ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
04/21/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 10468 - FRIDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lincoln Princes (9-8) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 5 5 1
Buffalo Bellflowers (11-6) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Turner Pops Two Homers in 5-1 Win for Lincoln
Rusty Turner was a major contributor to the 5-1 Lincoln win over Buffalo. The Princes shortstop went 2-3 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Alex Balladares wrapped it up, recording his 4th save. The loss drops Buffalo to 11-6.

Turner had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a 2-1 fastball from Joe Petersen, he banged a solo home run to left, giving the Princes a 2-1 lead. It was the 6th home run of the year for Turner.

Said losing manager Andy Perez: "Give the Princes credit. They played a better game than we did."
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Flores CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .304 7 9
T. Lunsford DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .312 5 12
V. Thompson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 6 11
   b-I. Diaz 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .462 1 2
R. Turner SS 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 .263 6 11
C. Lupu 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 6 12
   a-P. Verhaeghe PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 0 0
   c-M. Campbell 3B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .174 2 5
G. Thompson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 3 9
D. Poole 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156 3 6
M. Cerpa RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 1 1
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 5 5 5 2 13 2      
a - P. Verhaeghe pinch hit for C. Lupu in the 7th
b - I. Diaz substituted for V. Thompson in the 7th
c - M. Campbell substituted for P. Verhaeghe in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Turner 2 (6, 5th Inning off K. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Petersen, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Diaz (1, 9th Inning off P. Ganley, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Campbell (2, 9th Inning off P. Ganley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Flores , I. Diaz 4 , R. Turner 8 , M. Campbell 4
2-out RBI: I. Diaz , M. Campbell
GIDP: G. Thompson
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: C. Rigney (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Thompson-Turner-Rigney, Diaz-Turner-Diaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Larson LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 3 6
K. Jones CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .204 0 1
   c-D. Vance PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 2 5
   d-J. Ayala CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Agin RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .250 5 11
A. Melo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .246 4 11
C. Cooper SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .192 3 8
R. Ball DH 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 .261 3 10
B. Hurt 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .171 1 5
J. Flowers 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 2 5
   a-A. Encinas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 3 6
   b-J. Morrison 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 1 4
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
   e-A. Solorzano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1 4 4 17      
a - A. Encinas pinch hit for J. Flowers in the 7th
b - J. Morrison substituted for A. Encinas in the 8th
c - D. Vance pinch hit for K. Jones in the 8th
d - J. Ayala substituted for D. Vance in the 9th
e - A. Solorzano pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Ball (3, 6th Inning off C. Rigney, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Jones 2 , D. Vance , A. Melo , R. Ball 4 , B. Hurt
2-out RBI: R. Ball
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Flowers , J. Unknown
GIDP: B. Agin , A. Solorzano
Sac Bunt: R. Ball , J. Flowers
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cooper-Flowers-Melo)
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rigney W (3-0) 6.0 4 1 1 3 4 1 81 3.48   
R. Rivera H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 7.98   
A. Salas 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 2.63   
A. Balladares SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rigney 61
Batters Faced: C. Rigney 25, R. Rivera 7, A. Salas 2, A. Balladares 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rigney 8-6, R. Rivera 5-1, A. Salas 0-0, A. Balladares 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rigney 81-50, R. Rivera 21-13, A. Salas 8-3, A. Balladares 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Balladares 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Carter 6.1 2 1 1 0 9 1 80 3.18   
J. Petersen L (0-1) 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 22 5.40   
P. Ganley 0.2 2 3 3 1 2 2 19 8.59   
M. Green 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Carter 74
Batters Faced: K. Carter 21, J. Petersen 6, P. Ganley 5, M. Green 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Carter 3-7, J. Petersen 1-1, P. Ganley 0-0, M. Green 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Carter 80-57, J. Petersen 22-13, P. Ganley 19-10, M. Green 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rusty Turner
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 16477
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