ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS
05/02/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS
GAME ID: 10517 - FRIDAY, MAY 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lincoln Princes (9-15) 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 8 17 3
Borrego Springs Rams (17-7) 3 0 4 1 5 2 5 2 X 22 26 2
Hits Galore: Johnson Drills 5 Hits
David Johnson had an answer for everything the Lincoln Princes threw at him at Club Circle Park. The Borrego Springs right fielder went 5-for-6 in the game to put his name in the record book and give the Rams a win, 22-8.

Summing up his batting philosophy to BNN writers after the game, Johnson said, "I just see the ball and I hit it."

David Johnson hit a two-run single in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off Sergio Espanol in the 3rd, hit an RBI triple in the 4th, grounded out in the 5th, doubled in the 7th and singled in the 8th.

Looking at his stats this year, Johnson has compiled a .471 batting average, while hitting 2 home runs and driving in 22 runs. He has played in 22 games and scored 21 runs.
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE BORREGO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Vallejo CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .295 1 8
C. Laurentino SS 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .477 2 12
H. Hecht C 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .352 10 30
J. Hall 3B 5 2 2 2 0 3 4 .352 5 19
A. Limon LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .275 1 6
O. Ybarra DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .320 1 12
L. Moran RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .400 3 10
R. Carvajal 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 8 .333 2 16
S. Youk 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 .374 2 10
Totals 44 8 17 8 0 9 30      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Laurentino 2 (4, 3rd Inning off R. Eberhardt, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Steedman, 3 on, 1 out) , H. Hecht (9, 3rd Inning off R. Eberhardt, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Hall (2, 6th Inning off N. van Oost, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hall (5, 7th Inning off N. van Oost, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Vallejo , C. Laurentino 5 , H. Hecht 3 , J. Hall 7 , A. Limon 2 , O. Ybarra 3 , L. Moran 2 , S. Youk 2
2-out RBI: J. Hall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hall 2 , A. Limon , R. Carvajal , S. Youk 2
GIDP: R. Carvajal
Hit by Pitch: O. Ybarra
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Ybarra (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Laurentino (6) , J. Hall (5) , R. Carvajal (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Ortega LF 4 3 2 0 3 1 1 .396 7 16
I. Hernandez CF 6 3 3 4 1 1 3 .429 5 21
A. Sanchez C 6 3 2 5 1 2 7 .256 5 12
A. Rivas 3B 6 2 3 3 1 1 0 .372 12 24
J. Hodge 1B 7 1 3 0 0 1 6 .323 4 17
G. Hasebe SS 6 3 2 0 0 1 5 .319 6 23
D. Johnson RF 6 3 5 6 0 0 1 .471 2 22
J. Rojas 2B 6 3 4 2 0 0 3 .241 0 5
C. Gonzalez DH 6 1 2 0 0 3 5 .333 1 2
Totals 53 22 26 20 6 10 31      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Ortega (6, 1st Inning off S. Espanol, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Gonzalez (2, 3rd Inning off A. Velasquez, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Sanchez (3, 5th Inning off A. Velasquez, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Rojas (2, 5th Inning off D. Torres, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Johnson (10, 7th Inning off D. Torres, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Johnson (3, 4th Inning off A. Velasquez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Johnson (2, 3rd Inning off S. Espanol, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Rivas (12, 5th Inning off A. Velasquez, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Hernandez (5, 6th Inning off D. Torres, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Sanchez (5, 7th Inning off R. del Cid, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Ortega 3 , I. Hernandez 6 , A. Sanchez 6 , A. Rivas 6 , J. Hodge 3 , G. Hasebe 2 , D. Johnson 11 , J. Rojas 5 , C. Gonzalez 3
2-out RBI: I. Hernandez , A. Rivas , D. Johnson 3 , J. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sanchez , J. Hodge 2 , J. Rojas 2 , C. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: I. Hernandez (1) , J. Rojas (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Rivas-Rojas-Hodge)
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE BORREGO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Espanol L (1-2) 2.2 5 6 3 2 2 1 61 5.40   
A. Velasquez 1.2 9 6 6 1 1 1 49 6.19   
D. Torres 2.0 7 6 5 1 2 1 51 10.80   
R. del Cid 1.0 4 4 2 2 3 1 40 6.35   
T. Buckland 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 7.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Espanol 26
Batters Faced: S. Espanol 16, A. Velasquez 15, D. Torres 15, R. del Cid 9, T. Buckland 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Espanol 2-4, A. Velasquez 3-1, D. Torres 1-3, R. del Cid 0-0, T. Buckland 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Espanol 61-36, A. Velasquez 49-27, D. Torres 51-31, R. del Cid 40-21, T. Buckland 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. del Cid 2-2 , T. Buckland 3-2
WP: R. del Cid
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Eberhardt 3.1 5 2 2 0 6 0 53 10.05   
N. van Oost W (2-1) 4.0 9 6 6 0 2 1 61 9.00   
A. Steedman 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 25 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Eberhardt 46
Batters Faced: R. Eberhardt 16, N. van Oost 20, A. Steedman 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Eberhardt 1-3, N. van Oost 4-5, A. Steedman 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Eberhardt 53-37, N. van Oost 61-41, A. Steedman 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. van Oost 1-0 , A. Steedman 2-2
Hit Batsmen: R. Eberhardt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Johnson
Ballpark: Club Circle Park
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 7314
Special Notes: SP Ryan Eberhardt was injured while pitching.
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