ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
04/09/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 4982 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Riverside Wolverines (1-0) 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 9 11 0
Jacksonville Nationals (0-1) 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 6 9 0
Riffe Helps Wolverines Beat Nationals, 9-6
Nationals Park was the site of the home opener for the Jacksonville Nationals. The contest featured a prime matchup between Jorge Ospina of the visiting Riverside Wolverines and Rico Hache of the Nationals. The final score was 9-6, the Wolverines getting the win. Ben Riffe turned in the best performance. Javier Torres was the winner in relief. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Omar Guerra. Jim Unknown recorded the save, his 1st.

Riverside took the lead on Riffe's 1st home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came against Omar Guerra in the top of the seventh, made the score 7-5, Riverside.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Riffe told the Riverside Gazette.
RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wright 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .250 1 1
M. Mauro SS 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 .600 1 1
B. Riffe C 4 2 2 4 1 2 0 .500 1 4
J. Hamilton 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
D. Henning LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
D. Solis 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
J. Unknown DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333 1 1
   a-K. Rennie DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 8 5 5 11      
a - K. Rennie inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Riffe (1, 3rd Inning off R. Hache, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Mauro (1, 3rd Inning off R. Hache, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Wright (1, 3rd Inning off R. Hache, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 5th Inning off R. Hache, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Mauro (1, 5th Inning off R. Hache, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Riffe (1, 7th Inning off O. Guerra, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wright 4 , M. Mauro 7 , B. Riffe 6 , J. Hamilton , D. Henning , J. Unknown , J. Unknown 4 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Wright , M. Mauro , B. Riffe 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wright , J. Hamilton
Sac Bunt: D. Solis
Sac Fly: D. Henning
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Mauro (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Amparan DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .200 1 1
A. Motschenbacher RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .400 1 1
J. York SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Goldbaek 2B 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 .750 1 3
I. Hernandez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
D. Moreno CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
   a-J. Unknown PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .000 0 1
Totals 36 6 9 6 4 9 15      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Motschenbacher (1, 5th Inning off J. Ospina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Amparan (1, 3rd Inning off J. Ospina, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Goldbaek (1, 5th Inning off J. Ospina, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Motschenbacher (1, 7th Inning off J. Torres, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Amparan 4 , A. Motschenbacher 6 , M. Goldbaek 6 , I. Hernandez , D. Moreno 2
2-out RBI: J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Amparan , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 7
RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ospina 4.0 7 5 5 3 6 2 84 11.25   
J. Torres W (1-0) 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 49 3.00   
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ospina 31
Batters Faced: J. Ospina 22, J. Torres 12, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ospina 2-4, J. Torres 4-4, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ospina 84-48, J. Torres 49-32, J. Unknown 22-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Hache 6.1 7 5 5 2 5 3 94 7.11   
O. Guerra L (0-1), BS (1) 1.2 3 3 3 2 0 1 28 16.20   
J. Unknown 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hache 42
Batters Faced: R. Hache 27, O. Guerra 10, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hache 6-7, O. Guerra 4-1, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hache 94-60, O. Guerra 28-15, J. Unknown 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Guerra 1-1
WP: O. Guerra , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Riffe
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 11066
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