ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT WHITBY BATS
08/03/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 11439 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Borrego Springs Rams (69-37) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Whitby Bats (83-23) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 0
Bats Earn 3-2 Win Against Rams
The Whitby Bats converted a terrific effort from starter Antonio Rodriguez into a win over the Borrego Springs Rams at Eláguila Stadia. The Bats won the game by a final score of 3-2. Jesus Ochoa got credit for the win, improving to 5-1. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 3.2 innings. The Bats lead the Northern Conference West Division by 14 games.

The Bats relied on designated hitter Garrett Buckner for the game-winning hit. And, in the bottom of the tenth, he delivered, hitting a run-scoring single to seal the deal.

"We couldn't have scripted it any better," Buckner said in his postgame press conference.
BORREGO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Shaw SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .309 15 49
I. Hernandez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .346 21 76
   a-B. Carroll PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 8 28
   b-A. Sanchez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 8 29
   d-C. Weatherspoon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .453 12 38
   f-D. Johnson 1B, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360 3 11
L. Ortega RF, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .354 9 38
R. Gomez DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .366 7 26
R. Claydon 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .385 36 105
M. Shea CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .363 14 53
J. Lewandowski 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .281 23 65
C. Gomez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .257 8 33
R. Bishop 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .330 9 21
   c-C. Curtis PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311 12 40
   e-C. Chancellor LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 2 15
Totals 36 2 7 2 4 5 20      
a - B. Carroll pinch hit for I. Hernandez in the 7th
b - A. Sanchez substituted for B. Carroll in the 7th
c - C. Curtis pinch hit for R. Bishop in the 9th
d - C. Weatherspoon pinch hit for A. Sanchez in the 9th
e - C. Chancellor substituted for C. Curtis in the 9th
f - D. Johnson substituted for C. Weatherspoon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gomez (10, 1st Inning off A. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Claydon (35, 1st Inning off A. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lewandowski (17, 2nd Inning off A. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Shea (9, 9th Inning off J. Ochoa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Ortega , R. Gomez 3 , R. Claydon 2 , M. Shea 3 , J. Lewandowski 2
2-out RBI: R. Gomez , R. Claydon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Hernandez , C. Weatherspoon , M. Shea , J. Lewandowski
GIDP: R. Claydon
Hit by Pitch: L. Ortega
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Buckner DH 5 0 1 1 1 0 5 .341 14 50
J. LaCasse CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .314 22 86
M. Sikes 2B 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .343 29 106
R. Ruhl 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .341 24 89
J. Austin LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 6 .323 7 33
L. Bridges 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 4 .397 14 59
C. Malone SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .353 15 63
S. Skidmore RF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .339 8 48
   a-P. Stary RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .381 17 55
L. Killian C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 2 7
   b-J. Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338 4 26
   c-B. Coleman C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 19 68
Totals 39 3 11 2 6 10 28      
a - P. Stary substituted for S. Skidmore in the 5th
b - J. Howard pinch hit for L. Killian in the 9th
c - B. Coleman substituted for J. Howard in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. LaCasse (25, 3rd Inning off J. Conchas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Bridges (2, 2nd Inning off J. Conchas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Buckner , J. LaCasse 3 , R. Ruhl 2 , J. Austin , L. Bridges 4 , S. Skidmore , L. Killian , B. Coleman
2-out RBI: S. Skidmore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Buckner 2 , R. Ruhl , J. Austin , C. Malone , P. Stary
Hit by Pitch: L. Killian
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Buckner (14) , J. LaCasse (11) , J. Austin (3) , L. Bridges (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sikes-Malone-Bridges)
BORREGO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Conchas 5.0 5 2 2 2 6 0 81 3.86   
A. Carter 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 51 5.38   
I. Timmons 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 23 9.00   
L. Fonseca L (5-3) 0.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 25 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Conchas 53
Batters Faced: J. Conchas 23, A. Carter 12, I. Timmons 6, L. Fonseca 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Conchas 3-6, A. Carter 1-5, I. Timmons 1-1, L. Fonseca 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Conchas 81-52, A. Carter 51-32, I. Timmons 23-13, L. Fonseca 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Carter 1-0
WP: J. Conchas
Hit Batsmen: J. Conchas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rodriguez 6.1 6 2 2 2 3 0 85 3.10   
J. Ochoa W (5-1) 3.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 45 3.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rodriguez 54
Batters Faced: A. Rodriguez 27, J. Ochoa 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rodriguez 5-11, J. Ochoa 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rodriguez 85-51, J. Ochoa 45-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ochoa 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Ochoa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Antonio Rodriguez
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 9842
Special Notes: Scott Skidmore was ejected in the 4th inning for arguing a strike call.
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