ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
08/18/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 12926 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (50-71) 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 6 1 14 18 0
Medford Desperados (82-39) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 9 1
Pierce 4-for-6 to Light Mighty Mites Fuse
A 3-RBI performance from David Pierce, who is tied for 4th in the SL1 with a 1.163 OPS, helped the St. Joseph Mighty Mites beat the Medford Desperados, 14-8. The second-place Mighty Mites now have a record of 50-71.

The Mighty Mites got a big hit from third baseman Bryan Lewis. Facing Medford pitcher Joey Bove in the top of the eighth, Lewis pounded a grand slam home run to center. His 13th home run of the season put the Mighty Mites ahead, 13-4.

"There's never a lack of effort in our clubhouse. We're willing to do the little things to get the win," Pierce told the St. Joseph Today.
ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gobel CF 6 3 3 1 0 1 0 .376 2 25
R. Francis 2B 5 3 3 1 1 2 0 .269 13 36
D. Pierce DH 6 3 4 3 0 0 2 .392 26 105
F. Mora RF 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .320 31 110
   f-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   g-C. Bates RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .361 5 28
B. Dent LF 6 0 1 1 0 3 7 .377 13 53
B. Lewis 3B 4 1 1 4 2 0 5 .297 13 44
Z. Weakley 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 .341 10 34
   a-F. Alvarez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 13 37
   b-D. Stewart 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .390 43 141
   c-R. Patton PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .148 0 3
W. Myers SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .278 9 39
   d-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   e-I. Lopez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 2 16
C. Montoya C 5 2 2 2 0 3 1 .306 8 35
Totals 46 14 18 13 5 11 32      
a - F. Alvarez pinch ran for Z. Weakley in the 7th
b - D. Stewart substituted for F. Alvarez in the 7th
c - R. Patton pinch hit for D. Stewart in the 8th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for W. Myers in the 8th
e - I. Lopez substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
f - J. Unknown pinch hit for F. Mora in the 9th
g - C. Bates substituted for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Weakley (5, 7th Inning off V. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Patton (2, 8th Inning off K. Murray, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Gobel (2, 1st Inning off I. Starks, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Francis (13, 1st Inning off I. Starks, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Montoya 2 (8, 4th Inning off I. Starks, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Bove, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Pierce (26, 4th Inning off I. Starks, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Mora (31, 4th Inning off V. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Lewis (13, 8th Inning off J. Bove, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Gobel 6 , R. Francis 6 , D. Pierce 7 , F. Mora 5 , B. Dent , B. Lewis 4 , Z. Weakley 2 , R. Patton 2 , C. Montoya 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lewis , W. Myers 3 , C. Montoya
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Unknown-Myers-Weakley, Myers-Francis-Weakley)
OF assists: 1 (Mora(Rook at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Blevins 3B 4 3 3 0 1 0 2 .256 5 22
A. Helgason DH 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 .331 11 30
J. Rook SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .312 6 30
D. Friedrich 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .378 7 48
   d-C. Griffith PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .306 5 27
J. Brewer C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 7 33
   e-A. Joiner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 6 38
C. Roth LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .386 6 40
   a-V. Miranda PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .353 0 3
G. Wuerfel 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .310 5 25
G. Hans RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .246 0 6
   b-W. Lopez PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .238 5 23
C. Hooks CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 1 7
   c-N. Raphael PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .305 2 15
Totals 31 8 9 8 8 4 14      
a - V. Miranda pinch hit for C. Roth in the 8th
b - W. Lopez pinch hit for G. Hans in the 9th
c - N. Raphael pinch hit for C. Hooks in the 9th
d - C. Griffith pinch hit for D. Friedrich in the 9th
e - A. Joiner pinch hit for J. Brewer in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Helgason (11, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Griffith (5, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Blevins 3 , A. Helgason 5 , J. Rook , D. Friedrich , C. Griffith 4 , C. Hooks
2-out RBI: C. Griffith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Blevins , A. Helgason , C. Roth
GIDP: J. Brewer , G. Wuerfel
Sac Bunt: J. Brewer , C. Hooks
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Wuerfel (3)
ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 7.2 7 4 4 6 2 1 119 4.70   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 4 4 2 1 1 28 36.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 45
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 33, J. Unknown 7, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 12-6, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 119-67, J. Unknown 28-12, J. Unknown 5-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Starks L (13-8) 3.1 8 6 6 3 5 4 86 6.68   
V. Martinez 3.1 2 1 1 1 3 1 55 5.48   
J. Bove 0.2 5 6 6 1 1 2 38 4.91   
K. Murray 1.2 3 1 0 0 2 0 29 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Starks 20
Batters Faced: I. Starks 21, V. Martinez 13, J. Bove 8, K. Murray 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Starks 2-3, V. Martinez 3-4, J. Bove 1-0, K. Murray 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Starks 86-52, V. Martinez 55-33, J. Bove 38-20, K. Murray 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bove 1-0
WP: J. Bove
Balk: I. Starks
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Pierce
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 4 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 10319
Special Notes: 1B Zach Weakley was injured while running the bases.
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