ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
PLYMOUTH ROCKERS AT WHITBY BATS
08/18/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
PLYMOUTH ROCKERS AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 11553 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Plymouth Rockers (57-67) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 7 2
Whitby Bats (67-57) 0 1 2 5 1 0 6 3 X 18 17 0
Molohon Rips 2 Homers in 18-4 Win
The 18-4 Whitby win over Plymouth was due in large part to Bill Molohon. The Bats left fielder hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Plymouth is still trying to get off the schneid, having lost 12 in a row.

Nick Schultz had a big grand slam home run for the Bats in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Whitby leading 4-1 and the bases loaded, he got a curveball from 19-year old right-handed pitcher Jim Unknown and swatted a home run to right-center. It was his 22nd home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Bats ahead, 8-1.

"Hitting is contagious. And when you have a lineup that's going to throw out competitive at-bats one through nine, it makes you want to join in," said Schultz.
PLYMOUTH BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Shrewsbury CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .224 1 3
B. McHale 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .256 1 3
   b-J. Unknown PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Deutsch SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .140 3 6
A. Newhouse 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .324 2 5
   c-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Pflipsen RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .068 2 2
   a-J. Unknown PH, RF 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1 1
J. Stoddard LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .125 1 2
   d-D. Aldape PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
T. Hendrix 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 1 2
L. Casperson DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .289 3 7
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 3 3 7 8      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for B. Pflipsen in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for B. McHale in the 8th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for A. Newhouse in the 9th
d - D. Aldape pinch hit for J. Stoddard in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Newhouse (2, 4th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Casperson (3, 7th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Shrewsbury 2 , B. McHale , A. Newhouse 4 , J. Unknown 4 , J. Stoddard , L. Casperson 4
2-out RBI: A. Newhouse , L. Casperson
GIDP: J. Unknown , J. Deutsch 2 , T. Hendrix
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: B. McHale (3) , J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Hendrix-Deutsch-Newhouse)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Roth RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .221 14 36
   a-G. Hans PH, RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 0
D. Nevarez 1B 3 2 2 3 1 0 3 .276 8 19
   b-M. Sikes PH, 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .190 11 26
   f-C. Reese PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 17 33
N. Schultz CF 4 1 1 4 0 2 1 .233 22 48
   c-O. Luera PH, CF 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .176 1 3
D. Friedrich 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .284 11 37
   d-J. Howard PH, 3B 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .231 2 2
C. Malone SS 6 1 1 1 0 0 5 .190 16 27
R. Cooper DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .228 15 36
P. McBreen C 5 3 3 1 0 1 1 .310 19 39
B. Molohon LF 4 3 3 3 0 0 1 .242 15 27
   e-P. Stary PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 2 2
J. Marotta 3B, 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .227 0 3
Totals 42 18 17 17 8 7 21      
a - G. Hans pinch hit for C. Roth in the 7th
b - M. Sikes pinch hit for D. Nevarez in the 7th
c - O. Luera pinch hit for N. Schultz in the 7th
d - J. Howard pinch hit for D. Friedrich in the 7th
e - P. Stary pinch hit for B. Molohon in the 8th
f - C. Reese pinch hit for M. Sikes in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Marotta (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Molohon 2 (15, 2nd Inning off Q. Dickson, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Nevarez (8, 3rd Inning off Q. Dickson, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Schultz (22, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Malone (16, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Luera (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Howard (2, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Stary (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. McBreen (19, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Nevarez 5 , N. Schultz 4 , O. Luera 5 , D. Friedrich , J. Howard 4 , C. Malone 4 , R. Cooper , P. McBreen 6 , B. Molohon 9 , P. Stary 4 , J. Marotta 3
2-out RBI: D. Nevarez , N. Schultz , O. Luera , J. Howard , B. Molohon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Nevarez , C. Malone 2 , R. Cooper
GIDP: C. Malone
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Nevarez (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Malone-Friedrich-Nevarez, Malone-Friedrich-Nevarez, Marotta-Friedrich-Nevarez, Malone-Sikes-Marotta)
PLYMOUTH PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Q. Dickson L (5-14) 3.0 3 3 3 3 2 2 62 8.98   
J. Unknown 0.2 5 5 5 0 2 1 26 67.50   
J. Unknown 3.0 5 7 7 5 2 4 69 21.00   
J. Unknown 1.1 4 3 2 0 1 2 27 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: Q. Dickson 38
Batters Faced: Q. Dickson 14, J. Unknown 7, J. Unknown 19, J. Unknown 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Q. Dickson 3-3, J. Unknown 0-0, J. Unknown 4-3, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: Q. Dickson 62-40, J. Unknown 26-17, J. Unknown 69-37, J. Unknown 27-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Garcia W (4-5) 8.0 7 4 4 3 4 3 106 5.40   
R. Espinoza 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 5.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Garcia 53
Batters Faced: D. Garcia 30, R. Espinoza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Garcia 4-12, R. Espinoza 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Garcia 106-69, R. Espinoza 11-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Molohon
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 19339
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