ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FRANKLIN CUBS AT WHITBY BATS
08/21/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FRANKLIN CUBS AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 11538 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Franklin Cubs (71-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1
Whitby Bats (82-42) 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 5 7 2
Bats Top Cubs, 5-2, Behind Zula
Whitby turned a fine outing from starter Rich Zula into a victory over the Franklin Cubs at Eláguila Stadia. The final score was 5-2. The Bats have an impressive 82-42 record.

The Cubs had few good swings against Zula, the left-hander, who threw 85 pitches over 7.2 innings. He allowed just no runs on 2 hits.

"Rich executed his pitches at a high level," said Whitby manager Mike Boyd.
FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Schaffer SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .315 8 27
A. Perez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .324 17 56
H. Ferman RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .368 23 91
   a-J. Bacon PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .328 25 79
A. Pena 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .390 7 23
J. Ramirez DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .337 10 44
P. Binzer 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .315 10 47
R. Rodriguez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .352 2 37
J. Galvan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335 12 55
A. Castillo CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .256 12 38
Totals 30 2 4 1 2 7 11      
a - J. Bacon pinch hit for H. Ferman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (17, 9th Inning off M. Istre, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Schaffer , H. Ferman , J. Ramirez 2 , P. Binzer
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Binzer
GIDP: J. Ramirez , J. Galvan
Hit by Pitch: A. Castillo
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Perez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Galvan (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Galvan-Binzer-Pena, Schaffer-Binzer-Pena)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hartzell RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .235 5 14
M. Grijalva 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .318 17 62
A. Heidbreder DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .356 12 40
A. Williams CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .436 29 76
D. Navarro LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .333 10 83
L. Killian C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .380 6 39
   a-M. Devers PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 3 11
   b-A. Guadarrama C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 1
J. Fanguy 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .363 2 20
A. Chunn SS 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .378 11 68
N. LePage 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .342 11 48
Totals 30 5 7 5 3 7 11      
a - M. Devers pinch ran for L. Killian in the 2nd
b - A. Guadarrama substituted for M. Devers in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: A. Chunn (18, 2nd Inning off O. Hernandez, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Heidbreder (22, 5th Inning off O. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Williams 2 (29, 2nd Inning off O. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off O. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Grijalva (17, 7th Inning off A. Amaya, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Grijalva 4 , A. Heidbreder 2 , A. Williams 8 , D. Navarro , A. Chunn 2 , N. LePage
2-out RBI: A. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Hartzell 2
GIDP: A. Heidbreder , A. Guadarrama
Hit by Pitch: L. Killian
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grijalva (5) , A. Chunn (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Chunn-LePage-Grijalva, Chunn-LePage-Grijalva)
PB: A. Guadarrama
FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Hernandez L (0-6) 5.1 6 4 3 3 3 2 81 9.88   
A. Amaya 2.2 1 1 1 0 4 1 29 9.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hernandez 42
Batters Faced: O. Hernandez 25, A. Amaya 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hernandez 8-3, A. Amaya 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hernandez 81-49, A. Amaya 29-23
Hit Batsmen: O. Hernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Zula W (14-2) 7.2 2 0 0 1 6 0 85 3.51   
M. Istre 1.0 2 2 1 1 1 0 15 4.32   
N. Churchill SV (17) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Zula 80
Batters Faced: R. Zula 26, M. Istre 6, N. Churchill 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Zula 8-6, M. Istre 0-2, N. Churchill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Zula 85-60, M. Istre 15-9, N. Churchill 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Istre 1-0 , N. Churchill 2-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Zula
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Zula
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 8684
Special Notes: C Larry Killian was injured being hit by a pitch.
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