ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT TIVERTON COLONELS
09/15/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT TIVERTON COLONELS
GAME ID: 10893 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 8 15 2
Tiverton Colonels 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 9 13 0
Closing In: Tiverton Nears CS With Dramatic Game 5 Win
The Tiverton Colonels needed some last-minute heroics to do it, but ultimately emerged one game away from the League Championship Series. The Colonels got took the 9-8 win against the Whitby Bats in a walk-off at Field of the Colonels. Tiverton center fielder Federico Rosales went 4-5 with a triple and 2 doubles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. The win gives the Colonels a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-7 Division Series.

Alex Gonzales was the walk-off hero for Tiverton. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Colonels catcher hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Winning in the last at-bat, there's nothing else like it," said Rosales.

The next game is set to be played for Thursday, September 17th , 2026 at Eláguila Stadia in Whitby.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE TIVERTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hartzell RF 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 .409 0 3
M. Grijalva 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .261 1 3
A. Heidbreder DH 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 .500 2 5
A. Williams CF 5 1 2 3 0 2 2 .318 4 10
D. Navarro LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .174 1 4
L. Killian C 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .500 2 7
J. Fanguy 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .381 2 4
A. Chunn SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 1 4
N. LePage 2B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .421 0 0
   a-R. Workman 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 8 15 8 3 11 17      
a - R. Workman substituted for N. LePage in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Hartzell (2, 4th Inning off R. van der Veen, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Heidbreder (1, 9th Inning off J. Rich, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Heidbreder (1, 3rd Inning off R. van der Veen, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Williams (4, 5th Inning off R. van der Veen, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Navarro (1, 5th Inning off C. Montenegro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Hartzell 3 , M. Grijalva , A. Heidbreder 6 , A. Williams 5 , D. Navarro 5 , J. Fanguy 2 , N. LePage 3
2-out RBI: N. Hartzell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grijalva , L. Killian , J. Fanguy
GIDP: A. Williams , A. Chunn
Sac Bunt: M. Grijalva
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Navarro , N. LePage
Double Plays: 1 (Chunn-LePage-Grijalva)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Rosales CF 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .375 2 7
E. Felts DH 4 1 1 2 0 3 2 .409 2 4
C. Vollaro RF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .263 2 6
   b-J. Gonzalez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
N. Clarke SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .235 1 2
N. McCain LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .400 2 3
S. Strait 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .400 1 3
A. Gonzales C 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .316 1 6
A. Sebastian 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .267 0 2
   a-B. Colbert PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
S. Greenfield 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .250 1 3
Totals 36 9 13 9 5 6 14      
a - B. Colbert pinch hit for A. Sebastian in the 8th
b - J. Gonzalez pinch hit for C. Vollaro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Rosales 2 (4, 3rd Inning off T. Rotella, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off T. Rotella, 2 on, 0 outs) , N. McCain (2, 9th Inning off N. Churchill, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Felts (1, 5th Inning off O. Osorio, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Rosales (2, 9th Inning off M. Istre, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Rosales 8 , E. Felts 3 , J. Gonzalez , N. Clarke , N. McCain 3 , S. Strait , A. Gonzales , S. Greenfield 2
2-out RBI: A. Gonzales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Felts , N. Clarke , A. Gonzales , B. Colbert
GIDP: N. McCain
Sac Fly: E. Felts , S. Strait
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Rosales (1)
CS: S. Greenfield (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Greenfield-Clarke-Sebastian, Clarke-Greenfield-Sebastian)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE TIVERTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Rotella 4.0 6 3 2 0 5 0 96 4.50   
O. Osorio 3.2 3 1 1 3 1 0 66 2.45   
M. Istre H (1) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 18 11.57   
N. Churchill L (1-1), BS (1) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 25 32.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Rotella 45
Batters Faced: T. Rotella 19, O. Osorio 15, M. Istre 3, N. Churchill 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Rotella 4-3, O. Osorio 6-2, M. Istre 0-1, N. Churchill 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Rotella 96-65, O. Osorio 66-34, M. Istre 18-8, N. Churchill 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Osorio 1-1 , M. Istre 3-0 , N. Churchill 1-1
Balk: N. Churchill
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. van der Veen 4.0 10 7 7 2 3 1 89 15.26   
C. Montenegro 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13 9.82   
J. Schwartz 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 2.08   
K. Herbaugh 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 26 4.91   
J. Rich W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. van der Veen 15
Batters Faced: R. van der Veen 22, C. Montenegro 4, J. Schwartz 4, K. Herbaugh 8, J. Rich 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. van der Veen 7-0, C. Montenegro 1-2, J. Schwartz 0-0, K. Herbaugh 0-3, J. Rich 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. van der Veen 89-57, C. Montenegro 13-7, J. Schwartz 21-16, K. Herbaugh 26-20, J. Rich 24-13
WP: R. van der Veen 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Federico Rosales
Ballpark: Field of the Colonels
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:38
Attendance: 9665
Special Notes: RP Carlos Montenegro was injured while pitching. 3B Nate LePage was injured in a collision at a base.
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