ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
09/04/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 11617 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (45-92) 4 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 16 16 0
Franklin Cubs (77-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 13 0
Big Day for Dulaney as Bellflowers Down Cubs, 16-5
The Buffalo Bellflowers stormed past the Franklin Cubs, 16-5, at Franklin Park. Buffalo first basemanClark Dulaney led the hit parade. He hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 5. Tony Cruz, the winning pitcher, is now 4-11. He went 5 innings, allowing no runs on 6 hits, while fanning 4 and walking 2. The triumph makes Buffalo 45-92.

In the first inning, Dulaney had a 3-run home run for Buffalo. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Bellflowers on top, 4-0.

"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Dulaney.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Velez CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .417 10 26
   b-J. Burk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
   c-C. Feliciano CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .352 2 6
J. Hornsby C 5 4 4 1 1 0 0 .373 19 40
J. Johnson DH 3 2 1 3 3 0 1 .364 25 74
M. Gutierrez 2B 6 1 0 1 0 5 5 .266 22 88
C. Dulaney 1B 5 3 3 5 0 1 0 .335 8 34
B. Brumbaugh SS 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .351 7 35
   a-R. Ramon PR, SS 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .276 3 11
W. Oceguera RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .289 7 32
   d-E. Orta PH, RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 4 12
A. Macoilos 3B 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 .288 11 54
E. Hernandez LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .266 4 18
Totals 43 16 16 16 6 11 11      
a - R. Ramon pinch ran for B. Brumbaugh in the 2nd
b - J. Burk pinch hit for P. Velez in the 7th
c - C. Feliciano substituted for J. Burk in the 7th
d - E. Orta pinch hit for W. Oceguera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hornsby 2 (13, 2nd Inning off D. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Dulaney (12, 2nd Inning off D. Gonzalez, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Brumbaugh (24, 2nd Inning off M. Galvan, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Dulaney 2 (8, 1st Inning off D. Gonzalez, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off W. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Ramon (3, 4th Inning off M. Galvan, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Macoilos (11, 5th Inning off M. Galvan, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hornsby (19, 5th Inning off W. Vargas, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Orta (4, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Johnson (25, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Velez , C. Feliciano , J. Hornsby 9 , J. Johnson 4 , C. Dulaney 10 , B. Brumbaugh 2 , R. Ramon 4 , W. Oceguera 2 , E. Orta 4 , A. Macoilos 4
2-out RBI: J. Hornsby , J. Johnson , R. Ramon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Velez , J. Johnson , E. Hernandez
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Galvan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .338 13 64
   c-T. Barrett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 0 6
   d-G. Havens 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381 14 39
A. Perez C 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .321 21 70
J. Bacon LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 .335 29 94
   a-C. Zhu PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .367 4 11
   b-E. de Arcos LF, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 3 15
H. Ferman RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .366 25 104
J. Ramirez 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .346 11 56
J. Narvaez 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .282 4 14
E. Pena SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .314 0 2
R. Rodriguez DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .362 3 42
A. Castillo CF, LF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .281 15 47
Totals 39 5 13 5 3 8 22      
a - C. Zhu pinch hit for J. Bacon in the 7th
b - E. de Arcos substituted for C. Zhu in the 8th
c - T. Barrett pinch hit for J. Galvan in the 8th
d - G. Havens substituted for T. Barrett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bacon (33, 1st Inning off T. Cruz, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Perez (21, 3rd Inning off T. Cruz, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Zhu (2, 7th Inning off X. Gong, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Narvaez (4, 8th Inning off X. Gong, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Perez (1, 7th Inning off X. Gong, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Castillo (15, 8th Inning off X. Gong, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Galvan , A. Perez 6 , J. Bacon 2 , C. Zhu 2 , E. de Arcos , J. Narvaez 3 , E. Pena , A. Castillo 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bacon , H. Ferman , J. Ramirez 2 , R. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Rodriguez (3)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Cruz W (4-11) 5.0 6 0 0 2 4 0 95 7.20   
X. Gong SV (1) 4.0 7 5 5 1 4 1 63 8.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cruz 57
Batters Faced: T. Cruz 23, X. Gong 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cruz 5-6, X. Gong 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cruz 95-58, X. Gong 63-39
WP: T. Cruz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gonzalez L (1-4) 1.1 6 7 7 4 2 1 65 15.88   
M. Galvan 2.2 4 3 3 0 3 2 43 5.95   
W. Vargas 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 2 41 5.78   
J. Unknown 3.0 4 4 4 1 4 2 52 12.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gonzalez 6
Batters Faced: D. Gonzalez 14, M. Galvan 12, W. Vargas 9, J. Unknown 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gonzalez 1-1, M. Galvan 1-4, W. Vargas 2-2, J. Unknown 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gonzalez 65-40, M. Galvan 43-29, W. Vargas 41-24, J. Unknown 52-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Galvan 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clark Dulaney
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 9695
Special Notes: SS Ben Brumbaugh was injured while running the bases. Mario Gutierrez ties the NC regular season game record for strikeouts with 5.
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