ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT PLYMOUTH ROCKERS
07/31/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT PLYMOUTH ROCKERS
GAME ID: 11415 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (80-23) 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 11 17 0
Plymouth Rockers (19-84) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Bats Get 11-1 Win Versus Plymouth
2024 is shaping up to be a forgettable year for the Plymouth Rockers.

Whitby shortstop Chris Malone made his presence felt in the 11-1 Bats triumph over the Plymouth Rockers. Malone went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. The winning pitcher was Jose Diaz. He's now 4-0. He went 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits for the Bats.

Whitby won the game in part because of Jarrod LaCasse. The center fielder ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Bats ahead, 11-1. For the game, LaCasse had 1 double and 1 home run in 6 at-bats.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said LaCasse.

Whitby improves to 80-23 with the win. They lead their division by 11½ games.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE PLYMOUTH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin RF 6 2 2 0 0 1 6 .322 7 31
J. LaCasse CF 6 2 2 4 0 1 0 .310 22 85
M. Sikes DH 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 .342 29 103
P. Stary LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .380 16 52
R. Ruhl 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .347 24 88
B. Coleman C 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .315 17 60
L. Bridges 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .401 14 59
C. Malone SS 4 3 2 2 1 0 2 .357 15 62
J. Fogarty 2B 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 .300 8 39
Totals 43 11 17 11 5 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. LaCasse (23, 1st Inning off B. Inouye, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Ruhl (20, 1st Inning off B. Inouye, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Fogarty (7, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Austin (2, 1st Inning off B. Inouye, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Malone (15, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sikes (29, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. LaCasse (22, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 4 , J. LaCasse 6 , M. Sikes 4 , P. Stary 2 , R. Ruhl 2 , B. Coleman 3 , L. Bridges 2 , C. Malone 5 , J. Fogarty 3
2-out RBI: J. LaCasse , B. Coleman , C. Malone , J. Fogarty 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Austin 2 , L. Bridges
GIDP: L. Bridges
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sikes (22)
CS: P. Stary (1)

FIELDING
PB: B. Coleman
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Pflipsen 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 2 9
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-J. Unknown LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Martinez LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   e-J. Unknown 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Gerber RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 14 41
   c-J. Unknown PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Hoffman DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .332 10 42
D. Herman 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .284 7 26
   f-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
J. Unknown CF, RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1
J. Unknown 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 9 12      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for B. Pflipsen in the 8th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for C. Martinez in the 8th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for H. Gerber in the 8th
d - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 9th
e - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 9th
f - J. Unknown pinch hit for D. Herman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Pflipsen (2, 3rd Inning off J. Diaz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Pflipsen 2 , J. Unknown , D. Herman , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hoffman , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0) , J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Herman-Unknown-Pflipsen)
OF assists: 1 (Gerber(Malone at home))
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE PLYMOUTH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Diaz W (4-0) 5.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 83 1.26   
K. Murray SV (4) 4.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 41 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Diaz 61
Batters Faced: J. Diaz 20, K. Murray 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Diaz 3-5, K. Murray 5-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Diaz 83-51, K. Murray 41-29
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Inouye L (0-1) 3.2 12 5 5 1 1 0 70 9.00   
J. Unknown 4.1 4 3 3 4 4 2 69 6.23   
J. Unknown 1.0 1 3 0 0 0 1 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Inouye 15
Batters Faced: B. Inouye 22, J. Unknown 20, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Inouye 6-2, J. Unknown 4-4, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Inouye 70-41, J. Unknown 69-38, J. Unknown 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Malone
Ballpark: Madison Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 1682
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