ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
06/09/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 11151 - SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (41-17) 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 11 0
Franklin Cubs (31-27) 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 X 6 13 0
Franklin Edges Buffalo, 6-5
The Franklin Cubs and Buffalo Bellflowers played an entertaining game for Franklin Park patrons.

The Franklin Cubs topped the Buffalo Bellflowers, 6-5, at Franklin Park. Franklin left fielder Paul Dankenbring was a spark plug for the offense. He went 4-4 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Jim Unknown earned the win for Franklin. He lasted 7.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 10 hits, while striking out 3. With the win, he raised his record to 1-0. Jim Unknown collected his 1st save.

Jim Unknown took Buffalo hurler Antonio Corona deep in the bottom of the sixth. His 3-run home run put the Cubs on top, 5-4. In all, Unknown had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"Just glad I could help us get a win," said Unknown.

Franklin now sits at 31-27, while Buffalo falls to 41-17.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Morales 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .600 1 1
M. Gutierrez SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .252 15 34
A. Melo 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .427 20 68
J. Flowers 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .324 10 47
J. Yenores CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 2 7
R. Lopez DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .533 1 5
A. Gomez LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .364 1 3
R. Cruz RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .364 2 2
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-M. Cortez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 8 32
Totals 35 5 11 5 3 4 14      
a - M. Cortez pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Morales (1, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Gomez (1, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Morales (1, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Cruz (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Morales 7 , A. Melo , J. Yenores , R. Lopez 3 , A. Gomez 4 , R. Cruz 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gomez
GIDP: J. Yenores , R. Cruz
Sac Fly: J. Flowers
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Brown CF 5 1 1 0 0 4 1 .337 2 12
B. Beason SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .355 11 41
J. Pauly DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
P. Dankenbring LF 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .425 23 60
M. Spradling 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 4 .250 0 0
N. Jurgensen RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .405 2 15
D. Arriaga 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .336 7 31
   a-A. Vasquez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292 1 4
D. Stoltzfoos 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
J. Unknown C 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .500 1 3
Totals 36 6 13 6 1 10 13      
a - A. Vasquez substituted for D. Arriaga in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Dankenbring (13, 1st Inning off A. Corona, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Brown (5, 3rd Inning off A. Corona, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Dankenbring (23, 6th Inning off A. Corona, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 6th Inning off A. Corona, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Brown 2 , B. Beason , J. Pauly 2 , P. Dankenbring 8 , M. Spradling , D. Arriaga , D. Stoltzfoos , J. Unknown 5
2-out RBI: P. Dankenbring , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Spradling 2 , A. Vasquez
Sac Fly: N. Jurgensen
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Beason-Stoltzfoos-Arriaga, Spradling-Stoltzfoos-Arriaga)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Corona L (1-2) 5.2 9 5 5 1 7 2 87 4.91   
D. Gray 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 23 4.60   
C. Wimberley 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 0.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Corona 37
Batters Faced: A. Corona 27, D. Gray 7, C. Wimberley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Corona 5-5, D. Gray 2-1, C. Wimberley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Corona 87-61, D. Gray 23-15, C. Wimberley 11-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 7.2 10 4 4 2 3 2 106 4.70   
J. Unknown SV (1) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 44
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 33, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-12, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 106-64, J. Unknown 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Dankenbring
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 4040
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