ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT ABINGDON ARCHERS
04/07/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT ABINGDON ARCHERS
GAME ID: 10383 - FRIDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (3-1) 1 4 5 0 0 1 4 0 4 19 15 0
Abingdon Archers (1-3) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Bellflowers Trounce Archers, 19-3
Buffalo first baseman Alex Melo was a significant contributor in his team's 19-3 triumph over the Abingdon Archers. He went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while scoring 3 and driving in 3 for the Bellflowers. Tom Donnelly, the winner, improved to 1-0. He held Abingdon to 3 runs on 5 hits over 5.2 innings, while racking up 8 strikeouts. Abingdon is now 1-3.

Buffalo used the bat of Adam Larson to get the win. The left fielder hit a curveball from Jim Unknown out of the park for a grand slam home run. The blast came in the top of the second inning and put the Bellflowers on top, 5-1. It was Larson's lone hit, but it left a mark.

"This was one of those games you love to be a part of," said Melo.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE ABINGDON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Larson LF 3 4 1 4 3 0 0 .286 2 5
K. Jones CF 5 1 2 1 1 1 3 .182 0 1
B. Agin RF 6 3 2 1 0 0 3 .167 0 1
A. Melo 1B 4 3 3 3 2 0 0 .357 2 5
C. Cooper SS 5 1 2 2 1 1 4 .231 2 5
R. Ball DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .250 0 2
   a-D. Vance DH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .273 1 4
B. Hurt 3B 6 1 1 1 0 0 4 .125 1 1
J. Flowers 2B 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 .182 1 1
J. Unknown C 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 42 19 15 18 10 3 16      
a - D. Vance inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ball (1, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Jones (1, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Larson (2, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , C. Cooper (2, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Hurt (1, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Flowers (1, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Melo (2, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Vance (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Larson 4 , K. Jones 3 , B. Agin 2 , A. Melo 6 , C. Cooper 5 , R. Ball 2 , D. Vance 4 , B. Hurt 4 , J. Flowers 5
2-out RBI: K. Jones , B. Agin , A. Melo , R. Ball , D. Vance
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Agin , C. Cooper , B. Hurt
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Larson (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Lopez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .133 1 4
   b-D. Dornan PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-A. Bertsche PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
E. Brown DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1
M. O'Leary RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .200 2 2
   c-J. Unknown PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   j-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Longstreet 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 1 1
   d-J. Unknown PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Fisher LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .167 1 3
   e-A. Garza PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Bailey 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .200 1 2
   f-A. Araripe PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
   g-J. Unknown PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
C. Montoya C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
J. Unknown CF 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .500 1 1
   a-J. Unknown PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   h-R. de Leon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3 5 12 15      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
b - D. Dornan pinch hit for I. Lopez in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for M. O'Leary in the 7th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Longstreet in the 7th
e - A. Garza pinch hit for J. Fisher in the 8th
f - A. Araripe pinch hit for K. Bailey in the 8th
g - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 8th
h - R. de Leon pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
i - A. Bertsche pinch hit for D. Dornan in the 9th
j - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Brown (1, 7th Inning off M. Reich, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. O'Leary (2, 1st Inning off T. Donnelly, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 2nd Inning off T. Donnelly, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Longstreet (1, 3rd Inning off T. Donnelly, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Brown 3 , M. O'Leary 4 , J. Longstreet 4 , J. Unknown , C. Montoya , J. Unknown 4
2-out RBI: M. O'Leary , J. Longstreet , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Lopez , J. Unknown , J. Unknown , K. Bailey
Team LOB: 9
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE ABINGDON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Donnelly W (1-0) 5.2 5 3 3 3 8 3 114 4.76   
M. Reich SV (1) 3.1 2 0 0 2 4 0 58 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Donnelly 52
Batters Faced: T. Donnelly 25, M. Reich 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Donnelly 1-8, M. Reich 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Donnelly 114-74, M. Reich 58-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Reich 1-0
WP: M. Reich
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.1 5 8 8 4 2 3 55 30.86   
J. Unknown 3.2 2 3 3 5 1 1 78 7.36   
J. Unknown 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 26 54.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 5 4 4 0 0 1 37 15.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 9
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 6, J. Unknown 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 1-4, J. Unknown 3-7, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Unknown 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 55-26, J. Unknown 78-44, J. Unknown 26-14, J. Unknown 37-22
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Melo
Ballpark: Reagor Dykes Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 9951
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