ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONCTON MOUNTIES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
06/17/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONCTON MOUNTIES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 11207 - TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Moncton Mounties (51-15) 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 5 13 19 2
Buffalo Bellflowers (47-19) 1 0 1 6 5 2 0 2 X 17 22 1
Benitez Helps Bellflowers Run Win Streak to 6
Steve Benitez knocked in 5 runs to help Buffalo beat Moncton, 17-13. Benitez produced 2 singles, 1 double, and 1 home run. Mike Cousin was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 13 of 13 save opportunities. The second-place Bellflowers have won 6 straight.

With Buffalo leading 5-4 in the bottom of the fourth, Benitez hit a 2-run single off Moncton hurler Alex Gonzalez. It was the 7th hit of the season for Benitez and put his team ahead, 7-4.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Benitez said.
MONCTON BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Schmid LF 6 2 2 2 0 1 0 .345 4 13
D. Raney 3B 5 3 3 1 1 1 0 .469 24 75
R. Cortes C 6 1 2 0 0 1 5 .380 8 42
M. Alexander RF 3 1 2 1 3 0 0 .714 0 2
T. Grossman CF 5 0 2 1 1 2 7 .314 5 42
A. Dixon 1B 6 1 1 2 0 0 8 .447 2 15
C. Zimmerman 2B 4 2 3 3 2 0 0 .382 4 10
R. Miklavcic DH 6 2 3 1 0 0 5 .636 0 5
S. Shimizu SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .311 7 54
Totals 46 13 19 12 7 6 31      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Raney 3 (36, 1st Inning off R. Bryan, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Cantu, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off D. Cantu, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Cortes (16, 5th Inning off R. Bryan, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Miklavcic (2, 7th Inning off D. Cantu, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Zimmerman (3, 9th Inning off X. Gong, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Zimmerman (4, 2nd Inning off R. Bryan, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Schmid (4, 4th Inning off R. Bryan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Schmid 5 , D. Raney 6 , R. Cortes 3 , M. Alexander 2 , T. Grossman 2 , A. Dixon , C. Zimmerman 7 , R. Miklavcic 4 , S. Shimizu
2-out RBI: J. Schmid , M. Alexander , T. Grossman , A. Dixon , C. Zimmerman , R. Miklavcic
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Dixon 3 , R. Miklavcic , S. Shimizu 2
Sac Fly: S. Shimizu
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: S. Shimizu 2 (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Raney-Zimmerman-Dixon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Segura 3B 3 4 2 0 2 0 1 .371 7 33
   b-L. Sosa PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 1 4
B. Cacho DH 6 3 3 1 0 2 1 .349 11 40
R. Lopez 1B 6 1 2 2 0 2 5 .347 8 41
J. Yenores LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .465 8 59
   c-J. Garza PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Cortez CF 5 2 3 4 0 0 3 .349 6 55
S. Benitez C 6 1 4 5 0 0 4 .700 2 11
C. Martinez RF, LF 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 .353 7 54
M. Gutierrez SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 7 .310 12 61
R. Pastor 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .332 13 56
   a-P. Moberley PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 47 17 22 15 4 7 27      
a - P. Moberley pinch hit for R. Pastor in the 7th
b - L. Sosa pinch hit for C. Segura in the 7th
c - J. Garza pinch hit for J. Yenores in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Martinez (21, 4th Inning off A. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Segura (10, 5th Inning off B. Bazaldua, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Yenores (30, 5th Inning off B. Bazaldua, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Benitez (2, 5th Inning off J. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lopez (8, 3rd Inning off M. Reyes, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Pastor (13, 4th Inning off A. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Gutierrez (12, 4th Inning off A. Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Cortez (6, 5th Inning off B. Bazaldua, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Benitez (2, 8th Inning off M. Ortiz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Segura 3 , B. Cacho 3 , R. Lopez 5 , J. Yenores 3 , M. Cortez 6 , S. Benitez 8 , C. Martinez 3 , M. Gutierrez 5 , R. Pastor 5
2-out RBI: M. Cortez , S. Benitez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Martinez , M. Gutierrez 2 , R. Pastor
GIDP: S. Benitez
Hit by Pitch: M. Cortez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Segura (28)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Pastor (9)
MONCTON PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Reyes 3.0 5 2 2 1 2 1 45 5.03   
A. Gonzalez L (5-1) 0.2 5 6 5 2 1 2 40 4.76   
B. Bazaldua 0.2 5 5 5 0 0 1 16 11.78   
J. Lopez 1.2 6 2 2 1 1 0 44 3.81   
M. Ortiz 2.0 1 2 0 0 3 1 22 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Reyes 40
Batters Faced: M. Reyes 15, A. Gonzalez 9, B. Bazaldua 8, J. Lopez 12, M. Ortiz 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Reyes 4-2, A. Gonzalez 0-1, B. Bazaldua 0-2, J. Lopez 1-3, M. Ortiz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Reyes 45-30, A. Gonzalez 40-19, B. Bazaldua 16-13, J. Lopez 44-30, M. Ortiz 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bazaldua 2-1
WP: B. Bazaldua
Hit Batsmen: M. Reyes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Bryan 4.1 9 5 5 2 3 2 99 4.18   
D. Cantu W (4-2) 4.1 8 8 8 5 3 0 88 9.49   
X. Gong 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.16   
M. Cousin SV (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Bryan 26
Batters Faced: R. Bryan 25, D. Cantu 26, X. Gong 2, M. Cousin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Bryan 1-9, D. Cantu 6-4, X. Gong 0-0, M. Cousin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Bryan 99-63, D. Cantu 88-45, X. Gong 7-5, M. Cousin 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Cantu 3-0 , X. Gong 3-3 , M. Cousin 2-0
WP: R. Bryan , D. Cantu 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Benitez
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 6450
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