ABA CLASS A-
OTTAWA LYNX AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
07/22/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
OTTAWA LYNX AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
GAME ID: 12647 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ottawa Lynx (67-30) 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 0
Greensboro Naturals (37-60) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0
Hearne Belts 2 Homers in 5-1 Win
Lynx designated hitter John Hearne put his stamp on his team's 5-1 win over the Greensboro Naturals. Hearne went 4 for 4 with 2 home runs and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for Ottawa in the contest. Dusty Walkey got the win, improving to 3-2. He worked 5.1 innings, giving up 1 run on 6 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. The Sub League 1 East Division-leading Lynx are 67-30.

Hearne made an early impact for Ottawa when he stroked his 23rd home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which came in the top of the third, put the Lynx on top, 4-1.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Ottawa manager Nick Boyd.
OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Laws CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .348 1 12
R. Knight SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .292 4 28
P. Cureton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .368 21 68
J. Hearne DH 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 .422 23 64
J. Giunta C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .298 8 27
B. Nuzum LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 11 56
T. Moctezuma RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .291 3 17
D. McCarthy 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .365 1 14
N. Goff 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 2 8
Totals 36 5 13 5 0 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Laws (5, 3rd Inning off K. Augustine, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Hearne 2 (23, 2nd Inning off K. Augustine, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off K. Augustine, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Giunta (8, 3rd Inning off K. Augustine, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Laws 2 , R. Knight , J. Hearne 10 , J. Giunta 5 , B. Nuzum , T. Moctezuma 2 , D. McCarthy , N. Goff
2-out RBI: J. Hearne , J. Giunta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Knight , D. McCarthy
GIDP: J. Giunta , N. Goff
Sac Bunt: B. Nuzum
Hit by Pitch: A. Laws
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Knight-Goff-Cureton, McCarthy-Goff-Cureton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Poff CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .289 25 65
A. Morrison SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .317 3 16
J. Husnick RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .342 20 73
T. Jenkins 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .335 5 28
O. Hermosillo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 11 40
C. Elmore LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .327 9 39
C. Hiner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .326 7 48
J. Unknown DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .750 0 0
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
Totals 35 1 10 1 1 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Poff (22, 1st Inning off D. Walkey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Unknown (1, 2nd Inning off D. Walkey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Poff 3 , A. Morrison , J. Husnick , O. Hermosillo , C. Elmore , C. Hiner , J. Unknown 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Hermosillo , C. Hiner , J. Unknown 2
GIDP: T. Jenkins , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Poff (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Morrison-Jenkins-Hermosillo, Morrison-Jenkins-Hermosillo)
OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Walkey W (3-2) 5.1 6 1 1 1 5 0 81 5.61   
D. Berger 3.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 55 1.80   
R. Flores SV (18) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Walkey 56
Batters Faced: D. Walkey 21, D. Berger 14, R. Flores 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Walkey 7-2, D. Berger 5-5, R. Flores 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Walkey 81-51, D. Berger 55-34, R. Flores 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Flores 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Augustine L (1-14) 3.0 6 5 5 0 3 3 45 7.53   
D. Paladino 4.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 32 2.50   
D. Sanko 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 37 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Augustine 28
Batters Faced: K. Augustine 15, D. Paladino 13, D. Sanko 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Augustine 4-2, D. Paladino 8-0, D. Sanko 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Augustine 45-33, D. Paladino 32-24, D. Sanko 37-25
Hit Batsmen: D. Sanko
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Hearne
Ballpark: Naturals Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 3635
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