ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
08/31/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 11599 - MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (91-43) 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 11 15 1
Buffalo Bellflowers (43-91) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 8 1
Williams Slugs Bats to 11-4 Win
Avery Williams powered the Whitby Bats to a win over the Buffalo Bellflowers. The final score was 11-4. The Whitby center fielder, who is tied for 10th in the NC in extra base hits with 66, was a force to be reckoned with. He banged out 3 extra-base hits, including 2 home runs and 1 double. Whitby is now 91-43, while Buffalo is 43-91.

Whitby took the lead on Williams's 39th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which came against Armando Arvizu in the top of the seventh, made the score 5-4, Whitby.

"When you put in the effort and you get really focused, the results come in ways you're not even expecting," said Bats manager Mike Boyd.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Garcia RF 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 .345 7 35
J. Fanguy 3B 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 .386 3 28
A. Heidbreder DH 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 .360 14 47
A. Williams CF 6 3 3 4 0 2 4 .458 39 100
D. Navarro LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .332 11 91
A. Chunn SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .365 13 72
R. Workman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .308 2 29
E. Carrillo 1B 4 2 2 4 1 0 0 .368 3 15
L. Wheeler C 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .303 8 30
Totals 41 11 15 11 5 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Carrillo (5, 2nd Inning off J. Lopez, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Heidbreder (31, 3rd Inning off J. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Williams (26, 9th Inning off A. Judd, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Williams 2 (39, 3rd Inning off J. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off A. Arvizu, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Wheeler (8, 8th Inning off A. Murrone, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Carrillo (3, 9th Inning off W. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Fanguy 4 , A. Heidbreder 2 , A. Williams 10 , D. Navarro 2 , A. Chunn , E. Carrillo 6 , L. Wheeler 5
2-out RBI: A. Heidbreder , E. Carrillo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Garcia , A. Heidbreder , A. Williams 2 , L. Wheeler
Sac Bunt: J. Fanguy , R. Workman
Hit by Pitch: D. Navarro
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fanguy (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Osorio-Workman-Carrillo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Velez CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .422 10 26
J. Hornsby C 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .350 17 37
J. Dowd LF, 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .323 24 87
M. Gutierrez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .270 21 84
J. Johnson DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .367 23 68
C. Dulaney 1B, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .323 6 25
B. Brumbaugh SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .346 7 31
W. Oceguera RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .284 6 30
H. Balsemao 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .277 2 23
   a-K. Labbe PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303 1 10
   b-P. Moberley 3B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 2 18
   c-C. Campos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .366 3 21
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 9 20      
a - K. Labbe pinch hit for H. Balsemao in the 6th
b - P. Moberley substituted for K. Labbe in the 7th
c - C. Campos pinch hit for P. Moberley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Velez 2 (24, 6th Inning off C. Whang, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off O. Osorio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Velez 4 , M. Gutierrez , J. Johnson 2 , C. Dulaney , B. Brumbaugh , K. Labbe
2-out RBI: K. Labbe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Velez , J. Hornsby , J. Johnson , H. Balsemao
GIDP: B. Brumbaugh
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Gutierrez (10)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Whang 5.0 3 4 4 3 4 0 95 5.82   
O. Osorio W (3-1), BS (1) 4.0 5 0 0 0 5 0 62 5.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Whang 46
Batters Faced: C. Whang 22, O. Osorio 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Whang 10-1, O. Osorio 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Whang 95-53, O. Osorio 62-42
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Osorio 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lopez 4.0 5 3 3 2 2 1 74 8.37   
A. Arvizu L (0-2) 3.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 41 7.45   
A. Murrone 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 17 11.61   
A. Judd 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7.45   
W. Rodriguez 1.0 4 3 3 2 2 1 39 7.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lopez 40
Batters Faced: J. Lopez 21, A. Arvizu 12, A. Murrone 6, A. Judd 1, W. Rodriguez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lopez 7-3, A. Arvizu 4-3, A. Murrone 0-1, A. Judd 0-0, W. Rodriguez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lopez 74-42, A. Arvizu 41-28, A. Murrone 17-13, A. Judd 1-1, W. Rodriguez 39-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Rodriguez 1-1
WP: A. Arvizu
Hit Batsmen: J. Lopez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Avery Williams
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 8176
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