ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
08/08/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
GAME ID: 11493 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (65-50) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Lincoln Princes (43-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 6 0
Princes Score Late to Nip Bellflowers, 3-2
In a tight contest between the Lincoln Princes and the Buffalo Bellflowers, John Pritt was the determining factor. The Lincoln right-hander sparkled in his team's 3-2 win. Joey Russak was the winner in relief. His record is now 2-3. The losing pitcher was Pedro Tello. The Princes, at 43-72, have now won 9 straight.

Lincoln got a clutch hit from Bob Zerhusen. The pinch hitter launched a solo home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a kill shot.

"The crowd was raucous," said Pritt.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Larson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .198 18 37
D. Vance SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267 13 32
B. Agin RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .220 17 51
A. Melo 1B, 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .249 33 71
A. Encinas CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .200 8 16
R. Ball DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .180 15 37
   a-J. Gillespie DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 1 1
B. Hurt 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .243 21 49
J. Flowers 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152 8 26
   b-J. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 1
   d-R. Pastor 2B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Tavarez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 3 4
   c-J. Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 1
   e-S. Forlenza C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 34 2 5 2 2 9 5      
a - J. Gillespie inserted as DH in the 9th
b - J. Murphy pinch hit for J. Flowers in the 10th
c - J. Howard pinch hit for R. Tavarez in the 10th
d - R. Pastor substituted for J. Murphy in the 10th
e - S. Forlenza substituted for J. Howard in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Melo (33, 5th Inning off J. Pritt, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Hurt (21, 5th Inning off J. Pritt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Vance , B. Agin , A. Melo 4 , A. Encinas , B. Hurt 4
2-out RBI: B. Hurt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gillespie
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Melo-Vance-Drayton, Flowers-Vance-Melo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Riggle LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253 5 11
   g-G. Thompson PR, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 16 32
V. Thompson 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .240 22 46
J. Diaz RF 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .182 4 7
C. Lupu 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 30 66
   a-T. Lunsford PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 32 73
G. Martel SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 7 19
   b-B. Herrera PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346 15 32
   d-C. Dzioba 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 2 3
M. Campbell 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .187 12 29
   c-I. Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 8 20
   e-C. Gaus SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 2 4
   h-J. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .187 12 25
   i-D. Poole SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 15 31
M. Cerpa DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 5 16
   f-J. Weiser DH 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .282 10 24
N. Perry CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 2 2
   j-B. Zerhusen PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .115 2 2
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3 4 2 9      
a - T. Lunsford pinch hit for C. Lupu in the 7th
b - B. Herrera pinch hit for G. Martel in the 7th
c - I. Diaz pinch hit for M. Campbell in the 7th
d - C. Dzioba substituted for B. Herrera in the 8th
e - C. Gaus substituted for I. Diaz in the 8th
f - J. Weiser inserted as DH in the 8th
g - G. Thompson pinch ran for J. Riggle in the 8th
h - J. Perez pinch hit for C. Gaus in the 9th
i - D. Poole substituted for J. Perez in the 10th
j - B. Zerhusen pinch hit for N. Perry in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Riggle (4, 8th Inning off P. Ganley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: V. Thompson (4, 7th Inning off M. Drayton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Zerhusen (2, 10th Inning off P. Tello, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Riggle 2 , V. Thompson 3 , T. Lunsford , B. Herrera , C. Dzioba , B. Zerhusen 4
2-out RBI: J. Riggle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Diaz
GIDP: M. Campbell , I. Diaz
Sac Bunt: N. Perry
Team LOB: 5
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Drayton 7.0 3 1 1 2 2 0 96 1.29   
D. Gray 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 12.00   
P. Ganley BS (2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 33 3.30   
P. Tello L (4-4) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Drayton 67
Batters Faced: M. Drayton 24, D. Gray 1, P. Ganley 9, P. Tello 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Drayton 7-10, D. Gray 0-0, P. Ganley 3-3, P. Tello 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Drayton 96-59, D. Gray 4-0, P. Ganley 33-21, P. Tello 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Ganley 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pritt 6.2 4 2 2 0 7 2 78 4.43   
E. Ortega 2.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 37 5.82   
J. Russak W (2-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pritt 65
Batters Faced: J. Pritt 23, E. Ortega 10, J. Russak 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pritt 8-4, E. Ortega 3-3, J. Russak 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pritt 78-55, E. Ortega 37-21, J. Russak 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ortega 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Pritt
Ballpark: Lincoln Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 4632
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