ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
06/02/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 11108 - SUNDAY, JUNE 2ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
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Whitby Bats (41-10) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Franklin Cubs (29-22) 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 X 5 12 1
Whitby Dispatched, 5-4, by Franklin
Franklin beat Whitby at Franklin Park, eking out a 5-4 win. The triumph was primarily due to third baseman Elias Palacio. He went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. Getting the save was Naohiro Goto, his 7th. Franklin has a record of 29-22, placing them third in the Northern Conference East Division.

In the bottom of the fifth, with the game tied, Whitby allowed the Cubs to go up, 5-4, on a Whitby error.

"It never gets old," said Gonzales. "Winning, that is."
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Howard 2B 6 0 1 1 0 1 7 .339 3 15
J. LaCasse CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .319 12 42
M. Sikes DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .348 15 54
S. Skidmore LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .306 5 18
R. Ruhl 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .315 12 41
B. Coleman C 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 .272 10 32
L. Bridges 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .383 8 26
C. Malone SS 4 0 3 1 1 0 2 .402 8 28
G. Buckner RF 4 0 0 1 1 0 8 .310 4 13
Totals 37 4 11 4 9 6 26      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Coleman (7, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , J. LaCasse (13, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Howard , J. LaCasse 2 , M. Sikes 2 , R. Ruhl , B. Coleman 3 , L. Bridges , C. Malone 3
2-out RBI: J. Howard , L. Bridges , C. Malone , G. Buckner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Howard 2 , R. Ruhl , B. Coleman , G. Buckner
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sikes (9)
CS: J. Howard (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Howard (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Suarez RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .346 7 19
B. Beason SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .365 10 38
P. Dankenbring LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .410 21 56
J. Galvan 2B 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .359 2 15
D. Arriaga 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .333 7 29
E. Palacio 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .283 1 8
A. Gonzales DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .377 3 10
T. Brouwer CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .261 5 24
J. Unknown C 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 4 2 9 26      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Suarez (9, 1st Inning off M. Matthews, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Dankenbring (9, 5th Inning off M. Matthews, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Beason (2, 5th Inning off M. Matthews, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Palacio (1, 4th Inning off M. Matthews, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Suarez 4 , B. Beason 4 , P. Dankenbring 2 , J. Galvan , E. Palacio 5 , T. Brouwer , J. Unknown 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Suarez , J. Galvan , D. Arriaga 2 , A. Gonzales , T. Brouwer , J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: T. Brouwer
Hit by Pitch: A. Gonzales
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: T. Brouwer (3)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Matthews L (5-4) 5.0 8 5 4 1 6 1 79 1.92   
J. Ochoa 2.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 34 4.33   
J. Bove 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 0.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Matthews 38
Batters Faced: M. Matthews 26, J. Ochoa 10, J. Bove 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Matthews 5-4, J. Ochoa 1-3, J. Bove 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Matthews 79-54, J. Ochoa 34-22, J. Bove 18-8
Hit Batsmen: M. Matthews
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lebreton 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 36 4.50   
J. Unknown 2.0 6 4 4 5 0 0 59 18.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.1 2 0 0 3 2 0 59 0.00   
N. Goto SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 6.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lebreton 51
Batters Faced: J. Lebreton 11, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 15, N. Goto 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lebreton 3-3, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 4-4, N. Goto 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lebreton 36-23, J. Unknown 59-28, J. Unknown 59-33, N. Goto 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Elias Palacio
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 4476
Special Notes: SP Jean Lebreton was injured while pitching.
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