ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT WHITBY BATS
08/18/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 11533 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lincoln Princes (52-70) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 13 0
Whitby Bats (81-41) 0 5 1 3 3 0 5 2 X 19 22 0
Killian Leads Bats to Win
The Whitby Bats topped the Lincoln Princes, 19-7, at Eláguila Stadia. Whitby catcher Larry Killian was a spark plug for the offense. He went 2 for 4 with a double and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Dave Connelly picked up the win, lifting his record to 4-1 on the season. He struck out 5 and walked 0 in 5 innings, while yielding 4 runs. Omar Osorio recorded his 1st save for Whitby.

In the bottom of the 2nd, Whitby took the lead on a grand slam home run by Nick Hartzell. At the time, the Bats were trailing 1-0, but Hartzell's hit with two outs against Lincoln pitcher Jim Unknown put them in front, 4-1.

"We're trending in the wrong direction," said Lincoln manager Jorge Vasquez.

The slumping Princes have lost 7 straight.
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Williams CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .324 8 29
   b-J. Lopez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 3 16
T. Herrera 1B 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .389 4 34
   c-B. Webber PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 1 8
J. Bolick LF 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .376 17 66
   d-D. Kuipers PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 0
J. Morales RF, CF 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .348 6 27
Y. Okazaki 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .270 13 47
J. Saenz 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .251 4 20
A. Bonilla C 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .340 7 50
B. Benitez SS 4 1 0 1 0 2 4 .263 1 6
A. Flores DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 6 18
   a-M. Viera DH 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 .347 2 14
Totals 40 7 13 7 2 11 19      
a - M. Viera inserted as DH in the 6th
b - J. Lopez pinch hit for J. Williams in the 8th
c - B. Webber pinch hit for T. Herrera in the 8th
d - D. Kuipers pinch hit for J. Bolick in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morales (12, 1st Inning off D. Connelly, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Viera (6, 6th Inning off M. Mercado, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bolick (17, 3rd Inning off D. Connelly, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Williams , J. Bolick 4 , J. Morales 5 , Y. Okazaki , J. Saenz , A. Bonilla 4 , M. Viera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Okazaki , J. Saenz , B. Benitez
Hit by Pitch: J. Bolick , B. Benitez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Williams(Fanguy at home), Bolick(Killian at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hartzell RF 6 2 2 5 0 1 1 .280 5 14
M. Grijalva 1B 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 .315 16 61
   a-E. Carrillo PH, 1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .385 2 8
A. Heidbreder DH 6 2 4 0 0 0 2 .353 12 39
A. Williams CF 6 1 3 1 0 0 4 .429 27 73
D. Navarro LF 5 3 3 3 0 0 5 .335 10 82
L. Killian C 4 3 2 3 2 1 1 .380 6 39
J. Fanguy 3B 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 .388 2 20
A. Chunn SS 4 1 2 3 1 0 3 .379 11 67
L. Gonzalez 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .259 7 41
Totals 43 19 22 19 7 2 21      
a - E. Carrillo pinch hit for M. Grijalva in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fanguy 2 (9, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Killian (6, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Navarro (22, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Heidbreder (20, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Hartzell 2 (5, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Grijalva (16, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Hartzell 8 , M. Grijalva 6 , A. Heidbreder 5 , A. Williams 3 , D. Navarro 4 , L. Killian 3 , J. Fanguy 4 , A. Chunn 2 , L. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: N. Hartzell , A. Williams , D. Navarro 2 , L. Killian 2 , J. Fanguy , A. Chunn 2 , L. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Navarro , L. Killian , L. Gonzalez
Sac Fly: D. Navarro
Team LOB: 8
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.2 5 5 5 3 0 1 55 27.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 6 4 4 2 2 0 74 15.43   
J. Unknown 2.2 9 8 8 1 0 1 59 27.00   
J. Unknown 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 29 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 16
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 3-2, J. Unknown 1-3, J. Unknown 1-6, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 55-30, J. Unknown 74-45, J. Unknown 59-32, J. Unknown 29-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Connelly W (4-1) 5.0 7 4 4 0 5 1 84 4.50   
M. Mercado 0.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 36 40.50   
O. Osorio SV (1) 3.1 3 0 0 0 5 0 47 5.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Connelly 42
Batters Faced: D. Connelly 23, M. Mercado 8, O. Osorio 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Connelly 4-6, M. Mercado 1-0, O. Osorio 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Connelly 84-57, M. Mercado 36-18, O. Osorio 47-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mercado 2-2 , O. Osorio 3-0
WP: D. Connelly , M. Mercado
Hit Batsmen: D. Connelly , M. Mercado
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Killian
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 8404
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