ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT WHITBY BATS
04/09/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 10394 - THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Borrego Springs Rams (3-0) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 6 12 1
Whitby Bats (0-3) 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 15 0
Rams Score Late, Clip Bats, 6-5
The 6-5 Borrego Springs win over Whitby was due largely to Steve Bartlett. The Rams first baseman was 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2. Den Den, 1-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 7 hits in 2.2 innings. Danny Villanueva picked up the save for Borrego Springs, his 3rd of the year.

Bartlett had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a 1-0 fastball from Danny Andrade, he banged a solo home run to right-center, giving the Rams a 6-5 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Bartlett.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Bartlett told the Borrego Springs Today.

The defeat makes Whitby 0-3.
BORREGO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Rodriguez 3B, SS 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .231 0 2
R. Enriquez C 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .077 1 2
S. Bartlett 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .417 2 3
M. Ibarra LF, CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .417 0 3
C. Gomez DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .333 0 0
A. Hernandez 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .154 0 1
F. Alderete RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .222 0 0
   a-R. Vences PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
S. Garcia CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .400 0 2
   d-S. Matsunaga LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Atkins SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .857 1 7
   b-G. Hasebe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-R. Bishop RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6 4 7 19      
a - R. Vences pinch hit for F. Alderete in the 8th
b - G. Hasebe pinch hit for E. Atkins in the 8th
c - R. Bishop substituted for G. Hasebe in the 8th
d - S. Matsunaga substituted for S. Garcia in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: E. Rodriguez (1, 2nd Inning off I. Lopez, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Ibarra (1, 5th Inning off I. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Bartlett (2, 9th Inning off D. Andrade, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Rodriguez 5 , S. Bartlett 5 , M. Ibarra 4 , C. Gomez , A. Hernandez , F. Alderete , S. Garcia , E. Atkins
2-out RBI: , E. Rodriguez 2 , A. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Rodriguez , R. Enriquez , A. Hernandez , S. Garcia
GIDP: C. Gomez
Sac Bunt: E. Atkins 2
Sac Fly: M. Ibarra
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: E. Rodriguez (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martin RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .385 0 1
M. Grijalva LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 6 .167 0 1
O. Castillo DH 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 .538 0 3
A. Tinoco CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .231 0 0
D. Navarro 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .308 0 1
T. Gordon C 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .385 1 4
L. Gonzalez 2B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .462 1 4
J. Antongiorgi 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .333 0 0
L. Killian SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .200 0 2
Totals 41 5 15 5 2 7 29      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Martin (2, 5th Inning off G. Rivera, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Castillo (1, 5th Inning off G. Rivera, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Navarro (2, 6th Inning off G. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Gonzalez (1, 6th Inning off G. Rivera, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Martin 4 , M. Grijalva , O. Castillo 4 , A. Tinoco , D. Navarro 2 , T. Gordon , L. Gonzalez 3 , J. Antongiorgi 2 , L. Killian
2-out RBI: J. Martin , O. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grijalva , A. Tinoco 2 , D. Navarro , J. Antongiorgi
Sac Bunt: D. Navarro
Sac Fly: M. Grijalva
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzalez-Killian-Navarro)
PB: T. Gordon
BORREGO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kimura 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 28 0.00   
G. Rivera 3.1 7 4 4 0 3 0 55 10.80   
D. Den W (1-0) 2.2 7 0 0 1 4 0 62 0.00   
D. Villanueva SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kimura 48
Batters Faced: S. Kimura 7, G. Rivera 18, D. Den 16, D. Villanueva 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kimura 3-3, G. Rivera 1-6, D. Den 3-1, D. Villanueva 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kimura 28-17, G. Rivera 55-35, D. Den 62-37, D. Villanueva 20-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Rivera 1-1 , D. Den 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Lopez 5.0 7 4 4 4 3 0 92 7.20   
G. Arroyo 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
D. Andrade L (0-1), BS (1) 2.0 4 2 2 0 3 1 24 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Lopez 36
Batters Faced: I. Lopez 26, G. Arroyo 7, D. Andrade 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Lopez 10-2, G. Arroyo 3-2, D. Andrade 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Lopez 92-53, G. Arroyo 19-14, D. Andrade 24-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Bartlett
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 5028
Special Notes: SP Shuzo Kimura was injured while pitching.
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