ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES
08/24/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES
GAME ID: 11556 - MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (85-42) 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 4 2 13 20 1
Long Island Torpedoes (53-74) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 9 1
Williams Lifts Bats to 13-6 Win
Whitby center fielder Avery Williams was instrumental in helping the Bats triumph, 13-6, over the Long Island Torpedoes. Williams was 4 for 6 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 6. The winning pitcher was 20-year old right-handed pitcher Manny Reynoso. He tossed 98 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits. The defeat makes Long Island 53-74.

In the top of the sixth, the Bats grabbed the lead when Williams hit his 32nd home run of the season. The grand slam home run off Roderick Cleaver made it 7-3, Whitby.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Williams told the Whitby Daily.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE LONG ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hartzell RF 5 0 1 2 0 0 6 .286 6 24
M. Grijalva 1B 5 3 2 0 0 1 5 .317 19 66
A. Heidbreder DH 5 4 3 0 1 0 0 .365 12 41
A. Williams CF 6 2 4 6 0 0 2 .455 32 88
D. Navarro LF 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .330 10 85
L. Killian C 5 1 1 0 1 2 3 .366 6 40
J. Fanguy 3B 5 1 3 1 1 0 1 .368 3 22
A. Chunn SS 5 1 2 1 1 1 7 .380 12 70
N. LePage 2B 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 .349 12 51
Totals 45 13 20 13 5 5 29      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Heidbreder (25, 3rd Inning off R. Cleaver, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Williams (21, 9th Inning off S. Canejo, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Navarro (24, 9th Inning off S. Canejo, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Williams (32, 6th Inning off R. Cleaver, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Hartzell , M. Grijalva 2 , A. Heidbreder 4 , A. Williams 8 , D. Navarro 2 , L. Killian , J. Fanguy 3 , A. Chunn 2 , N. LePage 3
2-out RBI: , N. Hartzell 2 , A. Williams , J. Fanguy , A. Chunn , N. LePage
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Hartzell 2 , M. Grijalva 2 , A. Chunn 2
GIDP: N. Hartzell , N. LePage
Sac Bunt: N. Hartzell
Hit by Pitch: N. Hartzell , M. Grijalva , D. Navarro , N. LePage
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grijalva (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jones SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .321 6 48
K. McDowell DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .371 4 18
M. Andrews CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .313 16 61
A. Banuelos 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .338 18 58
   a-F. Lopez PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 0 2
M. Schoer LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .325 15 59
   b-J. Samayoa PH, LF 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .298 3 6
B. Parrott 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .252 9 55
R. Vega 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .297 12 62
   c-J. Cardenas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 0 0
   d-L. Merlini 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 15
P. Stonehouse RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .391 1 5
J. Holmes C 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .321 3 52
Totals 37 6 9 5 4 7 17      
a - F. Lopez pinch hit for A. Banuelos in the 8th
b - J. Samayoa pinch hit for M. Schoer in the 8th
c - J. Cardenas pinch hit for R. Vega in the 8th
d - L. Merlini substituted for J. Cardenas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Vega (24, 2nd Inning off M. Reynoso, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Stonehouse (2, 2nd Inning off M. Reynoso, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Jones , M. Andrews , A. Banuelos 2 , B. Parrott 2 , R. Vega 2 , P. Stonehouse 3
2-out RBI: D. Jones , J. Holmes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. McDowell 2 , M. Schoer 2 , R. Vega
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Jones (36) , A. Banuelos 2 (12)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Banuelos (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Parrott-Banuelos-Vega, Parrott-Banuelos-Vega)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE LONG ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Reynoso W (3-1) 5.0 7 3 2 1 1 0 98 5.88   
T. Bender 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.10   
T. Merritt 1.1 0 2 2 2 1 0 31 6.00   
Y. Tokunaga 1.2 2 1 1 1 4 0 39 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Reynoso 43
Batters Faced: M. Reynoso 24, T. Bender 3, T. Merritt 6, Y. Tokunaga 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Reynoso 9-5, T. Bender 1-1, T. Merritt 0-3, Y. Tokunaga 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Reynoso 98-58, T. Bender 12-10, T. Merritt 31-16, Y. Tokunaga 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Bender 1-0 , Y. Tokunaga 2-2
Balk: M. Reynoso
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Cleaver L (4-11) 5.1 12 7 7 1 1 1 95 6.19   
J. Lopez 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 10.55   
O. de la Pena 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 5 7.25   
S. Canejo 1.0 4 4 4 2 2 0 40 9.30   
J. Garcia 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 7.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cleaver 16
Batters Faced: R. Cleaver 31, J. Lopez 6, O. de la Pena 2, S. Canejo 11, J. Garcia 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cleaver 10-4, J. Lopez 2-2, O. de la Pena 0-0, S. Canejo 0-1, J. Garcia 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cleaver 95-57, J. Lopez 16-9, O. de la Pena 5-3, S. Canejo 40-20, J. Garcia 24-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Canejo 2-2 , J. Garcia 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Cleaver 2 , S. Canejo 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Avery Williams
Ballpark: Centerville Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:15
Attendance: 1215
Special Notes: SP Manny Reynoso was injured while pitching. RP Orlando de la Pena was injured while pitching. RP Tom Merritt was injured while pitching.
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