ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT WHITBY BATS
05/13/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 10579 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (9-26) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Whitby Bats (20-15) 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 1 X 9 14 1
Whitby Beats Buffalo, 9-1
The Whitby Bats topped the Buffalo Bellflowers, 9-1, with youngster Josh Garcia playing a key role. Garcia went 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Bats in the win. The winning pitcher was Rich Zula. His record now stands at 4-0. The left-hander went 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits for the Bats. Whitby is 20-15 and Buffalo, with the loss, 9-26.

Garcia had a key at-bat for Whitby in the bottom of the second. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and gave Whitby an early 4-1 lead.

"We took home the win," said Garcia. "What's not to like?"
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vilanova RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .195 1 11
J. Unknown CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
M. Gutierrez SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .218 7 30
J. Garza LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303 3 15
   d-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Dowd 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .407 13 44
   e-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
C. Campos DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .391 3 19
N. Machuca C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237 3 17
A. Macoilos 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .288 3 15
   a-J. Unknown PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
L. Torres 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .429 0 4
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-J. Unknown 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 0 0 10 9      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for A. Macoilos in the 8th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for L. Torres in the 8th
c - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Garza in the 9th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Dowd in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Vilanova , J. Garza , J. Unknown , J. Dowd , C. Campos , N. Machuca , A. Macoilos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , L. Torres
GIDP: C. Campos , N. Machuca
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Vilanova (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martin RF 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .397 12 40
J. Garcia LF 4 1 2 4 1 0 1 .351 3 8
O. Castillo 1B 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .361 5 30
A. Tinoco CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 3 .371 4 22
D. Navarro DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .291 2 22
A. Chunn SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .337 5 22
L. Wheeler C 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .462 0 0
J. Antongiorgi 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .310 3 16
L. Gonzalez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .278 3 19
   a-A. Parson PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
Totals 38 9 14 9 7 6 21      
a - A. Parson pinch hit for L. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Tinoco (11, 1st Inning off D. Cantu, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Martin 2 (21, 4th Inning off D. Cantu, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Antongiorgi (2, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Garcia (3, 2nd Inning off D. Cantu, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Chunn (5, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martin 5 , J. Garcia 5 , A. Tinoco 2 , D. Navarro , A. Chunn 4 , L. Wheeler 3 , J. Antongiorgi 3 , L. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: J. Martin , J. Garcia , A. Tinoco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martin , A. Tinoco , D. Navarro 2 , A. Chunn
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Tinoco (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Wheeler (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Chunn-Gonzalez-Castillo, Gonzalez-Chunn-Castillo)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cantu L (1-2) 3.2 6 4 4 4 4 1 80 10.87   
J. Unknown 3.0 7 4 4 1 2 0 59 12.00   
J. Unknown 1.1 1 1 1 2 0 1 28 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cantu 31
Batters Faced: D. Cantu 21, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cantu 2-5, J. Unknown 2-5, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cantu 80-48, J. Unknown 59-39, J. Unknown 28-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Zula W (4-0) 6.0 5 1 1 0 7 0 84 3.05   
G. Burden SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 44 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Zula 65
Batters Faced: R. Zula 21, G. Burden 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Zula 5-4, G. Burden 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Zula 84-55, G. Burden 44-28
WP: R. Zula 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Garcia
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 5404
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