ABA CLASS A
PUEBLO HEROES AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
06/06/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
PUEBLO HEROES AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
GAME ID: 7225 - FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pueblo Heroes (23-31) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 5 13 0
Mexico City Aztecs (39-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 6 12 1
Aztecs Shimmy Past Heroes, 6-5
The Mexico City Aztecs managed to get by the Pueblo Heroes, 6-5, at Tony Gwynn Stadium. Mexico City pitcher Dustin Engstrom set himself apart with his performance. Mexico City reliever Ken Griffey picked up the win, while Brad Christiansen took the loss for Pueblo. Mexico City, at 39-15, is cruising.

Omar Snell was the walk-off hero for Mexico City. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Aztecs designated hitter hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

Snell told reporters after the game: "All's well that ends well."
PUEBLO BATTING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rael LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .300 7 21
   c-T. Gieger PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321 4 13
   e-A. de la Cruz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-J. Martelo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 2
   g-T. Fitzgerald C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
J. Elleman SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232 4 11
A. Mieles 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .246 6 21
J. Woody DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 6 18
C. Hartlaub RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .266 2 18
J. Hammons 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .244 3 16
J. Covarrubias CF 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .292 3 10
M. Peterson 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 4
   a-D. Willis PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 0 2
B. Parker C 3 0 1 0 0 2 5 .303 6 20
   b-D. O'Neill PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .254 6 22
   d-B. Hotchkiss 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 0 2
Totals 40 5 13 5 1 8 26      
a - D. Willis pinch hit for M. Peterson in the 8th
b - D. O'Neill pinch hit for B. Parker in the 8th
c - T. Gieger pinch hit for A. Rael in the 8th
d - B. Hotchkiss substituted for D. O'Neill in the 8th
e - A. de la Cruz substituted for T. Gieger in the 8th
f - J. Martelo pinch hit for A. de la Cruz in the 9th
g - T. Fitzgerald substituted for J. Martelo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Covarrubias (3, 4th Inning off D. Engstrom, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Gieger (2, 8th Inning off R. Dietrich, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. O'Neill (6, 8th Inning off R. McKenzie, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Gieger 2 , J. Elleman , A. Mieles 2 , J. Woody , C. Hartlaub , J. Covarrubias 5 , D. Willis , B. Parker , D. O'Neill 4
2-out RBI: A. Mieles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rael , J. Martelo , C. Hartlaub , J. Hammons , B. Parker
Sac Bunt: J. Hammons , M. Peterson
Hit by Pitch: A. Mieles , M. Peterson , D. Willis
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Elleman-Peterson-Hammons, Elleman-Peterson-Hammons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Keith 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .302 5 29
A. Melo SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .272 13 26
O. Snell DH 5 1 2 2 0 2 0 .310 11 33
J. McCoy RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .294 17 44
A. Morales LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 4 21
   b-J. Hearne PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 1 1
   c-J. Lewis LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 3 9
R. Clement C 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .294 9 26
D. Hostetler 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .324 11 35
S. Combee CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .321 15 32
   a-S. Valkenburg PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 3 6
Q. Petrilli 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .275 0 4
   d-J. Elander PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 4
Totals 33 6 12 6 3 7 15      
a - S. Valkenburg pinch hit for S. Combee in the 7th
b - J. Hearne pinch hit for A. Morales in the 8th
c - J. Lewis substituted for J. Hearne in the 9th
d - J. Elander pinch hit for Q. Petrilli in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Clement (5, 7th Inning off W. Gordon, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Snell (18, 8th Inning off W. Hudgins, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. McCoy (17, 8th Inning off J. Ramirez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Keith 2 , O. Snell 3 , J. McCoy 4 , A. Morales , R. Clement 4 , D. Hostetler 2 , S. Combee
2-out RBI: O. Snell , D. Hostetler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Melo , S. Valkenburg
GIDP: A. Melo , S. Combee
Sac Bunt: S. Valkenburg , Q. Petrilli
Hit by Pitch: A. Morales
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Hostetler (6)

FIELDING
Errors: Q. Petrilli (1)
PUEBLO PITCHING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Gordon 6.2 7 1 1 0 3 0 90 3.39   
W. Hudgins 0.2 2 3 3 1 2 0 23 4.67   
J. Ramirez BS (1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 3.22   
B. Christiansen L (1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 24 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Gordon 59
Batters Faced: W. Gordon 25, W. Hudgins 5, J. Ramirez 2, B. Christiansen 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Gordon 10-4, W. Hudgins 0-0, J. Ramirez 0-0, B. Christiansen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Gordon 90-55, W. Hudgins 23-15, J. Ramirez 10-5, B. Christiansen 24-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Hudgins 2-0 , J. Ramirez 2-2
WP: B. Christiansen
Hit Batsmen: W. Gordon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Engstrom 5.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 84 4.66   
W. Aguilar 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 2.70   
R. McKenzie 0.1 2 3 3 0 1 1 17 3.72   
R. Dietrich 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 19 8.49   
K. Griffey W (2-1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Engstrom 59
Batters Faced: D. Engstrom 24, W. Aguilar 8, R. McKenzie 4, R. Dietrich 5, K. Griffey 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Engstrom 6-5, W. Aguilar 1-3, R. McKenzie 0-0, R. Dietrich 1-1, K. Griffey 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Engstrom 84-57, W. Aguilar 22-17, R. McKenzie 17-10, R. Dietrich 19-11, K. Griffey 18-13
WP: D. Engstrom
Hit Batsmen: D. Engstrom 2 , R. McKenzie
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dustin Engstrom
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 11616
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