ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON PIRATES
06/08/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON PIRATES
GAME ID: 11156 - SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (46-11) 3 0 3 1 6 0 2 0 2 17 24 2
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates (24-33) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
Bats Bash Pirates, 17-2
The Whitby Bats soundly defeated the Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates, 17-2, at Spinners Ballpark. Matt Sikes, who is tied for 6th in the NC in total bases with 157, let his bat do the talking. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 times and drove in 5 for Whitby. Saint Pierre and Miquelon is still trying to get off the schneid, having lost 7 in a row.

Early in the game, Sikes had a 2-run home run for Whitby. It was his 16th home run of the season and put the Bats on top, 2-0.

Sikes called the game "anything but a nail-biter."
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Howard DH 7 2 3 1 0 2 3 .333 3 19
G. Buckner RF 7 1 1 1 0 0 6 .301 4 14
M. Sikes 1B 5 2 3 5 0 1 0 .349 16 61
   a-L. Killian PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
S. Skidmore LF 5 4 2 1 1 1 0 .322 7 23
R. Ruhl 3B 6 2 4 3 0 0 1 .322 14 47
B. Coleman C 6 2 4 2 0 0 1 .313 11 37
C. Malone SS 5 2 4 1 1 0 2 .404 8 31
P. Stary CF 3 1 1 0 3 0 3 .378 4 16
J. Fogarty 2B 6 1 2 3 0 2 10 .329 3 23
Totals 51 17 24 17 5 7 26      
a - L. Killian pinch hit for M. Sikes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Malone (5, 3rd Inning off B. Epps, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Skidmore (8, 7th Inning off D. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Coleman (9, 7th Inning off D. Martin, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Sikes (3, 5th Inning off D. Wood, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Sikes (16, 1st Inning off J. Heinold, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Ruhl (14, 3rd Inning off B. Epps, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Skidmore (7, 4th Inning off B. Epps, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Fogarty (3, 9th Inning off J. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Howard 3 , G. Buckner , M. Sikes 8 , S. Skidmore 6 , R. Ruhl 7 , B. Coleman 5 , C. Malone 5 , P. Stary , J. Fogarty 5
2-out RBI: J. Howard , C. Malone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Buckner 2 , J. Fogarty 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Sikes (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Killian (1) , C. Malone (9)
Double Plays: 3 (Fogarty-Malone-Sikes, Ruhl-Coleman-Sikes, Fogarty-Malone-Sikes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Laguna 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .312 8 27
   a-E. Hendricks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-M. Pageau 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
R. Argueta SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .388 6 25
M. Escobar RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
   c-P. Thul PH, RF, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   g-S. Kelley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Hansen 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .280 10 44
R. Gotsch DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .405 14 43
   h-D. Torrez DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 1 4
J. Fraire 1B, RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .361 5 25
R. Alva CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 1 2
   d-L. Blakesley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-N. Rojas CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Arana LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .258 2 5
   e-J. Vandiver PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
J. Valdez C 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 .311 4 15
Totals 36 2 10 2 5 6 30      
a - E. Hendricks pinch hit for R. Laguna in the 6th
b - M. Pageau substituted for E. Hendricks in the 7th
c - P. Thul pinch hit for M. Escobar in the 7th
d - L. Blakesley pinch hit for R. Alva in the 8th
e - J. Vandiver pinch hit for B. Arana in the 8th
f - N. Rojas substituted for L. Blakesley in the 9th
g - S. Kelley pinch hit for P. Thul in the 9th
h - D. Torrez inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Valdez (4, 5th Inning off J. Poehlein, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Argueta 2 , M. Escobar , P. Thul , A. Hansen 2 , J. Fraire 2 , R. Alva , J. Valdez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hendricks , R. Argueta , A. Hansen , R. Gotsch , J. Valdez
GIDP: R. Gotsch , B. Arana , J. Valdez
Hit by Pitch: A. Hansen
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Argueta 3 (8)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Argueta (3)
PB: J. Valdez
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Poehlein W (8-0) 5.2 7 2 2 3 6 1 111 2.74   
T. Rotella SV (1) 3.1 3 0 0 2 0 0 46 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Poehlein 50
Batters Faced: J. Poehlein 27, T. Rotella 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Poehlein 6-3, T. Rotella 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Poehlein 111-59, T. Rotella 46-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rotella 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Poehlein
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Heinold L (0-2) 2.0 6 3 3 1 1 1 54 14.73   
B. Epps 2.0 6 6 4 1 1 2 51 18.00   
D. Wood 0.1 5 4 4 1 0 0 23 108.00   
D. Martin 2.2 4 2 2 2 2 0 46 6.75   
C. Byrd 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.70   
J. Garcia 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 19 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Heinold 28
Batters Faced: J. Heinold 12, B. Epps 14, D. Wood 7, D. Martin 14, C. Byrd 4, J. Garcia 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Heinold 3-1, B. Epps 3-2, D. Wood 0-1, D. Martin 0-6, C. Byrd 1-0, J. Garcia 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Heinold 54-35, B. Epps 51-34, D. Wood 23-13, D. Martin 46-25, C. Byrd 17-12, J. Garcia 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wood 2-2 , D. Martin 2-0
WP: J. Heinold , D. Wood
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Sikes
Ballpark: Spinners Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CET
Time: 4:13
Attendance: 4542
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