ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONCTON MOUNTIES AT LINCOLN PRINCES
04/15/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONCTON MOUNTIES AT LINCOLN PRINCES
GAME ID: 10439 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Moncton Mounties (8-1) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 10 3
Lincoln Princes (2-7) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 2
Mounties Win, 6-3, Over Lincoln
The Moncton Mounties beat the Lincoln Princes, 6-3, at Lincoln Grounds. The Mounties got a fine performance from left fielder Danny Shafer, who went 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2. The winning pitcher was Engo Hirai. He tossed 78 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits. The Mounties, now 8-1, have been playing some good baseball.

Moncton used a clutch at-bat from Ricky Cortes to capture the win. The catcher hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Mounties ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Cortes. "You've got to get results."
MONCTON BATTING LINESCORE LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Schmid 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .421 0 2
   a-A. Dixon 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Alexander RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .389 4 9
   b-D. Johnson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Cortes C 4 1 1 3 1 1 3 .395 4 13
D. Shafer LF 4 2 3 1 1 0 3 .308 5 10
D. Raney 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .378 0 1
C. Zimmerman 1B 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 .259 0 10
   c-O. Kagawa 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1 2
T. Grossman CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .111 0 6
S. Shimizu SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .325 2 7
M. Morgan DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .400 1 3
Totals 35 6 10 6 7 4 25      
a - A. Dixon substituted for J. Schmid in the 9th
b - D. Johnson substituted for M. Alexander in the 9th
c - O. Kagawa substituted for C. Zimmerman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Shafer (3, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Shafer (5, 1st Inning off A. Ramos, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cortes (4, 1st Inning off A. Ramos, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Schmid 2 , M. Alexander , R. Cortes 4 , D. Shafer 7 , D. Raney , S. Shimizu 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Alexander , R. Cortes , D. Shafer , D. Raney , M. Morgan
GIDP: J. Schmid
Sac Fly: T. Grossman
Hit by Pitch: J. Schmid
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Schmid (1) , M. Alexander (2) , S. Shimizu (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Schmid-Shimizu-Zimmerman)
OF assists: 1 (Grossman(Bonilla at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Archuleta 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 0 0
J. Bolick LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .250 0 0
T. Herrera 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .250 0 1
N. Perry RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .143 0 0
I. Vallejo CF 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 .500 1 3
A. Bonilla DH 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .241 0 3
   a-H. Ruiz DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .667 0 1
J. Saenz 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .000 0 1
M. Cortez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
S. Bark C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 0 2
Totals 32 3 7 3 3 7 23      
a - H. Ruiz inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Bolick , T. Herrera 2 , N. Perry , A. Bonilla , M. Cortez , S. Bark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bolick , J. Saenz 2 , M. Cortez
GIDP: N. Archuleta
Sac Bunt: I. Vallejo
Sac Fly: J. Saenz
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Perry (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Herrera (1) , J. Saenz (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Herrera, Paterson-Cortez-Herrera)
OF assists: 1 (Vallejo(Raney at home))
MONCTON PITCHING LINESCORE LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hirai W (1-0) 5.0 5 2 2 1 7 0 78 2.70   
A. Hernandez H (1) 3.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 53 4.26   
D. Garcia SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hirai 55
Batters Faced: E. Hirai 20, A. Hernandez 14, D. Garcia 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hirai 3-3, A. Hernandez 5-4, D. Garcia 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hirai 78-54, A. Hernandez 53-31, D. Garcia 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hernandez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ramos L (0-1) 3.0 5 4 4 4 2 2 74 12.00   
M. Paruzzi 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 48 0.00   
B. Paterson 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 31 3.86   
J. Unknown 0.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 18 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ramos 29
Batters Faced: A. Ramos 19, M. Paruzzi 12, B. Paterson 8, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ramos 4-3, M. Paruzzi 4-3, B. Paterson 2-3, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ramos 74-40, M. Paruzzi 48-29, B. Paterson 31-21, J. Unknown 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Paruzzi 2-0 , J. Unknown 1-1
WP: A. Ramos
Hit Batsmen: A. Ramos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Shafer
Ballpark: Lincoln Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 2255
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