ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
08/05/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
GAME ID: 12860 - MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport Unicorns (54-55) 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 10 13 0
Greensboro Naturals (47-62) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 0
Lang Stars as Unicorns Top Naturals, 10-4
The Newport Unicorns grabbed a win, 10-4, over the Greensboro Naturals at Naturals Grounds. Newport first baseman Jesse Lang slugged 3 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored three times. The second-place Unicorns hiked their record to 54-55.

Lang made an early impact for Newport when he stroked his 16th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came in the top of the third, put the Unicorns on top, 6-2.

"I like the vibe in the clubhouse after a win," said Lang. "It sure beats the alternative."
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lemos SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .302 15 51
H. Campos RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .265 7 30
P. Quintero DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 6 34
M. Alvarez LF 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 .357 3 27
J. Lendon CF 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .307 20 67
J. Lang 1B 5 3 3 6 0 0 0 .314 16 64
M. Middlebrooks 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .269 4 15
   a-B. Werkman PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
I. Ramos C 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .257 7 38
T. Humes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .388 1 8
Totals 40 10 13 10 4 4 12      
a - B. Werkman pinch hit for M. Middlebrooks in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Lang 3 (16, 2nd Inning off R. Estrada, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off R. Estrada, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Chavez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Lemos (15, 3rd Inning off R. Estrada, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lendon 2 (20, 5th Inning off J. Chavez, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Eilers, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lemos 4 , H. Campos , M. Alvarez , J. Lendon 8 , J. Lang 12 , M. Middlebrooks , I. Ramos 3 , T. Humes
2-out RBI: , J. Lang 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lemos
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Dove 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .353 4 18
L. Poff LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .295 13 26
R. Cano SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .352 21 91
J. Freas 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .281 12 51
J. Husnick RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .288 8 13
D. Pinzon CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330 2 20
A. Lindsey 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .316 14 54
V. Gelabert C 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 .254 11 38
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4 5 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Husnick (4, 4th Inning off J. Zapata, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Dove (22, 5th Inning off J. Zapata, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Gelabert (11, 2nd Inning off J. Zapata, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Poff (13, 9th Inning off R. Sauceda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Dove 2 , L. Poff 6 , R. Cano 2 , J. Husnick 2 , A. Lindsey , V. Gelabert 4
2-out RBI: L. Poff , V. Gelabert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Freas 2 , J. Husnick 2 , V. Gelabert , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Dove (9) , L. Poff (6)
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zapata W (12-5) 5.2 6 2 2 3 4 1 99 5.25   
R. Sauceda 3.0 3 2 2 2 3 1 54 6.10   
N. Combs 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zapata 50
Batters Faced: J. Zapata 26, R. Sauceda 14, N. Combs 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zapata 8-5, R. Sauceda 4-2, N. Combs 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zapata 99-60, R. Sauceda 54-32, N. Combs 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sauceda 2-0 , N. Combs 2-0
WP: J. Zapata , R. Sauceda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Estrada L (0-6) 2.2 8 6 6 2 1 3 54 15.75   
J. Chavez 4.1 4 2 2 0 1 2 51 8.59   
B. Eilers 2.0 1 2 2 2 2 1 41 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Estrada 13
Batters Faced: R. Estrada 18, J. Chavez 17, B. Eilers 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Estrada 4-3, J. Chavez 9-3, B. Eilers 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Estrada 54-34, J. Chavez 51-35, B. Eilers 41-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Chavez 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesse Lang
Ballpark: Naturals Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 3554
Special Notes: Jesse Lang ties the SL1 regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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