ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT WHITBY BATS
07/27/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 11404 - MONDAY, JULY 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (31-70) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Whitby Bats (67-34) 4 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 X 13 15 0
Bats, Navarro Blast Bellflowers, 13-2
The Whitby Bats got production up and down the lineup while beating the Buffalo Bellflowers, 13-2. One standout was left fielder Dan Navarro. Navarro, who is tied for 8th in the NC in hits with 130, belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. Whitby's record now stands at 67-34, placing them first in the Northern Conference West Division.

The Bats got a big hit from right fielder Adam Dykes. Facing Buffalo pitcher Diego Cantu in the bottom of the fifth, Dykes pounded a grand slam home run to right-center. His 21st home run of the season put the Bats ahead, 10-2.

"Good pitching and timely hitting is a recipe for success," said Navarro.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Velez CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .444 2 4
   b-J. Burk PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Hornsby C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .286 2 5
J. Dowd LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .345 22 72
   c-C. Feliciano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .350 1 4
   d-E. Orta LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 3 11
M. Gutierrez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284 16 59
J. Johnson DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .360 12 36
C. Dulaney 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 1 3
   e-K. Labbe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 5
B. Brumbaugh SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .362 5 17
   a-R. Ramon PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 2 8
W. Oceguera RF, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .286 5 20
H. Balsemao 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 2 20
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 8 6      
a - R. Ramon pinch hit for B. Brumbaugh in the 7th
b - J. Burk pinch hit for P. Velez in the 8th
c - C. Feliciano pinch hit for J. Dowd in the 8th
d - E. Orta substituted for C. Feliciano in the 8th
e - K. Labbe pinch hit for C. Dulaney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Velez (5, 3rd Inning off T. Rotella, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Gutierrez (16, 2nd Inning off T. Rotella, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Velez 2 , J. Hornsby , M. Gutierrez 4 , J. Johnson , B. Brumbaugh
2-out RBI: J. Hornsby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Oceguera
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Dykes RF 2 2 1 4 2 0 3 .333 21 54
   a-N. Hartzell PH, CF 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .250 2 4
M. Grijalva 1B 4 1 1 0 1 3 1 .311 10 48
A. Heidbreder DH 5 1 2 3 0 2 1 .330 8 19
A. Williams CF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .421 18 51
D. Navarro LF 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 .316 9 66
N. LePage 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 .372 9 38
M. Devers C 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .319 2 9
A. Chunn SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 .401 10 52
R. Workman 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .330 2 18
Totals 38 13 15 13 7 8 22      
a - N. Hartzell pinch hit for A. Dykes in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Navarro (18, 1st Inning off T. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Heidbreder (10, 6th Inning off R. Luna, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Heidbreder (8, 1st Inning off T. Cruz, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Navarro 2 (9, 3rd Inning off T. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Cantu, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Dykes (21, 5th Inning off D. Cantu, 3 on, 2 outs) , N. Hartzell (2, 7th Inning off R. Luna, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Dykes 4 , N. Hartzell 4 , M. Grijalva , A. Heidbreder 6 , D. Navarro 11 , N. LePage 2 , M. Devers 2 , A. Chunn , R. Workman
2-out RBI: A. Dykes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Dykes , N. LePage , M. Devers
Hit by Pitch: A. Chunn
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Dykes (1)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Cruz L (2-9) 3.0 7 5 5 2 3 2 68 8.11   
D. Cantu 1.2 4 5 5 2 2 2 37 10.15   
R. Luna 2.1 4 3 3 3 3 1 59 6.56   
D. Bravo 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 6.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cruz 24
Batters Faced: T. Cruz 18, D. Cantu 10, R. Luna 14, D. Bravo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cruz 2-4, D. Cantu 1-1, R. Luna 2-2, D. Bravo 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cruz 68-39, D. Cantu 37-22, R. Luna 59-32, D. Bravo 13-5
Hit Batsmen: D. Bravo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Rotella W (6-3) 7.0 5 2 2 1 7 1 100 5.33   
O. Osorio 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 9.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Rotella 65
Batters Faced: T. Rotella 27, O. Osorio 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Rotella 5-9, O. Osorio 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Rotella 100-69, O. Osorio 17-12
WP: T. Rotella
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Navarro
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 8388
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