ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONCTON MOUNTIES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
08/16/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONCTON MOUNTIES AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 11514 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Moncton Mounties (75-43) 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 11 2
Buffalo Bellflowers (82-36) 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 X 7 11 0
Buffalo Beats Moncton, 7-5
Moncton got a terrific game from catcher Kevin Pizzuti. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to Buffalo, 7-5. Pizzuti went 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Buffalo pitcher Dan Gray got the win. He's now 4-1. Diego Garcia was tagged with the loss. The Bellflowers now have a record of 82-36 with the win over Moncton.

The Mounties had been locked in a 5-5 tie with the Bellflowers going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 21-year old catcher Raul Tavarez came to the plate. Tavarez hit a solo home run on a 2-0 fastball from Moncton hurler Diego Garcia. It was Tavarez's 13th home run of the year.

"This was a nice win for us," said Tavarez. "It's one more step toward our ultimate goal."
MONCTON BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Segar RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .355 20 88
   b-D. Williams PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 19 71
T. Grossman CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .333 12 25
   c-B. Gadsden PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 4 16
J. Corcoran 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .345 16 78
C. Mitchell SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .310 14 60
K. Pizzuti C 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .331 14 41
K. Twigg LF, CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .316 4 20
D. Raney 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .335 13 31
A. Torre 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .111 0 0
O. Kagawa DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 .337 37 91
   a-B. Evans DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .409 40 137
Totals 37 5 11 5 2 11 19      
a - B. Evans inserted as DH in the 8th
b - D. Williams pinch hit for M. Segar in the 8th
c - B. Gadsden pinch hit for T. Grossman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Mitchell (22, 3rd Inning off O. Sotelo, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Raney (11, 4th Inning off O. Sotelo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Twigg (4, 5th Inning off J. Beltre, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Pizzuti (14, 5th Inning off J. Beltre, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gadsden , J. Corcoran 2 , C. Mitchell 2 , K. Pizzuti 5 , K. Twigg 5 , D. Raney 3 , B. Evans
2-out RBI: K. Pizzuti , K. Twigg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Segar , J. Corcoran , K. Twigg , O. Kagawa 2
Sac Fly: K. Pizzuti
Hit by Pitch: T. Grossman , A. Torre
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: A. Hernandez (1) , T. Grossman (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Raney-Corcoran-Torre)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Solis 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .326 16 64
J. Yenores LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .294 13 45
A. Melo 3B 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .421 39 132
M. Cortez CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .316 19 71
C. Morales 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .234 2 15
   a-R. Pastor 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 1 7
R. Lopez DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .527 9 34
V. Jara RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .299 14 59
R. Tavarez C 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .267 13 50
M. Gutierrez SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .252 17 48
Totals 32 7 11 6 2 7 11      
a - R. Pastor substituted for C. Morales in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cortez (13, 3rd Inning off A. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Solis (16, 4th Inning off A. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Tavarez (13, 6th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Melo (39, 7th Inning off Z. Spitza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Solis 4 , J. Yenores , A. Melo 5 , M. Cortez 3 , R. Lopez , V. Jara , R. Tavarez 4 , M. Gutierrez 2
2-out RBI: D. Solis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Solis , R. Lopez 2
GIDP: R. Lopez
Sac Fly: R. Tavarez
Hit by Pitch: M. Cortez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cortez (3)
CS: V. Jara (3)
MONCTON PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hernandez 5.0 8 5 4 1 3 1 65 3.52   
D. Garcia L (5-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18 1.93   
Z. Spitza 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 22 4.10   
J. Cogswell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hernandez 35
Batters Faced: A. Hernandez 24, D. Garcia 4, Z. Spitza 5, J. Cogswell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hernandez 4-7, D. Garcia 1-0, Z. Spitza 1-0, J. Cogswell 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hernandez 65-42, D. Garcia 18-12, Z. Spitza 22-14, J. Cogswell 11-7
Hit Batsmen: A. Hernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Sotelo 4.1 5 2 2 2 5 0 68 2.50   
J. Beltre 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 2 22 6.11   
D. Gray W (4-1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 35 3.71   
C. Wimberley SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Sotelo 48
Batters Faced: O. Sotelo 20, J. Beltre 7, D. Gray 12, C. Wimberley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Sotelo 3-5, J. Beltre 1-0, D. Gray 4-1, C. Wimberley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Sotelo 68-37, J. Beltre 22-15, D. Gray 35-27, C. Wimberley 8-8
WP: O. Sotelo
Hit Batsmen: J. Beltre , D. Gray
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Pizzuti
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 8485
Special Notes: SP Omar Sotelo was injured while pitching. SP Alex Hernandez was injured while pitching.
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