ABA CLASS A-
ONTARIO SUNRAYS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
04/18/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
ONTARIO SUNRAYS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 12967 - FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ontario Sunrays (2-9) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 2
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (9-2) 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 X 10 14 1
Fighting Knights Pop Sunrays, 10-4
The Niskayuna Fighting Knights beat the Ontario Sunrays, 10-4, at Fighting Knights Field. Niskayuna right fielder Felix Castillo had an outstanding performance. He went 4 for 4 with a double, 3 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3. Picking up the win was Zaijiro Watanabe. He went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits. The right--hander struck out 2 and walked 1. With the win, Niskayuna goes to 9-2.

Albert Garcia, who is tied for 4th in the SL2 in home runs with 4, took Ontario hurler Justin Knittle deep in the bottom of the fifth. His 2-run home run put the Fighting Knights on top, 4-2. In all, Garcia had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"We take it day by day here," said Castillo, "and today was a good one for us."
ONTARIO BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Jones CF 5 1 2 0 0 3 2 .275 0 7
M. Strader LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .405 2 4
J. Tully 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .400 2 6
A. Jacobi DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .361 0 6
M. DeRise 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 2
   b-H. Sato PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
H. Gerber RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .429 1 8
T. Amos SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 0 7
   c-J. Keiser PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .316 1 4
D. Herman 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
   a-J. Pierce PH, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 2 9
J. Unknown C 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1
   d-B. Pflipsen PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .600 0 1
Totals 33 4 9 4 2 7 19      
a - J. Pierce pinch hit for D. Herman in the 7th
b - H. Sato pinch hit for M. DeRise in the 9th
c - J. Keiser pinch hit for T. Amos in the 9th
d - B. Pflipsen pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Sato (1, 9th Inning off B. Suarez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Jones 2 , M. Strader , J. Tully , A. Jacobi , H. Sato 2 , H. Gerber 2 , J. Pierce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Jones , M. DeRise , J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: T. Amos
Sac Fly: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Jones (1) , M. Strader (1)
CS: M. Strader (2)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Gerber (1) , J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Amos-Pierce-DeRise)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Castillo LF, RF 4 3 4 0 1 0 0 .410 3 8
C. Malabranca CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .167 0 0
A. Garcia SS 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .348 4 10
K. Beck 3B 5 0 3 1 0 1 4 .378 3 12
B. Borch 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .400 0 2
   a-S. Bright PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Chadwick RF 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .320 1 1
   b-A. Munoz PH, LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
N. Watkins C 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .294 2 5
R. Campbell DH 5 2 2 3 0 2 4 .343 3 5
T. Ogura 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 10 14 10 7 7 24      
a - S. Bright pinch hit for B. Borch in the 8th
b - A. Munoz pinch hit for J. Chadwick in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Chadwick (2, 4th Inning off J. Knittle, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Castillo (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Chadwick (1, 2nd Inning off J. Knittle, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Garcia (4, 5th Inning off J. Knittle, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Campbell 2 (3, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Castillo 5 , A. Garcia 5 , K. Beck 3 , J. Chadwick 6 , N. Watkins , R. Campbell 8
2-out RBI: A. Garcia , R. Campbell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Beck , B. Borch 2 , R. Campbell 2
GIDP: N. Watkins
Sac Bunt: C. Malabranca
Sac Fly: A. Garcia
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Castillo 2 (5) , J. Chadwick (3)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Watkins (3)
OF assists: 1 (Malabranca(Jones at 2nd base))
ONTARIO PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Knittle L (0-3) 5.0 7 4 4 1 5 2 94 8.22   
J. Unknown 2.0 4 4 4 4 0 2 51 18.00   
J. Unknown 1.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 40 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Knittle 41
Batters Faced: J. Knittle 23, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Knittle 4-6, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Knittle 94-57, J. Unknown 51-23, J. Unknown 40-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Watanabe W (1-0) 6.0 6 2 2 1 2 0 97 3.27   
B. Suarez 2.0 2 2 2 0 3 0 41 9.64   
D. Ramirez 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 10.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Watanabe 53
Batters Faced: Z. Watanabe 24, B. Suarez 8, D. Ramirez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Watanabe 7-8, B. Suarez 3-0, D. Ramirez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Watanabe 97-59, B. Suarez 41-27, D. Ramirez 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Ramirez 2-2
WP: Z. Watanabe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Felix Castillo
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 7704
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