ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
09/26/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 10855 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Rosa Desperados 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 0
St. Catharines Blue Jays 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 0
St. Catharines Moves on to World Series
The St. Catharines Blue Jays are one step closer to the World Series.

The club prevailed 4-2 at Engineers Ballpark tonight to eliminate the Santa Rosa Desperados and advance to the World Series.

The Blue Jays won the series by a 4-2 margin, with right fielder and series MVP Ryan Waugh leading the way.

"I'm proud of all the guys," Waugh said. "This was a team effort, not just me."

The St. Catharines Blue Jays will play against the Dollywood Partons in the next round. Dollywood won their series against the Bangor Lumberjacks 4 games to 2. The World Series schedule will be announced after the League Championship Series finishes.
SANTA ROSA BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Leinbach SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 0 2
W. Rodriguez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .250 2 6
J. Avelar DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .190 1 2
B. Erck 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .385 2 6
L. Cortez RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .286 3 7
C. Carson 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .061 0 1
   a-N. Vicari PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 2
   b-R. Myer 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Scarberry CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .189 2 2
C. Pereira C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .135 1 5
M. Raia LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .257 1 6
Totals 29 2 4 2 6 9 14      
a - N. Vicari pinch hit for C. Carson in the 8th
b - R. Myer substituted for N. Vicari in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Erck (2, 8th Inning off J. Waltman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Avelar , B. Erck 2 , L. Cortez , C. Carson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Vicari , M. Raia
GIDP: C. Pereira
Sac Fly: M. Raia
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Cortez (4) , C. Carson (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hendrix CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .255 2 3
C. Bloodsaw C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 2 4
D. Reed DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .217 2 6
H. Merino LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .214 5 6
   a-M. Jensen 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 2 7
A. Lujan 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .345 4 6
   b-D. Willis LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Waugh RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .256 4 9
   d-J. Troia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 3 8
N. Makar 3B 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .212 0 1
   c-T. Modell 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   e-M. Wisler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 0
J. Espinoza 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .235 1 1
C. Ren SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .167 1 2
Totals 32 4 6 4 4 12 9      
a - M. Jensen substituted for H. Merino in the 7th
b - D. Willis substituted for A. Lujan in the 7th
c - T. Modell substituted for N. Makar in the 7th
d - J. Troia pinch hit for R. Waugh in the 9th
e - M. Wisler pinch hit for T. Modell in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Reed (2, 1st Inning off K. Fox, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Ren (1, 9th Inning off M. Westerman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Reed 4 , A. Lujan , R. Waugh , J. Espinoza , C. Ren 5
2-out RBI: C. Ren
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hendrix
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ren-Espinoza-Lujan)
SANTA ROSA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Fox 5.0 4 2 2 3 6 1 91 7.30   
B. Rogers 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 31 1.69   
M. Westerman L (1-1) 1.2 2 2 2 0 3 1 24 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Fox 54
Batters Faced: K. Fox 22, B. Rogers 7, M. Westerman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Fox 3-6, B. Rogers 2-1, M. Westerman 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Fox 91-57, B. Rogers 31-20, M. Westerman 24-16
WP: K. Fox
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Ruiz 6.0 3 2 2 4 6 0 93 4.76   
D. Martin H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00   
J. Waltman BS (1) 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 24 0.00   
J. Yeiser W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Ruiz 60
Batters Faced: F. Ruiz 24, D. Martin 1, J. Waltman 8, J. Yeiser 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Ruiz 5-6, D. Martin 0-0, J. Waltman 1-2, J. Yeiser 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Ruiz 93-51, D. Martin 4-3, J. Waltman 24-14, J. Yeiser 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Martin 1-0 , J. Waltman 1-1
WP: D. Martin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fabian Ruiz
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 18744
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