ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
08/04/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12712 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Medford Desperados (65-43) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 11 1
Newport Unicorns (52-56) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 5 11 2
Unicorns Get Hard-Earned Win
The Newport Unicorns beat the Medford Desperados, 5-4, in part because of first baseman Andrew Ortiz. He went 2-3 with 2 singles and 2 walks. Today's win puts Newport at 52-56, while Medford falls to 65-43.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth. With no one out, Ortiz hit a fastball from Dave Taylor for a run-scoring single. The Unicorns, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"This place was electric at the end," Ortiz said.
MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rook SS 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .284 1 19
J. LaCasse CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 5 .380 11 91
T. Biggar 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .276 2 15
M. Sikes 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .348 15 56
J. Brewer C 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .244 1 13
C. Reese 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .340 7 38
J. Austin LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .334 16 80
G. Buckner RF 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .371 12 75
A. Joiner DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .313 4 24
Totals 36 4 11 4 3 2 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Sikes (15, 6th Inning off M. Bowden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Austin (16, 6th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rook 2 , J. LaCasse , M. Sikes 3 , J. Austin 4 , G. Buckner 3 , A. Joiner 2
2-out RBI: J. Rook , J. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. LaCasse 2 , J. Brewer , C. Reese
Sac Bunt: M. Sikes
Sac Fly: C. Reese
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Buckner (12) , A. Joiner 2 (7)
CS: G. Buckner (8) , A. Joiner (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rook (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Biggar-Sikes-Reese)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Alarcon 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .324 9 35
M. Alvarez DH 5 1 1 0 0 4 4 .383 3 25
J. Lendon CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .322 9 59
A. Ortiz 1B 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .311 9 53
R. Paz RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .266 5 13
I. Ramos C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308 3 16
   c-H. Campos PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .211 3 11
   d-C. Garibaldi C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 2
E. Nance SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .312 3 12
K. Tanaka LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .275 11 45
T. Jones 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
   a-T. Norwood PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 2 8
   b-N. Ladnier 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 1 5
Totals 35 5 11 4 5 10 20      
a - T. Norwood pinch hit for T. Jones in the 6th
b - N. Ladnier substituted for T. Norwood in the 7th
c - H. Campos pinch hit for I. Ramos in the 8th
d - C. Garibaldi substituted for H. Campos in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Lendon (5, 5th Inning off R. Espinoza, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Tanaka (5, 6th Inning off V. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Alarcon 2 , M. Alvarez , J. Lendon 4 , A. Ortiz 2 , R. Paz , E. Nance , K. Tanaka 4
2-out RBI: R. Paz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Alarcon , M. Alvarez , R. Paz , I. Ramos
GIDP: J. Lendon
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: E. Nance (3) , T. Jones (1)
MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Espinoza 4.2 4 1 1 4 5 0 98 5.81   
V. Martinez 2.2 3 3 2 1 3 0 45 3.03   
D. Taylor L (0-4), BS (1) 0.2 4 1 1 0 2 0 13 4.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Espinoza 53
Batters Faced: R. Espinoza 22, V. Martinez 12, D. Taylor 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Espinoza 7-2, V. Martinez 4-0, D. Taylor 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Espinoza 98-60, V. Martinez 45-27, D. Taylor 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Martinez 2-0 , D. Taylor 2-1
Balk: V. Martinez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bowden 5.0 6 2 1 1 2 0 77 5.13   
J. Rodriguez 1.2 3 1 1 2 0 1 35 7.34   
S. Yamaguchi W (1-0) 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 26 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bowden 50
Batters Faced: M. Bowden 22, J. Rodriguez 10, S. Yamaguchi 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bowden 4-7, J. Rodriguez 3-2, S. Yamaguchi 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bowden 77-50, J. Rodriguez 35-19, S. Yamaguchi 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rodriguez 1-1 , S. Yamaguchi 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andrew Ortiz
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 3722
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