AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
07/04/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
GAME ID: 1033 - TUESDAY, JULY 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fountain Hills 23ers (36-51) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 6 10 0
Boston Whistlers (49-38) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 13 0
Whistlers Pull Out Late Win, 7-6
Whislters Park was rocking after an exciting Whistlers win.

Behind a fine performance from A.J. Cook, the Boston Whistlers knocked off the Fountain Hills 23ers, 7-6. Cook was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Whistlers. Reliever Blake Bryant picked up the win. His record improves to 3-1. Sean Ryan took the loss.

The game reached a climactic end in the bottom of the ninth. With Boston trailing 6-4, Dillon Rodriquez delivered the decisive blow, stroking a curveball from Sean Ryan for a 3-run home run. Ballgame.

"It's what good teams do, find a way to win," said Rodriquez.

The Whistlers now have a record of 49-38.
FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Aguiluz SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .230 1 19
C. Dietel 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .295 10 33
   a-D. McGowan 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 6 30
I. Mill CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .314 12 51
C. Pope LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .246 3 14
   b-R. Collins LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 7
A. Lietz DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .197 4 18
J. Carroll C 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .296 3 8
T. Lake RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .225 7 27
M. Townsend 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .269 11 35
B. Stein 2B, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 4 23
Totals 36 6 10 6 3 4 19      
a - D. McGowan substituted for C. Dietel in the 9th
b - R. Collins substituted for C. Pope in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Carroll (3, 4th Inning off P. Wilber, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Mill (12, 7th Inning off P. Wilber, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Townsend (11, 8th Inning off J. Becker, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Aguiluz , I. Mill 6 , C. Pope , J. Carroll 4 , T. Lake , M. Townsend 5 , B. Stein
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Mill , J. Carroll
GIDP: A. Lietz
Hit by Pitch: C. Dietel , T. Lake
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Mill (21) , C. Pope (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mill-Carroll)
OF assists: 2 (Mill(Blaylock at home), Mill(Alpers at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .324 8 44
O. Damon CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .265 3 31
B. Roseman 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .299 28 66
A. Alpers 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .271 20 53
D. Rodriquez RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .290 3 13
A. Cook LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .273 9 24
W. Kirkham DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .270 9 20
M. Fowler C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 4 34
R. Blaylock SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .259 1 6
Totals 36 7 13 7 3 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Roseman (17, 1st Inning off M. Soto, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Damon 2 (23, 3rd Inning off M. Soto, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off S. Ryan, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Cook (9, 2nd Inning off M. Soto, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Rodriquez (3, 9th Inning off S. Ryan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Herrera , O. Damon 4 , B. Roseman 3 , A. Alpers 2 , D. Rodriquez 5 , A. Cook 6 , R. Blaylock
2-out RBI: D. Rodriquez , A. Cook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Alpers , D. Rodriquez , W. Kirkham
Sac Bunt: O. Damon
Hit by Pitch: M. Fowler
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Blaylock-Herrera-Alpers)
FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Soto 6.1 5 3 3 3 3 1 94 5.71   
S. Ryan L (0-2), BS (2) 2.1 8 4 4 0 1 1 39 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Soto 51
Batters Faced: M. Soto 28, S. Ryan 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Soto 9-7, S. Ryan 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Soto 94-52, S. Ryan 39-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ryan 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Soto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Wilber 7.0 8 4 4 2 4 2 109 5.45   
J. Becker 1.0 1 2 2 0 0 1 14 1.46   
B. Bryant W (3-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Wilber 47
Batters Faced: P. Wilber 32, J. Becker 5, B. Bryant 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Wilber 10-7, J. Becker 2-1, B. Bryant 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Wilber 109-70, J. Becker 14-8, B. Bryant 7-4
Hit Batsmen: P. Wilber , J. Becker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: A.J. Cook
Ballpark: Whislters Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 23122
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