ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
08/30/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 11598 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (90-43) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Buffalo Bellflowers (43-90) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 2
Bats Upend Bellflowers, 4-2
Dan Navarro impressed in the 4-2 Whitby win over Buffalo. Navarro, who is tied for 9th in the NC in stolen bases with 12, was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Whitby has an impressive 90-43 record.

Early in the game, Navarro had a grand slam home run for Whitby. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Bats on top, 4-0.

"I believe in our guys," said Whitby skipper Mike Boyd. "I like the energy they're playing with."
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hartzell RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .333 7 30
M. Grijalva 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .310 19 69
A. Heidbreder DH 5 1 0 0 0 3 4 .364 14 46
N. LePage 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .338 12 51
D. Navarro LF 5 1 3 4 0 1 0 .331 11 91
L. Killian C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .348 6 41
J. Garcia CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .353 7 35
J. Fanguy 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .373 3 28
A. Chunn SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .368 13 72
Totals 38 4 10 4 3 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Hartzell (9, 1st Inning off T. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Grijalva (20, 2nd Inning off D. Bravo, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Navarro (26, 9th Inning off M. Gastelum, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Navarro (11, 1st Inning off T. Cruz, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Hartzell 3 , M. Grijalva 2 , N. LePage , D. Navarro 7 , L. Killian , J. Fanguy 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Hartzell , A. Heidbreder , L. Killian , A. Chunn 2
Sac Bunt: L. Killian
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Velez CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .423 10 26
B. Brumbaugh SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .348 7 30
J. Dowd LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .325 24 87
   a-K. Labbe PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 1 9
M. Gutierrez 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .271 21 83
J. Johnson 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .365 23 67
C. Dulaney RF, LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .325 6 25
P. Moberley C 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 .240 2 18
A. Macoilos 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .287 10 53
H. Balsemao DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 2 23
Totals 35 2 9 2 2 8 17      
a - K. Labbe pinch hit for J. Dowd in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Dulaney (10, 4th Inning off D. Connelly, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Velez 2 (22, 5th Inning off D. Connelly, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Franco, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Johnson (23, 2nd Inning off D. Connelly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Velez 5 , J. Johnson 5 , C. Dulaney 3 , P. Moberley 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dowd , K. Labbe , A. Macoilos 3
Sac Fly: P. Moberley
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Johnson (1) , A. Macoilos (18)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Connelly W (5-1) 5.1 5 2 2 1 4 1 80 4.34   
J. Franco H (2) 2.2 4 0 0 1 4 0 47 4.68   
N. Churchill SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Connelly 53
Batters Faced: D. Connelly 22, J. Franco 13, N. Churchill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Connelly 7-5, J. Franco 2-2, N. Churchill 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Connelly 80-54, J. Franco 47-31, N. Churchill 6-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Cruz L (3-11) 0.1 3 4 3 0 0 1 15 7.54   
D. Bravo 2.2 4 0 0 1 3 0 47 7.32   
D. Cantu 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 35 8.58   
X. Gong 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 5.40   
E. Marquez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 10.96   
M. Gastelum 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 7.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cruz 23
Batters Faced: T. Cruz 5, D. Bravo 13, D. Cantu 13, X. Gong 4, E. Marquez 3, M. Gastelum 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cruz 0-1, D. Bravo 1-4, D. Cantu 2-5, X. Gong 2-0, E. Marquez 0-2, M. Gastelum 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cruz 15-10, D. Bravo 47-30, D. Cantu 35-25, X. Gong 17-8, E. Marquez 14-9, M. Gastelum 17-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Navarro
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 10085
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