ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
05/26/2023
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
GAME ID: 11098 - FRIDAY, MAY 26TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (31-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 1
Lincoln Princes (21-29) 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 X 6 6 0
Princes Earn 6-3 Home Win
Lincoln pitcher Juan Rincon did his part in helping his team beat the Buffalo Bellflowers, 6-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Rincon picked up the win for Lincoln, going 7 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 3-3. Jim Unknown recorded the save for Lincoln, his 1st of the season.

Constantin Lupu, who is tied for 5th in the NC in home runs with 18, contributed to the Lincoln win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

Lupu told a Lincoln Today reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.

Lincoln currently is in 5th place in the Northern Conference West Division at 21-29.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Jones CF 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .192 2 11
D. Vance 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .244 4 11
A. Melo 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .257 15 39
C. Cooper SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .238 13 33
J. Morrison LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 5 15
R. Ball DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .203 8 21
A. Encinas RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .220 6 12
J. Flowers 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .130 4 12
R. Tavarez C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .158 2 3
Totals 30 3 4 3 4 7 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Encinas (6, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cooper , A. Encinas 4 , J. Flowers , R. Tavarez
2-out RBI: A. Encinas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cooper , R. Ball
Sac Fly: A. Melo
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hernandez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Thompson LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .162 8 16
D. Poole 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 8 17
T. Lunsford DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313 18 43
V. Thompson CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .261 14 31
C. Lupu 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .273 18 37
M. Campbell SS 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 .186 5 13
I. Diaz 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 .268 3 10
M. Cerpa RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .122 1 4
   a-M. Kemps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 3 7
   b-B. Herrera RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 6 15
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 30 6 6 6 7 3 10      
a - M. Kemps pinch hit for M. Cerpa in the 8th
b - B. Herrera substituted for M. Kemps in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Thompson (8, 1st Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Thompson (14, 4th Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Lupu (18, 6th Inning off D. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Thompson 4 , V. Thompson 5 , C. Lupu 5 , M. Cerpa
2-out RBI: C. Lupu , M. Campbell , M. Cerpa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Thompson , I. Diaz , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Lunsford (1)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hernandez L (0-4) 5.2 5 5 5 4 2 3 83 8.62   
C. Neff 2.1 1 1 1 3 1 0 46 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hernandez 37
Batters Faced: D. Hernandez 26, C. Neff 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hernandez 7-8, C. Neff 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hernandez 83-50, C. Neff 46-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Neff 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rincon W (3-3) 7.0 3 2 2 4 4 0 83 6.60   
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 28 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rincon 63
Batters Faced: J. Rincon 28, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rincon 4-13, J. Unknown 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rincon 83-50, J. Unknown 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Rincon
Ballpark: Lincoln Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 8075
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