ABA CLASS A-
ONTARIO SUNRAYS AT SIKESTON SHAMROCKS
04/25/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
ONTARIO SUNRAYS AT SIKESTON SHAMROCKS
GAME ID: 12999 - FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ontario Sunrays (5-12) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Sikeston Shamrocks (9-8) 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 2 X 11 17 1
Philip, Shamrocks Romp Over Sunrays, 11-3
The Sikeston Shamrocks handed the Ontario Sunrays a sound defeat, 11-3, at Shamrocks Park. Russ Philip, who is tied for 4th in the SL2 in stolen bases with 4, was a main contributor to the win. He was 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for Sikeston. The winning pitcher was Keith Carter. He's now 3-0. He went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits for the Shamrocks. Ontario, at 5-12, is off to a poor start in 2025.

Josh Flowers had a big run-scoring triple for the Shamrocks in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Sikeston leading 3-2 and a runner on 1st, he got a fastball from fireballing left-hander Pat Potter and swatted a triple to right-center. It was his 1st triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Shamrocks ahead, 4-2.

Philip told a Sikeston Bulletin reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.
ONTARIO BATTING LINESCORE SIKESTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Jones CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .304 1 10
   a-B. Pflipsen PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
M. Strader LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .359 5 13
   b-H. Sato PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Tully 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .359 3 7
A. Jacobi DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 7
L. Casperson 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246 0 2
M. DeRise 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .273 1 3
   c-R. Hoffman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Gerber RF, CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .444 2 10
T. Amos SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 1 11
J. Unknown C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 0 1
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 3 10      
a - B. Pflipsen pinch hit for K. Jones in the 8th
b - H. Sato pinch hit for M. Strader in the 8th
c - R. Hoffman pinch hit for M. DeRise in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Tully (7, 8th Inning off C. Wimberley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Gerber (2, 9th Inning off C. Wimberley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Jones , M. Strader , J. Tully 3 , A. Jacobi , H. Gerber 5 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: A. Jacobi , H. Gerber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Strader , A. Jacobi , M. DeRise , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Gerber (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Philip 2B 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 .288 1 5
B. Agin LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .286 1 5
   c-C. Curtis PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Billings 1B, LF 3 2 2 3 3 0 0 .266 3 12
J. Howard CF 4 0 2 1 2 1 2 .250 0 10
J. Hoffmann DH 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .382 3 12
M. Duval SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 10 .209 1 7
R. McCoy RF 4 1 0 1 1 2 9 .259 3 15
J. Flowers 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .429 0 4
   a-D. Solis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-P. Haney 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
R. Tavarez C 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .277 1 6
Totals 39 11 17 10 8 7 32      
a - D. Solis pinch hit for J. Flowers in the 7th
b - P. Haney substituted for D. Solis in the 8th
c - C. Curtis pinch hit for B. Agin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Billings (3, 1st Inning off P. Potter, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Flowers (1, 5th Inning off P. Potter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Philip (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Billings (3, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Philip 7 , B. Agin 3 , J. Billings 6 , J. Howard 2 , J. Hoffmann 2 , J. Flowers 3 , R. Tavarez 3
2-out RBI: B. Agin , J. Billings , J. Flowers , R. Tavarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Agin 2 , J. Howard , R. McCoy 2 , J. Flowers , D. Solis
Sac Bunt: R. Philip 2
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Philip (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Howard (3)
OF assists: 2 (Howard(Strader at 2nd base), Howard(Tully at 2nd base))
ONTARIO PITCHING LINESCORE SIKESTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Potter L (1-2) 5.0 11 5 5 3 7 0 96 5.32   
J. Unknown 2.0 4 4 4 5 0 1 60 18.00   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 12 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Potter 29
Batters Faced: P. Potter 29, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Potter 6-2, J. Unknown 4-2, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Potter 96-60, J. Unknown 60-30, J. Unknown 12-6
WP: P. Potter 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Carter W (3-0) 6.0 6 2 1 2 2 0 81 2.42   
C. Wimberley SV (1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 35 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Carter 54
Batters Faced: K. Carter 24, C. Wimberley 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Carter 5-9, C. Wimberley 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Carter 81-54, C. Wimberley 35-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wimberley 1-0
WP: C. Wimberley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Russ Philip
Ballpark: Shamrocks Park
Weather: Rain (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 6408
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