ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
06/07/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 11140 - FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Island Torpedoes (21-35) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Buffalo Bellflowers (40-16) 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 X 8 12 1
Howard 3-for-5, Bellflowers Move to 40-16
The Buffalo Bellflowers outclassed the Long Island Torpedoes, 8-2, at Wegman's Field. Jayden Howard, who is tied for 10th in the NC with a .389 batting average, was a major contributor for Buffalo. Howard was 3-5 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. The Bellflowers lead the Northern Conference East Division by 6 games.

With Buffalo leading 4-2 in the bottom of the sixth, Howard hit a fastball from Sergio Tapia for a grand slam home run. It was his 17th home run of the season and put the Bellflowers ahead, 8-2.

"What a dismal performance," lamented losing manager Moises Gonzalez.
LONG ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Tapia CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .291 5 27
O. Carrillo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 6 21
M. Vazquez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 15 43
   a-M. Jackson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Y. Lee SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .353 3 9
K. Hunt C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .331 5 30
E. Yanez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .286 8 26
J. Ramirez DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 1 4
   b-C. Flowers DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
I. Shimizu 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 1 4
V. Munoz RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 1 4
   c-J. Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2 0 5 15      
a - M. Jackson pinch hit for M. Vazquez in the 8th
b - C. Flowers inserted as DH in the 9th
c - J. Robinson pinch hit for V. Munoz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Lee (3, 2nd Inning off R. Bryan, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Tapia (5, 3rd Inning off R. Bryan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Tapia 5 , O. Carrillo , Y. Lee 5 , K. Hunt , J. Ramirez , C. Flowers , I. Shimizu
2-out RBI: J. Tapia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Vazquez , J. Robinson
GIDP: J. Ramirez
Hit by Pitch: Y. Lee
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Carrillo (2)
CS: J. Tapia (6)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Shimizu (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Solis 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .308 3 23
J. Howard CF 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .389 17 58
A. Melo 1B 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 .432 20 68
B. Hurt SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .439 9 61
J. Flowers 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .332 10 46
J. Yenores LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .268 2 7
V. Jara RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .303 4 21
R. Tavarez C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .291 6 25
M. Gutierrez DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .256 15 34
Totals 36 8 12 8 2 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Tavarez (7, 6th Inning off D. Guerrero, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Melo (17, 6th Inning off S. Tapia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Howard (4, 1st Inning off D. Guerrero, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Gutierrez (15, 4th Inning off D. Guerrero, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Flowers (10, 6th Inning off D. Guerrero, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Howard (17, 6th Inning off S. Tapia, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Solis , J. Howard 8 , A. Melo 3 , J. Flowers 4 , J. Yenores , V. Jara , R. Tavarez 2 , M. Gutierrez 5
2-out RBI: D. Solis , J. Howard , M. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Melo , B. Hurt
Sac Bunt: R. Tavarez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Hurt (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Melo-Hurt-Melo)
OF assists: 1 (Howard(Lee at home))
LONG ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Guerrero L (5-4) 5.2 9 6 6 1 7 2 99 4.89   
S. Tapia 2.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 26 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Guerrero 33
Batters Faced: D. Guerrero 27, S. Tapia 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Guerrero 6-4, S. Tapia 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Guerrero 99-67, S. Tapia 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Tapia 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Bryan W (9-1) 5.2 6 2 2 0 2 2 65 3.58   
C. Wimberley SV (1) 3.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 31 0.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Bryan 51
Batters Faced: R. Bryan 22, C. Wimberley 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Bryan 9-3, C. Wimberley 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: R. Bryan 65-45, C. Wimberley 31-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wimberley 1-0
WP: R. Bryan , C. Wimberley
Hit Batsmen: R. Bryan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jayden Howard
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 8419
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