ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
07/02/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 12534 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (23-57) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Medford Desperados (53-27) 3 2 0 9 1 0 2 0 X 17 21 0
Helgason Smacks 5 Hits for Desperados
It's not something you read about in the sports pages every day -- a 5-for-6 day. For many, it might come around only once in a career -- and for Aaron Helgason, it came around today.

The 22-year-old left fielder scattered hits all over Ballpark of Medford to pace the 17-3 Medford Desperados victory over the St. Joseph Mighty Mites.

St. Joseph skipper Chris Houston told reporters in the press room that "Helgason deserves a hat-tip."

"He hit some good pitches against us," he said. "In fact, according to our scouting reports, Helgason hit several that he is not supposed to be able to hit."

Aaron Helgason hit an RBI single in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Jim Unknown in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Jim Unknown in the 4th, struck out in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

For the year, Helgason is hitting .377 with 8 home runs. His stats include 45 runs batted in and 56 runs scored.
ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Budzisz CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257 8 35
   d-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-J. Munoz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2
M. Poore 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .259 1 14
D. Haessly LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .316 8 44
A. Jordan 1B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .475 5 22
   e-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   g-B. Gobel CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 1 5
R. Salcido RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304 16 53
E. Harris DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .315 8 24
K. Scherbel SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .353 5 48
   a-J. Unknown PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
A. Garza 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 2 8
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-I. Lopez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 4 31
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3 0 10 10      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for K. Scherbel in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for A. Garza in the 7th
c - I. Lopez substituted for J. Unknown in the 7th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for D. Budzisz in the 8th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for A. Jordan in the 8th
f - J. Munoz substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
g - B. Gobel substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Harris (3, 2nd Inning off R. Espinoza, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Budzisz (2, 3rd Inning off R. Espinoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Budzisz 3 , M. Poore 2 , A. Jordan 2 , E. Harris 3
2-out RBI: A. Jordan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Garza , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Poore (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Budzisz-Unknown)
OF assists: 2 (Budzisz(Sikes at home), Budzisz(Robinson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. LaCasse CF 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .395 9 65
   c-C. Hooks PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 6
A. Helgason DH 6 4 5 5 0 1 0 .377 8 45
A. Davis SS 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .326 10 21
   a-C. Malone PH, SS 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .313 4 28
M. Sikes 2B 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 .395 9 41
   b-K. Van de Kop PH, 1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .356 8 21
T. Biggar 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .309 1 11
R. Robinson 1B, 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 .304 3 12
J. Austin LF 5 1 4 3 0 0 1 .313 9 57
J. Knisley RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 .280 0 2
J. Brewer C 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .279 1 12
Totals 41 17 21 17 6 3 18      
a - C. Malone pinch hit for A. Davis in the 7th
b - K. Van de Kop pinch hit for M. Sikes in the 7th
c - C. Hooks pinch hit for J. LaCasse in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brewer (5, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Austin (23, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Austin (5, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Helgason 2 (8, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Davis (10, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Van de Kop (8, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. LaCasse 3 , A. Helgason 11 , A. Davis 4 , C. Malone , M. Sikes , K. Van de Kop 4 , T. Biggar 3 , R. Robinson , J. Austin 7 , J. Brewer 2
2-out RBI: J. LaCasse , A. Helgason
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Knisley , J. Brewer
Sac Fly: J. Knisley
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. LaCasse (9) , M. Sikes (6)
ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.1 6 5 5 3 0 1 57 19.29   
J. Unknown 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 1 18 40.50   
J. Unknown 0.2 3 5 5 2 0 0 33 67.50   
J. Unknown 4.1 8 4 4 1 3 2 55 8.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 18
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 6, J. Unknown 7, J. Unknown 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 3-3, J. Unknown 2-0, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Unknown 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 57-29, J. Unknown 18-11, J. Unknown 33-20, J. Unknown 55-39
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Espinoza W (3-4) 7.1 7 3 3 0 7 0 96 4.92   
J. Ochoa 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Espinoza 59
Batters Faced: R. Espinoza 29, J. Ochoa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Espinoza 7-8, J. Ochoa 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Espinoza 96-65, J. Ochoa 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ochoa 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Helgason
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 6769
Special Notes: Aaron Helgason ties the MED regular season game record for hits with 5.
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