ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
08/06/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
GAME ID: 12723 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Paints (50-60) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 12 17 0
Greensboro Naturals (41-69) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Paints, Lupu Pin Bad Loss on Naturals
The Aurora Paints met little resistance from the Greensboro Naturals, beating them, 12-2, at Naturals Grounds. Constantin Lupu led the way. He slugged 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4 for Aurora. Matthew Davi, who went 7.2 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 2 runs on 7 hits, while walking 4 and striking out 5. His record now stands at 8-11. The Paints now have a mark of 50-60.

In the top of the first, Lupu pounced on a 1-2 curveball from Jose Chavez and hit a 2-run home run. It put Aurora on top, 2-0.

Greensboro manager Nick Kendrick called the blowout loss "a real stinker."
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chavez CF 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 .339 8 56
N. Archuleta 2B 6 1 1 1 0 2 3 .389 0 2
D. Short LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .302 9 41
C. Lupu 3B 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 .306 20 68
T. Massey DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .294 1 6
J. Pavelka 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .282 5 21
F. Chavez SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .266 2 13
J. Gary RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .294 7 38
   a-M. Cerpa PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 0 7
H. Hecht C 4 1 1 3 0 1 4 .333 1 3
Totals 43 12 17 11 3 7 19      
a - M. Cerpa pinch hit for J. Gary in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Short 2 (20, 1st Inning off J. Chavez, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Cornelius, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Massey (3, 4th Inning off D. Lee, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Chavez (25, 9th Inning off J. Cornelius, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Archuleta (2, 9th Inning off J. Cornelius, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Gary (4, 6th Inning off G. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Chavez (1, 6th Inning off G. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Lupu 2 (20, 1st Inning off J. Chavez, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Cornelius, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Hecht (1, 9th Inning off R. Estrada, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Chavez 4 , N. Archuleta 2 , D. Short 4 , C. Lupu 9 , T. Massey 2 , J. Pavelka 2 , F. Chavez 4 , J. Gary 3 , M. Cerpa , H. Hecht 4
2-out RBI: C. Lupu , F. Chavez , J. Gary , H. Hecht
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Short , T. Massey , F. Chavez , H. Hecht 2
Sac Bunt: H. Hecht
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Chavez (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lupu-Archuleta-Pavelka, Lupu-Archuleta-Pavelka)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mills 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .299 12 42
L. Poff CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .333 23 56
J. Husnick RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .322 28 90
C. Elmore LF 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .322 11 57
O. Hermosillo 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .294 8 42
K. Ranke 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .333 3 10
T. Fujii SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   a-M. Johnson DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 4 22
J. Lozada C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .279 7 35
   b-N. Wetzel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .350 2 5
Totals 31 2 7 2 5 8 20      
a - M. Johnson inserted as DH in the 9th
b - N. Wetzel pinch hit for J. Lozada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Poff (23, 1st Inning off M. Davi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Poff 3 , J. Husnick 2 , C. Elmore , T. Fujii , J. Lozada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Mills , K. Ranke
GIDP: O. Hermosillo , K. Ranke
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Poff (12)
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Davi W (8-11) 7.2 7 2 2 4 5 0 107 6.11   
E. White SV (3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 4.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Davi 58
Batters Faced: M. Davi 31, E. White 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Davi 8-7, E. White 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Davi 107-61, E. White 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. White 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Chavez 3.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 32 6.29   
D. Lee L (7-2) 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 35 3.80   
G. Mendoza 2.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 47 4.73   
J. Cornelius 0.1 4 4 4 0 1 1 17 7.07   
R. Estrada 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 22 9.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Chavez 44
Batters Faced: J. Chavez 12, D. Lee 12, G. Mendoza 11, J. Cornelius 5, R. Estrada 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Chavez 4-4, D. Lee 6-1, G. Mendoza 2-1, J. Cornelius 0-0, R. Estrada 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Chavez 32-22, D. Lee 35-22, G. Mendoza 47-27, J. Cornelius 17-13, R. Estrada 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Mendoza 1-1 , J. Cornelius 1-0
WP: D. Lee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Constantin Lupu
Ballpark: Naturals Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 3042
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