ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT NEWARK FLYERS
09/14/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT NEWARK FLYERS
GAME ID: 10777 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
Newark Flyers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 8 0
Critical Game 5 Goes to Host Flyers, 3-2
Game 5 was big. So was John Decker.

In leading Newark to a crucial 3-2 victory over the St. Catharines Blue Jays at Newark Fields, the Newark starter rose to the occasion, tossing 5.1 good innings. Decker threw 5.1 innings of 3-hit ball as the Flyers defended their home field to seize a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 Division Series.

Had Josh Winkler not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 2nd, Winkler hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Flyers.

Newark manager Matt Conners called it "a darn good win."

Game 6 is scheduled for Saturday at Engineers Ballpark in St. Catharines.
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE NEWARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hendrix CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .368 1 1
C. Bloodsaw C 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .158 1 3
   b-M. Wisler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
M. Jensen 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .174 2 4
H. Merino LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .316 3 4
A. Lujan 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
D. Reed DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
R. Waugh RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
N. Makar 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 0 1
C. Ren SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .077 0 0
   a-J. Troia PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2 4
Totals 29 2 3 2 1 12 5      
a - J. Troia pinch hit for C. Ren in the 8th
b - M. Wisler pinch hit for C. Bloodsaw in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Bloodsaw (1, 1st Inning off J. Decker, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Bloodsaw 4 , D. Reed , R. Waugh
GIDP: C. Ren
Hit by Pitch: D. Reed
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: A. Lujan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lyons CF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 1 1
N. Sheridan 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .500 3 10
   a-P. Nicolopoulos CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Shafer LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .381 1 5
   b-S. Francis 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Stivers 3B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .100 0 0
F. Espindola 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .350 0 0
J. Winkler RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .200 0 2
   c-H. Perez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .133 0 0
E. McCulley C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
J. Spiegel SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .357 1 3
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 14 13      
a - P. Nicolopoulos substituted for N. Sheridan in the 9th
b - S. Francis substituted for B. Shafer in the 9th
c - H. Perez substituted for J. Winkler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Shafer (3, 5th Inning off F. Ruiz, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Espindola (2, 8th Inning off J. Yeiser, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Lyons (2, 3rd Inning off F. Ruiz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Sheridan (3, 1st Inning off F. Ruiz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lyons 3 , N. Sheridan 4 , B. Shafer 3 , F. Espindola 3 , J. Winkler , E. McCulley
2-out RBI: J. Winkler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lyons , F. Espindola 2 , J. Winkler
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Shafer (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Espindola-Spiegel-Sheridan)
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE NEWARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Ruiz 5.2 6 2 2 1 9 1 95 6.10   
J. Waltman 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 0.00   
J. Yeiser L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 22 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Ruiz 57
Batters Faced: F. Ruiz 25, J. Waltman 4, J. Yeiser 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Ruiz 5-3, J. Waltman 0-1, J. Yeiser 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Ruiz 95-62, J. Waltman 15-12, J. Yeiser 22-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Decker 5.1 3 2 2 1 7 1 83 3.38   
J. Sneed W (1-0) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 0.00   
K. Jong SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Decker 60
Batters Faced: J. Decker 20, J. Sneed 8, K. Jong 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Decker 4-4, J. Sneed 1-5, K. Jong 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Decker 83-53, J. Sneed 24-14, K. Jong 15-11
Hit Batsmen: J. Decker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Decker
Ballpark: Newark Fields
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 17457
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