ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
04/11/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 10438 - TUESDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Whitby Bats (5-3) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0
Buffalo Bellflowers (6-2) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 3
Bellflowers Collect 5-3 Win Over Bats
The Buffalo Bellflowers defeated the Whitby Bats, 5-3, in 10 innings in Northern Conference action at Wegman's Field. Buffalo pitcher David Hernandez had a standout performance. Buffalo reliever Pedro Tello picked up the win to move to 1-0. Taro Matsumoto suffered the loss. Buffalo goes to 6-2.

Buffalo got a clutch hit from Antonio Encinas. The pinch hitter socked a 2-run home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was game-ender.

"David kept his poise and got the job done," said Buffalo manager Andy Perez. "He was outstanding."
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gillespie 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217 0 2
M. Sikes SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 1
N. Schultz CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .286 3 4
   b-T. Hetzel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .600 1 1
   c-C. Roth CF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 1
P. McBreen C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .412 0 2
J. Allery 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .174 1 5
B. Molohon LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273 3 3
   d-J. Cole PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 2 2
   f-J. Corona 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. LaCasse RF, CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
J. Fogarty 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 1 1
   e-A. Joiner PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Malone DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-D. Walker DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 2 3
Totals 37 3 6 2 2 4 15      
a - D. Walker inserted as DH in the 7th
b - T. Hetzel pinch hit for N. Schultz in the 8th
c - C. Roth substituted for T. Hetzel in the 8th
d - J. Cole pinch hit for B. Molohon in the 9th
e - A. Joiner pinch hit for J. Fogarty in the 9th
f - J. Corona substituted for J. Cole in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Cole (2, 9th Inning off P. Tello, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gillespie , N. Schultz , P. McBreen , J. Cole 4 , J. LaCasse 2
2-out RBI: J. LaCasse
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gillespie , J. Fogarty
GIDP: J. Allery
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Schultz-Gillespie)
OF assists: 1 (Schultz(Unknown at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Larson LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .241 3 6
K. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 1
   c-A. Encinas PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2
B. Agin RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .267 2 4
A. Melo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 3 7
C. Cooper SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .240 2 5
R. Ball DH 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .261 1 5
B. Hurt 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .118 1 1
J. Flowers 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 2 5
   a-D. Vance PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 2 5
   b-J. Morrison 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 4
J. Unknown C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5 5 4 10      
a - D. Vance pinch hit for J. Flowers in the 9th
b - J. Morrison substituted for D. Vance in the 10th
c - A. Encinas pinch hit for K. Jones in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown (1, 5th Inning off M. Matthews, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Agin (2, 1st Inning off M. Matthews, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Ball (1, 4th Inning off M. Matthews, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Encinas (1, 10th Inning off T. Matsumoto, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Larson , A. Encinas 4 , B. Agin 4 , C. Cooper 2 , R. Ball 4 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: B. Agin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Larson , R. Ball , J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: J. Flowers
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Larson (3)
CS: K. Jones (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Larson (1) , B. Hurt (1) , J. Flowers (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cooper-Flowers-Melo)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Matthews 6.1 4 3 3 2 1 2 76 3.18   
J. Cantu 1.2 1 0 0 3 3 0 35 4.15   
T. Matsumoto L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 14 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Matthews 52
Batters Faced: M. Matthews 25, J. Cantu 8, T. Matsumoto 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Matthews 9-8, J. Cantu 1-0, T. Matsumoto 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Matthews 76-40, J. Cantu 35-18, T. Matsumoto 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cantu 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Matthews
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hernandez 6.0 3 2 0 2 2 0 89 1.20   
S. Ray H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 0.00   
P. Tello W (1-0), BS (1) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 29 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hernandez 62
Batters Faced: D. Hernandez 24, S. Ray 8, P. Tello 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hernandez 6-9, S. Ray 4-1, P. Tello 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hernandez 89-55, S. Ray 26-15, P. Tello 29-17
WP: S. Ray
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Hernandez
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 15662
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