ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
07/25/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 11392 - THURSDAY, JULY 25TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
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Whitby Bats (76-22) 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 15 0
Buffalo Bellflowers (67-31) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Buffalo Bats Quiet in 6-1 Loss
Josh Poehlein, who is tied for 6th in the NC in strikeouts with 94, never let the Bellflowers get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his slider, to pitch the Bats to a win, 6-1. In 5.1 innings, Poehlein surrendered 2 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 4. He allowed 1 run. With the win, the Bats have a record of 76-22.

Lamar Bridges, who is tied for 3rd in the NC with a .406 batting average, took Buffalo hurler Daniel Hernandez deep in the top of the second. His 2-run home run put the Bats on top, 2-0. In all, Bridges had 2 singles in addition to the home run, while going 3 for 5.

"We've got a great group of guys," Bridges said, "and we're having fun right now."
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .328 7 30
J. LaCasse CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .313 21 79
M. Sikes DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .339 26 94
P. Stary LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .382 16 49
R. Ruhl 3B 5 2 3 1 0 1 3 .350 24 86
L. Bridges 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 4 .406 14 58
C. Malone SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .349 12 54
J. Fogarty 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .295 8 37
L. Killian C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .327 1 6
Totals 40 6 15 6 3 6 23      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Ruhl (19, 2nd Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. LaCasse (22, 4th Inning off D. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Bridges (14, 2nd Inning off D. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Stary (16, 3rd Inning off D. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Ruhl (24, 3rd Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin , J. LaCasse 2 , M. Sikes 3 , P. Stary 4 , R. Ruhl 7 , L. Bridges 6 , C. Malone 2 , L. Killian
2-out RBI: P. Stary , R. Ruhl
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. LaCasse , P. Stary , L. Bridges , J. Fogarty , L. Killian
GIDP: C. Malone
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sikes (21) , J. Fogarty (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Malone-Fogarty-Bridges)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Yenores LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .292 9 34
M. Cortez CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 15 59
A. Melo 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .430 32 116
R. Philip DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .388 6 21
J. Flowers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .309 11 67
C. Morales 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .262 2 11
V. Jara RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .305 13 53
M. Gutierrez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .244 16 41
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1 4 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Melo (33, 6th Inning off J. Poehlein, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Philip (6, 8th Inning off M. Howe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Melo 3 , R. Philip 2 , C. Morales , V. Jara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Melo , J. Flowers , C. Morales
GIDP: M. Gutierrez
Hit by Pitch: M. Cortez 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Philip (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Flowers-Gutierrez-Morales)
PB: J. Unknown
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Poehlein W (9-2) 5.1 2 1 1 4 2 0 81 4.02   
M. Howe 2.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 38 3.94   
K. Murray 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Poehlein 58
Batters Faced: J. Poehlein 22, M. Howe 11, K. Murray 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Poehlein 10-2, M. Howe 1-3, K. Murray 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Poehlein 81-46, M. Howe 38-28, K. Murray 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Howe 2-0 , K. Murray 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Poehlein 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hernandez L (8-4) 3.1 11 6 6 0 2 3 73 3.99   
D. Gray 3.1 2 0 0 3 3 0 48 4.43   
M. Cousin 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 7.63   
B. Simpson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hernandez 14
Batters Faced: D. Hernandez 21, D. Gray 14, M. Cousin 5, B. Simpson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hernandez 3-5, D. Gray 2-4, M. Cousin 3-0, B. Simpson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hernandez 73-51, D. Gray 48-29, M. Cousin 17-13, B. Simpson 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gray 2-0 , M. Cousin 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Poehlein
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 7971
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