ABA CLASS A-
MONTGOMERY MISSIONS AT SPRING PARK GREEN KNIGHTS
05/09/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
MONTGOMERY MISSIONS AT SPRING PARK GREEN KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13096 - FRIDAY, MAY 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montgomery Missions (18-12) 3 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 12 17 4
Spring Park Green Knights (13-17) 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 10 13 2
Hipkins goes 4-for-5 in Montgomery Win
The Montgomery Missions defeated the Spring Park Green Knights, 12-10, at Ballpark of Spring Park. Chris Hipkins, who is tied for 10th in the SL2 in triples with 1, was a standout performer for Montgomery. His 4 hits included 2 singles and 2 doubles -- this in addition to the 3 runs he scored and 1 he knocked in. Sherman Ayala, now 2-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed 2 runs on 2 hits in 3 innings. The first-place Missions have won 8 straight.

David Henning helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 3-0, Missions.

"That's what makes it fun -- everybody's jacked up because of the way we've been winning," said Montgomery manager Hoa Nguyen-Dinh.
MONTGOMERY BATTING LINESCORE SPRING PARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mauro 2B 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 .267 2 12
C. Hipkins SS 5 3 4 1 1 0 2 .240 3 12
K. Rennie 1B 6 1 1 2 0 0 9 .342 6 15
   a-M. Brown 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 3 11
P. Marks CF 5 3 2 3 1 0 0 .236 4 20
J. Perez LF 6 1 3 1 0 1 0 .348 3 16
   b-E. Ramos LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 5 18
K. Hirsch RF 5 1 3 1 1 0 1 .439 5 13
D. Solis 3B 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 .298 3 17
D. Henning C 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 .228 4 18
J. Hamilton DH 4 1 0 1 1 0 6 .333 3 7
Totals 42 12 17 11 10 1 23      
a - M. Brown substituted for K. Rennie in the 8th
b - E. Ramos substituted for J. Perez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Hipkins 2 (2, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Marks (4, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Mauro , C. Hipkins 6 , K. Rennie , P. Marks 5 , J. Perez 3 , K. Hirsch 3 , D. Solis , D. Henning 2
2-out RBI: P. Marks , J. Perez , D. Solis , D. Henning
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Rennie 2 , D. Solis , J. Hamilton
GIDP: K. Rennie , D. Henning
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Hipkins (6) , K. Hirsch (3) , D. Henning (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Howard (1) , M. Mauro (2) , D. Solis 2 (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thurston DH 6 2 3 1 0 0 3 .419 5 13
A. Giannone 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .250 0 2
C. Alexander CF 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .388 1 18
R. Willin LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .250 2 14
R. Dowdell 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .300 0 15
M. Keener RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .255 2 14
D. Pantoja 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .289 0 3
T. Bell SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 .204 0 2
J. Unknown C 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .250 1 3
   a-K. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298 2 8
Totals 44 10 13 10 2 7 29      
a - K. Nakamura pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Alexander 3 (9, 3rd Inning off J. Howard, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Howard, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off S. Ayala, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Willin (3, 5th Inning off J. Howard, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Thurston (12, 5th Inning off J. Howard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 5th Inning off J. Howard, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Thurston (5, 5th Inning off S. Ayala, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Keener (2, 9th Inning off J. Carmona, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thurston 7 , A. Giannone , C. Alexander 6 , R. Willin 2 , R. Dowdell , M. Keener 5 , D. Pantoja , J. Unknown 4
2-out RBI: J. Thurston , C. Alexander , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thurston , R. Willin , R. Dowdell , M. Keener
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Willin 2 (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Bell-Dowdell-Giannone, Bell-Dowdell-Giannone)
MONTGOMERY PITCHING LINESCORE SPRING PARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Howard 4.2 10 7 3 0 3 1 84 3.48   
S. Ayala W (2-0) 3.0 2 2 0 1 3 1 65 3.38   
L. Davidson H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.74   
J. Carmona SV (8) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 7.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howard 27
Batters Faced: J. Howard 27, S. Ayala 13, L. Davidson 1, J. Carmona 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howard 6-5, S. Ayala 2-4, L. Davidson 0-1, J. Carmona 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howard 84-59, S. Ayala 65-42, L. Davidson 3-2, J. Carmona 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Davidson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.1 7 7 7 5 0 1 71 27.00   
J. Unknown 2.2 7 5 5 2 1 0 52 16.88   
J. Unknown 3.1 3 0 0 3 0 0 57 0.00   
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 6
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 19, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 3-4, J. Unknown 2-4, J. Unknown 4-5, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 71-36, J. Unknown 52-31, J. Unknown 57-28, J. Unknown 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Hipkins
Ballpark: Ballpark of Spring Park
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 4647
Special Notes: Chris Alexander ties the SL2 regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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