ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
05/12/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 10567 - SUNDAY, MAY 12TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (27-5) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
Buffalo Bellflowers (23-9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Bats Rally Late to Clip Buffalo
The Whitby Bats did just enough to sneak past the Buffalo Bellflowers, 2-1, at Wegman's Field. Whitby pitcher Josh Poehlein, in particular, had a standout performance. Ruben Espinoza sewed up the save, his 3rd. The loss makes Buffalo 23-9.

Whitby used the hitting of Matt Sikes to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Bats on top, 2-1. For the game, Sikes had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Poehlein attributed the win to his team's "grittiness."
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fogarty 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 1 3
G. Buckner RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .322 3 11
M. Sikes DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .362 9 36
S. Skidmore LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .362 3 9
R. Ruhl 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 7 26
L. Bridges 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .408 6 19
C. Malone SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .411 5 21
P. Stary CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .317 2 8
C. Caballero C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 1 2
Totals 35 2 8 2 0 8 10      
BATTING
Triples: P. Stary (2, 7th Inning off A. Corona, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Malone (5, 3rd Inning off A. Corona, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sikes (9, 8th Inning off S. Keene, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Buckner , M. Sikes 5 , L. Bridges 2 , C. Malone 4 , P. Stary 4
2-out RBI: M. Sikes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ruhl , C. Caballero 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Malone (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Solis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300 1 14
J. Howard CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .357 11 27
A. Melo 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .406 10 37
N. Owens LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .381 9 38
B. Hurt SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .452 5 35
M. Cortez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .359 4 19
V. Jara RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306 4 16
R. Tavarez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 4 20
M. Gutierrez DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 8 19
Totals 32 1 4 1 1 4 8      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Owens (11, 1st Inning off J. Poehlein, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Howard (11, 1st Inning off J. Poehlein, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Howard 4 , A. Melo , N. Owens 2 , M. Cortez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Owens , B. Hurt , M. Gutierrez
Hit by Pitch: J. Howard
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Howard (5)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Poehlein W (5-0) 7.0 4 1 1 0 4 1 82 2.51   
R. Espinoza SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Poehlein 69
Batters Faced: J. Poehlein 27, R. Espinoza 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Poehlein 7-10, R. Espinoza 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Poehlein 82-58, R. Espinoza 26-14
Hit Batsmen: J. Poehlein
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Corona 7.1 6 1 1 0 5 1 92 5.64   
S. Keene L (2-3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 1 27 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Corona 67
Batters Faced: A. Corona 28, S. Keene 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Corona 9-8, S. Keene 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Corona 92-66, S. Keene 27-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Poehlein
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 7754
Special Notes: SP Antonio Corona was injured while pitching.
Tuesday, October 7th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.7 Build 77