ABA CLASS A
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT DOLLYWOOD PARTONS
09/04/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT DOLLYWOOD PARTONS
GAME ID: 8835 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico City Aztecs (101-39) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 10 0
Dollywood Partons (106-34) 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 X 9 14 2
Freese Slugs Partons to 9-3 Win
The Dollywood Partons defeated the Mexico City Aztecs, 9-3. Doing his part was left fielder Colby Freese, who was 4-4 with 2 home runs and 2 singles. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice. Dollywood pitcher Gilberto Cortez got the win. He's now 13-1. Mel Mercado was tagged with the loss. Dollywood has an impressive 106-34 record.

With Dollywood leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Freese batted against Mexico City pitcher Mel Mercado. Freese hit a fastball to left for a 2-run home run. His 22nd home run of the season put the Partons on top, 4-1.

"I still think this team can play even better," Freese told the Dollywood Daily.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE DOLLYWOOD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hostetler 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .315 32 104
D. Keith 3B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .338 15 80
A. Gomez DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .374 8 22
B. Mallinson C, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .342 24 94
S. Farnsworth RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .314 30 103
J. Ciervo 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .335 38 125
   c-P. Anselm PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 1 7
M. Alexander SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .339 5 24
J. Lewis CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304 28 99
   a-S. Tanno PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 0 0
A. Morales LF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .143 0 1
   b-A. Woodall PH, C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 4 14
Totals 37 3 10 3 2 8 20      
a - S. Tanno pinch hit for J. Lewis in the 7th
b - A. Woodall pinch hit for A. Morales in the 7th
c - P. Anselm pinch hit for J. Ciervo in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Hostetler 2 , D. Keith 2 , B. Mallinson , S. Farnsworth , M. Alexander 2 , A. Morales , A. Woodall
2-out RBI: D. Hostetler , D. Keith , A. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Gomez 2 , S. Farnsworth
GIDP: S. Farnsworth , J. Lewis
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Talton CF 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 .279 3 20
C. Trigg 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .292 19 54
O. de Leon DH 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .310 28 89
G. Kinder 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .332 21 80
M. Benitez 2B 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .324 16 69
C. Freese LF 4 2 4 6 0 0 0 .338 22 90
K. Johnson RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .279 17 74
B. Chavarria SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .299 8 41
J. Jackson C 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .291 17 89
Totals 38 9 14 9 3 7 23      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Talton 2 (6, 4th Inning off M. Mercado, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Benitez (30, 6th Inning off J. DeYoe, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Freese 2 (22, 5th Inning off M. Mercado, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. DeYoe, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Talton 5 , C. Trigg , O. de Leon 2 , G. Kinder , M. Benitez 2 , C. Freese 10 , K. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: M. Benitez , C. Freese 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Trigg 2 , K. Johnson , J. Jackson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Trigg (55)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Benitez (9) , B. Chavarria (16)
Double Plays: 2 (Benitez-Chavarria-Kinder, Chavarria-Benitez-Kinder)
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DOLLYWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mercado L (14-3) 5.0 11 5 5 1 3 1 87 3.72   
J. DeYoe 0.2 2 4 4 2 0 1 25 3.94   
C. Anderson 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 34 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mercado 27
Batters Faced: M. Mercado 27, J. DeYoe 6, C. Anderson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mercado 4-8, J. DeYoe 0-2, C. Anderson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mercado 87-57, J. DeYoe 25-14, C. Anderson 34-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. DeYoe 1-1
WP: M. Mercado
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Cortez W (13-1) 6.0 5 1 0 1 5 0 85 2.05   
M. Osborne 2.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 40 3.60   
A. Roberts 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cortez 64
Batters Faced: G. Cortez 24, M. Osborne 11, A. Roberts 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cortez 8-3, M. Osborne 2-4, A. Roberts 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cortez 85-53, M. Osborne 40-25, A. Roberts 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Roberts 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Colby Freese
Ballpark: Dolly Parton Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 11841
Friday, November 14th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82