ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
07/17/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 12746 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Paints (33-58) 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 9 1
Medford Desperados (66-25) 1 0 3 3 0 0 4 7 X 18 19 1
Helgason Slugs Desperados to 18-6 Win
Desperados third baseman Aaron Helgason put his stamp on his team's 18-6 win over the Aurora Paints. Helgason went 3-5 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 7 for Medford in the contest. Isaiah Starks, who leads the SL1 in wins with 11, was the winner. He's now 11-5. The loser was Francisco Quintero. With this game in the books, Medford is 66-25, Aurora 33-58.

Jimmy Brewer hit a 3-run home run off Francisco Quintero in the bottom of the third, which put the Desperados ahead, 4-3. In addition to the homer, Brewer had 1 double, while going 2 for 5.

"Winning is always a team effort," Helgason said after the game.
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lupu 2B 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 .369 21 53
E. McCarson RF 4 0 1 3 1 1 5 .287 4 18
T. Lunsford DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .329 10 55
D. Short CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319 18 66
   a-J. Gary PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 10 32
G. Martel 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .360 7 61
   b-J. Randel PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 0 4
F. Chavez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .363 2 15
   c-W. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 1 4
D. Poole SS 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .305 11 36
M. Campbell 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .316 5 25
P. Morado C 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .284 7 45
Totals 37 6 9 6 3 7 27      
a - J. Gary pinch hit for D. Short in the 9th
b - J. Randel pinch hit for G. Martel in the 9th
c - W. Gonzalez pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Lunsford (18, 1st Inning off I. Starks, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Campbell (8, 6th Inning off I. Starks, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. McCarson (7, 6th Inning off I. Starks, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Lupu (21, 4th Inning off I. Starks, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lupu 4 , E. McCarson 2 , T. Lunsford 3 , D. Short , G. Martel , D. Poole , M. Campbell 3
2-out RBI: C. Lupu , E. McCarson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. McCarson , T. Lunsford 2 , D. Poole
Hit by Pitch: C. Lupu , D. Poole , P. Morado
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: E. McCarson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Lupu-Poole-Campbell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Helgason 3B 5 3 3 7 1 1 0 .344 7 22
B. Molohon LF 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .357 18 55
   a-C. Griffith PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 4 23
J. Rook SS 3 5 3 1 3 0 0 .357 3 19
C. Roth DH 4 1 2 0 2 1 3 .398 5 37
J. Brewer C 5 1 2 3 0 1 5 .282 6 22
D. Friedrich 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .395 6 43
   b-K. Van de Kop PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .307 5 28
   c-J. Coyan LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412 2 6
O. Luera RF 6 1 3 0 0 0 4 .379 11 74
M. Sallee CF 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 .366 5 28
G. Wuerfel 2B 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 .353 5 23
Totals 41 18 19 16 11 7 19      
a - C. Griffith pinch hit for B. Molohon in the 8th
b - K. Van de Kop pinch hit for D. Friedrich in the 8th
c - J. Coyan substituted for K. Van de Kop in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brewer (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Sallee (8, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Brewer (6, 3rd Inning off F. Quintero, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Molohon (18, 4th Inning off F. Quintero, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Helgason 2 (7, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Rook (3, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Van de Kop (5, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Helgason 9 , B. Molohon 4 , C. Griffith , J. Rook 6 , C. Roth 2 , J. Brewer 6 , D. Friedrich , K. Van de Kop 4 , O. Luera 3 , M. Sallee 3
2-out RBI: D. Friedrich , K. Van de Kop
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Roth , D. Friedrich , O. Luera 2 , G. Wuerfel
GIDP: J. Brewer
Sac Bunt: J. Brewer
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rook (5)
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Quintero L (1-10) 3.0 7 6 6 4 3 2 66 13.15   
M. Resina 1.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 23 11.82   
J. Unknown 2.2 6 7 7 4 3 2 65 23.62   
J. Unknown 0.2 5 4 4 1 0 2 27 54.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Quintero 18
Batters Faced: F. Quintero 20, M. Resina 7, J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 7, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Quintero 5-1, M. Resina 3-1, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 1-0, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Quintero 66-38, M. Resina 23-12, J. Unknown 65-34, J. Unknown 27-15, J. Unknown 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 3-3 , J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Starks W (11-5) 5.2 7 6 6 2 5 1 103 6.65   
J. Bove H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 2.65   
J. Cantu 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Starks 34
Batters Faced: I. Starks 29, J. Bove 6, J. Cantu 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Starks 7-5, J. Bove 0-4, J. Cantu 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Starks 103-61, J. Bove 20-12, J. Cantu 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bove 1-0 , J. Cantu 2-0
Hit Batsmen: I. Starks 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Helgason
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 6802
Special Notes: Jon Rook ties the MED regular season game record for runs with 4. RP Joey Bove was injured while pitching. Aaron Helgason ties the MED regular season game record for RBI with 7. Jon Rook sets the MED regular season game record for runs with 5.
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