ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
04/08/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 10385 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (0-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Franklin Cubs (2-0) 1 1 4 3 1 3 0 1 X 14 27 1
Noris Tags Bellflowers for 5 Hits
It was a big day for Gilberto Noris and he brought the Franklin Cubs along for the ride.

Noris led his club to victory, 14-0, over the Buffalo Bellflowers at Franklin Park, smoking Buffalo pitching for 5 hits in 6 at-bats. The 19-year-old third baseman later called the victory "sweet."

Gilberto Noris singled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and struck out in the 7th.

BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vilanova RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
   b-J. Unknown PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
V. Jara 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
M. Gutierrez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143 0 0
J. Garza LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500 1 3
   d-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Dowd 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 1 3
   a-J. Unknown PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
C. Campos DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0
J. Unknown CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Macoilos 3B, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0 1 11 12      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Dowd in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Vilanova in the 8th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for V. Jara in the 9th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Garza in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Garza (1, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Vilanova , J. Garza 4 , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dowd , C. Campos
GIDP: J. Unknown , A. Macoilos
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Vilanova (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Zavala 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .500 1 6
   b-M. Hernandez PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
T. Orr DH 6 0 3 5 1 2 5 .455 1 7
M. Alexander CF 5 1 3 0 1 0 6 .500 0 0
   c-R. Rodriguez PH, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
J. Fox LF 5 1 4 2 0 0 2 .571 0 2
   a-J. Martinez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-G. Escobedo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   e-D. Arriaga 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Galvan 2B 7 1 2 1 0 0 10 .455 1 4
M. Guerra C 4 1 2 0 2 0 3 .444 0 1
P. Binzer SS 6 1 2 0 0 3 7 .400 0 2
G. Noris 3B 6 4 5 1 0 1 2 .727 0 2
H. Ferman RF, CF 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 .600 0 4
Totals 50 14 27 14 7 6 40      
a - J. Martinez pinch hit for J. Fox in the 7th
b - M. Hernandez pinch hit for F. Zavala in the 8th
c - R. Rodriguez pinch hit for M. Alexander in the 8th
d - G. Escobedo pinch hit for J. Martinez in the 8th
e - D. Arriaga substituted for G. Escobedo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Orr 2 (2, 3rd Inning off T. Cruz, 3 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Binzer (1, 3rd Inning off T. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Zavala (1, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Fox (1, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Zavala 4 , M. Hernandez , T. Orr 5 , M. Alexander 3 , R. Rodriguez , J. Fox 5 , J. Galvan 2 , M. Guerra 2 , P. Binzer 3 , G. Noris 5 , H. Ferman
2-out RBI: T. Orr , J. Fox , J. Galvan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Alexander 2 , J. Galvan 3 , M. Guerra , P. Binzer , G. Noris
Hit by Pitch: F. Zavala , H. Ferman
Team LOB: 21

FIELDING
Errors: J. Galvan (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Zavala-Binzer-Zavala, Galvan-Binzer-Zavala)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Cruz L (0-1) 2.1 10 6 6 1 2 0 64 23.14   
J. Unknown 2.2 10 6 6 3 1 0 80 20.25   
J. Unknown 3.0 7 2 2 3 3 0 63 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cruz 10
Batters Faced: T. Cruz 20, J. Unknown 21, J. Unknown 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cruz 2-3, J. Unknown 1-6, J. Unknown 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cruz 64-41, J. Unknown 80-44, J. Unknown 63-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-1 , J. Unknown 2-2
Hit Batsmen: T. Cruz 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 9.0 4 0 0 1 11 0 107 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 89
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 8-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 107-73
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Unknown
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 3676
Special Notes: Gilberto Noris ties the FRA regular season game record for hits with 5.
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