ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
08/07/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
GAME ID: 11480 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (34-77) 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 11 0
Lincoln Princes (50-61) 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 X 9 15 0
Big Day for Meade in 9-6 Princes Win
The Lincoln Princes topped the Buffalo Bellflowers, 9-6, with youngster Brett Meade playing a key role. Meade went 4 for 4 with 4 doubles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the Princes in the win. Jim Unknown picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Wilson Rodriguez suffered the loss. The third-place Princes now have a win-loss record of 50-61.

Meade broke a deadlock in the bottom of the seventh inning, when he hit a sacrifice fly, putting Lincoln up, 7-6.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Meade told a Lincoln Bulletin reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Velez CF 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .403 5 13
J. Hornsby C 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .322 6 11
J. Dowd LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .344 24 77
M. Gutierrez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .280 18 69
J. Johnson DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .387 17 49
C. Dulaney 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 2 6
B. Brumbaugh SS 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 .367 5 24
W. Oceguera RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .283 5 23
A. Macoilos 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 5 .292 10 46
Totals 35 6 11 6 1 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Gutierrez (16, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Dulaney (4, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Johnson (17, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Macoilos (10, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hornsby , J. Dowd , M. Gutierrez 2 , J. Johnson 5 , C. Dulaney 2 , B. Brumbaugh , W. Oceguera 2 , A. Macoilos 5
2-out RBI: M. Gutierrez , J. Johnson , A. Macoilos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Macoilos 2
GIDP: J. Hornsby
Sac Fly: P. Velez
Hit by Pitch: B. Brumbaugh 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
PB: J. Hornsby
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Meade 3B 4 2 4 3 0 0 2 .643 0 7
T. Herrera 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .386 3 32
N. Perry RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .303 9 55
J. Bolick LF 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .371 16 64
R. Bret 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .319 17 51
B. Graham DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .412 9 31
J. Williams CF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .329 5 24
A. Bonilla C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .334 7 48
B. Benitez SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 .347 1 3
   a-H. Ruiz PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .418 3 22
   b-C. Laurentino SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302 2 17
Totals 38 9 15 9 4 5 22      
a - H. Ruiz pinch hit for B. Benitez in the 7th
b - C. Laurentino substituted for H. Ruiz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Meade 4 (6, 1st Inning off J. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off J. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Lopez, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off D. Bravo, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Bolick (19, 1st Inning off J. Lopez, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Herrera (18, 2nd Inning off J. Lopez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bolick (16, 8th Inning off W. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Meade 8 , T. Herrera 2 , N. Perry , J. Bolick 6 , B. Graham , J. Williams 3 , A. Bonilla , B. Benitez 2
2-out RBI: , B. Meade 2 , B. Graham , J. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Herrera 2 , N. Perry , R. Bret , B. Benitez , C. Laurentino
Sac Fly: B. Meade
Hit by Pitch: B. Graham , A. Bonilla
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Benitez-Bret-Herrera)
OF assists: 1 (Williams(Hornsby at 2nd base))
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lopez 2.2 10 5 5 0 4 0 64 9.19   
D. Bravo 2.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 56 7.30   
W. Rodriguez L (1-4) 2.0 1 3 3 3 0 1 35 6.66   
R. Luna 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 5.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lopez 18
Batters Faced: J. Lopez 19, D. Bravo 10, W. Rodriguez 11, R. Luna 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lopez 1-3, D. Bravo 4-2, W. Rodriguez 2-4, R. Luna 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lopez 64-44, D. Bravo 56-33, W. Rodriguez 35-17, R. Luna 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bravo 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Lopez , W. Rodriguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 5.2 9 6 6 1 1 2 83 9.53   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 43 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 27
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 27, J. Unknown 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 4-10, J. Unknown 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 83-54, J. Unknown 43-30
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brett Meade
Ballpark: Lincoln Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 2829
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