ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT PLYMOUTH ROCKERS
08/01/2024
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT PLYMOUTH ROCKERS
GAME ID: 11416 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (81-23) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 12 0
Plymouth Rockers (19-85) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Plymouth Still On the Schneid After 5-1 Loss to Bats
Josh Poehlein, who is tied for 4th in the NC with a 3.79 ERA, imposed his will on the Rockers from the get-go. Relying mainly on his slider, the right-hander spearheaded the 5-1 Whitby triumph. Poehlein, the winner, moves to 10-2. He threw 6.2 innings of 2-hit ball, while fanning 6 and giving up 2 walks. Angel Alvarez closed it out for his 10th save.

Whitby used the timely hitting of Matt Sikes to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Bats on top, 3-1. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

Sikes attributed the win to his team's "hyper resolve."

This loss makes it 6 in a row for Plymouth.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE PLYMOUTH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Buckner DH 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 .341 14 49
J. LaCasse CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .309 22 85
L. Bridges 1B 6 1 2 0 0 1 5 .399 14 59
R. Ruhl 3B 5 1 1 0 1 1 2 .345 24 88
J. Austin LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .322 7 31
B. Coleman C 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .311 17 60
   a-M. Sikes PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .343 29 104
   b-L. Killian C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 2 7
C. Malone SS 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 .359 15 63
S. Skidmore RF 4 0 3 2 1 0 1 .338 8 47
A. Hutchins 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .200 0 5
Totals 39 5 12 5 6 7 34      
a - M. Sikes pinch hit for B. Coleman in the 8th
b - L. Killian substituted for M. Sikes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Skidmore (14, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Buckner , J. LaCasse , L. Bridges 2 , R. Ruhl , J. Austin , M. Sikes , C. Malone , S. Skidmore 4 , A. Hutchins
2-out RBI: M. Sikes , C. Malone , S. Skidmore 2 , A. Hutchins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Buckner , L. Bridges , B. Coleman 2 , A. Hutchins 2
GIDP: J. Austin
Hit by Pitch: J. LaCasse , J. Austin , C. Malone , A. Hutchins
Team LOB: 17

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Bridges (8)

FIELDING
PB: B. Coleman
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Pflipsen LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .250 2 9
J. Unknown CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
H. Gerber RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 14 41
R. Hoffman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .325 10 42
D. Herman 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .279 7 26
J. Unknown 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
C. Martinez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
H. Grainger DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 0 3 9 5      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Pflipsen (3, 3rd Inning off J. Poehlein, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Pflipsen 2 , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , C. Martinez
Sac Bunt: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Martinez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Unknown-Hoffman)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE PLYMOUTH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Poehlein W (10-2) 6.2 2 1 0 2 6 0 79 3.79   
A. Alvarez SV (10) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 29 1.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Poehlein 72
Batters Faced: J. Poehlein 24, A. Alvarez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Poehlein 7-7, A. Alvarez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Poehlein 79-54, A. Alvarez 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Alvarez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bukowski 3.2 4 1 1 2 4 0 77 4.29   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.1 3 1 0 2 1 0 53 0.00   
J. Unknown 1.2 4 3 3 2 0 0 39 16.20   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
J. Eppert 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bukowski 49
Batters Faced: S. Bukowski 20, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 1, J. Eppert 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bukowski 2-5, J. Unknown 1-5, J. Unknown 2-2, J. Unknown 1-0, J. Eppert 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bukowski 77-46, J. Unknown 53-30, J. Unknown 39-21, J. Unknown 2-2, J. Eppert 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-0 , J. Unknown 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Bukowski 3 , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Poehlein
Ballpark: Madison Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 1629
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