ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
06/30/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 12532 - MONDAY, JUNE 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (23-55) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 10 0
Medford Desperados (51-27) 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 14 1
Mighty Mites Come Back Late, Nip Desperados
In a close game at Ballpark of Medford, the St. Joseph Mighty Mites edged the Medford Desperados, 5-4. St. Joseph right fielder Ron Salcido stood apart with his performance. He went 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Jim Unknown earned the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 1.1 innings. He upped his record to 1-0. Timothy Lipinski notched his 7th save in 9 chances.

Aaron Jacobs delivered a big hit for St. Joseph. The pinch hitter drilled a 2-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Mighty Mites ahead, 5-4. It was his only hit, but it was a beauty.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said St. Joseph manager Chris Houston. "It's usually not just one thing."

Despite the win, the Mighty Mites have a lousy 23-55 record.
ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Lopez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .314 4 31
D. Budzisz CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260 8 35
A. Jordan 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .459 4 17
   a-A. Jacobs PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .292 8 26
   b-E. Harris 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 8 24
D. Haessly LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .320 8 44
R. Salcido RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .310 16 53
D. Carlsen DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .311 5 33
K. Scherbel 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .360 5 47
M. Poore SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 1 13
W. Hernandez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 9 23
Totals 35 5 10 5 0 7 8      
a - A. Jacobs pinch hit for A. Jordan in the 8th
b - E. Harris substituted for A. Jacobs in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Scherbel (23, 2nd Inning off B. Gallegos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Salcido (16, 1st Inning off B. Gallegos, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Jacobs (8, 8th Inning off D. Taylor, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Lopez , D. Budzisz , A. Jordan , A. Jacobs 4 , D. Haessly , R. Salcido 5 , D. Carlsen , K. Scherbel 2 , W. Hernandez
2-out RBI: R. Salcido
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Budzisz , W. Hernandez
Sac Bunt: D. Budzisz
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Salcido(Knisley at 2nd base), Budzisz(Austin at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bridges 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .358 9 38
A. Joiner DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .319 3 21
   a-T. Biggar DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 1 10
A. Davis SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .333 8 17
M. Sikes 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .395 9 41
B. Coleman C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .269 7 22
R. Robinson 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .310 3 11
J. Austin LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .301 9 51
J. LaCasse CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .389 9 64
J. Knisley RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .333 0 1
Totals 37 4 14 4 5 3 13      
a - T. Biggar inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Austin (22, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , J. LaCasse (17, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Sikes (2, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Davis (8, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Bridges (9, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bridges 4 , A. Joiner , A. Davis 4 , M. Sikes 5 , B. Coleman 2 , J. Austin 3 , J. LaCasse 3 , J. Knisley 2
2-out RBI: L. Bridges
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bridges , A. Joiner , B. Coleman , J. Austin
Sac Fly: B. Coleman
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sikes (5)
OF assists: 1 (LaCasse(Carlsen at 2nd base))
ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 6.2 12 4 4 3 3 2 112 5.40   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 1.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 22 0.00   
T. Lipinski SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 34
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 34, J. Unknown 6, T. Lipinski 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 9-7, J. Unknown 0-2, T. Lipinski 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 112-63, J. Unknown 22-10, T. Lipinski 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gallegos 6.1 8 3 3 0 6 1 81 4.91   
D. Taylor L (0-2) 2.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 33 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gallegos 51
Batters Faced: B. Gallegos 25, D. Taylor 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gallegos 9-2, D. Taylor 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gallegos 81-57, D. Taylor 33-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Salcido
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 7503
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