ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
04/18/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 10457 - SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lincoln Princes (3-9) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 3 9 16 1
Buffalo Bellflowers (1-11) 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 8 8 0
Buffalo Loss Tarnishes Fine Game by Dowd
Fans watched the Lincoln Princes and the Buffalo Bellflowers fight to the finish.

The inspired effort of Buffalo second baseman John Dowd was not enough to prevent a loss, 9-8, to the Lincoln Princes. Dowd was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 3 times and driving in 5. Now 1-11, the 2026 Bellflowers have been dreadful.

Wijnand van Noord came through with a big-time hit for Lincoln. The pinch hitter smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead, 9-8. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"I think we all put in a good day's work," said van Noord.
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Archuleta 2B 6 2 2 0 0 1 6 .167 0 0
J. Bolick LF 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .273 0 0
T. Herrera 1B 3 0 1 1 2 1 4 .273 0 2
   d-B. Webber C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
N. Perry RF 4 2 3 1 2 1 1 .400 0 1
I. Vallejo CF 4 2 1 1 2 0 4 .400 1 4
A. Bonilla C 5 1 1 0 0 2 7 .220 0 4
   c-W. van Noord PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 1 3
   e-Y. Okazaki 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 6
J. Saenz 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .125 0 2
M. Cortez SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .308 0 1
   b-M. Viera SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 0 0
J. Morales DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .462 1 3
   a-H. Ruiz DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .556 0 2
Totals 42 9 16 9 8 6 29      
a - H. Ruiz inserted as DH in the 8th
b - M. Viera substituted for M. Cortez in the 8th
c - W. van Noord pinch hit for A. Bonilla in the 9th
d - B. Webber substituted for T. Herrera in the 9th
e - Y. Okazaki substituted for W. van Noord in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Herrera (1, 1st Inning off T. Cruz, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Bolick 2 (4, 4th Inning off T. Cruz, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. van Noord (1, 9th Inning off C. Santiago, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Archuleta 2 , J. Bolick 4 , T. Herrera 2 , N. Perry 3 , I. Vallejo , A. Bonilla , W. van Noord 4 , J. Saenz , M. Cortez , J. Morales 2 , H. Ruiz
2-out RBI: W. van Noord , J. Saenz , M. Cortez , H. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Archuleta 2 , T. Herrera , I. Vallejo , A. Bonilla , M. Cortez
Sac Fly: T. Herrera
Hit by Pitch: J. Saenz
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vilanova RF 6 1 0 0 0 1 5 .161 0 2
V. Jara 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .404 1 5
M. Gutierrez SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .244 1 5
J. Garza LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .231 2 6
J. Dowd 2B 3 3 2 5 2 0 0 .386 7 19
C. Campos DH 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .326 1 4
A. Macoilos 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 5 .267 0 5
J. Unknown CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
Totals 33 8 8 8 10 4 19      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Campos (2, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , V. Jara (4, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Dowd (7, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Jara 3 , J. Dowd 5 , C. Campos 3 , A. Macoilos , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Dowd , A. Macoilos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vilanova , M. Gutierrez , A. Macoilos , J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: J. Unknown 2
Sac Fly: A. Macoilos
Team LOB: 11
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 4.2 4 5 5 7 2 1 89 9.64   
J. Unknown 2.2 2 2 1 1 0 0 49 3.38   
J. Unknown W (1-0), BS (1) 1.2 2 1 0 2 2 0 36 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 31
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 25, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-6, J. Unknown 4-5, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 89-47, J. Unknown 49-28, J. Unknown 36-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Cruz 4.2 9 1 1 2 2 0 74 7.50   
J. Unknown 3.0 3 5 5 6 2 0 66 15.00   
L. Torres 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.15   
C. Santiago L (0-4), BS (3) 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 21 32.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cruz 42
Batters Faced: T. Cruz 26, J. Unknown 18, L. Torres 2, C. Santiago 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cruz 5-7, J. Unknown 2-5, L. Torres 0-0, C. Santiago 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cruz 74-44, J. Unknown 66-35, L. Torres 11-7, C. Santiago 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , L. Torres 3-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Cruz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Dowd
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 3890
Special Notes: SS Manuel Cortez was injured in a collision at a base.
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