ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS
07/03/2024
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS
GAME ID: 11275 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (56-24) 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 14 1
Borrego Springs Rams (54-26) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Melo Stars as Bellflowers Top Rams, 7-3
The timely hitting of Alex Melo helped the Buffalo Bellflowers down the Borrego Springs Rams, 7-3. Melo went 4-4 with a home run, 2 doubles, and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Bellflowers. Daniel Hernandez was the winner. He's now 7-3. The loser was 19-year old right-handed pitcher Ryan Eberhardt. The Bellflowers lead the Northern Conference East Division by 5 games.

Buffalo used the hitting of Victor Jara to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Bellflowers on top, 5-3. For the game, Jara had 1 home run and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.

"I felt good up there," said Melo. "I saw the ball well."
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE BORREGO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Yenores LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .331 8 31
M. Cortez CF 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 .338 10 43
A. Melo 3B 4 1 4 4 1 0 0 .448 29 100
R. Philip DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .360 0 6
J. Flowers 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .319 11 60
C. Morales 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .292 2 7
V. Jara RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .326 11 44
R. Tavarez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 6 31
M. Gutierrez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .246 16 40
Totals 39 7 14 6 1 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Melo 2 (28, 1st Inning off R. Eberhardt, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off A. Steedman, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Morales (4, 3rd Inning off R. Eberhardt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Cortez (4, 3rd Inning off R. Eberhardt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Jara (11, 3rd Inning off R. Eberhardt, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Melo (29, 9th Inning off J. Conchas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cortez 6 , A. Melo 9 , J. Flowers 2 , C. Morales 2 , V. Jara 6
2-out RBI: A. Melo , V. Jara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Yenores 2 , R. Philip , C. Morales 2
GIDP: R. Philip
Sac Bunt: M. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cortez (2) , V. Jara (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Gutierrez (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Gutierrez-Flowers-Morales)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Shaw SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .304 12 35
I. Hernandez LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .362 14 51
L. Ortega RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .424 4 20
R. Gomez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .304 1 5
R. Claydon 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .406 21 70
D. King CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .296 5 13
J. Hodge 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .330 4 19
C. Weatherspoon C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .449 6 22
R. Bishop DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .438 1 2
Totals 33 3 6 3 1 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Bishop (1, 4th Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Claydon (27, 9th Inning off B. Simpson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Shaw (12, 1st Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Weatherspoon (6, 2nd Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hodge (4, 2nd Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Shaw 4 , R. Claydon 3 , J. Hodge 4 , C. Weatherspoon 4 , R. Bishop 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Shaw , C. Weatherspoon
GIDP: D. King
Hit by Pitch: L. Ortega
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gomez-Shaw-Eberhardt)
PB: C. Weatherspoon
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE BORREGO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hernandez W (7-3) 8.0 5 3 3 1 6 3 91 3.39   
B. Simpson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hernandez 65
Batters Faced: D. Hernandez 31, B. Simpson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hernandez 7-10, B. Simpson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hernandez 91-64, B. Simpson 13-9
Hit Batsmen: D. Hernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Eberhardt L (7-4) 2.2 9 5 5 0 3 1 61 4.83   
A. Steedman 3.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 38 6.46   
J. Conchas 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 32 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Eberhardt 19
Batters Faced: R. Eberhardt 16, A. Steedman 12, J. Conchas 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Eberhardt 2-2, A. Steedman 3-5, J. Conchas 1-7
Pitches - Strikes: R. Eberhardt 61-43, A. Steedman 38-22, J. Conchas 32-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Melo
Ballpark: Club Circle Park
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 5380
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