ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT ABINGDON ARCHERS
07/15/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT ABINGDON ARCHERS
GAME ID: 11322 - MONDAY, JULY 15TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Whitby Bats (68-20) 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 15 5
Abingdon Archers (44-44) 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 20 1
Archers Collect 11-9 Win Over Bats
The Abingdon Archers overcame a pretty good performance by Whitby third baseman Randy Ruhl, beating the Bats, 11-9, in 14 innings. Ruhl was 3-6 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Abingdon reliever Jim Unknown got the win, raising his record to 1-0. Jesus Ochoa was tagged with the loss. The win lifted the Abingdon record to 44-44.

The climactic moment came in the bottom of the 14th for Abingdon. That's when 20-year old first baseman Austin Bertsche hit a 3-run home run off Jesus Ochoa to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.

"It's great when the crowd gets into it," Bertsche said.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE ABINGDON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Buckner DH 8 2 4 3 0 0 3 .330 9 32
J. LaCasse CF 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 .314 21 73
M. Sikes 2B 5 1 2 1 2 0 1 .335 23 85
R. Ruhl 3B 6 1 3 5 1 1 0 .343 22 80
J. Austin LF 4 0 0 0 3 2 2 .337 7 27
B. Coleman C 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .309 14 51
   a-J. Fogarty PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 6 33
   b-L. Killian C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 6
   c-P. Stary PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .376 9 27
   d-C. Caballero C 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .137 2 7
L. Bridges 1B 6 1 3 0 0 0 3 .402 13 54
C. Malone SS 3 2 1 0 3 0 4 .366 12 49
S. Skidmore RF 5 1 1 0 2 0 6 .333 8 39
Totals 49 9 15 9 12 4 28      
a - J. Fogarty pinch ran for B. Coleman in the 10th
b - L. Killian substituted for J. Fogarty in the 10th
c - P. Stary pinch ran for L. Killian in the 12th
d - C. Caballero substituted for P. Stary in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ruhl (16, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Sikes (22, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Bridges (19, 14th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ruhl (22, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Buckner 4 , M. Sikes 3 , R. Ruhl 7 , B. Coleman , L. Bridges 4 , C. Malone , S. Skidmore
2-out RBI: G. Buckner , R. Ruhl
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Buckner , J. LaCasse , B. Coleman , C. Caballero , L. Bridges
GIDP: C. Malone
Sac Bunt: J. LaCasse , L. Bridges , C. Malone
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Buckner 2 (7) , M. Sikes (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sikes 2 (5) , R. Ruhl 2 (9) , C. Malone (14)
Double Plays: 3 (Bridges-Malone-Bridges, Sikes-Malone-Bridges, Howe-Killian-Bridges)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Scherbel 2B 8 3 3 0 0 0 5 .330 10 47
R. Salcido RF 7 3 2 2 1 0 6 .368 34 90
D. Haessly LF 8 1 4 2 0 1 3 .359 22 49
A. Bertsche 1B 7 1 2 4 1 2 3 .351 15 51
J. Longstreet 3B 6 0 1 0 1 3 3 .313 19 50
J. Fisher CF 7 0 1 0 0 1 8 .332 19 63
A. Giannone DH 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .367 11 37
   a-B. Martin DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .379 30 90
   b-J. Unknown DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
B. Uribe SS 5 0 2 0 2 1 1 .330 12 43
J. Unknown C 6 1 3 3 0 0 3 .500 1 3
Totals 61 11 20 11 5 8 35      
a - B. Martin inserted as DH in the 9th
b - J. Unknown inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown (1, 11th Inning off M. Howe, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Salcido (34, 1st Inning off E. Voss, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Haessly (22, 1st Inning off E. Voss, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 6th Inning off T. Rotella, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Bertsche (15, 14th Inning off J. Ochoa, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Scherbel 3 , R. Salcido 5 , D. Haessly 7 , A. Bertsche 5 , J. Longstreet , J. Fisher , B. Martin , J. Unknown 2 , B. Uribe 2 , J. Unknown 6
2-out RBI: A. Bertsche
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Scherbel , R. Salcido 3 , J. Longstreet , J. Fisher , A. Giannone
GIDP: A. Bertsche , J. Fisher , J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Uribe (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Uribe (14)
Double Plays: 2 (Scherbel-Uribe-Bertsche, Uribe-Bertsche)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE ABINGDON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Voss 4.2 6 3 2 2 4 2 81 2.67   
T. Rotella 0.2 4 4 3 1 0 1 26 3.10   
K. Murray H (2) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 32 1.33   
M. Howe BS (2) 2.2 5 1 1 1 1 0 40 5.11   
J. Ochoa L (4-1) 3.0 4 3 3 0 2 1 44 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Voss 44
Batters Faced: E. Voss 22, T. Rotella 9, K. Murray 10, M. Howe 13, J. Ochoa 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Voss 3-5, T. Rotella 1-1, K. Murray 3-4, M. Howe 2-3, J. Ochoa 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Voss 81-48, T. Rotella 26-15, K. Murray 32-19, M. Howe 40-25, J. Ochoa 44-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rotella 2-0 , K. Murray 2-0 , J. Ochoa 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 2.0 4 7 7 5 1 1 57 31.50   
J. Unknown 4.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 57 2.25   
J. Unknown 6.0 3 0 0 4 0 0 68 0.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.0 4 1 1 1 0 0 38 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 12
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 23, J. Unknown 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 4-1, J. Unknown 2-5, J. Unknown 9-6, J. Unknown 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 57-26, J. Unknown 57-35, J. Unknown 68-35, J. Unknown 38-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Ruhl
Ballpark: Reagor Dykes Stadium
Weather: Rain (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 5:27
Attendance: 1361
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