ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
07/15/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
GAME ID: 12732 - MONDAY, JULY 15TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Medford Desperados (64-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 13 0
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (34-55) 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 X 7 10 3
Benitez Pounds 2 Homers in 7-5 Mighty Mites Win
Mighty Mites designated hitter Alex Benitez left his imprint on his team's 7-5 win over the Medford Desperados. Benitez went 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for St. Joseph in the contest. Jim Unknown notched his 1st save in 1 chances. The defeat makes Medford 64-25.

With St. Joseph leading 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth, Benitez hit a slider from Cory Miles for a 3-run home run. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Mighty Mites ahead, 6-0.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Benitez.
MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Blevins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 2 10
   b-C. Roth PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .393 5 37
A. Joiner DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .324 5 33
J. Rook SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .339 2 18
B. Molohon LF 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .358 16 51
J. Brewer C 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .284 5 19
C. Reese 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .238 5 36
D. Friedrich 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .400 6 41
M. Sallee CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .375 5 28
   a-N. Raphael PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345 2 12
   c-A. Helgason 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 5 15
O. Luera RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .371 10 72
Totals 40 5 13 5 2 0 22      
a - N. Raphael pinch hit for M. Sallee in the 8th
b - C. Roth pinch hit for J. Blevins in the 8th
c - A. Helgason substituted for N. Raphael in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Molohon (16, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Blevins , J. Rook 3 , B. Molohon 6 , J. Brewer 2 , D. Friedrich , N. Raphael , O. Luera 2
2-out RBI: J. Rook , B. Molohon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Blevins 2 , J. Rook , C. Reese 2
GIDP: J. Brewer
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reese-Rook-Friedrich)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hofland CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .440 5 21
A. Benitez DH 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .312 8 17
S. Nalbach LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .419 7 19
J. Avenell C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323 3 11
F. Mora RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .304 21 79
   a-F. Alvarez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 8 22
B. Lewis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .241 3 14
D. Stewart 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .374 34 110
R. Francis 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .242 7 21
W. Myers SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .256 5 22
Totals 32 7 10 7 2 2 6      
a - F. Alvarez substituted for F. Mora in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Francis (5, 2nd Inning off C. Miles, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Francis (2, 6th Inning off J. Alexander, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Benitez 2 (8, 1st Inning off C. Miles, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off C. Miles, 2 on, 0 outs) , S. Nalbach (7, 3rd Inning off C. Miles, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Stewart 2 (34, 4th Inning off C. Miles, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Alexander, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hofland , A. Benitez 8 , S. Nalbach 4 , F. Mora , D. Stewart 8 , R. Francis 5 , W. Myers
2-out RBI: S. Nalbach , D. Stewart 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Avenell , W. Myers 2
GIDP: D. Stewart
Hit by Pitch: J. Avenell
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Nalbach (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hofland (3) , F. Mora (7) , B. Lewis (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Myers-Francis-Stewart)
MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Miles L (5-6) 4.0 7 6 6 0 2 4 71 7.50   
J. Alexander 4.0 3 1 1 2 0 1 50 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Miles 26
Batters Faced: C. Miles 20, J. Alexander 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Miles 6-4, J. Alexander 7-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Miles 71-47, J. Alexander 50-27
Hit Batsmen: C. Miles
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 6.2 9 5 0 1 0 1 97 0.00   
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.1 4 0 0 1 0 0 41 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 45
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 31, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 13-7, J. Unknown 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 97-66, J. Unknown 41-24
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Benitez
Ballpark: Mighty Mites Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 2897
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