ABA CLASS A-
ONTARIO SUNRAYS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
04/08/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
ONTARIO SUNRAYS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13048 - MONDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ontario Sunrays (0-1) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (1-0) 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 X 6 9 1
Fighting Knights Earn 6-5 Home Win
The Niskayuna Fighting Knights put the giddy home crowd in an even more jubilant mood after beating the Ontario Sunrays in the season opener at Fighting Knights Field. Third Baseman Ken Beck won plaudits for Niskayuna. He was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Niskayuna pitcher Danny Ramirez earned the win, hiking his record to 1-0. Jim Unknown suffered the loss.

Mike Bosco went 1 for 3 for Niskayuna. With one out and the game tied in the bottom of the sixth inning, Bosco had a clutch at-bat. Facing Ontario hurler Jim Unknown, he hit a sacrifice fly to give the Fighting Knights a 6-5 lead.

"Good, blue-collar kind of win," said Fighting Knights manager Gabe Ludwigsen.
ONTARIO BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Shrewsbury LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Jimenez DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
B. Baker CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
L. Lopez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
A. Newhouse 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .500 0 3
J. Burson SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .667 1 2
B. McHale 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
T. Hendrix 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
J. Unknown C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-B. Gall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5 3 7 17      
a - B. Gall pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Newhouse 2 (2, 1st Inning off A. Olivas, 2 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off A. Olivas, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Burson (1, 1st Inning off A. Olivas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Baker 2 , A. Newhouse 4 , J. Burson 5 , B. McHale
2-out RBI: A. Newhouse , J. Burson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Shrewsbury , T. Hendrix
Sac Bunt: T. Hendrix
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Baker (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Burson-Newhouse)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Jones CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .250 0 1
M. Bosco LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .333 0 1
B. Borch DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
A. Garcia SS, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .500 0 0
K. Beck 3B 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .750 1 3
   b-S. Fanning 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Struckman C 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .000 0 0
C. Weidner 2B, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
F. Castillo RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .500 0 0
R. Fana 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
   a-C. Malabranca SS, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 6 9 5 5 6 18      
a - C. Malabranca substituted for R. Fana in the 8th
b - S. Fanning substituted for K. Beck in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Jones (1, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Beck (1, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Jones 2 , M. Bosco , A. Garcia 2 , K. Beck 6 , C. Weidner , F. Castillo
2-out RBI: K. Beck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Jones , B. Borch , M. Struckman , R. Fana
Sac Bunt: C. Malabranca
Sac Fly: M. Bosco
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Ramirez (1)
ONTARIO PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 5.0 7 6 6 5 3 1 97 10.80   
J. Unknown BS (1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 35 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 27
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 26, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-5, J. Unknown 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 97-51, J. Unknown 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2
WP: J. Unknown 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Olivas 2.1 5 5 5 1 2 1 53 19.29   
D. Ramirez W (1-0) 4.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 56 0.00   
C. Manolas H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 0.00   
J. Moreira SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Olivas 24
Batters Faced: A. Olivas 14, D. Ramirez 17, C. Manolas 4, J. Moreira 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Olivas 1-4, D. Ramirez 7-4, C. Manolas 0-1, J. Moreira 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Olivas 53-36, D. Ramirez 56-39, C. Manolas 20-12, J. Moreira 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Ramirez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Olivas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Beck
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 2760
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