ABA CLASS A-
ONTARIO SUNRAYS AT SIKESTON SHAMROCKS
07/05/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
ONTARIO SUNRAYS AT SIKESTON SHAMROCKS
GAME ID: 13395 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ontario Sunrays (29-54) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 1
Sikeston Shamrocks (50-33) 0 1 0 2 3 0 8 0 X 14 16 0
Cotton, Shamrocks Torpedo Sunrays
The Sikeston Shamrocks buried the Ontario Sunrays, 14-2, under a barrage of hits. John Cotton led the onslaught, going 2-for-3 for Sikeston. Sikeston starter Antonio Corona was credited with the win after throwing 109 pitches over 9 innings. His record now stands at 2-0. Sikeston's record now stands at 50-33, placing them second in the Sub League 2 Central Division.

With Sikeston leading 4-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Cotton batted against Ontario pitcher Quentin Dickson. Cotton hit a fastball to left for a 2-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season put the Shamrocks on top, 6-2.

Ontario manager Sam Story called the blowout loss "not what we had in mind."
ONTARIO BATTING LINESCORE SIKESTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Gerber RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .318 6 26
D. Mikel CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .321 5 20
T. Slagle 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .295 6 9
P. Ruby DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .392 5 21
J. Deutsch 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .264 0 6
C. Collett LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .356 3 10
   a-R. Head PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
T. Amos 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283 5 29
B. Houghton SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .197 1 6
J. Unknown C 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .500 0 0
Totals 35 2 12 2 2 5 18      
a - R. Head pinch hit for C. Collett in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Gerber (10, 1st Inning off A. Corona, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Gerber 2 , D. Mikel , T. Slagle , P. Ruby 2 , J. Deutsch 2 , C. Collett , T. Amos , B. Houghton , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: P. Ruby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Gerber , J. Deutsch , B. Houghton
GIDP: T. Slagle
Sac Bunt: D. Mikel
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Amos (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Philip 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .323 8 42
M. Duval SS 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .263 7 42
S. Amparan RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .439 2 12
J. Cotton 1B 3 3 2 3 1 0 1 .328 2 13
   a-I. Ballesteros PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357 0 0
B. Loepp DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .583 2 5
M. Cortez CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .259 1 9
J. Yenores LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .340 1 11
P. Haney 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .302 5 18
R. Tavarez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260 9 43
Totals 39 14 16 12 1 6 13      
a - I. Ballesteros pinch hit for J. Cotton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Duval (7, 1st Inning off H. Kanai, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Loepp 2 (2, 4th Inning off Q. Dickson, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Philip (26, 5th Inning off Q. Dickson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Yenores (2, 7th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Cotton (7, 7th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Amparan (1, 7th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Philip (3, 7th Inning off J. Tarin, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Cotton (2, 5th Inning off Q. Dickson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Philip 5 , M. Duval 4 , S. Amparan 3 , J. Cotton 6 , I. Ballesteros , B. Loepp 4 , M. Cortez 2 , J. Yenores 3 , P. Haney
2-out RBI: P. Haney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cotton , R. Tavarez
Sac Bunt: J. Yenores
Sac Fly: M. Duval
Hit by Pitch: M. Cortez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Philip (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Haney-Philip-Cotton)
OF assists: 1 (Cortez(Slagle at home))
ONTARIO PITCHING LINESCORE SIKESTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Kanai 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 29 5.79   
Q. Dickson L (4-6) 2.2 6 5 5 1 2 1 56 4.95   
R. Rodriguez 1.1 6 7 6 0 1 0 32 8.10   
J. Tarin 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 22 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Kanai 46
Batters Faced: H. Kanai 9, Q. Dickson 15, R. Rodriguez 11, J. Tarin 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Kanai 1-3, Q. Dickson 4-2, R. Rodriguez 2-1, J. Tarin 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Kanai 29-19, Q. Dickson 56-38, R. Rodriguez 32-23, J. Tarin 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 1-0 , J. Tarin 1-1
Hit Batsmen: H. Kanai
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Corona W (2-0) 9.0 12 2 2 2 5 0 109 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Corona 58
Batters Faced: A. Corona 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Corona 10-9
Pitches - Strikes: A. Corona 109-74
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Cotton
Ballpark: Shamrocks Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 8817
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