ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
08/07/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
GAME ID: 11492 - MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (65-49) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
Lincoln Princes (42-72) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 6 12 0
Princes Win Streak Reaches 8
The Lincoln Princes got a stellar effort from pitcher Frank Howerton, helping Lincoln score a win over the visiting Buffalo Bellflowers, 6-2. The winning continues for Lincoln, with the latest triumph making it 8 straight.

The Princes got a big at-bat from shortstop Greg Martel. For the game, Martel was 1 for 3 with a double and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the first, with the bases loaded, he stroked a 2-run double. His 6th double of the season gave Lincoln a 2-0 lead.

"Frank did a nice job," said Princes manager Jorge Vasquez.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Larson LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .200 18 37
D. Vance 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .267 13 32
B. Agin RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .220 17 51
A. Melo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .248 32 70
N. Cossey C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .329 19 45
R. Ball DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .182 15 37
A. Encinas CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .195 8 16
B. Hurt SS, 3B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .243 20 48
J. Flowers 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .153 8 26
   a-J. Gillespie PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 1 1
Totals 32 2 5 2 4 9 16      
a - J. Gillespie pinch hit for J. Flowers in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Vance (14, 5th Inning off F. Howerton, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Hurt (20, 9th Inning off A. Salas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Larson , D. Vance 3 , B. Agin , B. Hurt 4
2-out RBI: B. Hurt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Melo 2 , A. Encinas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Larson (25)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Riggle LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .253 5 10
J. Diaz 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .192 4 6
   a-I. Diaz 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 8 20
T. Lunsford DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .274 32 73
C. Lupu 2B 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 .246 30 66
   b-D. Poole 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 15 31
G. Martel SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 4 .278 7 19
W. Ramirez CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .211 8 15
M. Campbell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .189 12 29
N. Perry RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .161 2 2
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6 1 10 19      
a - I. Diaz substituted for J. Diaz in the 7th
b - D. Poole substituted for C. Lupu in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Martel (6, 1st Inning off D. Hernandez, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Riggle 2 (5, 2nd Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off M. Reich, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Riggle 8 , J. Diaz 2 , T. Lunsford 3 , C. Lupu 3 , G. Martel 2 , W. Ramirez
2-out RBI: J. Riggle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Martel , M. Campbell , N. Perry 2
Hit by Pitch: G. Martel
Team LOB: 8
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hernandez L (3-7) 3.0 8 5 5 0 2 1 55 7.37   
R. Bryan 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 47 2.77   
M. Reich 2.0 3 1 1 0 4 1 39 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hernandez 23
Batters Faced: D. Hernandez 17, R. Bryan 12, M. Reich 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hernandez 4-3, R. Bryan 4-1, M. Reich 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hernandez 55-36, R. Bryan 47-28, M. Reich 39-26
Hit Batsmen: R. Bryan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Howerton W (1-1) 6.0 3 1 1 4 7 0 85 5.84   
A. Salas SV (3) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 38 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Howerton 65
Batters Faced: F. Howerton 25, A. Salas 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Howerton 5-6, A. Salas 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Howerton 85-53, A. Salas 38-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Howerton
Ballpark: Lincoln Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 5869
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