ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
09/04/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 11644 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (73-67) 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 6 8 2
Franklin Cubs (65-75) 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 4 X 12 9 0
Cooper Excels, But Cubs Win
Despite a fine performance by designated hitter Ricky Cooper, the Whitby Bats lost to the Franklin Cubs, 12-6. Cooper slugged 3 home runs. Dan Logan was the winner. He's now 2-6. The loser was Julian Cantu. Picking up his 7th save was 19-year old left-handed pitcher Jimmy Lyles.

Matt Boyce took Whitby hurler Julian Cantu deep in the bottom of the fifth. His grand slam home run put the Cubs on top, 7-4. In all, Boyce had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 2.

"Nice to keep our winning streak intact," said Boyce.

This win makes it 5 in a row for Franklin.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Roth RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .233 18 43
D. Nevarez 1B, 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .264 10 22
N. Schultz CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .224 23 50
R. Cooper DH 4 3 3 3 0 1 1 .238 19 40
L. Bridges 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 6 11
B. Molohon LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .219 16 30
J. Fogarty 2B 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .135 6 11
   a-R. Riggs PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 8 15
R. Ruhl SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 8 14
   b-T. Hetzel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 6 8
B. Coleman C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .114 3 5
   c-D. Friedrich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 14 42
Totals 35 6 8 6 1 9 4      
a - R. Riggs pinch hit for J. Fogarty in the 6th
b - T. Hetzel pinch hit for R. Ruhl in the 9th
c - D. Friedrich pinch hit for B. Coleman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Roth (10, 7th Inning off N. Goto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Nevarez (10, 4th Inning off D. Logan, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cooper 3 (19, 4th Inning off D. Logan, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Logan, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Lyles, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Fogarty (6, 5th Inning off D. Logan, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Roth (18, 5th Inning off D. Logan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Roth 6 , D. Nevarez 5 , R. Cooper 12 , J. Fogarty 4
2-out RBI: C. Roth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Nevarez
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: L. Bridges (2) , R. Ruhl (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Torres CF 5 0 0 1 1 1 4 .218 21 46
T. Bradshaw RF 4 2 1 1 2 0 3 .281 35 79
P. Dankenbring LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .285 64 131
   b-J. Martinez LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .162 2 3
E. Sandoval C 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .254 28 76
C. Hartfield 1B 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 .221 6 12
   c-G. Reese 1B 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .167 2 5
C. Lirette 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .258 19 52
B. Sallee 2B 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 .187 15 60
B. Beason SS 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 .245 14 48
C. Fenton DH 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .177 6 15
   a-M. Boyce DH 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 .289 4 14
Totals 34 12 9 11 12 5 27      
a - M. Boyce inserted as DH in the 5th
b - J. Martinez substituted for P. Dankenbring in the 7th
c - G. Reese substituted for C. Hartfield in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Sandoval (7, 6th Inning off G. Sisco, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Martinez (1, 8th Inning off J. Bove, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Boyce (4, 5th Inning off J. Cantu, 3 on, 2 outs) , G. Reese (2, 8th Inning off J. Bove, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Bradshaw , J. Martinez 2 , E. Sandoval 4 , G. Reese 4 , C. Lirette , M. Boyce 5
2-out RBI: V. Torres , T. Bradshaw , M. Boyce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Torres , T. Bradshaw , P. Dankenbring , C. Hartfield , C. Lirette 2
Sac Fly: C. Fenton
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Martinez (2) , C. Lirette (4)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Matthews 4.1 3 4 2 5 3 0 80 3.43   
J. Cantu L (4-4) 0.2 1 3 3 2 0 1 19 6.58   
G. Sisco 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 35 4.31   
J. Bove 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 12 4.30   
R. Espinoza 0.2 1 1 1 3 0 0 34 6.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Matthews 43
Batters Faced: M. Matthews 23, J. Cantu 5, G. Sisco 9, J. Bove 4, R. Espinoza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Matthews 3-7, J. Cantu 1-1, G. Sisco 2-2, J. Bove 1-0, R. Espinoza 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Matthews 80-44, J. Cantu 19-9, G. Sisco 35-20, J. Bove 12-6, R. Espinoza 34-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cantu 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Logan W (2-6) 5.1 6 5 5 0 6 5 85 13.10   
N. Goto H (5) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 5.51   
J. Lyles SV (7) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 4.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Logan 42
Batters Faced: D. Logan 22, N. Goto 7, J. Lyles 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Logan 4-6, N. Goto 1-2, J. Lyles 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Logan 85-58, N. Goto 25-14, J. Lyles 19-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricky Cooper
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 7595
Special Notes: Ricky Cooper ties the WB regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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