ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT MONCTON MOUNTIES
06/10/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT MONCTON MOUNTIES
GAME ID: 11169 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (17-44) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Moncton Mounties (56-5) 3 2 0 2 5 6 3 1 X 22 19 0
Cortes Goes 5-for-5 Against Buffalo
Thanks to Ricky Cortes and his big bat, the Mounties derailed the Buffalo Bellflowers, 22-1, at Mapleton Yards. The Moncton catcher had a standout game with 5 hits in 5 at-bats. Ricky Cortes singled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off Diego Cantu in the 4th, walked in the 5th, singled in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and walked in the 8th.

This season, Cortes has delivered 95 hits in 232 at-bats for a .409 average with 12 home runs. He is getting on base at a .457 clip and his totals also include 59 RBIs and 70 runs scored. This year Cortes has played in 49 games.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE MONCTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hernandez LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .286 1 7
H. Balsemao 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .233 1 9
V. Jara 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .352 4 20
   e-R. Ramon PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
B. Brumbaugh SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 0 0
   a-J. Stinson PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
A. Macoilos 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .277 5 27
   b-J. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Dolph SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. de la Paz CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .233 2 6
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
E. Orta RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .375 3 10
L. Colon DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .261 1 6
   d-A. Kinsella DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 0 2
Totals 32 1 5 1 2 14 10      
a - J. Stinson pinch hit for B. Brumbaugh in the 7th
b - J. Johnson pinch hit for A. Macoilos in the 7th
c - J. Dolph substituted for J. Johnson in the 7th
d - A. Kinsella inserted as DH in the 8th
e - R. Ramon pinch hit for V. Jara in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Orta (3, 5th Inning off M. Cornelius, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. de la Paz (2, 7th Inning off C. Preston, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. de la Paz (2, 5th Inning off M. Cornelius, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Stinson , R. de la Paz 6 , E. Orta 2 , A. Kinsella
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Orta , L. Colon
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: V. Jara (5) , A. Macoilos (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Schmid 2B 5 5 2 1 2 2 4 .361 9 50
T. Grossman CF 2 3 2 4 2 0 2 .275 3 48
   a-M. Williamson PH, CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .500 0 1
R. Cortes C 5 5 5 4 2 0 0 .409 12 59
D. Shafer LF 4 1 1 2 1 2 4 .362 24 89
   b-A. Kilmer PH, 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .500 0 1
A. Dixon 1B 4 2 2 4 1 0 1 .452 19 54
   c-B. Cole PH, LF 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000 0 1
J. Cole RF 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 .312 1 20
A. Flores DH 5 1 2 0 1 0 3 .485 7 27
S. Shimizu SS 5 1 0 0 1 1 7 .324 13 55
E. Barrera 3B 4 4 2 1 2 0 4 .369 4 31
Totals 43 22 19 20 14 7 33      
a - M. Williamson pinch hit for T. Grossman in the 7th
b - A. Kilmer pinch hit for D. Shafer in the 7th
c - B. Cole pinch hit for A. Dixon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Schmid 2 (27, 2nd Inning off A. Murrone, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off R. Luna, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Flores (11, 5th Inning off D. Cantu, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Shafer (23, 5th Inning off C. Fry, 3 on, 1 out) , A. Kilmer (1, 7th Inning off R. Luna, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Williamson (1, 8th Inning off R. Luna, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Dixon (19, 1st Inning off A. Murrone, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Cortes (12, 4th Inning off D. Cantu, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Grossman (3, 6th Inning off C. Fry, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Schmid 4 , T. Grossman 5 , M. Williamson 2 , R. Cortes 8 , D. Shafer 2 , A. Kilmer 2 , A. Dixon 5 , J. Cole , A. Flores 3 , E. Barrera 2
2-out RBI: J. Schmid , T. Grossman , R. Cortes , A. Dixon , J. Cole
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Schmid , D. Shafer , B. Cole , J. Cole , A. Flores , S. Shimizu 2
Sac Fly: T. Grossman , B. Cole
Team LOB: 13
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE MONCTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Murrone L (1-2) 2.0 4 5 5 3 4 1 58 10.38   
D. Cantu 2.1 5 7 5 4 1 1 59 9.86   
C. Fry 1.1 5 6 4 3 0 1 49 5.68   
R. Luna 1.2 5 4 4 3 1 0 54 8.22   
A. Valencia 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 16.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Murrone 25
Batters Faced: A. Murrone 13, D. Cantu 17, C. Fry 12, R. Luna 14, A. Valencia 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Murrone 2-0, D. Cantu 2-4, C. Fry 3-1, R. Luna 3-1, A. Valencia 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Murrone 58-32, D. Cantu 59-29, C. Fry 49-25, R. Luna 54-27, A. Valencia 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Fry 3-3 , R. Luna 3-2 , A. Valencia 1-0
WP: A. Murrone
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Merino 3.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 40 1.35   
M. Cornelius W (1-0) 2.1 2 1 1 0 5 1 42 3.86   
C. Preston 2.1 2 0 0 1 4 0 43 0.00   
D. Cruz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Merino 61
Batters Faced: J. Merino 11, M. Cornelius 9, C. Preston 10, D. Cruz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Merino 2-4, M. Cornelius 0-2, C. Preston 1-2, D. Cruz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Merino 40-24, M. Cornelius 42-26, C. Preston 43-28, D. Cruz 18-14
WP: C. Preston
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricky Cortes
Ballpark: Mapleton Yards
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM
Time: 4:12
Attendance: 7610
Special Notes: SP Achille Murrone was injured while pitching.
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