ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
08/11/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 12751 - MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Paints (52-62) 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 7 0
Medford Desperados (69-45) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Massey Socks 2 Homers in 6-1 Win
The Aurora Paints stymied the Medford Desperados, 6-1, at Ballpark of Medford. Tim Massey had a good day at the plate. He hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for Aurora. Aurora, at 52-62, occupies 4th place in the Sub League 1 Central Division.

With Aurora leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Massey hit a sinker from Ruben Espinoza for a grand slam home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Paints ahead, 5-0.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Massey.
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chavez CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .337 8 58
N. Archuleta 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .290 0 2
D. Short LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .306 10 44
C. Lupu 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .301 20 69
B. Farhi 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .358 5 22
T. Massey DH 4 2 2 5 1 0 3 .293 3 12
F. Chavez SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .260 2 13
J. Gary RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 7 38
   a-B. Mauser RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .331 8 51
H. Hecht C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .308 1 4
Totals 33 6 7 6 8 5 18      
a - B. Mauser substituted for J. Gary in the 1st

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Massey 2 (3, 1st Inning off R. Espinoza, 3 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off R. Espinoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Chavez , N. Archuleta , D. Short 2 , C. Lupu , T. Massey 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lupu , T. Massey , H. Hecht
GIDP: T. Massey
Hit by Pitch: B. Farhi
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Farhi-Lupu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bridges 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .354 11 57
J. LaCasse CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .376 12 94
A. Davis SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307 21 55
M. Sikes 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .341 15 56
C. Reese 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 7 38
J. Austin LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 16 82
G. Buckner RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .364 12 75
A. Joiner DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .322 4 26
K. Van de Kop C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .368 11 32
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Bridges (38, 1st Inning off J. Pitts, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Joiner (13, 7th Inning off J. Pitts, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Bridges 2 , J. LaCasse , M. Sikes , J. Austin , A. Joiner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bridges , C. Reese , J. Austin
Hit by Pitch: K. Van de Kop
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sikes (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bridges-Sikes-Reese)
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pitts W (2-2) 7.1 5 1 1 2 4 0 98 5.93   
E. White 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pitts 66
Batters Faced: J. Pitts 29, E. White 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pitts 5-12, E. White 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pitts 98-59, E. White 14-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Pitts
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Espinoza L (3-7) 4.1 6 6 6 6 3 2 95 6.09   
M. Howe 3.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 39 1.86   
J. Cantu 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 6.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Espinoza 24
Batters Faced: R. Espinoza 25, M. Howe 10, J. Cantu 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Espinoza 3-7, M. Howe 3-5, J. Cantu 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Espinoza 95-53, M. Howe 39-22, J. Cantu 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Howe 1-0 , J. Cantu 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Cantu
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Massey
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 8156
Special Notes: Joel Gary was ejected in the 1st inning for arguing a strike call.
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