ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FRANKLIN CUBS AT MONCTON MOUNTIES
06/01/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FRANKLIN CUBS AT MONCTON MOUNTIES
GAME ID: 11112 - MONDAY, JUNE 1ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Franklin Cubs (31-21) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Moncton Mounties (48-4) 4 0 0 0 2 8 3 1 X 18 17 2
Mounties Boat-Race Cubs, 18-4
The Franklin Cubs and Moncton Mounties left the fans buzzing.

The Moncton Mounties polished off the Franklin Cubs by the score of 18-4. The largest share of the credit belonged to shortstop Shigemori Shimizu. Shimizu went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 5 for the Mounties. Moncton reliever Vito Goretti was credited with the win. His record goes to 6-1. Jim Unknown took the loss for Franklin.

Armando Flores hit a 2-run home run off Jim Unknown in the bottom of the fifth, which put the Mounties ahead, 6-4. In addition to the homer, Flores had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.

"It was our day today," Shimizu told the Moncton News. "But we've got to keep our nose to the grindstone."

Moncton is sitting pretty at 48-4.
FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE MONCTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Alexander CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .303 8 24
F. Zavala 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .383 8 37
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-D. Arriaga 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 2
J. Bacon LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328 11 33
   a-J. Martinez PR, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 1 10
   c-G. Escobedo PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 0
T. Orr DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .422 18 55
J. Galvan 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .418 3 17
H. Ferman RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .351 9 35
G. Noris 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .305 5 28
P. Binzer SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .303 6 24
R. Rodriguez C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .370 2 24
Totals 37 4 9 3 2 8 19      
a - J. Martinez pinch ran for J. Bacon in the 2nd
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for F. Zavala in the 7th
c - G. Escobedo pinch hit for J. Martinez in the 7th
d - D. Arriaga substituted for J. Unknown in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Noris (15, 2nd Inning off J. Cogswell, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Alexander 2 , F. Zavala , J. Unknown , J. Galvan , H. Ferman , G. Noris 2 , P. Binzer , R. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: F. Zavala
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Alexander , T. Orr 2 , R. Rodriguez
GIDP: G. Escobedo
Hit by Pitch: J. Bacon
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: P. Binzer (4)
OF assists: 1 (Alexander(Cortes at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Schmid 2B 6 2 2 1 0 0 4 .357 7 39
T. Grossman CF 3 3 2 0 3 1 0 .279 2 41
R. Cortes C 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 .393 10 49
D. Shafer LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .347 19 73
   a-C. Carbajal PH, LF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .222 0 1
A. Dixon RF 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 .438 14 40
C. Zimmerman 1B 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 .415 15 71
A. Flores DH 4 2 2 4 1 0 3 .471 5 22
S. Shimizu SS 4 2 3 5 1 0 0 .330 13 53
E. Barrera 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .363 2 23
Totals 40 18 17 16 10 4 16      
a - C. Carbajal pinch hit for D. Shafer in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Grossman 2 (16, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Zimmerman (19, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , S. Shimizu (11, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Shafer (16, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs) , A. Flores (9, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Dixon (9, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Schmid (3, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Schmid (7, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Flores (5, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Shimizu (13, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Schmid 7 , T. Grossman 4 , R. Cortes , D. Shafer 2 , C. Carbajal , A. Dixon 3 , C. Zimmerman 4 , A. Flores 6 , S. Shimizu 7
2-out RBI: R. Cortes , C. Carbajal , S. Shimizu 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Schmid , A. Dixon , A. Flores , E. Barrera
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Shafer (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Cogswell (1) , S. Shimizu (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Zimmerman-Shimizu-Zimmerman)
FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE MONCTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 3.1 4 4 2 5 2 1 99 5.40   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.2 3 6 6 4 0 1 44 32.40   
J. Unknown 1.2 8 7 7 1 1 1 50 37.80   
J. Unknown 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 35
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 20, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 3-5, J. Unknown 1-3, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 99-57, J. Unknown 44-17, J. Unknown 50-33, J. Unknown 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cogswell 3.0 5 4 2 2 3 0 79 4.03   
V. Goretti W (6-1) 4.2 4 0 0 0 4 0 63 5.93   
M. Reyes 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cogswell 36
Batters Faced: J. Cogswell 18, V. Goretti 18, M. Reyes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cogswell 2-4, V. Goretti 4-5, M. Reyes 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cogswell 79-45, V. Goretti 63-42, M. Reyes 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Goretti 1-0 , M. Reyes 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Cogswell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shigemori Shimizu
Ballpark: Mapleton Yards
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 7145
Special Notes: LF Josh Bacon was injured being hit by a pitch.
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