitmarsh 2
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ficca (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Whatley-Jones)
PB: V. Tijerina
BANGOR PITCHING LINESCORE LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Knudson W (1-2) 5.1 8 2 2 2 3 0 80 3.41   
M. Lopez 2.2 6 2 2 0 6 0 55 8.72   
P. Furphy 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 21 6.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Knudson 45
Batters Faced: J. Knudson 27, M. Lopez 14, P. Furphy 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Knudson 4-9, M. Lopez 2-0, P. Furphy 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Knudson 80-54, M. Lopez 55-39, P. Furphy 21-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Fujikawa L (2-6) 2.1 9 6 6 1 2 1 63 7.93   
A. Hynninen 2.2 4 2 2 3 4 1 63 13.14   
J. Unknown 2.2 4 4 3 4 0 0 63 10.12   
J. Unknown 1.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Fujikawa 12
Batters Faced: K. Fujikawa 16, A. Hynninen 15, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Fujikawa 2-2, A. Hynninen 2-2, J. Unknown 3-5, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Fujikawa 63-39, A. Hynninen 63-32, J. Unknown 63-32, J. Unknown 28-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hynninen 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Whatley
Ballpark: Long Beach Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 4:17
Attendance: 2107
Special Notes: Juan Jasso ties the BAN regular season game record for triples with 2. Matt Whatley ties the LB regular season game record for hits with 5.
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