ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT OTTAWA LYNX
05/30/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT OTTAWA LYNX
GAME ID: 12495 - THURSDAY, MAY 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport Unicorns (22-28) 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 10 0
Ottawa Lynx (27-23) 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 X 10 15 0
Unicorns Losers, 10-6, Versus Ottawa
Hugo Merino knocked in 4 runs to help Ottawa beat Newport, 10-6. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native tallied 1 single and 1 home run. Jim Unknown closed it out for Ottawa, earning his 1st save. After today's action, Ottawa sits at 27-23, while Newport falls to 22-28.

With Ottawa leading 6-5 in the bottom of the fourth, Merino came up to bat against Newport pitcher Josh Goetz. Merino hit a curveball to center for a 3-run home run. His 10th home run of the season put the Lynx on top, 9-5.

"I try to not think too much," said Merino.
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lemos SS 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .293 5 22
J. Lendon CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .287 6 19
S. Gosselin 3B 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .319 5 27
M. Alvarez LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .418 1 8
   a-P. Quintero PR, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200 1 10
C. Williams C 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .320 5 19
J. Williams DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .317 1 12
J. Lang 1B 3 0 0 1 2 1 4 .307 5 28
J. Corona 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 1
   b-A. Ortiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262 6 25
   c-S. Vargas 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
H. Campos RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .314 2 12
Totals 33 6 10 6 9 5 18      
a - P. Quintero pinch ran for M. Alvarez in the 5th
b - A. Ortiz pinch hit for J. Corona in the 7th
c - S. Vargas substituted for A. Ortiz in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lemos (6, 2nd Inning off J. Alvarez, 2 on, 1 out) , H. Campos (1, 2nd Inning off J. Alvarez, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lemos 2 , J. Lendon 3 , S. Gosselin , C. Williams , J. Williams , J. Corona , H. Campos 3
2-out RBI: J. Lang
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Alvarez , P. Quintero , J. Lang , A. Ortiz
GIDP: J. Lemos
Sac Fly: S. Gosselin
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Lemos (6) , J. Lendon (6)

FIELDING
PB: C. Williams
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jensen 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .438 1 6
T. Modell 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .308 11 32
J. Troia SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .448 2 10
R. Waugh RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .390 20 51
H. Merino LF 4 1 2 4 1 1 1 .302 10 41
T. Moctezuma CF 3 0 1 0 2 1 4 .301 6 28
C. Dzioba 1B 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .412 1 2
R. Catchings C 4 1 0 0 1 3 7 .000 0 0
B. Johnson DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .299 12 39
Totals 38 10 15 9 6 9 27      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Troia (2, 1st Inning off J. Perez, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Jensen 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Perez, 2 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Waugh (8, 8th Inning off A. Almanza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Dzioba (1, 2nd Inning off J. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Merino (10, 4th Inning off J. Goetz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Jensen 4 , T. Modell 2 , J. Troia 4 , R. Waugh 2 , H. Merino 5 , T. Moctezuma , C. Dzioba 6 , B. Johnson
2-out RBI: , H. Merino 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Waugh , H. Merino , R. Catchings , B. Johnson 2
Sac Bunt: C. Dzioba
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Modell-Jensen-Dzioba)
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Perez L (0-4) 3.2 9 8 8 2 2 1 76 10.21   
J. Goetz 2.0 3 1 1 3 4 1 48 6.83   
A. Almanza 2.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 38 12.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Perez 9
Batters Faced: J. Perez 22, J. Goetz 12, A. Almanza 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Perez 5-4, J. Goetz 1-1, A. Almanza 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Perez 76-43, J. Goetz 48-25, A. Almanza 38-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Goetz 2-2 , A. Almanza 1-0
Balk: J. Perez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Alvarez 2.2 7 5 5 3 1 0 63 6.04   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 4.0 1 1 1 5 4 0 65 2.25   
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 35 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Alvarez 18
Batters Faced: J. Alvarez 16, J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Alvarez 2-3, J. Unknown 5-3, J. Unknown 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Alvarez 63-33, J. Unknown 65-31, J. Unknown 35-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hugo Merino
Ballpark: Rivermen Ballpark
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 3953
Special Notes: CF Mario Alvarez was injured while running the bases.
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