ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT AURORA PAINTS
06/28/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT AURORA PAINTS
GAME ID: 12527 - SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Greensboro Naturals (29-47) 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 11 1
Aurora Paints (33-43) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 9 0
Mills Powers Naturals to 5-3 Win
Greensboro second baseman Matt Mills was a significant contributor in his team's 5-3 triumph over the Aurora Paints. He went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 doubles, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Naturals. The win went to Rafael Estrada in relief, making him now 3-3. Kieran Carlyle took the loss for Aurora. By defeating Aurora, the 5th-place Naturals improved to 29-47.

The game turned with two out in the top of the fourth. That's when Mills hit a 2-run home run off Kieran Carlyle. It propelled the Naturals into the lead, 3-1.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said Mills.
GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mills 2B 4 3 3 2 0 1 0 .277 10 34
L. Poff CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .316 15 43
J. Husnick RF 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 .332 23 64
D. Pinzon SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .333 11 53
C. Elmore LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .345 9 42
A. Lindsey 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 5 .289 10 37
O. Hermosillo 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .290 3 19
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
J. Lozada C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264 4 22
Totals 34 5 11 5 6 2 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Mills 2 (9, 2nd Inning off K. Carlyle, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off K. Carlyle, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Mills (10, 4th Inning off K. Carlyle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Mills 8 , L. Poff 2 , J. Husnick 2 , D. Pinzon 2 , A. Lindsey , J. Lozada
2-out RBI: M. Mills
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Poff , J. Husnick , O. Hermosillo , J. Unknown
GIDP: D. Pinzon
Sac Bunt: C. Elmore
Sac Fly: A. Lindsey
Hit by Pitch: M. Mills
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lozada (3)
OF assists: 1 (Poff(Harmon at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chavez CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .343 5 34
   d-B. Mauser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .376 7 42
D. Short LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .338 7 26
   a-J. Gary LF, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 5 26
   b-N. Roper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 2
   c-G. Thompson RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 6 29
C. Lupu 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .315 14 45
D. Harmon DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .333 3 15
B. Marcus 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .417 1 3
D. McGee RF, LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .328 1 9
A. Alvarez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 2 8
D. Rotolo C 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .310 6 36
F. Chavez SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .231 0 1
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 8 18      
a - J. Gary substituted for D. Short in the 2nd
b - N. Roper pinch hit for J. Gary in the 7th
c - G. Thompson substituted for N. Roper in the 8th
d - B. Mauser pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Short (11, 1st Inning off I. Rosario, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Lupu (11, 8th Inning off D. Garriga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. McGee (2, 8th Inning off D. Garriga, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Lupu (14, 6th Inning off R. Estrada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Short 2 , C. Lupu 6 , D. Harmon 2 , B. Marcus , D. McGee 3 , A. Alvarez , F. Chavez
2-out RBI: D. Harmon , D. McGee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gary , B. Marcus , A. Alvarez 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lupu-Chavez-Marcus)
GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Rosario 3.2 3 1 1 1 4 0 41 15.80   
R. Estrada W (3-3) 3.0 3 1 1 2 3 1 54 9.77   
D. Garriga SV (2) 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 34 7.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Rosario 52
Batters Faced: I. Rosario 14, R. Estrada 14, D. Garriga 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Rosario 3-3, R. Estrada 2-4, D. Garriga 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Rosario 41-27, R. Estrada 54-34, D. Garriga 34-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Garriga 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Carlyle L (2-7) 5.1 8 5 5 4 0 1 99 6.07   
G. Goldberg 2.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 35 1.17   
T. Reynolds 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Carlyle 28
Batters Faced: K. Carlyle 28, G. Goldberg 11, T. Reynolds 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Carlyle 7-8, G. Goldberg 1-4, T. Reynolds 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Carlyle 99-53, G. Goldberg 35-22, T. Reynolds 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Goldberg 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Carlyle
Balk: G. Goldberg
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Mills
Ballpark: Paints Park
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 5720
Special Notes: LF David Short was injured while running the bases.
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