ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES AT WHITBY BATS
07/18/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 11360 - SATURDAY, JULY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Island Torpedoes (38-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 7 9 1
Whitby Bats (62-31) 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 X 9 11 3
Connelly K's 10 En Route to 9-7 Bats Win
The Whitby Bats picked up a win at Eláguila Stadia, taking down the Long Island Torpedoes, 9-7. Starting pitcher Dave Connelly was a big reason why. Noel Churchill sewed up the save, his 9th. The Bats lead the Northern Conference West Division by 2½ games.

In his 81-pitch effort, Connelly allowed no runs on 2 hits over 6 innings. He walked 0 and struck out 10.

"I just made my pitches," said Connelly, "and the ball kept missing the bat."
LONG ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Parrott 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 7 37
   a-D. Jones PH, 3B 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .283 2 29
M. Schoer RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .357 8 30
I. Fuentes LF 5 0 2 0 0 3 2 .347 12 65
A. Banuelos 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .334 18 58
   b-M. Andrews 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 8 23
H. de Jesus CF 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .285 9 35
D. Brooke SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .315 5 24
C. Padilla C 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 .212 1 10
D. Gaylor DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .350 0 4
R. Vega 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 9 44
Totals 37 7 9 7 1 11 11      
a - D. Jones pinch hit for B. Parrott in the 7th
b - M. Andrews substituted for A. Banuelos in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Fuentes (25, 1st Inning off D. Connelly, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Gaylor (4, 8th Inning off T. Bender, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Brooke (5, 7th Inning off O. Osorio, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Banuelos (18, 7th Inning off Y. Tokunaga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jones , I. Fuentes 3 , A. Banuelos 4 , D. Brooke 4 , C. Padilla , D. Gaylor 3 , R. Vega
2-out RBI: C. Padilla , D. Gaylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Fuentes 2 , A. Banuelos , R. Vega
Sac Bunt: B. Parrott , R. Vega
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. de Jesus (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Dykes RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 5 .341 17 40
M. Grijalva 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .315 10 48
A. Heidbreder DH 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 .339 5 12
A. Williams CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .431 13 42
D. Navarro LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .321 7 63
J. Thompson 3B 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .374 6 28
N. LePage 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .371 8 33
M. Devers C 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .343 2 7
R. Workman SS 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .316 1 9
Totals 34 9 11 9 6 7 25      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Devers (2, 7th Inning off O. de la Pena, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Navarro (5, 6th Inning off D. Watson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Heidbreder (5, 5th Inning off D. Watson, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Dykes (17, 8th Inning off J. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Dykes 4 , A. Heidbreder 5 , A. Williams , D. Navarro 3 , J. Thompson , N. LePage , M. Devers 3 , R. Workman 2
2-out RBI: A. Heidbreder , N. LePage , M. Devers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grijalva , A. Williams , D. Navarro , R. Workman
Sac Fly: A. Dykes
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Dykes (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thompson 2 (6) , R. Workman (3)
LONG ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Watson 5.2 7 5 5 4 5 1 106 5.36   
O. de la Pena L (2-2) 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 26 9.25   
J. Lopez 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 30 7.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Watson 36
Batters Faced: D. Watson 28, O. de la Pena 7, J. Lopez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Watson 5-7, O. de la Pena 2-1, J. Lopez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Watson 106-61, O. de la Pena 26-16, J. Lopez 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. de la Pena 2-0 , J. Lopez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Connelly 6.0 2 0 0 0 10 0 81 5.50   
Y. Tokunaga 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 5.90   
O. Osorio 0.1 3 4 3 1 0 1 19 12.06   
T. Bender W (3-0) 1.2 2 2 0 0 1 0 22 1.45   
N. Churchill SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Connelly 78
Batters Faced: D. Connelly 21, Y. Tokunaga 1, O. Osorio 6, T. Bender 8, N. Churchill 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Connelly 3-5, Y. Tokunaga 0-0, O. Osorio 1-0, T. Bender 2-2, N. Churchill 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Connelly 81-59, Y. Tokunaga 3-2, O. Osorio 19-12, T. Bender 22-14, N. Churchill 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Bender 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Connelly
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 9446
Special Notes: RP Yusuke Tokunaga was injured while pitching. 2B Alfredo Banuelos was injured in a collision at a base.
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