ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT FRANKLIN CUBS
06/26/2022
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 11263 - SUNDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lincoln Princes (22-55) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 8 1
Franklin Cubs (37-40) 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 X 6 9 0
Princes Fall Short, 6-5, at Franklin
Lincoln third baseman Kevin Cimini had a good game, even if his team did not. The Princes dropped a 6-5 decision to Franklin at Franklin Park. Cimini hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Mike Bruce, the winner, improved to 6-3. He held the Princes to 3 runs on 4 hits over 5.2 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 3. Rich Sargent was called on to finish, recording his 5th save.

Franklin left fielder Paul Dankenbring landed a blow when he belted a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. It was his 22nd home run of the season. With it, the Cubs took a 5-2 lead.

"Feels good to get the job done," Dankenbring said after the game.

Franklin is now 37-40.
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Thompson CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .215 9 21
G. Thompson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .184 2 2
   e-P. Verhaeghe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 11 22
K. Cimini 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .246 27 56
B. Herrera RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .400 5 8
   b-M. Moncada PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 1 3
   c-M. Pielmeier RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 3 9
   f-R. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 15 26
M. Martinez SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .253 13 25
T. Lunsford DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .327 5 12
C. Owens 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 5 9
   d-J. Weiser PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 6 10
J. Cohick C 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 .250 3 9
M. Chavez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1 3
   a-B. Titone PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .143 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5 4 10 12      
a - B. Titone pinch hit for M. Chavez in the 6th
b - M. Moncada pinch hit for B. Herrera in the 7th
c - M. Pielmeier substituted for M. Moncada in the 7th
d - J. Weiser pinch hit for C. Owens in the 8th
e - P. Verhaeghe pinch hit for G. Thompson in the 9th
f - R. Turner pinch hit for M. Pielmeier in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Cimini 2 (27, 1st Inning off M. Bruce, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off R. Sargent, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Thompson , K. Cimini 8 , M. Moncada , M. Martinez 2 , T. Lunsford , J. Cohick
2-out RBI: K. Cimini , J. Cohick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Thompson , K. Cimini
Sac Bunt: M. Chavez
Sac Fly: J. Cohick
Hit by Pitch: M. Chavez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Thompson (5) , M. Martinez (5)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Owens (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Weiser-Martinez-Titone)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lucia 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .283 16 34
E. Mongold DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 1 2
T. Bradshaw RF 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .292 25 54
P. Dankenbring LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .242 22 45
   b-J. Jacob CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
R. Anderson 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .312 3 4
B. Beason SS 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .250 11 23
E. Sandoval C 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .263 16 30
V. Torres CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .184 15 26
   a-J. Lewis CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 13 32
M. Spradling 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .333 0 1
Totals 32 6 9 6 4 3 19      
a - J. Lewis substituted for V. Torres in the 7th
b - J. Jacob substituted for P. Dankenbring in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: B. Beason (1, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lucia (16, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Anderson (3, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Dankenbring (22, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lucia 4 , P. Dankenbring 4 , R. Anderson 4 , B. Beason 6 , E. Sandoval , M. Spradling
2-out RBI: M. Spradling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lucia , V. Torres , J. Lewis
GIDP: J. Lucia
Sac Fly: E. Sandoval
Hit by Pitch: P. Dankenbring
Team LOB: 8
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 4.1 6 5 5 1 3 3 77 10.38   
J. Unknown 3.2 3 1 1 3 0 0 45 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 33
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 22, J. Unknown 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 7-3, J. Unknown 5-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 77-53, J. Unknown 45-26
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bruce W (6-3) 5.2 4 3 3 3 5 1 86 4.48   
J. Lyles H (1) 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 24 7.88   
J. Bruckert H (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14 5.19   
R. Sargent SV (5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bruce 51
Batters Faced: M. Bruce 25, J. Lyles 7, J. Bruckert 4, R. Sargent 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bruce 6-6, J. Lyles 2-0, J. Bruckert 1-1, R. Sargent 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bruce 86-54, J. Lyles 24-13, J. Bruckert 14-9, R. Sargent 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lyles 1-1
WP: J. Bruckert
Hit Batsmen: M. Bruce
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Cimini
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 9687
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