ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FRANKLIN CUBS AT TIVERTON COLONELS
04/24/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FRANKLIN CUBS AT TIVERTON COLONELS
GAME ID: 10474 - FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Franklin Cubs (11-6) 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 14 0
Tiverton Colonels (11-6) 2 0 3 0 1 2 3 5 X 16 19 0
Clarke Hits 2 home runs in Colonels Win
The Tiverton Colonels cut down the Franklin Cubs by the score of 16-9, with the largest share of the credit going to shortstop Nick Clarke. Clarke went 4-5 with 2 home runs, 2 doubles, and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 10 for the Colonels. Juan Martinez, 1-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed 1 run on 5 hits in 3 innings. Tiverton, now 11-6, has played well in the early going.

The Cubs had been locked in a 8-8 tie with the Colonels going into the bottom of the seventh inning. That changed quickly when the 19-year old second baseman Brandon Colbert came to the plate. Colbert hit a run-scoring double on a 1-2 fastball from Franklin hurler Jim Unknown. It was Colbert's 4th double of the year.

"Nervous? No," said Clarke. "It was my time to shine."
FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE TIVERTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Zavala CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .338 3 14
J. Fox 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .556 2 13
   a-X. Le PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2
J. Wahlert 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .545 4 13
   b-M. Guerra PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 2 7
T. Orr DH 4 2 1 3 1 1 4 .379 9 27
M. Alexander LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .245 4 11
   c-G. Escobedo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
C. Larsen C 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .429 2 7
P. Binzer SS 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 .292 2 7
G. Noris 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .279 0 5
H. Ferman RF 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 .426 1 11
Totals 38 9 14 9 6 10 23      
a - X. Le pinch hit for J. Fox in the 9th
b - M. Guerra pinch hit for J. Wahlert in the 9th
c - G. Escobedo pinch hit for M. Alexander in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fox (7, 4th Inning off F. Maini, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Orr (9, 1st Inning off M. Flores, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Larsen (2, 1st Inning off M. Flores, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Zavala , J. Fox 3 , X. Le , J. Wahlert 3 , M. Guerra , T. Orr 4 , C. Larsen 6 , G. Noris , H. Ferman
2-out RBI: , C. Larsen 2 , H. Ferman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Zavala , M. Alexander , G. Noris
GIDP: H. Ferman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Wahlert (2)
CS: H. Ferman (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Zavala(Gonzalez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Felts 1B 5 2 2 0 1 3 5 .359 4 6
B. Colbert 2B 5 2 1 1 1 2 4 .333 0 6
C. Vollaro RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .393 4 17
   a-J. Rodriguez RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
F. Rosales CF 3 4 2 1 2 0 2 .469 8 27
N. Clarke SS 5 3 4 10 1 1 1 .418 11 32
J. Gonzalez LF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .419 5 16
   b-R. Mandujano PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Regallo 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 .333 1 14
C. Garza DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .311 2 10
A. Rodriguez C 4 2 3 1 0 1 2 .283 1 6
Totals 41 16 19 16 7 9 24      
a - J. Rodriguez substituted for C. Vollaro in the 8th
b - R. Mandujano pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Felts (5, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Rosales (7, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Clarke 2 (6, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Garza (4, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Colbert (4, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Rodriguez (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Clarke 2 (11, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Garza (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Felts 3 , B. Colbert 2 , F. Rosales 3 , N. Clarke 12 , J. Gonzalez 2 , G. Regallo 2 , C. Garza 7 , A. Rodriguez 4
2-out RBI: F. Rosales , N. Clarke 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Felts , B. Colbert , G. Regallo 2
Sac Fly: A. Rodriguez
Hit by Pitch: F. Rosales , J. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Colbert-Clarke-Felts)
OF assists: 1 (Rosales(Binzer at 3rd base))
FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE TIVERTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 2.0 5 5 5 1 4 1 52 22.50   
J. Unknown 3.1 6 2 2 1 4 0 58 5.40   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 1.1 5 4 4 3 0 0 38 27.00   
J. Unknown 1.0 3 5 5 2 1 2 19 45.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 25
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 8, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 1-5, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 2-0, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 52-29, J. Unknown 58-35, J. Unknown 38-20, J. Unknown 19-14, J. Unknown 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Flores 3.0 7 7 7 3 4 2 81 13.50   
F. Maini 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 42 3.46   
J. Martinez W (1-0) 3.0 5 1 1 2 3 0 74 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Flores 16
Batters Faced: M. Flores 18, F. Maini 11, J. Martinez 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Flores 2-2, F. Maini 1-4, J. Martinez 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Flores 81-50, F. Maini 42-26, J. Martinez 74-45
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Clarke
Ballpark: Field of the Colonels
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 4:13
Attendance: 4167
Special Notes: Nick Clarke sets the TIV regular season game record for RBI with 10.
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