ABA CLASS A-
SPRING PARK GREEN KNIGHTS AT NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS
05/24/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
SPRING PARK GREEN KNIGHTS AT NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 13311 - FRIDAY, MAY 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Spring Park Green Knights (19-25) 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 3 11 17 1
Newport News Wranglers (21-23) 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 15 0
Green Knights Earn 11-8 Win Against Wranglers
The Spring Park Green Knights needed 10 innings to defeat the Newport News Wranglers, 11-8, at Wranglers Stadium. Spring Park first baseman Justin Thurston had a superb performance. He was 5 for 6 with a home run and 4 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Spring Park is now 19-25, Newport News 21-23.

The game was all tied up in the top of the tenth, until Thurston delivered big-time for Spring Park, stroking a dramatic 3-run home run off Jim Unknown. The game-changing hit put the Green Knights on top, 11-8.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Thurston.
SPRING PARK BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT NEWS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Prater RF 6 2 3 1 0 1 1 .347 8 21
J. Thurston 1B 6 2 5 3 0 0 1 .363 8 34
J. Brunetti LF 5 1 1 2 1 2 2 .300 3 14
F. O'Brien 3B 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 .406 13 36
R. Alleyne CF 4 0 3 0 1 0 2 .303 8 26
B. Byrnes SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .311 5 22
K. Nakamura DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .286 0 1
T. Tynes 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .274 1 8
J. Unknown C 3 1 1 4 1 0 1 .333 1 4
   a-B. DiCosola PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .323 0 3
   b-J. Unknown C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 11 17 11 5 3 18      
a - B. DiCosola pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 10th
b - J. Unknown substituted for B. DiCosola in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alleyne (11, 1st Inning off S. Romero, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Byrnes (11, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. DiCosola (4, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Brunetti (3, 1st Inning off S. Romero, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Unknown (1, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , K. Prater (8, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Thurston (8, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Prater 6 , J. Thurston 8 , J. Brunetti 4 , R. Alleyne 4 , B. Byrnes 3 , K. Nakamura , J. Unknown 4 , B. DiCosola 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. O'Brien , R. Alleyne , B. Byrnes , K. Nakamura
GIDP: J. Thurston , J. Brunetti , J. Unknown
Sac Fly: K. Nakamura
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Alleyne (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Byrnes-Thurston)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lirette 3B 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 .308 1 11
R. Leyritana SS, 2B 5 2 2 0 1 0 2 .314 8 21
J. Ramos DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .278 7 31
C. Hartfield 1B 5 2 2 4 0 0 2 .312 9 30
J. Martinez LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .333 7 27
D. Mejia CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .316 3 14
D. Stoltzfoos 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .206 4 12
   b-D. Hidalgo PH, SS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 1 5
M. Brown RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 0 5
   a-M. Ellis PH, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 0 0
J. Unknown C 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .200 0 0
Totals 44 8 15 8 3 3 18      
a - M. Ellis pinch hit for M. Brown in the 6th
b - D. Hidalgo pinch hit for D. Stoltzfoos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Lirette (11, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Mejia (3, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Hartfield 2 (9, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Martinez (7, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lirette 3 , R. Leyritana 2 , J. Ramos 2 , C. Hartfield 8 , J. Martinez 5 , D. Mejia 3 , D. Stoltzfoos 2 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: , C. Hartfield 2 , J. Martinez , D. Hidalgo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Lirette 2 , D. Stoltzfoos , M. Ellis
GIDP: J. Ramos
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Leyritana-Stoltzfoos-Hartfield, Stoltzfoos-Leyritana-Hartfield, Leyritana-Stoltzfoos-Hartfield)
SPRING PARK PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT NEWS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 4.2 10 6 5 1 1 2 56 9.64   
J. Unknown 4.0 5 2 2 1 1 1 54 4.50   
J. Unknown W (1-0), BS (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 22
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 24, J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-6, J. Unknown 8-3, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 56-37, J. Unknown 54-33, J. Unknown 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Romero 5.1 9 5 5 2 1 1 87 8.26   
J. Unknown BS (1) 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 2 34 27.00   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.0 4 3 3 2 0 1 48 9.00   
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Romero 29
Batters Faced: S. Romero 26, J. Unknown 8, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Romero 8-6, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 4-3, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Romero 87-55, J. Unknown 34-20, J. Unknown 48-27, J. Unknown 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-3
WP: S. Romero , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Thurston
Ballpark: Wranglers Stadium
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 6113
Special Notes: Justin Thurston sets the SL2 regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5.
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