ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT SOUTH PASADENA AIR RIDERS
05/24/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT SOUTH PASADENA AIR RIDERS
GAME ID: 13296 - FRIDAY, MAY 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (24-20) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 15 0
South Pasadena Air Riders (21-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 X 6 13 0
Fighting Knights Clipped, 6-4
The South Pasadena Air Riders beat the Niskayuna Fighting Knights, 6-4, at Air Riders Ballpark. The Air Riders got a fine performance from left fielder Jonathan Covarrubias, who went 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles. Adam Downing, 3-1, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 3.1 innings. The second-place Air Riders have a record of 21-23.

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic-born Oscar Velez came through in the clutch. In the bottom of the eighth, with the bases loaded and the Air Riders trailing 4-3, he hit a 2-run single to center to put South Pasadena on top.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Velez told the South Pasadena Times.
NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH PASADENA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Castillo RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .339 4 18
K. Beck 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .374 10 48
   b-A. Hubbard 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Borch DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .293 2 19
A. Garcia SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .315 7 26
X. Brandon C 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .349 8 23
B. Cash 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .500 1 11
C. Weidner 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .273 1 18
K. Tanaka LF, CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .355 1 6
J. Madrid CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
   a-J. Chadwick LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 4 15 4 1 6 22      
a - J. Chadwick substituted for J. Madrid in the 8th
b - A. Hubbard substituted for K. Beck in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Beck (11, 1st Inning off R. Camarillo, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Castillo (6, 4th Inning off R. Camarillo, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Garcia (8, 5th Inning off R. Camarillo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Weidner (1, 5th Inning off R. Camarillo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Castillo 2 , K. Beck 4 , B. Borch 2 , A. Garcia 3 , X. Brandon 2 , B. Cash , C. Weidner 4 , K. Tanaka 3
2-out RBI: C. Weidner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Beck 2 , A. Garcia , B. Cash , C. Weidner
GIDP: C. Weidner , J. Madrid
Sac Fly: B. Cash
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Castillo (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Weidner-Garcia-Cash)
OF assists: 1 (Tanaka(Hotchkiss at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Covarrubias LF 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .414 3 16
W. Garcia 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .241 4 10
D. O'Neill 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .313 6 17
T. Gieger DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 11 27
   c-R. Laycock DH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .397 2 11
J. Hammons 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .294 7 20
J. Escobar RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .346 2 6
   d-B. Hotchkiss PH, CF 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 0 2
H. Robledo SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .390 5 20
   a-L. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 0 3
   b-O. Velez SS 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .800 1 3
J. Campion CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .244 0 2
   e-A. Marra PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   f-A. Barnes RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
Y. Al Gahary C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .190 0 4
Totals 34 6 13 6 4 7 17      
a - L. Montoya pinch hit for H. Robledo in the 7th
b - O. Velez substituted for L. Montoya in the 8th
c - R. Laycock inserted as DH in the 8th
d - B. Hotchkiss pinch hit for J. Escobar in the 8th
e - A. Marra pinch hit for J. Campion in the 8th
f - A. Barnes substituted for A. Marra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Covarrubias (9, 1st Inning off A. Ruiz, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hammons (12, 7th Inning off T. Couarde, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Covarrubias 5 , W. Garcia 2 , D. O'Neill 2 , R. Laycock , J. Hammons 2 , O. Velez , J. Campion , A. Marra
2-out RBI: J. Covarrubias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Garcia , T. Gieger , Y. Al Gahary 2
GIDP: D. O'Neill
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. O'Neill (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Robledo-Garcia-O'Neill, Robledo-Garcia-O'Neill)
NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH PASADENA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ruiz 5.0 5 0 0 1 5 0 78 4.08   
T. Couarde L (0-2) 2.0 5 5 5 2 1 0 45 7.76   
C. del Valle BS (2) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 22 6.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ruiz 61
Batters Faced: A. Ruiz 20, T. Couarde 12, C. del Valle 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ruiz 4-5, T. Couarde 3-1, C. del Valle 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ruiz 78-51, T. Couarde 45-27, C. del Valle 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Couarde 1-0 , C. del Valle 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Camarillo 5.2 14 4 4 0 4 1 108 6.71   
A. Downing W (3-1) 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 38 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Camarillo 29
Batters Faced: R. Camarillo 30, A. Downing 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Camarillo 6-6, A. Downing 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Camarillo 108-72, A. Downing 38-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Downing 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Covarrubias
Ballpark: Air Riders Ballpark
Weather: Rain (51 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 5380
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