ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT TIVERTON COLONELS
05/13/2021
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT TIVERTON COLONELS
GAME ID: 10598 - THURSDAY, MAY 13TH , 2021 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (18-18) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 11 0
Tiverton Colonels (16-20) 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 X 9 9 1
Kaatz Rips 2 Homers in 9-4 Win
The Tiverton Colonels beat the Buffalo Bellflowers, 9-4, at Field of the Colonels. Ben Kaatz, who is tied for 10th in the NC in home runs with 12, starred for Tiverton. He slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 7 runs and scored twice. Jim Unknown got the win, improving to 1-0. He worked 7 innings, giving up 4 runs on 10 hits, while striking out 1 and walking 3. At 16-20, Tiverton is in 4th place in the Northern Conference East Division.

With Tiverton leading 4-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Kaatz hit a sinker from Rodolfo Hernandez for a grand slam home run. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Colonels ahead, 8-1.

"I felt good up there," said Kaatz. "I saw the ball well."
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE TIVERTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sanders CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .276 6 11
T. Dunn SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 8 17
G. Flood LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .214 2 3
D. Espinoza 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .256 7 20
C. Ornelas RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .339 7 18
D. Irwin C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .294 6 13
S. Dowling 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .266 10 18
P. Patlan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 3 8
D. Cantimori DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .192 4 7
Totals 37 4 11 4 4 1 21      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Flood (2, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Irwin (4, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Espinoza (7, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Ornelas (7, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Irwin (6, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Dunn , G. Flood 3 , D. Espinoza 4 , C. Ornelas 5 , D. Irwin 6 , S. Dowling 2 , D. Cantimori
2-out RBI: C. Ornelas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Flood , D. Espinoza , C. Ornelas , D. Irwin , P. Patlan
GIDP: P. Patlan , D. Cantimori
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ficca 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .142 4 8
M. Nelson SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .184 8 12
G. Helms RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .321 14 27
R. Banks DH 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 .355 3 9
B. Kaatz 3B 4 2 2 7 0 2 2 .264 12 27
M. Kopp 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 12 27
J. Voorhies C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .232 2 7
J. Latorre LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 3 6
M. Valle CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .107 1 1
Totals 33 9 9 9 3 10 9      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Helms (4, 1st Inning off T. Donnelly, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Nelson (8, 1st Inning off T. Donnelly, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Kaatz 2 (12, 1st Inning off T. Donnelly, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off R. Hernandez, 3 on, 2 outs) , R. Banks (3, 7th Inning off D. Barnett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Nelson 5 , G. Helms 3 , R. Banks 6 , B. Kaatz 8
2-out RBI: B. Kaatz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Latorre
Hit by Pitch: R. Banks
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Helms (3) , R. Banks (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Kaatz (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Kopp-Nelson-Kopp, Ficca-Nelson-Kopp)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE TIVERTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Donnelly L (1-3) 3.1 6 4 4 2 5 2 82 4.14   
R. Hernandez 0.1 2 4 4 1 1 1 19 7.47   
V. Alvarenga 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 4.50   
D. Barnett 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 21 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Donnelly 33
Batters Faced: T. Donnelly 18, R. Hernandez 5, V. Alvarenga 7, D. Barnett 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Donnelly 2-3, R. Hernandez 0-0, V. Alvarenga 3-2, D. Barnett 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Donnelly 82-49, R. Hernandez 19-9, V. Alvarenga 20-13, D. Barnett 21-13
Hit Batsmen: R. Hernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 7.0 10 4 4 3 1 3 107 5.14   
J. Unknown 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 39
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 34, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 8-11, J. Unknown 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 107-67, J. Unknown 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Kaatz
Ballpark: Field of the Colonels
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 6538
Special Notes: Ben Kaatz ties the TIV regular season game record for RBI with 7.
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