ABA CLASS A-
PIKEVILLE CAVALRY AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
08/08/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
PIKEVILLE CAVALRY AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
GAME ID: 12868 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pikeville Cavalry (45-66) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 7 11 2
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (47-64) 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 X 9 11 2
Ficca goes 3-for-3, Tacoma Gets 9-7 Victory
The Tacoma Thunder Wolves beat the Pikeville Cavalry, 9-7, at Thunder Wolves Stadium. The win was due in part to shortstop Jack Ficca, who went 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 triples, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Jim Unknown, the winning pitcher, improved to 1-0. He pitched 5.1 innings, giving up 4 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 1 and walking 9. Jim Unknown closed it out for his 1st save.

Ashton Baldwin had a big 2-run home run for the Thunder Wolves in the bottom of the sixth inning. With Tacoma leading 6-3 and a runner on 2nd, he got a cutter from Jo Uehara and swatted a home run to left. It was his 14th home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Thunder Wolves ahead, 8-3.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Ficca said.

Tacoma now sits at 47-64, while Pikeville falls to 45-66.
PIKEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cruz 2B 5 1 3 3 1 1 0 .316 3 22
J. Sears 1B 6 1 1 0 0 2 3 .297 10 32
A. Alvarez RF 2 1 2 1 4 0 0 .371 6 30
D. Hove DH 5 0 2 1 1 1 3 .287 15 33
A. Farias 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .262 31 82
C. Espinoza SS 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 .313 17 69
A. Morales CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .324 6 42
C. Johnson C 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .287 1 15
   b-S. Andes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 0 1
   c-D. Spry C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Torres LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .259 3 10
   a-N. Chatel PH, LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .321 19 70
Totals 35 7 11 6 13 4 24      
a - N. Chatel pinch hit for D. Torres in the 8th
b - S. Andes pinch hit for C. Johnson in the 8th
c - D. Spry substituted for S. Andes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Alvarez (15, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Cruz (4, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Johnson (4, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cruz 4 , J. Sears , A. Alvarez 3 , D. Hove 2 , C. Espinoza , A. Morales , C. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: M. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sears , D. Hove , A. Farias , C. Johnson , S. Andes , D. Torres
Sac Fly: A. Farias
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Espinoza 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Alvarez (2) , C. Johnson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Farias-Cruz-Sears)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Griffin 2B 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .264 2 11
J. Ficca SS 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 .387 24 98
M. Fath RF 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 .336 17 73
A. Baldwin 3B 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 .424 14 51
P. Martin DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .315 4 21
J. Solid C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .294 10 41
J. Yarbrough LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .296 10 43
A. Tunnell CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .320 2 16
B. McAdams 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .208 0 0
Totals 32 9 11 8 5 2 15      
BATTING
Triples: J. Ficca 2 (7, 4th Inning off C. Childress, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Uehara, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Baldwin (14, 6th Inning off J. Uehara, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ficca (24, 8th Inning off S. Betourne, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Griffin , J. Ficca 10 , A. Baldwin 4 , P. Martin , J. Solid 2 , J. Yarbrough , A. Tunnell , B. McAdams
2-out RBI: J. Griffin , J. Ficca 2 , A. Baldwin , J. Yarbrough
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Fath , A. Baldwin , B. McAdams
GIDP: J. Yarbrough
Sac Bunt: J. Ficca
Sac Fly: A. Baldwin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Griffin (4) , J. Ficca (40) , M. Fath 2 (25) , A. Tunnell (14)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0) , M. Fath (2)
OF assists: 1 (Fath(Alvarez at 2nd base))
PIKEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Childress L (4-3) 5.0 6 5 3 5 2 0 90 5.57   
J. Uehara 2.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 28 9.77   
S. Betourne 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Childress 36
Batters Faced: C. Childress 26, J. Uehara 9, S. Betourne 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Childress 6-7, J. Uehara 3-2, S. Betourne 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Childress 90-49, J. Uehara 28-17, S. Betourne 17-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 5.1 4 3 3 9 1 0 110 5.06   
J. Unknown H (1) 2.0 6 4 4 2 1 0 45 18.00   
J. Unknown SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 40
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 28, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 8-5, J. Unknown 1-3, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 110-54, J. Unknown 45-28, J. Unknown 26-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-0
WP: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Ficca
Ballpark: Thunder Wolves Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 2415
Special Notes: Jack Ficca ties the SL1 regular season game record for triples with 2.
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