AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT NEW YORK NIGHTMARE
08/17/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT NEW YORK NIGHTMARE
GAME ID: 4917 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Oakland Invaders (59-68) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 1
New York Nightmare (62-65) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Nightmare Pull Out Late Win, 3-2
New York right-hander John Way helped his team edge Oakland by the score of 3-2 in 10 innings. Way kept the opposing lineup in check. The win was credited to 22-year old left-handed pitcher Jeff Groves in relief. His record improves to 3-3. Tom Paolucci took the loss. The second-place Nightmare now sit at 62-65.

The Nightmare got a clutch hit from first baseman Bill Geeslin. In the bottom of the tenth, he hit a run-scoring single to center, to win the game for the Nightmare.

"John has got a slow heartbeat," said New York manager Joey Bishop. "He doesn't panic or anything."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jarka CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .266 13 32
   a-R. Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 10 48
   b-J. Amorin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 2 18
J. Piscitelli LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .315 14 48
C. Williams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .300 14 46
J. Cunningham 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244 19 54
M. Sligar C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .252 10 51
J. Henkemeyer SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 2 11
M. Raia DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .174 1 2
J. Finch RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 3 25
   c-J. Posadas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 0 5
   d-O. Perez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 4
A. Bechdel 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 4 31
Totals 35 2 5 2 0 10 6      
a - R. Ward pinch hit for M. Jarka in the 8th
b - J. Amorin substituted for R. Ward in the 8th
c - J. Posadas pinch hit for J. Finch in the 10th
d - O. Perez substituted for J. Posadas in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Jarka (16, 6th Inning off J. Way, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Piscitelli (14, 1st Inning off J. Way, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Sligar (10, 7th Inning off J. Groves, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Jarka 2 , J. Piscitelli 4 , M. Sligar 5 , M. Raia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Williams
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Jarka (17)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Allen (3)
OF assists: 1 (Finch(Black at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Osterman SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .228 2 9
M. Penn CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .237 7 39
R. Black RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .233 33 94
B. Geeslin 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .341 5 30
B. Callahan LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .220 22 65
   a-F. Hoffman PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 6
R. Penland 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .222 9 31
B. Brenner C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .225 7 30
V. Hinkkanen 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .195 3 14
   b-B. Louis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 7 32
J. Feezor DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .211 3 12
   c-J. Andrade DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 23 87
Totals 36 3 8 3 4 9 16      
a - F. Hoffman pinch hit for B. Callahan in the 9th
b - B. Louis pinch hit for V. Hinkkanen in the 10th
c - J. Andrade inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Penland (15, 2nd Inning off D. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Black (21, 3rd Inning off D. Allen, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Andrade (33, 10th Inning off T. Paolucci, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Osterman , R. Black 2 , B. Geeslin , B. Callahan 2 , R. Penland 3 , J. Andrade 2
2-out RBI: B. Geeslin , B. Callahan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Callahan , B. Brenner
Team LOB: 7
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Allen 7.0 6 2 2 2 8 0 98 4.35   
C. Graham 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 4.24   
T. Paolucci L (1-2) 0.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 20 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Allen 63
Batters Faced: D. Allen 28, C. Graham 6, T. Paolucci 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Allen 7-5, C. Graham 3-2, T. Paolucci 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Allen 98-58, C. Graham 22-13, T. Paolucci 20-11
WP: D. Allen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Way 6.1 3 1 1 0 5 1 93 4.15   
J. Groves W (3-3), BS (1) 3.2 2 1 1 0 5 1 43 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Way 68
Batters Faced: J. Way 22, J. Groves 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Way 4-10, J. Groves 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Way 93-65, J. Groves 43-31
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Way
Ballpark: Nightmare Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 21548
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