ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES
06/24/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES
GAME ID: 11262 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Borrego Springs Rams (43-33) 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 8 0
Long Island Torpedoes (32-44) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 8 1
Borrego Springs Beats Long Island, 6-4
Rams center fielder Steve Valkenburg left his mark on his team's 6-4 win over the Long Island Torpedoes. Valkenburg, who is tied for 10th in the NC with a .387 on-base percentage, went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for Borrego Springs in the contest. Junji Tokunaga, now 3-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits in 3.2 innings. Picking up the save was R.J. Eisen, his 4th.

Borrego Springs relied on the hitting of Angelo Diaz to pick up the win. The designated hitter ripped a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Rams on top, 6-1. For the game, Diaz had 1 triple and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"Enjoyed this one," Diaz told the Borrego Springs Gazette. "But it's back to work tomorrow."

This win makes it 7 in a row for Borrego Springs.
BORREGO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE LONG ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martinez LF 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .240 16 35
E. Monaghan 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .241 19 54
   c-D. King CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 2
S. Valkenburg CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .282 13 22
   d-C. Wallace 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 5 6
M. MacPherson RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .262 19 46
A. Diaz DH 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .282 15 54
J. Ogden 2B, SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .308 5 14
U. Peurajärvi C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273 14 31
R. Claydon 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .220 18 29
   a-A. Flores 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 1 5
D. Wagner SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .239 13 29
   b-J. Johnson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 3
Totals 34 6 8 6 4 8 19      
a - A. Flores substituted for R. Claydon in the 9th
b - J. Johnson substituted for D. Wagner in the 9th
c - D. King substituted for E. Monaghan in the 9th
d - C. Wallace substituted for S. Valkenburg in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Diaz (3, 2nd Inning off J. Zinn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Valkenburg (13, 1st Inning off J. Zinn, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Martinez (16, 5th Inning off J. Zinn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martinez 4 , S. Valkenburg 5 , A. Diaz 4 , J. Ogden , R. Claydon 2
2-out RBI: S. Valkenburg , A. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Monaghan , J. Ogden , U. Peurajärvi
GIDP: J. Ogden
Sac Bunt: U. Peurajärvi
Hit by Pitch: J. Martinez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Peurajärvi-Ogden-Monaghan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Tomassini 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .181 11 24
   f-T. Humes PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194 2 6
D. Blaydes RF, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .167 1 4
B. Stevens 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .237 15 29
E. Leason SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .275 12 29
   b-M. Carrillo PH, CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Ortiz 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .444 3 7
   c-S. Gosselin PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .328 5 8
P. Quintero CF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .200 7 15
   d-T. Royal PH, RF 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 1 3
J. Lang LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .180 5 13
   a-M. Alvarez PH, CF, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 8 23
S. Vargas DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 2 8
   e-M. Sheets DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192 5 18
K. Hunt C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .217 2 2
Totals 33 4 8 4 6 4 17      
a - M. Alvarez pinch hit for J. Lang in the 6th
b - M. Carrillo pinch hit for E. Leason in the 8th
c - S. Gosselin pinch hit for A. Ortiz in the 8th
d - T. Royal pinch hit for P. Quintero in the 8th
e - M. Sheets inserted as DH in the 8th
f - T. Humes pinch hit for I. Tomassini in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Hunt (2, 5th Inning off J. Tokunaga, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Royal (1, 8th Inning off J. Muro, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Tomassini 2 , B. Stevens 2 , E. Leason , A. Ortiz , T. Royal 4 , K. Hunt 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Humes , P. Quintero
GIDP: D. Blaydes
Hit by Pitch: A. Ortiz
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: I. Tomassini (6)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Leason (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Tomassini-Stevens-Ortiz)
BORREGO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE LONG ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Eberhardt 3.1 4 0 0 2 3 0 73 6.75   
J. Tokunaga W (3-0) 3.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 55 6.00   
J. Muro 1.0 1 2 2 3 0 1 28 7.24   
R. Eisen SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Eberhardt 51
Batters Faced: R. Eberhardt 14, J. Tokunaga 16, J. Muro 7, R. Eisen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Eberhardt 3-2, J. Tokunaga 5-5, J. Muro 1-2, R. Eisen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Eberhardt 73-44, J. Tokunaga 55-30, J. Muro 28-12, R. Eisen 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tokunaga 1-0 , J. Muro 1-1
WP: R. Eberhardt
Hit Batsmen: J. Tokunaga
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zinn L (1-2) 6.1 6 6 4 3 4 2 90 5.14   
G. Lutz 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 34 0.00   
S. Rudolph 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zinn 42
Batters Faced: J. Zinn 29, G. Lutz 8, S. Rudolph 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zinn 8-6, G. Lutz 1-2, S. Rudolph 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zinn 90-56, G. Lutz 34-21, S. Rudolph 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Lutz 3-3
Hit Batsmen: J. Zinn
Balk: J. Zinn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Valkenburg
Ballpark: Centerville Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 11110
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