ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
05/29/2024
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ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 12491 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (24-25) 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 12 4
Medford Desperados (33-16) 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 8 10 2
Desperados Squeeze By Tacoma, 8-7
The Medford Desperados withstood an impressive performance by Tacoma second baseman Justin Morgan to defeat the Thunder Wolves, 8-7, at Ballpark of Medford. Morgan was 3-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. The win makes Medford 33-16.

The climactic moment came in the bottom of the ninth for Medford. That's when 22-year old second baseman Joe Marotta hit a solo home run off Jim Unknown to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Marotta.
TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ficca SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .379 12 47
M. Fath RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314 8 38
   a-C. Daigre PR, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .354 5 22
J. Morgan 2B 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 .357 10 50
M. Kopp 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .239 5 15
D. Grimm LF, RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .383 10 37
J. Sausville 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .371 7 39
J. Solid C 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .299 3 13
D. Chambers DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 3 17
J. Sitko CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .200 0 0
   b-J. Yarbrough PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310 8 28
Totals 37 7 12 7 3 8 12      
a - C. Daigre pinch ran for M. Fath in the 3rd
b - J. Yarbrough pinch hit for J. Sitko in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Fath (13, 3rd Inning off C. Miles, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Kopp (2, 3rd Inning off C. Miles, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Morgan 2 (10, 3rd Inning off C. Miles, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off V. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Solid (3, 4th Inning off C. Miles, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ficca (12, 5th Inning off C. Miles, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Sausville (7, 6th Inning off C. Miles, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ficca 5 , M. Fath 2 , J. Morgan 9 , M. Kopp 2 , D. Grimm , J. Sausville 5 , J. Solid 4 , D. Chambers
2-out RBI: J. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ficca , M. Kopp , D. Grimm 2
Sac Fly: J. Solid
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ficca (20) , J. Morgan (6)
CS: C. Daigre (1) , J. Sitko (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Morgan (4) , J. Sausville 3 (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Kopp-Morgan-Sausville, Morgan-Ficca-Sausville)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Schultz CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .328 8 40
W. Lopez DH 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .292 2 9
D. Nevarez 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .336 3 20
B. Molohon LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .351 6 13
P. McBreen C 2 2 1 1 2 0 3 .346 3 21
C. Reese 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .180 2 11
D. Friedrich 1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .373 1 16
O. Luera RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .374 6 42
   a-C. Roth PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .373 4 28
J. Marotta SS 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .357 2 6
Totals 37 8 10 8 7 4 29      
a - C. Roth pinch hit for O. Luera in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: P. McBreen (8, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Lopez (4, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Friedrich (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Marotta (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Lopez 3 , D. Nevarez , B. Molohon 2 , P. McBreen 2 , D. Friedrich 3 , J. Marotta 6
2-out RBI: W. Lopez , J. Marotta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Nevarez 2 , B. Molohon , C. Reese , O. Luera
GIDP: W. Lopez , P. McBreen
Sac Fly: P. McBreen
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: B. Molohon (1) , J. Marotta (7)
TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 5.0 6 5 3 4 1 0 93 5.40   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 3.1 4 3 3 3 3 1 58 8.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 36
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 27, J. Unknown 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 4-9, J. Unknown 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 93-52, J. Unknown 58-35
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Miles 6.0 9 6 5 1 4 4 84 8.94   
J. Alexander 1.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 34 3.05   
V. Martinez W (2-0), BS (3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 25 5.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Miles 35
Batters Faced: C. Miles 26, J. Alexander 8, V. Martinez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Miles 4-8, J. Alexander 0-1, V. Martinez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Miles 84-57, J. Alexander 34-20, V. Martinez 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Martinez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Morgan
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 4 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 5351
Special Notes: RF Mike Fath was injured while running the bases.
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