ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
04/19/2023
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 10466 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lincoln Princes (8-7) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 5 10 2
Buffalo Bellflowers (10-5) 2 2 0 3 0 0 3 2 X 12 10 1
Unknown Stars for Bellflowers in 12-5 Win
A 4-RBI performance from catcher Jim Unknown led the Buffalo Bellflowers to a win over the Lincoln Princes, 12-5. With the loss, Lincoln drops to 8-7.

Alex Melo, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2022 draft, chipped in a 2-run home run for Buffalo in the bottom of the first. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"We lit up the scoreboard," said Buffalo manager Andy Perez.
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Flores CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .328 7 9
T. Lunsford DH 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .351 5 12
V. Thompson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292 5 9
R. Turner SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .258 4 9
C. Lupu 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .256 5 10
G. Thompson LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .246 3 9
D. Poole 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .179 3 6
   a-P. Verhaeghe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   c-M. Chavez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
M. Cerpa RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .080 1 1
   b-I. Diaz PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .417 0 1
J. Unknown C 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .250 0 1
Totals 35 5 10 5 3 6 19      
a - P. Verhaeghe pinch hit for D. Poole in the 7th
b - I. Diaz pinch hit for M. Cerpa in the 7th
c - M. Chavez substituted for P. Verhaeghe in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Diaz (2, 7th Inning off N. Estes, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Lunsford (5, 7th Inning off N. Estes, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Thompson (3, 8th Inning off S. Ray, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Thompson (3, 5th Inning off N. Estes, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Turner (4, 8th Inning off S. Ray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Flores , T. Lunsford 2 , V. Thompson , R. Turner 5 , C. Lupu , G. Thompson 6 , I. Diaz 2 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: T. Lunsford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Flores , V. Thompson , C. Lupu , G. Thompson , I. Diaz , J. Unknown
GIDP: R. Turner , J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: V. Thompson 2 , D. Poole
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Thompson (1)
CS: F. Flores (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Turner (2) , J. Unknown (0)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Larson LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 3 6
K. Jones CF 3 3 1 0 2 1 0 .186 0 1
B. Agin RF 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 .245 3 6
A. Melo 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .240 4 10
   a-D. Dominguez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
C. Cooper SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .200 3 8
   b-A. Solorzano PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Ball DH 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 .244 2 8
B. Hurt 1B, SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .158 1 5
J. Flowers 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .103 2 5
J. Unknown C 4 2 2 4 0 0 3 .500 2 4
Totals 36 12 10 12 5 11 18      
a - D. Dominguez pinch hit for A. Melo in the 8th
b - A. Solorzano pinch hit for C. Cooper in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Melo (4, 1st Inning off J. Rincon, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Ball (2, 2nd Inning off J. Rincon, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Rincon, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Rincon, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Agin (3, 8th Inning off A. Balladares, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Jones , B. Agin 4 , A. Melo 5 , C. Cooper , R. Ball 4 , B. Hurt 2 , J. Unknown 8
2-out RBI: A. Melo , J. Unknown 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Larson , C. Cooper , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Jones (1) , B. Agin (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Melo (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Hurt-Cooper-Estes, Cooper-Melo-Hurt)
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rincon L (0-1) 3.2 5 7 5 1 6 4 75 8.25   
A. Salas 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 33 2.63   
R. Rivera 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 0 33 9.24   
A. Balladares 1.2 2 2 2 1 3 1 30 5.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rincon 30
Batters Faced: J. Rincon 18, A. Salas 7, R. Rivera 8, A. Balladares 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rincon 3-2, A. Salas 2-2, R. Rivera 1-1, A. Balladares 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rincon 75-43, A. Salas 33-18, R. Rivera 33-20, A. Balladares 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rivera 1-0 , A. Balladares 3-2
WP: A. Salas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Estes W (3-0) 6.2 6 4 4 3 2 1 104 2.95   
S. Ray SV (1) 2.1 4 1 1 0 4 1 44 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Estes 45
Batters Faced: N. Estes 29, S. Ray 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Estes 7-8, S. Ray 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Estes 104-55, S. Ray 44-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ray 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Estes 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Unknown
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 15157
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