ABA CLASS A-
MONTGOMERY MISSIONS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
05/25/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
MONTGOMERY MISSIONS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13186 - SUNDAY, MAY 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montgomery Missions (29-16) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 9 15 0
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (20-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4
Missions Win, Mauro goes 4-for-5
The Montgomery Missions saddled the Niskayuna Fighting Knights with a loss at Fighting Knights Field. The final score was 9-0. Mark Mauro was 4 for 5, including 3 singles and 1 home run. The Montgomery second baseman scored 3 runs and drove in 4. The Sub League 2 East Division-leading Missions are 29-16.

With Montgomery leading 3-0 in the top of the ninth, Mauro batted against Niskayuna pitcher Juan Esquibel. Mauro hit a fastball to left for a grand slam home run. His 3rd home run of the season put the Missions on top, 7-0.

"We'll need a much better effort, the next time out," said losing manager Jonathan Anderson.
MONTGOMERY BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mauro 2B 5 3 4 4 0 1 1 .281 3 18
C. Hipkins SS 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .257 5 18
E. Ramos RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .367 8 30
   c-C. Burnett PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .429 0 4
   e-C. Bush 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 5
K. Rennie 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .355 6 18
   a-M. Brown 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .474 3 13
   d-J. Rodriguez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
P. Marks LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .240 6 30
K. Hirsch CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .359 5 16
D. Solis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .313 9 37
   b-P. Adam PH, 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .311 0 7
D. Henning C 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .244 5 22
B. Dilday DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .234 5 16
Totals 42 9 15 8 3 9 22      
a - M. Brown substituted for K. Rennie in the 8th
b - P. Adam pinch hit for D. Solis in the 9th
c - C. Burnett pinch hit for E. Ramos in the 9th
d - J. Rodriguez pinch hit for M. Brown in the 9th
e - C. Bush substituted for C. Burnett in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Hipkins (5, 1st Inning off A. Palhao, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Mauro (3, 9th Inning off J. Esquibel, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Mauro 7 , C. Hipkins 5 , E. Ramos 3 , K. Rennie 2 , P. Marks , P. Adam , D. Henning , B. Dilday
2-out RBI: P. Adam , D. Henning
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Hirsch 2 , D. Solis , B. Dilday
GIDP: P. Marks 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Mauro (4)
CS: M. Mauro (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Marks-Rennie, Hipkins-Mauro-Adam)
OF assists: 1 (Marks(Freeland at 1st base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Castillo RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .329 8 24
J. Chadwick LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .298 6 11
A. Marquez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .372 10 45
K. Beck 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .344 7 44
K. Hunt 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .351 3 12
   a-J. Cisneros PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Cruz SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
P. Anderson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 1 11
R. Campbell DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .241 5 14
M. Freeland C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .216 2 6
Totals 31 0 6 0 1 8 13      
a - J. Cisneros pinch hit for K. Hunt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Beck (16, 4th Inning off J. Howard, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Marquez (13, 7th Inning off J. Howard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Castillo , J. Chadwick , A. Marquez 2 , K. Beck 2 , R. Campbell , M. Freeland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Chadwick , K. Hunt , T. Cruz
GIDP: J. Cisneros
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Chadwick (4) , K. Hunt (1) , T. Cruz 2 (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Marquez-Cruz-Hunt, Cruz-Marquez-Hunt)
MONTGOMERY PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Howard W (5-1) 8.0 6 0 0 0 8 0 109 3.18   
J. Torres 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howard 78
Batters Faced: J. Howard 29, J. Torres 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howard 6-9, J. Torres 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howard 109-73, J. Torres 11-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Palhao L (0-2) 6.0 7 2 2 1 7 1 92 4.29   
A. Ruiz 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 28 4.68   
J. Esquibel 0.0 1 4 2 1 0 1 13 2.81   
D. Ramirez 1.0 4 2 0 1 0 0 27 7.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Palhao 56
Batters Faced: A. Palhao 24, A. Ruiz 9, J. Esquibel 4, D. Ramirez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Palhao 5-3, A. Ruiz 2-2, J. Esquibel 0-0, D. Ramirez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Palhao 92-62, A. Ruiz 28-19, J. Esquibel 13-7, D. Ramirez 27-19
WP: D. Ramirez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Mauro
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 6125
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