ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT FRANKLIN CUBS
07/20/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 11389 - THURSDAY, JULY 20TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lincoln Princes (33-65) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 0
Franklin Cubs (44-54) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 1
Dankenbring Pounds 2 Homers in 4-3 Cubs Win
Paul Dankenbring batted in 4 runs to lead Franklin to a win over Lincoln. The final score was 4-3. Dankenbring chipped in 1 single and 2 home runs. Paul Dolezal went 8 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits. The right-hander, who is tied for 6th in the NC with a 8.9 K/9 rate, struck out 8 and walked 5. With the win, he's now 5-9 this season. Jim Unknown was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 1 of 1 save opportunities.

Early in the game, Dankenbring had a 2-run home run for Franklin. It was his 50th home run of the season and put the Cubs on top, 2-0.

Lincoln manager Jorge Vasquez said he was "mildly disappointed" with the loss. "We had our opportunities, but we didn't take advantage of them," he said.

The Cubs now own a record of 44-54.
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Riggle LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .158 0 1
J. Diaz 1B, CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .154 2 2
T. Lunsford DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 26 59
C. Lupu 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .242 27 59
   c-B. Herrera PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .330 14 31
   e-C. Gaus SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 4
G. Martel SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .216 5 12
   d-I. Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 8 20
   f-D. Poole 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 15 30
M. Campbell 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167 8 21
   g-V. Thompson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 21 42
N. Perry CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 0 0
   a-J. Weiser PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 8 20
M. Cerpa RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 5 16
   b-C. Dzioba PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 2 3
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   h-J. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 12 25
Totals 30 3 6 3 5 8 10      
a - J. Weiser pinch hit for N. Perry in the 7th
b - C. Dzioba pinch hit for M. Cerpa in the 7th
c - B. Herrera pinch hit for C. Lupu in the 8th
d - I. Diaz pinch hit for G. Martel in the 8th
e - C. Gaus substituted for B. Herrera in the 8th
f - D. Poole substituted for I. Diaz in the 8th
g - V. Thompson pinch hit for M. Campbell in the 9th
h - J. Perez pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Martel (5, 4th Inning off P. Dolezal, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Diaz (2, 8th Inning off P. Dolezal, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Herrera (14, 8th Inning off P. Dolezal, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Diaz 4 , T. Lunsford , B. Herrera 4 , G. Martel 5 , V. Thompson
2-out RBI: B. Herrera , G. Martel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Campbell
GIDP: C. Lupu , N. Perry , J. Weiser
Hit by Pitch: C. Dzioba
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lupu-Martel-Diaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lewis RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .278 20 41
P. Dankenbring 1B 3 2 3 4 0 0 0 .300 50 106
   a-J. Martinez LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 1 1
T. Bradshaw LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .299 24 57
   b-G. Reese 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 1 2
E. Sandoval C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .242 17 46
C. Lirette 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 10 34
V. Torres CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .216 11 23
B. Beason SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .266 10 37
B. Sallee 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .201 13 48
C. Fenton DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .162 4 8
Totals 30 4 7 4 1 12 7      
a - J. Martinez substituted for P. Dankenbring in the 7th
b - G. Reese substituted for T. Bradshaw in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lewis (14, 1st Inning off G. Vergara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Dankenbring 2 (50, 1st Inning off G. Vergara, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off G. Vergara, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lewis 2 , P. Dankenbring 9 , T. Bradshaw , B. Sallee , C. Fenton
GIDP: E. Sandoval
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: P. Dankenbring (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Beason-Sallee-Dankenbring, Beason-Sallee-Dankenbring, Beason-Sallee-Reese)
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Vergara L (1-2) 5.0 5 4 4 0 6 2 82 2.34   
A. Salas 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.12   
R. Rivera 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 7.22   
E. Ortega 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 6.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Vergara 47
Batters Faced: G. Vergara 19, A. Salas 4, R. Rivera 4, E. Ortega 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Vergara 6-2, A. Salas 0-1, R. Rivera 1-0, E. Ortega 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Vergara 82-56, A. Salas 17-12, R. Rivera 16-9, E. Ortega 17-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Dolezal W (5-9) 8.0 5 3 3 5 8 3 106 5.80   
J. Unknown SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Dolezal 63
Batters Faced: P. Dolezal 32, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Dolezal 9-4, J. Unknown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Dolezal 106-66, J. Unknown 10-5
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Dankenbring
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 4107
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