ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS
07/19/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 13471 - SATURDAY, JULY 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (45-48) 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 0
Newport News Wranglers (40-53) 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 X 7 11 1
Wranglers Drop Fighting Knights, 7-6
The Newport News Wranglers spoiled a good performance by Niskayuna right fielder Nate Fard, bumping off Niskayuna, 7-6, at Wranglers Stadium. Fard was 3-4 with a home run and 2 triples. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The 5th-place Wranglers now sit at 40-53.

Jesus Belcher took Niskayuna hurler Doug DeBauche deep in the bottom of the seventh. His grand slam home run put the Wranglers on top, 7-6. In all, Belcher had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"I'm just trying to capitalize on opportunities and be as consistent as I can every day," said Belcher.
NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT NEWS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Malabranca CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .346 2 15
F. Castillo LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 10 37
K. Beck 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359 21 81
A. Garcia SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .341 21 60
A. Marquez 2B 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .359 19 83
N. Fard RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .345 5 26
K. Hunt 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .305 8 37
R. Campbell DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 8 28
   a-B. Hernandez DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 0 2
M. Freeland C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .299 3 10
   b-M. Lint PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 5 14
Totals 34 6 7 5 2 3 7      
a - B. Hernandez inserted as DH in the 9th
b - M. Lint pinch hit for M. Freeland in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: N. Fard 2 (3, 4th Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Marquez (19, 2nd Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Fard (5, 2nd Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Freeland (3, 2nd Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Garcia , A. Marquez 4 , N. Fard 10 , K. Hunt , M. Freeland 4
2-out RBI: M. Freeland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lint
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Malabranca(Beason at 3rd base), Fard(Beason at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bronson LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .296 5 19
M. Spradling 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356 5 20
   b-B. Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 3 10
   d-P. Shelton CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 2 6
J. Belcher 1B 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .378 1 7
J. Pauly DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .320 7 43
R. Leyritana 2B 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .260 7 36
B. Beason SS, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 8 39
M. Brown RF, CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .280 8 32
J. Edwards CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338 0 4
   a-J. Ramos PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348 14 57
   c-B. Sallee 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 3 17
J. Jaramillo C 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .192 1 10
Totals 33 7 11 7 1 4 7      
a - J. Ramos pinch hit for J. Edwards in the 7th
b - B. Collins pinch hit for M. Spradling in the 7th
c - B. Sallee substituted for J. Ramos in the 8th
d - P. Shelton substituted for B. Collins in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Belcher (1, 7th Inning off D. DeBauche, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Spradling , J. Belcher 5 , J. Pauly , R. Leyritana , B. Beason 2 , M. Brown 2 , J. Ramos , J. Jaramillo
2-out RBI: J. Belcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pauly , J. Edwards
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Brown 2 (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT NEWS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia 6.1 10 5 5 0 3 0 79 2.78   
D. DeBauche L (0-2), BS (2) 1.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 23 9.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 36
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 27, D. DeBauche 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 9-5, D. DeBauche 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 79-55, D. DeBauche 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. DeBauche 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzales 4.0 5 6 6 1 1 3 60 6.71   
J. Aubry 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 35 5.14   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 38 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzales 28
Batters Faced: A. Gonzales 18, J. Aubry 9, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzales 4-7, J. Aubry 2-5, J. Unknown 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzales 60-38, J. Aubry 35-23, J. Unknown 38-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: A. Gonzales
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Fard
Ballpark: Wranglers Stadium
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 6404
Special Notes: Nate Fard ties the SL2 regular season game record for triples with 2.
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