ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
08/25/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 11568 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (82-45) 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 9 19 0
Buffalo Bellflowers (78-49) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 0
Bats Deal Bellflowers 9-4 Defeat
Behind the hitting of Dan Navarro, the Whitby Bats stopped the Buffalo Bellflowers, 9-4. Navarro was 2 for 5 with a home run. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3 for the Bats. Jose Diaz, who is tied for 5th in the NC in quality starts with 7, was the winner. He's now 10-2. The loser was Xiao-xuan Gong. The win puts Whitby at 82-45 this season.

With Whitby leading 2-1 in the top of the third, Omar Castillo hit a run-scoring single off Buffalo pitcher Xiao-xuan Gong. It put the Bats ahead 3-1.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Whitby skipper Mike Boyd.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Tinoco CF 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 .375 17 59
M. Grijalva LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .334 29 87
T. Sanchez SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .423 40 96
J. Criscuolo 2B 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .461 24 66
D. Navarro RF 5 3 2 3 0 1 4 .360 4 39
J. McClendon 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .409 6 37
   a-A. Chunn PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 2 8
T. Gordon C 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .405 11 32
O. Castillo DH 3 0 2 3 0 0 2 .312 14 60
J. Antongiorgi 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .316 12 65
Totals 43 9 19 9 1 5 18      
a - A. Chunn pinch hit for J. McClendon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Criscuolo (28, 3rd Inning off X. Gong, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. McClendon (10, 5th Inning off X. Gong, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Gordon (12, 7th Inning off S. Gonzales, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Antongiorgi (29, 7th Inning off S. Gonzales, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Criscuolo (6, 7th Inning off S. Gonzales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Sanchez (40, 3rd Inning off X. Gong, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Navarro (4, 8th Inning off C. Santiago, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Tinoco 2 , M. Grijalva , T. Sanchez 5 , J. Criscuolo 7 , D. Navarro 5 , J. McClendon 2 , T. Gordon 4 , O. Castillo 2 , J. Antongiorgi 3
2-out RBI: D. Navarro , J. Antongiorgi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Grijalva 2 , J. McClendon , J. Antongiorgi
Sac Fly: O. Castillo 2
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cortez CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .320 8 66
M. Gutierrez SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .306 25 108
   a-J. Dowd PH, 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .347 7 34
R. Lopez DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .383 23 103
J. Yenores RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .444 18 94
B. Cacho 2B, SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .373 16 67
X. Cyprian C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .388 1 17
A. Whalley 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .316 1 7
C. Campos LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .262 4 26
V. Jara 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .346 9 53
Totals 35 4 9 4 1 12 13      
a - J. Dowd pinch hit for M. Gutierrez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gutierrez (26, 1st Inning off J. Diaz, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Yenores (37, 1st Inning off J. Diaz, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Whalley (9, 7th Inning off A. Bults, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Lopez (44, 8th Inning off A. Bults, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Lopez (5, 3rd Inning off J. Diaz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cortez , M. Gutierrez 2 , R. Lopez 5 , J. Yenores 2 , B. Cacho , A. Whalley 3 , V. Jara
2-out RBI: R. Lopez , J. Yenores , B. Cacho
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cortez , J. Yenores , B. Cacho , V. Jara
Sac Fly: J. Yenores
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cortez (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cortez(McClendon at home))
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Diaz W (10-2) 6.0 5 2 2 0 7 0 81 3.40   
A. Bults 2.1 4 2 2 1 5 0 58 4.40   
R. Rodriguez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Diaz 61
Batters Faced: J. Diaz 23, A. Bults 12, R. Rodriguez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Diaz 7-4, A. Bults 0-2, R. Rodriguez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Diaz 81-56, A. Bults 58-33, R. Rodriguez 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 1-0
WP: R. Rodriguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Gong L (6-4) 6.0 12 5 5 1 4 1 105 5.16   
S. Gonzales 0.2 5 3 3 0 0 0 19 5.96   
C. Santiago 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 33 9.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Gong 31
Batters Faced: X. Gong 30, S. Gonzales 7, C. Santiago 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Gong 7-6, S. Gonzales 0-2, C. Santiago 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: X. Gong 105-69, S. Gonzales 19-14, C. Santiago 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Santiago 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Navarro
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 4566
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