ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT TIVERTON COLONELS
07/12/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT TIVERTON COLONELS
GAME ID: 11339 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 12TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Borrego Springs Rams (54-36) 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 3 1 16 17 0
Tiverton Colonels (42-48) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 1
Rams Cream Colonels, 16-3
The Borrego Springs Rams scored a convincing win at Field of the Colonels, defeating the Tiverton Colonels, 16-3. One of the hitting stars was Angelo Diaz, who is tied for 9th in the NC in total bases with 168, who was 3-5 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Borrego Springs reliever Alan Buon was the winner. His record is now 1-0. Jim Unknown took the loss. The second-place Rams now sit at 54-36.

Mike MacPherson cracked a home run off Jim Unknown in the top of the first. His 2-run blast put the Rams on top, 2-0. In all, MacPherson had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"I don't feel you win baseball games by working harder than the other team or 'wanting it more,'" MacPherson told the Borrego Springs Gazette. "You win just by scoring more runs."
BORREGO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE TIVERTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martinez LF 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .238 18 41
   e-M. Shea PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   j-M. Wenderski PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .485 5 14
E. Monaghan 1B 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 .250 19 55
   f-D. Wagner PH, 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .381 4 7
   k-J. Johnson PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 1 3
S. Valkenburg CF, LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .300 20 39
   g-O. Snell PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 1 1
   l-R. Clement PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   n-C. Burke CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 8
M. MacPherson RF 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .260 22 53
   a-T. Kanemoto PH, CF 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
   m-A. Flores PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .225 3 12
   o-J. McPherson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
A. Diaz DH 5 3 3 2 1 0 5 .279 20 69
J. Ogden 2B 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .258 8 23
   b-C. Wallace PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .178 5 7
   h-N. Amore PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .267 3 5
   i-C. Curtis 2B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
U. Peurajärvi C 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .250 17 37
R. Claydon 3B 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .213 20 32
   c-S. Combee PH, RF, SS 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .133 0 0
D. Wagner SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .229 15 32
   d-J. Elander PH, 3B 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 1 2
Totals 41 16 17 16 5 8 16      
a - T. Kanemoto pinch hit for M. MacPherson in the 7th
b - C. Wallace pinch hit for J. Ogden in the 7th
c - S. Combee pinch hit for R. Claydon in the 7th
d - J. Elander pinch hit for D. Wagner in the 7th
e - M. Shea pinch hit for J. Martinez in the 7th
f - D. Wagner pinch hit for E. Monaghan in the 8th
g - O. Snell pinch hit for S. Valkenburg in the 8th
h - N. Amore pinch hit for C. Wallace in the 8th
i - C. Curtis substituted for N. Amore in the 8th
j - M. Wenderski pinch hit for M. Shea in the 9th
k - J. Johnson pinch hit for D. Wagner in the 9th
l - R. Clement pinch hit for O. Snell in the 9th
m - A. Flores pinch hit for T. Kanemoto in the 9th
n - C. Burke substituted for R. Clement in the 9th
o - J. McPherson substituted for A. Flores in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Diaz (16, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Martinez (3, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. MacPherson (22, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Diaz (20, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Claydon (20, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , U. Peurajärvi (17, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Elander (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Wagner (4, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martinez 3 , M. Wenderski , D. Wagner 4 , S. Valkenburg , R. Clement , M. MacPherson 5 , A. Flores , A. Diaz 7 , J. Ogden , U. Peurajärvi 4 , R. Claydon 5 , D. Wagner , J. Elander 4
2-out RBI: M. MacPherson , A. Flores , U. Peurajärvi , J. Elander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Diaz , U. Peurajärvi 2
Sac Bunt: J. Martinez
Sac Fly: E. Monaghan , J. Ogden
Hit by Pitch: T. Kanemoto
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Martinez (23) , A. Diaz (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ogden-Wagner-Monaghan, Wallace-Combee-Monaghan)
PB: U. Peurajärvi
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ficca 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297 5 12
   a-Z. Fitzgerald PH, 3B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .400 1 2
M. Nelson SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .176 6 10
   b-M. Whatley PH, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .141 3 9
   h-J. Sausville PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .417 1 3
M. Fath RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .209 6 11
   c-U. Alberts PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .385 1 5
J. Perez 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .215 7 15
   d-H. Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Solid 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 12 24
J. Latorre DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .259 2 5
A. Tunnell CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .207 16 38
   f-M. Valle PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
D. Hendrix C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .308 2 5
H. McConnon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .147 8 23
R. Lenger LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .143 4 6
   g-M. Casey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 2 6
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 4 23      
a - Z. Fitzgerald pinch hit for J. Ficca in the 7th
b - M. Whatley pinch hit for M. Nelson in the 7th
c - U. Alberts pinch hit for M. Fath in the 7th
d - H. Soto pinch hit for J. Perez in the 7th
e - J. Solid substituted for H. Soto in the 8th
f - M. Valle pinch hit for A. Tunnell in the 8th
g - M. Casey pinch hit for R. Lenger in the 9th
h - J. Sausville pinch hit for M. Whatley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hendrix (2, 2nd Inning off D. Swenson, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Fath (4, 3rd Inning off D. Swenson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Sausville (2, 9th Inning off A. Buon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Fitzgerald (1, 7th Inning off A. Buon, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ficca 2 , Z. Fitzgerald 4 , J. Sausville 2 , M. Fath 2 , M. Valle , D. Hendrix 3 , R. Lenger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: U. Alberts , J. Perez , J. Latorre , H. McConnon , R. Lenger
GIDP: U. Alberts , H. McConnon
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Fitzgerald (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-McConnon)
BORREGO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE TIVERTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Swenson 4.2 5 1 1 2 3 0 76 3.90   
A. Buon W (1-0) 4.1 4 2 2 2 1 1 77 6.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Swenson 51
Batters Faced: D. Swenson 20, A. Buon 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Swenson 5-5, A. Buon 6-6
Pitches - Strikes: D. Swenson 76-47, A. Buon 77-47
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Buon 1-0
WP: A. Buon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.0 6 5 5 3 4 2 58 15.00   
J. Unknown 3.2 6 7 7 2 3 3 59 17.18   
J. Unknown 2.1 5 4 3 0 1 1 39 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 26
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 19, J. Unknown 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 2-2, J. Unknown 3-5, J. Unknown 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 58-31, J. Unknown 59-35, J. Unknown 39-28
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Angelo Diaz
Ballpark: Field of the Colonels
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 3718
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