ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS
07/29/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS
GAME ID: 11412 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (68-35) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 1
Borrego Springs Rams (66-37) 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 X 5 10 0
Rams Notch 5-2 Win Versus Bats
The 3-hit performance of Cesar Gomez helped the Borrego Springs Rams beat the Whitby Bats, 5-2. Roberto Cavazos recorded his 1st save for Borrego Springs. The first-place Bats dropped to 68-35.

Jesus Jimenez, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2026 draft, aided the Borrego Springs cause with a run-scoring ground out in the bottom of the first. For the game, the first baseman drove in one run.

Jimenez told a local reporter: "My job is to go out and play as hard as I can."
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE BORREGO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Dykes RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .325 21 54
M. Grijalva 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .316 11 49
A. Heidbreder DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .333 9 23
A. Williams CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .408 18 52
N. LePage 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .359 10 40
L. Killian C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .399 6 34
J. Garcia LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .333 5 26
A. Chunn SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .393 10 52
R. Workman 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .317 2 18
Totals 33 2 10 2 1 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grijalva (17, 6th Inning off J. Kuta, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Heidbreder (1, 1st Inning off J. Kuta, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Grijalva (11, 1st Inning off J. Kuta, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Dykes , M. Grijalva 7 , A. Heidbreder 3 , A. Williams , L. Killian 2 , A. Chunn , R. Workman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. LePage , L. Killian
GIDP: M. Grijalva , A. Chunn
Sac Fly: A. Heidbreder
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Garcia (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Chunn (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Lopez-LePage-Grijalva)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Ortega LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .458 23 63
C. Gomez DH 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .378 14 51
I. Hernandez RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .471 14 59
M. Ibarra CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .379 22 93
J. Jimenez 1B 4 0 0 1 0 2 6 .336 15 49
C. Pineda SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .345 16 49
J. Jones 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 6 .423 3 17
M. Quintanilla C 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .287 4 25
E. Atkins 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .361 7 34
Totals 34 5 10 5 3 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Ortega (13, 4th Inning off I. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Jones (3, 5th Inning off K. Harris, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Gomez (14, 6th Inning off K. Harris, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Ortega 2 , C. Gomez 6 , I. Hernandez , M. Ibarra 2 , J. Jones 4 , M. Quintanilla 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jimenez , J. Jones 2
GIDP: L. Ortega
Hit by Pitch: C. Pineda
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Pineda-Jones-Jimenez, Jones-Pineda-Jimenez, Quintanilla-Jones)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE BORREGO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Lopez L (5-1) 3.1 6 3 2 3 2 0 80 5.73   
K. Harris 3.2 3 2 2 0 3 2 52 7.95   
T. Merritt 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Lopez 35
Batters Faced: I. Lopez 20, K. Harris 14, T. Merritt 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Lopez 6-1, K. Harris 4-4, T. Merritt 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Lopez 80-44, K. Harris 52-35, T. Merritt 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Harris 2-1
Hit Batsmen: I. Lopez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kuta W (6-1) 6.0 8 2 2 1 6 1 84 3.72   
M. Manning H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 29 2.45   
R. Cavazos SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 6.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kuta 53
Batters Faced: J. Kuta 25, M. Manning 6, R. Cavazos 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kuta 7-3, M. Manning 1-0, R. Cavazos 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kuta 84-55, M. Manning 29-19, R. Cavazos 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Manning 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cesar Gomez
Ballpark: Club Circle Park
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 7700
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