ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT FRANKLIN CUBS
05/05/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 10562 - FRIDAY, MAY 5TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lincoln Princes (16-14) 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 9 9 0
Franklin Cubs (13-17) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 0
Turner scores 3 runs to Power Princes Offense
Lincoln and Franklin got after it at Franklin Park.

The Lincoln Princes defeated the Franklin Cubs, 9-4, at Franklin Park. Leading the charge for Lincoln was shortstop Rusty Turner. He was 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Juan Rincon went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits. The right-hander struck out 4 and walked 4. With the win, he's now 1-1 this season. Jim Unknown locked down his 1st save.

Tim Lunsford had a key at-bat with one out in the top of the fifth for Lincoln. With the bases loaded and the Princes leading 3-2, he hit a sacrifice fly.

Lincoln manager Jorge Vasquez commended his team for "putting the pedal to the metal."

The Princes bumped their record to 16-14 with this win.
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Thompson CF 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 .284 8 18
G. Thompson LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .215 5 12
T. Lunsford DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .319 11 28
R. Turner SS 3 3 2 3 2 0 0 .247 11 24
J. Perez 1B 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .333 6 12
C. Lupu 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .282 12 26
   c-P. Verhaeghe PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
D. Poole 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .179 4 8
M. Cerpa RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 4 .100 1 2
   a-I. Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .414 2 6
   b-B. Herrera RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 3
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 9 9 9 7 5 13      
a - I. Diaz pinch hit for M. Cerpa in the 8th
b - B. Herrera substituted for I. Diaz in the 8th
c - P. Verhaeghe pinch hit for C. Lupu in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Lupu (4, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Perez (1, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Perez (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Lunsford (11, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Turner (11, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Thompson , G. Thompson , T. Lunsford 4 , R. Turner 5 , J. Perez 5 , C. Lupu 2 , M. Cerpa
2-out RBI: T. Lunsford , R. Turner , J. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Verhaeghe , M. Cerpa 2
GIDP: C. Lupu
Sac Bunt: G. Thompson , J. Unknown
Sac Fly: T. Lunsford
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Poole-Turner-Perez, Turner-Poole-Perez, Thompson-Unknown)
OF assists: 1 (Thompson(Anderson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lewis LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .255 6 13
P. Dankenbring DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .254 10 24
T. Bradshaw RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .274 8 17
R. Anderson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .308 11 33
E. Sandoval C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .255 9 19
V. Torres CF 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .183 3 6
B. Beason SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 6 15
   b-N. Keller PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .190 1 3
B. Sallee 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 4 16
   a-C. Sanders PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .083 0 0
M. Spradling 3B, SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .214 1 1
   c-O. Nunez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1 3
Totals 30 4 6 4 8 6 14      
a - C. Sanders pinch hit for B. Sallee in the 7th
b - N. Keller pinch hit for B. Beason in the 8th
c - O. Nunez pinch hit for M. Spradling in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: V. Torres (3, 4th Inning off J. Rincon, 1 on, 0 outs) , O. Nunez (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Sandoval 2 , V. Torres 4 , B. Beason , M. Spradling , O. Nunez 4
GIDP: J. Lewis , R. Anderson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Spradling-Sallee-Anderson)
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rincon W (1-1) 6.0 4 2 2 4 4 1 86 6.85   
J. Unknown SV (1) 3.0 2 2 2 4 2 1 42 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rincon 56
Batters Faced: J. Rincon 25, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rincon 9-4, J. Unknown 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rincon 86-51, J. Unknown 42-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 8.1 8 8 8 6 4 2 147 8.64   
J. Unknown 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 12 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 33
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 38, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 10-10, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 147-82, J. Unknown 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rusty Turner
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 9646
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