ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
07/27/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
GAME ID: 12659 - SUNDAY, JULY 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Paints (44-56) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 7 7 1
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (34-66) 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 8 13 1
Mighty Mites Clip Paints, 8-7
The St. Joseph Mighty Mites and Aurora Paints had fans on the edges of their seats.

Good production from center fielder Bert Gobel helped the St. Joseph Mighty Mites topple the Aurora Paints, 8-7. Gobel was 2-3 with a triple, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times for the Mighty Mites. Jim Unknown came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed 2 runs on 3 hits in 1.2 innings. His record now stands at 1-0.

Ivan Lopez was the walk-off hero for St. Joseph. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Mighty Mites third baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Exhilarating win," said Lopez.

With the win, St. Joseph has a record of 34-66. Aurora falls to 44-56.
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chavez 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .255 2 12
F. Chavez CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .338 7 48
D. Short LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .314 9 39
C. Lupu 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .307 17 59
B. Farhi 1B, SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .375 4 16
B. Mauser DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .332 8 47
J. Gary RF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .295 7 35
D. Rotolo C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .283 8 47
D. Poole SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .298 4 37
   a-J. Pavelka PH, 1B 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .307 5 21
   b-J. Thompson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 34 7 7 7 7 5 20      
a - J. Pavelka pinch hit for D. Poole in the 8th
b - J. Thompson substituted for J. Pavelka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gary (21, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Farhi (6, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Short (16, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Lupu (17, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Pavelka (5, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Short 2 , C. Lupu 5 , B. Farhi 2 , J. Gary 3 , J. Pavelka 4
2-out RBI: J. Pavelka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Short , C. Lupu , B. Mauser , D. Poole
GIDP: D. Short
Hit by Pitch: B. Mauser
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Poole (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Poore SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .303 2 30
   b-A. Benitez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 1 5
   d-J. Unknown SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Gobel CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .319 1 13
D. Haessly LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .304 12 59
E. Harris DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .336 8 24
D. Carlsen 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .317 7 44
R. Salcido RF 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .308 21 70
K. Scherbel 2B 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 .339 7 61
I. Lopez 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .307 5 37
W. Hernandez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 12 33
   a-A. Jacobs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 8 27
   c-J. Unknown C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 7 6 1 19      
a - A. Jacobs pinch hit for W. Hernandez in the 8th
b - A. Benitez pinch hit for M. Poore in the 8th
c - J. Unknown substituted for A. Jacobs in the 9th
d - J. Unknown substituted for A. Benitez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gobel (12, 5th Inning off M. Davi, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Scherbel (25, 6th Inning off M. Davi, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Gobel (1, 7th Inning off M. Davi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Poore 2 , B. Gobel 5 , D. Haessly 2 , E. Harris 2 , D. Carlsen , R. Salcido , K. Scherbel 2 , I. Lopez 2
2-out RBI: B. Gobel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Benitez , D. Haessly , E. Harris , K. Scherbel , W. Hernandez
Sac Bunt: B. Gobel
Sac Fly: R. Salcido
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Haessly (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Carlsen-Poore-Carlsen)
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Davi 7.0 8 5 4 3 0 0 89 6.50   
J. Stewart H (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.66   
T. Reynolds L (1-2), BS (2) 0.1 3 3 3 3 0 0 29 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Davi 40
Batters Faced: M. Davi 32, J. Stewart 5, T. Reynolds 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Davi 10-10, J. Stewart 0-2, T. Reynolds 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Davi 89-52, J. Stewart 17-11, T. Reynolds 29-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 7.1 4 5 5 6 4 1 111 6.14   
J. Unknown W (1-0), BS (1) 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 26 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 48
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 33, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 10-7, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 111-64, J. Unknown 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bert Gobel
Ballpark: Mighty Mites Park
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 5357
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