ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
07/18/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 12747 - THURSDAY, JULY 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Paints (33-59) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0
Medford Desperados (67-25) 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 X 8 12 1
Desperados Roll Past Paints, 8-1
The Medford Desperados finished off the Aurora Paints, 8-1. Much of the credit belonged to right fielder Omar Luera. Luera went 2-3 with a home run, a triple, and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3 for the Desperados. Brice Shine was the winner. He's now 4-1. The loser was 18-year old right-handed pitcher Willie Garcia. Medford is looking good at 67-25.

In the bottom of the fourth, Medford center fielder Milt Sallee had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Sallee stroked a run-scoring single to left. It made the score 2-0, Medford. For the game, he went 1 for 3.

Medford manager Noah Alexander said, "I thought we played well in all phases."
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lupu 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .369 21 53
   c-A. Alvarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 4
E. McCarson RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .278 4 18
   d-T. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 2 12
T. Lunsford DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .331 10 55
D. Short CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .316 18 66
   e-W. Ramirez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 5 38
G. Martel 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .358 7 61
F. Chavez LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .358 2 16
D. Poole SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .302 11 36
   a-M. Kemps PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .464 1 15
   b-J. Randel SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 4
M. Cerpa 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .324 5 36
P. Morado C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .284 7 45
Totals 35 1 8 1 5 8 28      
a - M. Kemps pinch hit for D. Poole in the 8th
b - J. Randel substituted for M. Kemps in the 8th
c - A. Alvarez pinch hit for C. Lupu in the 9th
d - T. Gonzalez pinch hit for E. McCarson in the 9th
e - W. Ramirez pinch hit for D. Short in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Chavez (10, 6th Inning off V. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lupu , T. Lunsford 2 , W. Ramirez , G. Martel , F. Chavez 2 , M. Kemps , P. Morado
2-out RBI: F. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Short , G. Martel 2 , D. Poole 2 , P. Morado
Sac Bunt: D. Short
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Poole-Lupu-Cerpa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Blevins 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .250 2 10
A. Joiner DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .313 5 33
J. Rook SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .358 4 20
B. Molohon LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .357 18 55
N. Raphael 1B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .350 2 12
C. Reese 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .247 6 39
O. Luera RF 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .382 12 77
K. Van de Kop C 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .324 5 30
M. Sallee CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .365 5 29
Totals 32 8 12 8 4 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Raphael (5, 5th Inning off W. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: O. Luera (1, 8th Inning off C. Rios, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Luera (12, 5th Inning off W. Garcia, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Rook (4, 7th Inning off C. Rios, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Blevins , J. Rook 5 , B. Molohon , N. Raphael 2 , C. Reese , O. Luera 7 , K. Van de Kop 3 , M. Sallee
2-out RBI: C. Reese , O. Luera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Rook 2 , O. Luera
GIDP: J. Blevins
Sac Bunt: N. Raphael , C. Reese , M. Sallee
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: V. Martinez (1)
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Garcia L (3-7) 4.2 9 6 6 3 0 1 69 6.75   
C. Rios 3.1 3 2 2 1 3 1 48 9.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Garcia 19
Batters Faced: W. Garcia 25, C. Rios 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Garcia 10-3, C. Rios 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: W. Garcia 69-42, C. Rios 48-31
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shine W (4-1) 5.0 3 1 1 3 5 0 78 1.23   
V. Martinez 2.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 50 4.20   
J. McConnell 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 28 5.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shine 59
Batters Faced: B. Shine 21, V. Martinez 12, J. McConnell 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shine 4-6, V. Martinez 2-3, J. McConnell 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shine 78-45, V. Martinez 50-27, J. McConnell 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Martinez 1-1 , J. McConnell 1-0
WP: B. Shine
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Omar Luera
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 4 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 6493
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