ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT OTTAWA LYNX
05/28/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT OTTAWA LYNX
GAME ID: 12493 - TUESDAY, MAY 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport Unicorns (22-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 12 0
Ottawa Lynx (25-23) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Newport Beats Ottawa, 5-4
Both teams had their chances, but the Newport Unicorns eventually prevailed.

The Unicorns grabbed a win, 5-4, at Rivermen Ballpark, overcoming a fine effort from Ottawa pitcher Joaquin Santiago. Santiago went 5 innings and allowed no runs. Gary Lutz earned the save, his 10th.

Newport used the timely hitting of Seth Gosselin to seize the win. The third baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Unicorns on top, 5-4. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

In postgame comments to the Newport Daily, Gosselin said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

With the win over Ottawa, the Unicorns improved to 22-26.
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lemos SS 5 1 2 0 1 0 4 .291 5 20
A. Ortiz DH 4 0 1 1 2 1 3 .264 5 23
S. Gosselin 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .324 5 26
P. Quintero LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .211 1 10
M. Alvarez CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .420 1 8
J. Williams C 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .322 1 12
J. Lang 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .315 5 27
J. Corona 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .220 0 1
H. Campos RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .298 2 10
Totals 39 5 12 4 7 2 27      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lemos (5, 1st Inning off J. Santiago, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lang (8, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Ortiz (6, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lemos 3 , A. Ortiz 2 , S. Gosselin , P. Quintero , M. Alvarez , J. Williams , J. Lang 2 , J. Corona 2 , H. Campos 2
2-out RBI: A. Ortiz , S. Gosselin , H. Campos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lemos , A. Ortiz , S. Gosselin , M. Alvarez , J. Williams , J. Lang
Hit by Pitch: H. Campos
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Corona (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lemos-Corona-Lang)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jensen 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .400 0 0
T. Modell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .306 11 32
J. Troia SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .421 0 4
R. Waugh LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .393 20 51
J. Wallace 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .200 1 2
T. Moctezuma RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .296 5 26
R. Catchings C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
I. Giddins DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-B. Johnson DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 12 39
D. Perez CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Merino PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 9 37
   c-T. Love CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 1 6
Totals 37 4 11 4 4 7 20      
a - B. Johnson inserted as DH in the 8th
b - H. Merino pinch hit for D. Perez in the 8th
c - T. Love substituted for H. Merino in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Waugh (1, 1st Inning off L. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Wallace (1, 1st Inning off L. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Modell (11, 1st Inning off L. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Jensen 2 , T. Modell 4 , J. Troia 3 , R. Waugh 4 , J. Wallace 4 , B. Johnson , H. Merino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Jensen , T. Modell , R. Waugh
GIDP: J. Wallace
Hit by Pitch: T. Modell
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Troia (1)
OF assists: 1 (Moctezuma(Ortiz at home))
PB: R. Catchings
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Martinez 5.0 7 4 4 4 3 2 108 5.67   
J. Goetz W (2-1) 2.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 26 7.00   
B. Engel H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.70   
G. Lutz SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Martinez 36
Batters Faced: L. Martinez 26, J. Goetz 10, B. Engel 2, G. Lutz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Martinez 7-4, J. Goetz 3-1, B. Engel 0-2, G. Lutz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Martinez 108-59, J. Goetz 26-19, B. Engel 6-4, G. Lutz 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Engel 2-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Martinez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Santiago 5.0 7 0 0 2 0 0 93 0.00   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.2 3 5 5 4 0 0 51 27.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 41 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Santiago 51
Batters Faced: J. Santiago 26, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Santiago 5-10, J. Unknown 1-4, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Santiago 93-64, J. Unknown 51-26, J. Unknown 41-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-1
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: J. Santiago
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joaquin Santiago
Ballpark: Rivermen Ballpark
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 5096
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