ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
07/17/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 11347 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (61-31) 0 0 0 4 0 7 1 0 0 12 12 0
Franklin Cubs (54-38) 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 10 16 0
Cubs 2B Fox Gets the Cycle
Justin Fox of the Franklin Cubs had an amazing day at the plate against the Whitby Bats. The Franklin second baseman hit for the cycle as the Cubs downed the Bats, 12-10.

"I would love to say it was all skill, but I have to admit it was some luck, too," Fox said. "Everything went where it needed to go."

Fox finished the day with 4 hits in 5 tries and raised his batting average a few points. He also had 4 runs batted in and 3 runs scored.

Justin Fox doubled in the 1st, singled in the 4th, hit an RBI triple in the 5th, hit a three-run home run off Kevin Harris in the 6th and flied out in the 8th.

This season, Fox has banged out 106 hits in 216 at-bats for a .491 average with 8 home runs. He is getting on base at a .545 pace and his totals also include 44 RBIs and 59 runs scored.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Dykes RF 4 1 0 1 2 1 4 .341 16 38
M. Grijalva 1B 6 1 0 0 0 1 8 .319 10 48
A. Heidbreder DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .322 4 9
A. Williams CF 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .439 13 42
D. Navarro LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .323 7 63
J. Thompson 3B 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 .378 6 27
N. LePage 2B 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 .372 8 32
R. Workman SS 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 .301 1 9
L. Wheeler C 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 .291 5 22
Totals 39 12 12 12 8 5 22      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Heidbreder (7, 4th Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Workman (4, 4th Inning off D. Hernandez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Williams (13, 6th Inning off W. Vargas, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Heidbreder 3 , A. Williams 5 , J. Thompson , N. LePage , R. Workman 3 , L. Wheeler 4
2-out RBI: A. Heidbreder , A. Williams , N. LePage , R. Workman , L. Wheeler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Dykes , M. Grijalva , A. Heidbreder
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thompson-LePage-Grijalva)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Schaffer SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .288 4 13
J. Fox 1B 5 3 4 4 0 0 1 .491 8 44
A. Pena DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .415 2 8
A. Perez C 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .290 8 27
H. Ferman RF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .354 14 62
   a-E. de Arcos RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 3 13
   b-J. Ramirez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 5 31
   c-J. Bacon LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 17 53
   d-T. Orr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .406 21 67
G. Noris 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .324 11 54
R. Rodriguez LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .368 2 32
A. Castillo CF 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 .265 7 25
J. Galvan 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .364 6 38
Totals 40 10 16 10 1 8 17      
a - E. de Arcos substituted for H. Ferman in the 7th
b - J. Ramirez pinch hit for E. de Arcos in the 7th
c - J. Bacon substituted for J. Ramirez in the 8th
d - T. Orr pinch hit for J. Bacon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fox (27, 1st Inning off I. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Ferman (22, 5th Inning off K. Harris, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Pena (8, 9th Inning off N. Churchill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Fox (4, 5th Inning off I. Lopez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Castillo (7, 4th Inning off I. Lopez, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Fox (8, 6th Inning off K. Harris, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Schaffer , J. Fox 10 , A. Pena 2 , A. Perez 2 , H. Ferman 3 , G. Noris 2 , A. Castillo 5 , J. Galvan 2
2-out RBI: A. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Perez , G. Noris , R. Rodriguez
GIDP: R. Rodriguez
Sac Fly: A. Pena
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Galvan (3)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Lopez 4.0 9 7 7 0 5 1 59 5.75   
K. Harris W (4-6) 1.1 4 3 3 1 1 1 36 8.32   
T. Bender H (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 1.59   
M. Istre H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.48   
N. Churchill SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Lopez 21
Batters Faced: I. Lopez 20, K. Harris 9, T. Bender 5, M. Istre 4, N. Churchill 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Lopez 2-4, K. Harris 2-1, T. Bender 2-1, M. Istre 0-2, N. Churchill 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Lopez 59-38, K. Harris 36-21, T. Bender 18-11, M. Istre 14-10, N. Churchill 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Harris 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hernandez L (2-3) 5.1 7 8 8 4 1 0 96 5.30   
W. Vargas BS (4) 0.2 2 4 4 3 0 1 32 6.91   
J. Unknown 3.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 42 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hernandez 19
Batters Faced: D. Hernandez 27, W. Vargas 7, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hernandez 6-9, W. Vargas 1-1, J. Unknown 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hernandez 96-54, W. Vargas 32-16, J. Unknown 42-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Vargas 3-3 , J. Unknown 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Fox
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 4051
Special Notes: CF Hector Ferman was injured while throwing the ball.
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