ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
TIVERTON COLONELS AT BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS
06/03/2023
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
TIVERTON COLONELS AT BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS
GAME ID: 11147 - SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tiverton Colonels (27-30) 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 8 0
Borrego Springs Rams (33-24) 4 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 11 13 0
Valkenburg Goes Deep Twice in 11-7 Rams Win
Steve Valkenburg was a vital contributor to the 11-7 Borrego Springs victory over Tiverton. The Rams left fielder hit 2 home runs. He scored 4 runs and drove in 2. Borrego Springs reliever Pablo Castillo snagged the win, upping his record to 2-1. Danny Ayala shouldered the loss. The first-place Rams have a one-game lead in their division.

Cameron Kovatch had a big grand slam home run for the Rams in the bottom of the second inning. With Borrego Springs trailing 5-4 and the bases loaded, he got a sinker from 18-year old right-handed pitcher Danny Ayala and swatted a home run to left-center. It was his 8th home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Rams ahead, 8-5.

"Win or lose, we always try to grind it out and stay even-keeled," Kovatch said in reaction to the win.
TIVERTON BATTING LINESCORE BORREGO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Young LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .283 4 12
B. McAdams 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .234 17 30
J. Torres RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .264 16 32
D. Harden 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .087 2 4
   a-A. Baldwin PR, 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 18 39
J. Sitko DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 .270 6 8
   b-W. Bravo DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 1 3
M. Whatley SS 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 .171 3 7
H. McConnon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .177 8 20
E. Thorn CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .105 1 1
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 7 4 10 13      
a - A. Baldwin pinch ran for D. Harden in the 2nd
b - W. Bravo inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sitko (1, 1st Inning off R. Eisen, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Young (5, 2nd Inning off R. Eisen, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Whatley (1, 5th Inning off P. Castillo, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. McAdams (17, 1st Inning off R. Eisen, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Whatley (3, 1st Inning off R. Eisen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Young 2 , B. McAdams 5 , A. Baldwin , J. Sitko 2 , M. Whatley 7
2-out RBI: D. Harden , J. Sitko , M. Whatley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Young , J. Sitko , E. Thorn , J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: J. Torres , D. Harden
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. McConnon 2 (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martinez RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .193 12 20
   a-N. Wilson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 1 1
   b-D. King RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .100 0 0
A. Bennett 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .258 5 22
S. Valkenburg LF 3 4 3 2 2 0 0 .297 9 17
A. Diaz DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .280 9 36
E. Monaghan 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .251 16 48
C. Kovatch CF 4 2 2 7 0 0 1 .261 8 19
U. Peurajärvi C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 13 28
R. Claydon 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .208 16 26
D. Wagner SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .240 9 21
Totals 37 11 13 11 4 8 13      
a - N. Wilson pinch hit for J. Martinez in the 2nd
b - D. King substituted for N. Wilson in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: U. Peurajärvi (4, 1st Inning off J. Banda, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Diaz (13, 1st Inning off J. Banda, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Bennett (7, 8th Inning off R. Orozco, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Kovatch 2 (8, 1st Inning off J. Banda, 2 on, 2 outs; 2nd Inning off D. Ayala, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Wagner (9, 3rd Inning off K. Fujikawa, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Valkenburg 2 (9, 4th Inning off K. Fujikawa, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Taipale, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Wilson , A. Bennett 2 , S. Valkenburg 9 , A. Diaz 3 , E. Monaghan , C. Kovatch 8 , U. Peurajärvi 2 , R. Claydon , D. Wagner 4
2-out RBI: A. Diaz , C. Kovatch 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Monaghan , D. Wagner
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Valkenburg (3)
TIVERTON PITCHING LINESCORE BORREGO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Banda 0.2 4 4 4 2 1 1 28 48.60   
D. Ayala L (0-1) 1.0 4 4 4 0 1 1 18 6.75   
K. Fujikawa 2.2 2 2 2 1 2 2 42 6.35   
T. Taipale 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 25 4.50   
K. Nakatsu 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.93   
R. Orozco 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 12.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Banda 19
Batters Faced: J. Banda 8, D. Ayala 7, K. Fujikawa 11, T. Taipale 7, K. Nakatsu 3, R. Orozco 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Banda 1-0, D. Ayala 1-1, K. Fujikawa 1-5, T. Taipale 1-3, K. Nakatsu 1-1, R. Orozco 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Banda 28-16, D. Ayala 18-12, K. Fujikawa 42-25, T. Taipale 25-17, K. Nakatsu 14-9, R. Orozco 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Ayala 2-0 , T. Taipale 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Eisen 2.0 5 5 5 1 2 2 57 4.78   
P. Castillo W (2-1) 3.2 2 2 2 3 6 0 60 7.02   
W. Aguilar H (1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.40   
C. Gibbons 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Eisen 23
Batters Faced: R. Eisen 14, P. Castillo 16, W. Aguilar 8, C. Gibbons 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Eisen 0-4, P. Castillo 3-2, W. Aguilar 4-2, C. Gibbons 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Eisen 57-35, P. Castillo 60-33, W. Aguilar 23-14, C. Gibbons 12-8
Hit Batsmen: R. Eisen 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Valkenburg
Ballpark: Club Circle Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 15475
Special Notes: 3B Danny Harden was injured being hit by a pitch. Steve Valkenburg ties the BSR regular season game record for runs with 4.
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