ABA CLASS A
WHITE DEER TROPICS AT NASHUA SWEEPERS
08/23/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
WHITE DEER TROPICS AT NASHUA SWEEPERS
GAME ID: 8773 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
White Deer Tropics (65-64) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Nashua Sweepers (71-58) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Tropics Drop Sweepers, 3-2
In a low-scoring affair between the White Deer Tropics and the Nashua Sweepers, pitcher Jake Fish was the difference between victory and defeat. The White Deer right-hander earned accolades for his stellar performance in the 3-2 Tropics win. The winner was Fish. He threw 8.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Ray Vernier. Earning his 26th save for White Deer was Troy Zufelt.

White Deer used a clutch at-bat from Mike Ross to capture the win. The left fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Tropics ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Nashua manager Steve Reid. "The effort was great."

At 65-64, the Tropics find themselves in 4th place in the Southern A West Division.
WHITE DEER BATTING LINESCORE NASHUA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Himes RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .283 18 62
R. Parra CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .302 12 63
M. Ross LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .334 14 67
J. Mann 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .320 29 91
A. Persons 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .322 19 72
J. Hinkey 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .279 12 53
J. Vaughn C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .210 12 48
D. Gonzalez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .214 6 19
B. Riffe SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .300 8 28
   a-K. Stempien SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 0 7
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 7 12      
a - K. Stempien substituted for B. Riffe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Persons (27, 2nd Inning off R. Vernier, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Ross (14, 5th Inning off R. Vernier, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Parra 3 , M. Ross 4 , J. Mann , A. Persons 3 , B. Riffe
2-out RBI: M. Ross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Vaughn 2
GIDP: K. Himes
Hit by Pitch: J. Hinkey
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
PB: J. Vaughn
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jackson SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .315 4 22
B. Pendergrass CF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .346 22 85
J. Pettit 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .324 19 85
M. McKechnie RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .323 21 89
J. Morrison 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .288 23 63
R. Davis DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294 10 49
B. Docampo LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 8 38
M. Sheets 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 10 54
J. Williams C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297 2 12
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Pendergrass (21, 8th Inning off J. Fish, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. McKechnie (21, 2nd Inning off J. Fish, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Jackson , B. Pendergrass 3 , M. McKechnie 4 , R. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pettit , J. Morrison , J. Williams
Hit by Pitch: M. Sheets
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Jackson (4)
CS: B. Pendergrass (6) , J. Morrison (18) , B. Docampo (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sheets-Morrison-Pettit)
WHITE DEER PITCHING LINESCORE NASHUA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fish W (10-8) 8.0 5 2 2 2 8 1 98 4.44   
T. Zufelt SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fish 70
Batters Faced: J. Fish 30, T. Zufelt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fish 7-7, T. Zufelt 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fish 98-62, T. Zufelt 13-10
Hit Batsmen: J. Fish
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Vernier L (3-7) 8.0 8 3 3 1 6 1 96 4.45   
M. Gardner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Vernier 59
Batters Faced: R. Vernier 33, M. Gardner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Vernier 10-7, M. Gardner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Vernier 96-71, M. Gardner 9-6
Hit Batsmen: R. Vernier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Fish
Ballpark: Miller Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 8532
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