ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
05/10/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 10565 - FRIDAY, MAY 10TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (26-4) 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 10 0
Buffalo Bellflowers (22-8) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 6 0
With 6-4 Win, Bats Improve to 26-4
Whitby designated hitter Matt Sikes was a significant contributor in his team's 6-4 triumph over the Buffalo Bellflowers. He went 2 for 5 with a home run. He drove in 5 runs and scored once for the Bats. Danny Garcia earned the win to go to 3-0. He allowed 4 runs on 6 hits, with no walks and 9 strikeouts in 8.2 innings of work. Whitby is now 26-4, while Buffalo is 22-8.

Early in the game, Sikes had a grand slam home run for Whitby. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Bats on top, 4-0.

"Just glad I could help us get a win," said Sikes.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Howard 2B 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .323 1 6
J. LaCasse CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .352 7 28
M. Sikes DH 5 1 2 5 0 2 3 .362 7 32
S. Skidmore LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .447 3 9
R. Ruhl 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .304 7 26
B. Coleman C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 5 14
L. Bridges 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .410 6 19
C. Malone SS 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 .429 4 20
G. Buckner RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .327 3 11
Totals 36 6 10 6 1 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Howard (1, 1st Inning off I. Parez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sikes (7, 3rd Inning off I. Parez, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Howard 4 , J. LaCasse , M. Sikes 5 , S. Skidmore , L. Bridges , C. Malone , G. Buckner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Skidmore 2 , R. Ruhl
GIDP: R. Ruhl
Hit by Pitch: J. LaCasse 2 , C. Malone
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Solis 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .309 1 14
J. Howard CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .355 9 24
A. Melo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .413 10 37
N. Owens LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .365 9 34
B. Hurt SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .479 5 34
J. Flowers 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .362 9 28
M. Cortez RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .386 4 19
R. Tavarez C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267 4 20
M. Gutierrez DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .296 7 17
Totals 33 4 6 3 0 9 8      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Melo (10, 4th Inning off D. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Howard (1, 8th Inning off D. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Hurt (5, 7th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Solis , J. Howard 3 , A. Melo 2 , B. Hurt 4 , J. Flowers , R. Tavarez
2-out RBI: J. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hurt
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hurt-Solis-Melo)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Garcia W (3-0) 8.2 6 4 4 0 9 1 106 6.55   
A. Alvarez SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Garcia 65
Batters Faced: D. Garcia 32, A. Alvarez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Garcia 7-10, A. Alvarez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Garcia 106-72, A. Alvarez 6-4
WP: D. Garcia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Parez L (2-2) 6.1 7 6 6 1 5 1 100 7.05   
S. Keene 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 21 6.23   
B. Simpson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Parez 39
Batters Faced: I. Parez 28, S. Keene 7, B. Simpson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Parez 5-8, S. Keene 1-1, B. Simpson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Parez 100-65, S. Keene 21-14, B. Simpson 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Keene 3-2
Hit Batsmen: I. Parez 2 , B. Simpson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Sikes
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 8024
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