ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT WHITBY BATS
09/04/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 11623 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Borrego Springs Rams (92-45) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 10 0
Whitby Bats (93-44) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 0
Bats Earn Win with Late Rally
The Whitby Bats battled the Borrego Springs Rams into extra innings before the outcome was decided. The Bats won it, finally, 6-5, in 11 innings. In the game, Whitby center fielder Avery Williams was 2 for 5 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The win went to Marc Istre in relief, making him now 2-1. Mike Manning took the loss for Borrego Springs. The Bats lead the Northern Conference West Division by a game.

Adam Chunn played the role of hero for Whitby. In the bottom of the 11th, he launched a solo home run off Mike Manning to win the game. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was the decisive blow.

"Put a star next to this win," Williams said.
BORREGO SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Rodriguez 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .301 10 36
R. Enriquez C 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 14 51
I. Hernandez RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .440 25 97
M. Ibarra CF, LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .365 29 113
C. Gomez DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .364 21 73
C. Pineda SS 5 2 1 1 0 1 3 .339 27 82
A. Hernandez 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .335 9 46
J. Parra 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .329 22 67
W. Canlas LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .357 0 0
   a-F. Alderete PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 4 44
   b-M. Sauvinet LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 2 27
Totals 40 5 10 5 2 7 13      
a - F. Alderete pinch hit for W. Canlas in the 9th
b - M. Sauvinet substituted for F. Alderete in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Hernandez (13, 2nd Inning off D. Connelly, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Hernandez (25, 6th Inning off D. Connelly, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Parra (22, 7th Inning off T. Merritt, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Pineda (27, 9th Inning off M. Istre, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Rodriguez , I. Hernandez 5 , M. Ibarra 2 , C. Gomez , C. Pineda 4 , A. Hernandez 2 , J. Parra 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Canlas
GIDP: I. Hernandez
Sac Fly: J. Parra
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hartzell RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .326 8 31
M. Grijalva 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .308 19 69
A. Heidbreder DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .356 14 48
A. Williams CF 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .454 40 103
D. Navarro LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .338 11 92
N. LePage 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .328 12 51
J. Fanguy 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .373 3 29
A. Chunn SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .360 14 73
L. Wheeler C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 8 30
   a-M. Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .308 1 3
   b-L. Killian C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 7 45
Totals 40 6 11 6 3 8 14      
a - M. Harris pinch hit for L. Wheeler in the 8th
b - L. Killian substituted for M. Harris in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Navarro (27, 6th Inning off B. Shearin, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Heidbreder (32, 6th Inning off B. Shearin, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Fanguy (12, 6th Inning off B. Arias, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Williams (40, 6th Inning off B. Shearin, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Chunn (14, 11th Inning off M. Manning, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Grijalva , A. Heidbreder 3 , A. Williams 5 , D. Navarro 3 , N. LePage , J. Fanguy 3 , A. Chunn 4
2-out RBI: J. Fanguy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fanguy , A. Chunn , M. Harris
Sac Bunt: D. Navarro
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chunn-LePage-Grijalva, Navarro-Grijalva)
OF assists: 1 (Navarro(Ibarra at 1st base))
BORREGO SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shearin 5.2 6 5 5 1 4 1 84 3.78   
B. Arias 2.1 3 0 0 2 3 0 44 5.29   
W. Ziegler 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.89   
M. Manning L (3-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 21 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shearin 40
Batters Faced: B. Shearin 24, B. Arias 12, W. Ziegler 3, M. Manning 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shearin 6-7, B. Arias 3-1, W. Ziegler 2-0, M. Manning 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shearin 84-49, B. Arias 44-26, W. Ziegler 14-8, M. Manning 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Arias 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Connelly 5.2 7 3 3 1 3 1 81 4.38   
T. Merritt 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 26 6.07   
M. Istre W (2-1), BS (2) 4.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 51 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Connelly 45
Batters Faced: D. Connelly 23, T. Merritt 6, M. Istre 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Connelly 7-5, T. Merritt 2-1, M. Istre 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Connelly 81-49, T. Merritt 26-13, M. Istre 51-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Merritt 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Avery Williams
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 13921
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