ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT WHITBY BATS
09/02/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 11621 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Borrego Springs Rams (92-43) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 6 0
Whitby Bats (91-44) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
Jimenez, Rams Too Much for Bats
A 4-RBI performance from Jesus Jimenez helped the Borrego Springs Rams beat the Whitby Bats, 5-1. Shuzo Kimura got the win, improving to 11-7. He held the Bats to 1 run on 4 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 2. The Rams have now won 4 straight.

With Borrego Springs leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Jimenez batted against Whitby pitcher Tyler Rotella. Jimenez hit a fastball to left for a 2-run home run. His 31st home run of the season put the Rams on top, 3-0.

"It's always great to put the barrel on the ball and contribute," said Jimenez.
BORREGO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Rodriguez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 10 36
R. Enriquez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 14 50
I. Hernandez RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .444 23 95
M. Ibarra CF 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 .367 29 113
J. Jimenez 1B 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .373 31 97
C. Pineda SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .343 26 81
C. Gomez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .367 21 73
J. Parra 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 21 65
W. Canlas LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .455 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5 0 11 4      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Hernandez (28, 4th Inning off T. Rotella, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Pineda (25, 4th Inning off T. Rotella, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Ibarra (29, 2nd Inning off T. Rotella, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Jimenez 2 (31, 4th Inning off T. Rotella, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Rotella, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Hernandez 2 , M. Ibarra 4 , J. Jimenez 8 , C. Pineda 2 , W. Canlas
2-out RBI: , J. Jimenez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gomez
GIDP: W. Canlas
Hit by Pitch: M. Ibarra , J. Parra
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pineda-Rodriguez-Jimenez, Pineda-Rodriguez-Jimenez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hartzell RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .333 8 31
M. Grijalva 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .308 19 69
A. Heidbreder DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .354 14 47
A. Williams CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .458 39 100
D. Navarro LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .335 11 91
N. LePage 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .335 12 51
M. Devers C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .316 4 12
J. Fanguy 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 .379 3 28
A. Chunn SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .362 13 72
   a-M. Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 1 3
Totals 32 1 7 1 4 9 22      
a - M. Harris pinch hit for A. Chunn in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Hartzell (8, 6th Inning off S. Kimura, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Hartzell 4 , A. Williams 2 , D. Navarro 3 , M. Devers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grijalva , A. Chunn , M. Harris
GIDP: N. LePage , J. Fanguy
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chunn-LePage-Grijalva)
BORREGO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kimura W (11-7) 6.0 4 1 1 2 5 1 84 4.68   
G. Martinez 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 41 0.00   
W. Ziegler 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.95   
M. Manning SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kimura 63
Batters Faced: S. Kimura 22, G. Martinez 8, W. Ziegler 2, M. Manning 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kimura 7-4, G. Martinez 1-2, W. Ziegler 0-0, M. Manning 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kimura 84-58, G. Martinez 41-22, W. Ziegler 5-4, M. Manning 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Martinez 1-0 , M. Manning 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Rotella L (9-4) 5.2 5 5 5 0 8 3 82 5.34   
S. Hernandez 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 8.27   
N. Churchill 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Rotella 47
Batters Faced: T. Rotella 23, S. Hernandez 8, N. Churchill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Rotella 5-3, S. Hernandez 4-2, N. Churchill 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Rotella 82-54, S. Hernandez 30-21, N. Churchill 15-11
Hit Batsmen: T. Rotella 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Jimenez
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 12756
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