ABA CLASS A-
SIKESTON SHAMROCKS AT MT. VERNON CYCLONES
07/17/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
SIKESTON SHAMROCKS AT MT. VERNON CYCLONES
GAME ID: 13448 - THURSDAY, JULY 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sikeston Shamrocks (54-37) 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 14 0
Mt. Vernon Cyclones (49-42) 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 11 1
Shamrocks Score Late, Upend Cyclones, 7-5
The Sikeston Shamrocks defeated the Mt. Vernon Cyclones, 7-5, at Mt. Vernon Grounds. Leading the charge for Sikeston was third baseman Josh Flowers. He went 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. Sikeston reliever Phil Armstrong picked up the win. Tyler Bourassa took the loss for Mt. Vernon. The win for the Shamrocks lifted their record to 54-37.

Flowers had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 2-0 fastball from Tyler Bourassa, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Shamrocks a 7-5 lead. It was the 7th home run of the year for Flowers.

"I had some good swings out there," said Flowers.
SIKESTON BATTING LINESCORE MT. VERNON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Philip 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .320 9 45
S. Amparan RF 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .433 2 15
B. Agin LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .292 3 34
J. Billings 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .331 10 49
   a-I. Ballesteros 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
J. Howard CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .279 11 56
S. Benitez DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .413 1 13
M. Duval SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .273 7 45
J. Flowers 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .321 7 35
R. Tavarez C 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .266 10 46
Totals 35 7 14 6 1 4 20      
a - I. Ballesteros substituted for J. Billings in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Tavarez (9, 2nd Inning off J. Stewart, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Amparan (9, 2nd Inning off J. Stewart, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Flowers (7, 8th Inning off T. Bourassa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Philip , S. Amparan 4 , B. Agin , J. Billings , J. Howard , S. Benitez , M. Duval 2 , J. Flowers 5 , R. Tavarez 3
2-out RBI: S. Amparan , J. Billings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Agin , J. Howard 2 , J. Flowers
GIDP: B. Agin , J. Billings 2 , R. Tavarez
Sac Bunt: R. Philip , S. Amparan , M. Duval
Sac Fly: R. Philip
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Flowers-Philip-Billings, Duval-Philip-Billings)
OF assists: 1 (Amparan(Collins at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Bertetto CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .314 9 33
G. Shroyer 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .277 7 27
M. Jackson LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .369 4 30
J. King 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .339 10 46
J. Collins 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .283 1 11
C. Castro DH 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .154 1 1
R. Sanabria RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .339 2 7
Y. Abe C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .275 0 3
L. Torres SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 4 19
Totals 35 5 11 5 1 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Abe (1, 6th Inning off P. Armstrong, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Bertetto (4, 7th Inning off P. Armstrong, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Collins (3, 7th Inning off P. Armstrong, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Castro (1, 2nd Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Sanabria (2, 4th Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Bertetto 3 , M. Jackson 2 , J. King , J. Collins 2 , C. Castro 4 , R. Sanabria 5 , Y. Abe 3
2-out RBI: J. King , J. Collins , R. Sanabria , Y. Abe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. King , L. Torres
GIDP: J. King , Y. Abe
Hit by Pitch: E. Bertetto , C. Castro
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: L. Torres (13)
Double Plays: 4 (Collins-King-Shroyer, Torres-King-Shroyer, Collins-King-Shroyer, King-Torres-Shroyer)
SIKESTON PITCHING LINESCORE MT. VERNON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Martinez 5.2 6 3 3 1 5 2 88 9.24   
P. Armstrong W (2-0), BS (1) 2.1 5 2 2 0 1 0 33 4.50   
D. Hernandez SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Martinez 49
Batters Faced: M. Martinez 25, P. Armstrong 10, D. Hernandez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Martinez 6-5, P. Armstrong 1-3, D. Hernandez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Martinez 88-56, P. Armstrong 33-20, D. Hernandez 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Armstrong 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Martinez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stewart 6.1 10 5 4 1 3 0 107 4.24   
T. Bourassa L (4-7) 2.2 4 2 2 0 1 1 37 5.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stewart 37
Batters Faced: J. Stewart 29, T. Bourassa 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stewart 8-6, T. Bourassa 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stewart 107-74, T. Bourassa 37-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Bourassa 2-1
WP: T. Bourassa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Flowers
Ballpark: Mt. Vernon Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 6396
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