ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
06/04/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
GAME ID: 12401 - THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Medford Desperados (36-19) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 7 15 1
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (13-42) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0
Ruhl Raps St. Joseph for 5 Hits
Randy Ruhl had an answer for everything the St. Joseph Mighty Mites threw at him at Mighty Mites Park. The Medford third baseman went 5-for-6 in the game to put his name in the record book and give the Desperados a win, 7-3.

Summing up his batting philosophy to BNN writers after the game, Ruhl said, "I just see the ball and I hit it."

Randy Ruhl singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit a three-run home run off Jim Unknown in the 6th, singled in the 8th and grounded out in the 9th.

In this current campaign Ruhl is hitting at a .298 clip with 7 home runs and 26 RBIs.
MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bridges 3B 5 1 1 3 1 0 5 .291 9 32
R. Ruhl SS 6 1 5 3 0 0 0 .298 7 26
J. Criscuolo 2B 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 .318 2 19
J. Cottingham LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .259 8 35
   a-N. Lahab PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .315 1 7
   b-G. Buckner LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .431 3 11
T. Gordon C 5 0 0 0 0 1 10 .347 0 11
R. Robinson 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 5 .343 2 17
C. Griffith DH 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .284 11 50
J. Knisley CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .380 2 21
S. Skidmore RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .298 3 18
Totals 41 7 15 7 7 4 37      
a - N. Lahab pinch hit for J. Cottingham in the 8th
b - G. Buckner substituted for N. Lahab in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Criscuolo (10, 1st Inning off B. Nicholson, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Robinson (8, 2nd Inning off B. Nicholson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ruhl (7, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Griffith (11, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Bridges (9, 9th Inning off T. Lipinski, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Bridges 4 , R. Ruhl 8 , J. Criscuolo 4 , R. Robinson 2 , C. Griffith 5 , J. Knisley 2 , S. Skidmore
2-out RBI: R. Ruhl
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bridges , T. Gordon 2 , R. Robinson 2 , J. Knisley
Sac Bunt: S. Skidmore
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Knisley (4)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Bridges (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Criscuolo-Ruhl-Robinson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .203 5 19
H. Molina 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .277 2 11
M. Jung 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .278 4 16
F. Ramos C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .306 6 22
L. Olvera LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .295 4 23
J. Estrella 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .288 1 15
N. Torres RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .358 0 4
M. Rena DH 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .289 0 1
J. Unknown SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3 0 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Jung (10, 7th Inning off J. Diaz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lee (5, 1st Inning off J. Diaz, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Ramos (6, 4th Inning off J. Diaz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lee 4 , H. Molina , M. Jung 3 , F. Ramos 4 , L. Olvera , J. Estrella 2 , M. Rena 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lee , F. Ramos , J. Unknown 2
GIDP: F. Ramos
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Molina (5)
MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Diaz 6.2 11 3 3 0 3 2 85 2.29   
R. Rodriguez W (1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 0.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Diaz 43
Batters Faced: J. Diaz 30, R. Rodriguez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Diaz 8-7, R. Rodriguez 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Diaz 85-62, R. Rodriguez 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Nicholson 4.0 4 0 0 2 1 0 62 5.63   
J. Unknown 1.2 4 3 3 2 1 1 39 16.20   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.2 6 3 3 2 2 1 60 10.12   
T. Lipinski 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 12 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Nicholson 53
Batters Faced: B. Nicholson 18, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 16, T. Lipinski 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Nicholson 3-8, J. Unknown 1-3, J. Unknown 1-5, T. Lipinski 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Nicholson 62-35, J. Unknown 39-22, J. Unknown 60-37, T. Lipinski 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lipinski 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Ruhl
Ballpark: Mighty Mites Park
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 1817
Special Notes: Randy Ruhl ties the MED regular season game record for hits with 5.
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