ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
06/30/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 11292 - FRIDAY, JUNE 30TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lincoln Princes (31-51) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Buffalo Bellflowers (45-37) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Russak, Princes Zap Bellflowers, 2-0
Lincoln turned a good effort from starter Joey Russak into a win over the Buffalo Bellflowers at Wegman's Field. The Princes won the game, 2-0. Jim Unknown finished to wrap up his 1st save. The loss makes Buffalo 45-37.

Russak gave Lincoln a solid start. The right-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits over 7.1 innings.

"Obviously, you want to go out there and be good every time out," said Russak. "I take the ball every day with the same mindset."
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Thompson LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .192 16 32
C. Lupu 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 23 51
   f-B. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .318 10 26
   h-F. Rosales RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 3 6
T. Lunsford DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .266 22 52
C. Dzioba 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 1 1
   c-G. Martel SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 1 3
C. Gaus 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .182 1 1
   a-I. Diaz PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 4 14
W. Ramirez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 3 6
D. Poole SS 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .198 14 28
   b-J. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195 12 25
   d-M. Chavez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 6 10
M. Cerpa RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .147 5 16
   e-B. Zerhusen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .071 0 0
   g-M. Campbell 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 7 19
J. Unknown C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2 3 3 10      
a - I. Diaz pinch hit for C. Gaus in the 7th
b - J. Perez pinch hit for D. Poole in the 7th
c - G. Martel substituted for C. Dzioba in the 7th
d - M. Chavez substituted for J. Perez in the 7th
e - B. Zerhusen pinch hit for M. Cerpa in the 8th
f - B. Herrera pinch hit for C. Lupu in the 8th
g - M. Campbell substituted for B. Zerhusen in the 8th
h - F. Rosales substituted for B. Herrera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Thompson (12, 3rd Inning off A. Ochoa, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Poole (14, 2nd Inning off A. Ochoa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Thompson 3 , C. Lupu , D. Poole 4 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: D. Poole
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lunsford
GIDP: C. Lupu , B. Herrera , T. Lunsford
Hit by Pitch: W. Ramirez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Gaus (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Larson LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .190 14 22
K. Jones CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .181 3 15
   a-D. Vance PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239 6 15
B. Agin RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 12 37
A. Melo 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .249 24 53
   b-J. Morrison PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 7 19
C. Cooper SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .230 17 46
R. Ball DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .199 13 29
   c-R. Nelson DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 1 3
N. Cossey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 7 14
B. Hurt 1B, CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 13 32
J. Flowers 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 5 16
Totals 29 0 3 0 2 7 11      
a - D. Vance pinch hit for K. Jones in the 8th
b - J. Morrison pinch hit for A. Melo in the 8th
c - R. Nelson inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Cooper , B. Hurt , J. Flowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Melo , C. Cooper
Sac Bunt: K. Jones
Hit by Pitch: B. Agin , A. Melo
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Flowers-Melo-Hurt, Cooper-Melo-Hurt, Hurt-Cossey-Hurt)
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Russak W (1-3) 7.1 3 0 0 2 6 0 94 7.82   
J. Unknown SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russak 76
Batters Faced: J. Russak 29, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russak 11-5, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russak 94-60, J. Unknown 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Russak 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ochoa L (1-3) 6.0 4 2 2 1 3 1 84 4.88   
M. Tapscott 3.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 28 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ochoa 58
Batters Faced: A. Ochoa 21, M. Tapscott 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ochoa 6-7, M. Tapscott 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ochoa 84-63, M. Tapscott 28-17
Hit Batsmen: M. Tapscott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joey Russak
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 16272
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