ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
07/02/2021
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 11286 - FRIDAY, JULY 2ND , 2021 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (53-29) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 10 3
Buffalo Bellflowers (51-31) 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 1 X 10 12 0
Rivera Leads Bellflowers to Win
The Buffalo Bellflowers downed the Whitby Bats, 10-6. The hitting star was catcher Mark Rivera. Rivera was 2 for 5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice for the Bellflowers. Chris Neff, 3-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed 3 runs on 1 hit in 4 innings. The win gives Buffalo a season record of 51-31.

Gene Flood hit a grand slam home run off Marty Matthews in the bottom of the third, which put the Bellflowers ahead, 4-3. In addition to the homer, Flood had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said Buffalo manager Andy Perez.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ericson CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .099 4 12
B. Cortright RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .335 22 50
J. Given DH 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .229 6 21
R. Cooper 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .205 13 33
   a-D. Bidwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 2 3
K. Tarrant 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .241 10 30
A. Sanchez SS 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .302 14 34
J. Gillespie 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .205 3 5
A. Joiner LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 1 2
P. McBreen C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .185 1 2
Totals 35 6 10 5 5 4 16      
a - D. Bidwell pinch hit for R. Cooper in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Joiner (1, 8th Inning off M. Drayton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Cooper (2, 3rd Inning off B. Calder, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Sanchez (14, 8th Inning off C. Neff, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Cortright 3 , R. Cooper 4 , A. Sanchez 5 , J. Gillespie , A. Joiner 2 , P. McBreen
2-out RBI: R. Cooper , A. Sanchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Ericson , D. Bidwell , K. Tarrant , A. Sanchez , P. McBreen
GIDP: K. Tarrant , P. McBreen
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Matthews (1) , B. Ericson (1) , J. Gillespie (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Fundis DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .275 6 7
B. Scheffel 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .321 7 16
   a-B. Agin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Wiley 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
D. Espinoza 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .295 20 52
T. Tolbert RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .197 6 12
G. Flood LF 4 1 2 5 0 0 1 .296 15 36
J. Alcorn 3B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .323 4 13
C. Ornelas CF 5 2 2 0 0 2 7 .357 16 43
M. Rivera C 5 2 2 5 0 1 4 .407 4 9
C. Cooper SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 2 4
Totals 37 10 12 10 5 6 20      
a - B. Agin pinch hit for B. Scheffel in the 8th
b - B. Wiley substituted for B. Agin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Flood (12, 8th Inning off M. Fernandez, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Espinoza (16, 8th Inning off M. Fernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Rivera 2 (4, 3rd Inning off M. Matthews, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Fernandez, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Flood (15, 3rd Inning off M. Matthews, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Scheffel , D. Espinoza 3 , G. Flood 6 , J. Alcorn 2 , C. Ornelas 2 , M. Rivera 8 , C. Cooper
2-out RBI: G. Flood , M. Rivera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tolbert , C. Ornelas , M. Rivera
Hit by Pitch: T. Tolbert , G. Flood
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cooper-Scheffel-Espinoza, Scheffel-Cooper-Espinoza)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Matthews L (0-2) 2.2 5 7 0 3 1 2 77 3.68   
C. Johnson 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 43 1.73   
M. Fernandez 1.2 4 3 3 1 0 1 21 6.23   
R. Baray 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 5.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Matthews 28
Batters Faced: M. Matthews 17, C. Johnson 14, M. Fernandez 10, R. Baray 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Matthews 3-4, C. Johnson 1-5, M. Fernandez 3-2, R. Baray 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Matthews 77-45, C. Johnson 43-26, M. Fernandez 21-15, R. Baray 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Fernandez 1-0 , R. Baray 2-0
WP: M. Matthews
Hit Batsmen: C. Johnson 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Calder 3.2 7 3 3 2 1 0 60 2.35   
C. Neff W (3-0) 4.0 1 3 3 2 2 1 60 8.68   
M. Drayton SV (3) 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Calder 32
Batters Faced: B. Calder 18, C. Neff 15, M. Drayton 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Calder 4-4, C. Neff 5-5, M. Drayton 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Calder 60-38, C. Neff 60-36, M. Drayton 28-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Neff 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Rivera
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 16437
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