ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES
07/04/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES
GAME ID: 11294 - THURSDAY, JULY 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
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Whitby Bats (64-17) 0 1 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 10 13 0
Long Island Torpedoes (33-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 2
Bats Victors, 10-1, at Long Island
Whitby starter Ruben Espinoza kept the Long Island hitters in check, helping his team cruise to a win, 10-1. Espinoza got the win, improving to 4-1. He gave up 6 hits and walked 1 over 7.1 innings. He allowed 1 run. Long Island has now lost 5 straight.

In the top of the fifth, Whitby right fielder John Austin had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Austin stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 7-0, Whitby. For the game, he went 3 for 4 with 3 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"Winning never gets dull," said Espinoza.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE LONG ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .362 6 24
   c-N. Lahab PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 5 18
J. LaCasse CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .309 18 67
   a-S. Skidmore PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .341 7 34
   b-A. Hutchins CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .176 0 3
M. Sikes DH 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .341 22 79
P. Stary LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .378 7 22
L. Bridges 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .395 11 47
B. Coleman C 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .303 13 48
C. Malone SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .368 12 48
J. Howard 3B 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 .340 4 26
J. Fogarty 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .289 5 29
Totals 41 10 13 9 5 6 22      
a - S. Skidmore pinch ran for J. LaCasse in the 3rd
b - A. Hutchins substituted for S. Skidmore in the 3rd
c - N. Lahab pinch hit for J. Austin in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sikes (20, 3rd Inning off I. Rodrigues, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. LaCasse (18, 3rd Inning off I. Rodrigues, 2 on, 0 outs) , L. Bridges 2 (17, 3rd Inning off I. Rodrigues, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off K. Watanabe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Howard (2, 6th Inning off K. Watanabe, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 3 , J. LaCasse 2 , M. Sikes 2 , P. Stary 2 , L. Bridges 5 , C. Malone , J. Howard 3 , J. Fogarty
2-out RBI: J. Austin , J. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hutchins , C. Malone , J. Fogarty 2
GIDP: B. Coleman
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Malone-Fogarty-Bridges)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ytuarte 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .322 12 38
J. Tapia CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .315 9 51
E. Nance SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .305 4 25
J. May LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 6 17
   c-F. Lopez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 3 8
O. Carrillo 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291 11 40
   a-Y. Lee PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 3 11
   d-A. Ficquelmont PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 3 6
   e-J. Trujillo LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 10 41
M. Vazquez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315 15 47
E. Yanez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 12 42
   b-I. Shimizu PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .300 1 9
B. Athan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .359 2 5
   f-C. Garibaldi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 1 1
V. Munoz RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 1 7
Totals 34 1 8 1 1 5 10      
a - Y. Lee pinch hit for O. Carrillo in the 7th
b - I. Shimizu pinch hit for E. Yanez in the 7th
c - F. Lopez pinch hit for J. May in the 8th
d - A. Ficquelmont pinch hit for Y. Lee in the 8th
e - J. Trujillo substituted for A. Ficquelmont in the 9th
f - C. Garibaldi pinch hit for B. Athan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Nance (11, 8th Inning off M. Howe, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Ytuarte (1, 8th Inning off R. Espinoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Ytuarte 4 , J. Tapia 2 , E. Nance 3 , O. Carrillo , M. Vazquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Tapia , J. May , A. Ficquelmont , E. Yanez , B. Athan
GIDP: E. Nance
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Ytuarte (13) , E. Nance (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Nance (7) , I. Shimizu (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodrigues-Nance-Yanez)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE LONG ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Espinoza W (4-1) 7.1 6 1 1 1 3 0 82 3.24   
M. Howe 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 27 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Espinoza 64
Batters Faced: R. Espinoza 28, M. Howe 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Espinoza 12-6, M. Howe 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Espinoza 82-50, M. Howe 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Howe 1-1
WP: R. Espinoza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Rodrigues L (3-2) 2.2 7 5 4 2 3 0 56 5.75   
K. Watanabe 3.1 6 5 5 3 2 0 65 8.55   
M. Mosquera 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 8.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Rodrigues 23
Batters Faced: I. Rodrigues 17, K. Watanabe 19, M. Mosquera 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Rodrigues 2-2, K. Watanabe 3-5, M. Mosquera 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: I. Rodrigues 56-35, K. Watanabe 65-34, M. Mosquera 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Watanabe 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ruben Espinoza
Ballpark: Centerville Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 1618
Special Notes: LF Jarrod LaCasse was injured while running the bases. SP Ivan Rodrigues was injured while pitching. SP Ruben Espinoza was injured while pitching.
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