ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT MONCTON MOUNTIES
06/11/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT MONCTON MOUNTIES
GAME ID: 11170 - THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (17-45) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 8 0
Moncton Mounties (57-5) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 X 7 15 0
Morgan Rips 2 Home Runs in 7-3 Mounties Triumph
Behind a fine performance from Mat Morgan, the Moncton Mounties knocked off the Buffalo Bellflowers, 7-3. Morgan was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for the Mounties. Joel Cogswell, the winner, improved to 5-1. He held Buffalo to 1 run on 5 hits over 6.2 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. Mike Hrdlicka earned his 4th save, after closing out the game.

Danny Shafer, who is tied for 2nd in the NC in total bases with 199, took Buffalo hurler Tony Cruz deep in the bottom of the fourth. His 2-run home run put the Mounties on top, 2-0. In all, Shafer had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

Said Moncton manager Johnny Hoffman: "We squared some balls up."

The last-place Bellflowers have lost 7 straight games.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE MONCTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hernandez LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .307 2 8
H. Balsemao 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .239 1 9
   c-A. Kinsella PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .600 0 2
   e-R. Ramon 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
V. Jara CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .350 5 22
J. Dowd 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .381 18 58
   a-J. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-C. Feliciano 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .370 1 2
A. Macoilos 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273 5 27
   d-J. Novak PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   f-J. Stinson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
W. Oceguera RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .276 2 9
B. Brumbaugh SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 0 0
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
E. Orta DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .346 3 10
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 9 13      
a - J. Johnson pinch hit for J. Dowd in the 6th
b - C. Feliciano substituted for J. Johnson in the 6th
c - A. Kinsella pinch hit for H. Balsemao in the 8th
d - J. Novak pinch hit for A. Macoilos in the 8th
e - R. Ramon substituted for A. Kinsella in the 8th
f - J. Stinson substituted for J. Novak in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Hernandez (2, 6th Inning off J. Cogswell, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Jara (5, 8th Inning off M. Ortiz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Hernandez 6 , H. Balsemao , V. Jara 4 , J. Novak , W. Oceguera , B. Brumbaugh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Macoilos 2
Sac Bunt: H. Balsemao
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Jara (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Macoilos-Dowd-Balsemao, Brumbaugh-Dowd-Balsemao)
OF assists: 1 (Hernandez(Cole at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Schmid 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .355 9 50
T. Grossman CF 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .288 3 48
R. Cortes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .403 12 59
D. Shafer LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .364 25 91
A. Dixon 1B, RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .453 20 55
J. Cole RF 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .337 1 20
   a-A. Kilmer 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
A. Flores C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .480 7 27
S. Shimizu SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .322 13 55
M. Morgan DH 4 2 2 4 0 0 3 .406 5 31
Totals 35 7 15 7 2 4 14      
a - A. Kilmer substituted for J. Cole in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cole (7, 2nd Inning off T. Cruz, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Flores (12, 8th Inning off W. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Shafer (25, 4th Inning off T. Cruz, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Dixon (20, 6th Inning off A. Judd, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Morgan 2 (5, 7th Inning off L. Torres, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off W. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Grossman 4 , D. Shafer 5 , A. Dixon 5 , J. Cole 4 , A. Flores 2 , S. Shimizu , M. Morgan 8
2-out RBI: M. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Flores , M. Morgan
GIDP: R. Cortes , A. Dixon
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Schmid (8)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE MONCTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Cruz L (1-4) 4.0 7 2 2 1 1 1 85 7.09   
A. Judd 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 29 4.91   
L. Torres 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 14 4.34   
W. Rodriguez 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 17 5.00   
A. Valencia 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 15.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cruz 40
Batters Faced: T. Cruz 18, A. Judd 8, L. Torres 5, W. Rodriguez 5, A. Valencia 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cruz 4-5, A. Judd 2-1, L. Torres 1-1, W. Rodriguez 0-2, A. Valencia 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cruz 85-56, A. Judd 29-19, L. Torres 14-11, W. Rodriguez 17-9, A. Valencia 5-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cogswell W (5-1) 6.2 5 1 1 1 6 1 78 3.47   
M. Ortiz H (6) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 18 5.52   
M. Hrdlicka SV (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cogswell 65
Batters Faced: J. Cogswell 26, M. Ortiz 6, M. Hrdlicka 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cogswell 3-11, M. Ortiz 2-0, M. Hrdlicka 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cogswell 78-52, M. Ortiz 18-13, M. Hrdlicka 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Ortiz 1-0 , M. Hrdlicka 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mat Morgan
Ballpark: Mapleton Yards
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 8095
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