ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
08/17/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 8157 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crystal Lake Killers (73-46) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 7 11 1
Buckeye Local Panthers (39-80) 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 8 0
Killers Edge Past Panthers, 7-6
The Crystal Lake Killers weathered a fine game by Buckeye Local shortstop Luis Gutierrez to upend the Panthers, 7-6, at Cincinnati Grounds. Gutierrez was 2 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. The Killers have an impressive 73-46 record.

Crystal Lake needed the clutch hitting of Justin Hastings to seal the deal. The right fielder swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Killers on top, 7-6. For the game, Hastings had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Hastings told the Crystal Lake Today.
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Herrera DH 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .280 3 11
J. Wise C 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .325 16 43
M. Guerrero SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .330 23 80
R. Howard 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .319 16 46
   a-P. DiBiaso PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .357 6 19
J. Putman LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 2 17
   b-J. Richardson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .358 17 52
   c-P. Ts'ong LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
J. Blanco CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .305 23 94
H. Mejia 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .346 9 33
J. Hastings RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .235 3 8
C. Arnold 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 7 20
Totals 32 7 11 7 2 4 8      
a - P. DiBiaso pinch hit for R. Howard in the 8th
b - J. Richardson pinch hit for J. Putman in the 8th
c - P. Ts'ong substituted for J. Richardson in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: M. Guerrero (4, 6th Inning off A. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Mejia (9, 5th Inning off A. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Wise (16, 8th Inning off C. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Hastings (3, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Herrera , J. Wise 4 , M. Guerrero 4 , J. Putman , J. Richardson , J. Blanco , H. Mejia 5 , J. Hastings 5
GIDP: R. Howard , J. Putman , H. Mejia 2
Sac Bunt: J. Wise
Sac Fly: R. Howard
Hit by Pitch: R. Howard
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Herrera (2)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Mejia (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Arnold-Guerrero-Howard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .265 12 22
T. Wetmore 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .310 21 51
J. Allen 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .414 19 48
D. Savage RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .314 20 62
E. Murphy C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .337 16 48
A. Wilson LF 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .299 12 41
A. Canales CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .344 28 93
L. Gutierrez SS 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .281 5 21
J. Unknown DH 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-C. Hubbard DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 2 8
Totals 34 6 8 6 4 6 19      
a - C. Hubbard inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gratta (12, 6th Inning off J. Walker, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Gutierrez (5, 4th Inning off J. Walker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 3 , J. Allen , E. Murphy 2 , A. Canales , L. Gutierrez 5
2-out RBI: L. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gratta , J. Allen , L. Gutierrez
GIDP: T. Wetmore
Sac Bunt: A. Wilson
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Gratta-Gutierrez-Wetmore, Gratta-Gutierrez-Wetmore, Allen-Gratta-Wetmore, Murphy-Gutierrez-Wetmore)
OF assists: 1 (Canales(DiBiaso at 3rd base))
PB: E. Murphy
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Walker 5.1 8 6 6 4 4 1 86 3.47   
P. Gannon 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 5.04   
D. Nelson W (5-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.91   
B. Kyzar SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Walker 28
Batters Faced: J. Walker 28, P. Gannon 5, D. Nelson 4, B. Kyzar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Walker 7-4, P. Gannon 3-2, D. Nelson 2-1, B. Kyzar 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Walker 86-49, P. Gannon 22-15, D. Nelson 13-7, B. Kyzar 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Gannon 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Walker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Quijada 3.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 41 5.86   
A. Hernandez 3.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 29 5.05   
C. Castillo H (2) 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 30 7.88   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 18 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Quijada 49
Batters Faced: A. Quijada 11, A. Hernandez 12, C. Castillo 8, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Quijada 4-1, A. Hernandez 4-4, C. Castillo 1-2, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Quijada 41-22, A. Hernandez 29-19, C. Castillo 30-20, J. Unknown 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hernandez 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Gutierrez
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 2262
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