ABA CLASS A-
SAVANNAH ALPINES AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
07/20/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
SAVANNAH ALPINES AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13473 - MONDAY, JULY 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Alpines (41-54) 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 11 1
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (43-52) 0 1 2 2 1 0 4 0 X 10 14 0
Niskayuna Downs Savannah, 10-5
Niskayuna first baseman Jonathan Swander was instrumental in helping the Fighting Knights triumph, 10-5, over the Savannah Alpines. Swander was 2-2 with 2 doubles and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The winner was Gil Carroll, who threw 84 pitches over 5.1 innings. The right-hander was charged with 3 runs on 7 hits. Juan Bravo earned the save, his 2nd, for the Fighting Knights.

Heriberto Paula aided the Niskayuna cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the second. For the game, the left fielder went 2 for 3 with a triple and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"It was a solid team effort," said Paula after the game.

The Fighting Knights improved their record to 43-52 with the win over Savannah.
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rodriguez 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .316 9 27
R. Farrand LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .382 4 20
R. Wallman DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .488 1 4
K. Connelly 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .228 1 13
S. West RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .309 5 15
C. Laird 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264 1 9
V. Ontiveros CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .293 6 29
P. Espanol C 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .250 2 17
J. Gutierrez SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .243 3 14
   a-J. Clark PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .299 12 30
   b-C. Riddell SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .384 3 9
Totals 38 5 11 4 0 8 11      
a - J. Clark pinch hit for J. Gutierrez in the 6th
b - C. Riddell substituted for J. Clark in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: S. West (6, 6th Inning off G. Carroll, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Rodriguez , R. Farrand , R. Wallman , K. Connelly , S. West 3 , C. Laird , V. Ontiveros , P. Espanol 2 , J. Clark
2-out RBI: K. Connelly , V. Ontiveros , P. Espanol , J. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rodriguez , R. Wallman , C. Laird
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Clark (13)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Ontiveros (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Gutierrez-Connelly-Laird, Riddell-Connelly-Laird)
OF assists: 1 (Ontiveros(Seals at home))
PB: P. Espanol
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cruz RF 5 0 3 1 0 0 4 .357 3 22
J. Vega 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .214 1 4
N. Fard CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .242 4 20
N. Watkins C 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .289 7 31
M. Seals 3B 4 2 1 2 1 0 2 .267 4 16
J. Futrell DH 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .300 3 12
K. Savas SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 .000 0 0
J. Swander 1B 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .338 5 14
H. Paula LF 3 1 2 3 1 0 2 .302 4 35
Totals 33 10 14 8 7 2 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Swander 2 (6, 4th Inning off B. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off V. Sanchez, 3 on, 1 out) , N. Watkins (8, 5th Inning off V. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Paula (3, 4th Inning off B. Robinson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Cruz 3 , J. Vega , N. Fard , N. Watkins 2 , M. Seals , J. Futrell 3 , J. Swander 4 , H. Paula 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vega , H. Paula
GIDP: T. Cruz , J. Vega
Hit by Pitch: J. Futrell
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Fard (7)
CS: T. Cruz 2 (4)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Robinson L (1-1) 4.0 9 5 5 4 1 0 59 3.10   
V. Sanchez 2.1 5 5 5 3 1 0 61 6.58   
K. Jackson 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Robinson 21
Batters Faced: B. Robinson 21, V. Sanchez 15, K. Jackson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Robinson 4-3, V. Sanchez 2-3, K. Jackson 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Robinson 59-31, V. Sanchez 61-36, K. Jackson 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Jackson 1-0
WP: V. Sanchez , K. Jackson
Hit Batsmen: V. Sanchez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Carroll W (1-1) 5.1 7 3 3 0 6 0 84 9.00   
J. Bravo SV (2) 3.2 4 2 2 0 2 0 37 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Carroll 48
Batters Faced: G. Carroll 23, J. Bravo 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Carroll 3-7, J. Bravo 8-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Carroll 84-56, J. Bravo 37-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bravo 1-1
WP: G. Carroll 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Swander
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 4833
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