ABA CLASS A-
MT. VERNON CYCLONES AT ANAHEIM MUSIC
07/23/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
MT. VERNON CYCLONES AT ANAHEIM MUSIC
GAME ID: 13485 - THURSDAY, JULY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mt. Vernon Cyclones (52-46) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 5 15 0
Anaheim Music (46-52) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 11 0
Cyclones Hand Music 5-3 Loss
Anaheim got a terrific game from third baseman Nate Shifflett. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to Mt. Vernon, 5-3. Shifflett went 3-4 with a home run and a triple, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The third-place Music dropped to 46-52.

It could have been a different outcome for Mt. Vernon, had it not been for Byron Spencer, the 21-year old first baseman . Spencer contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the sixth inning to put Mt. Vernon up, 3-0.

"We'll hit the hot tub in good spirits tonight," said Spencer.
MT. VERNON BATTING LINESCORE ANAHEIM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Spencer SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .304 6 22
D. Reese 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .383 4 18
   a-J. Vaughn 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
J. Lewis C 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .214 1 1
E. Callender RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .293 18 65
C. Castro LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .271 5 15
J. Haskell CF 5 1 3 0 0 2 1 .312 1 2
   b-M. Suarez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 3 12
G. Radziwon 2B 5 0 3 0 0 2 1 .296 0 8
C. Yunker DH 5 0 2 2 0 1 5 .190 1 7
J. Salazar 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 .228 1 4
Totals 40 5 15 5 3 12 24      
a - J. Vaughn substituted for D. Reese in the 9th
b - M. Suarez substituted for J. Haskell in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Reese (4, 5th Inning off R. Masumoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Spencer , D. Reese 5 , J. Lewis , E. Callender , C. Castro , J. Haskell 3 , G. Radziwon 3 , C. Yunker 2 , J. Salazar
2-out RBI: B. Spencer , C. Yunker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Reese , C. Castro , J. Salazar 2
GIDP: D. Reese , C. Yunker
Hit by Pitch: C. Castro
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fletcher SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .314 0 9
   a-A. Sosa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 6 23
L. Warren 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .287 11 46
J. Gonzales DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .362 12 32
C. Ortiz CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .283 10 50
N. Shifflett 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 2 .267 15 44
J. Gallup 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .288 3 9
B. Albertson RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .293 2 10
R. Garcia C 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .267 7 25
A. Hopkins LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .281 4 35
Totals 37 3 11 3 2 7 23      
a - A. Sosa pinch hit for M. Fletcher in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: N. Shifflett (1, 6th Inning off R. Burleson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Shifflett (15, 8th Inning off C. Brenes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Fletcher , L. Warren , C. Ortiz 2 , N. Shifflett 8 , J. Gallup , B. Albertson 2 , R. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Shifflett , B. Albertson , A. Hopkins
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Albertson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Warren-Fletcher-Warren, Shifflett-Gallup-Warren)
PB: R. Garcia
MT. VERNON PITCHING LINESCORE ANAHEIM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Burleson W (5-7) 5.1 6 1 1 2 3 0 85 4.88   
C. Brenes H (5) 2.2 4 2 2 0 3 1 39 6.46   
D. Qutaiba SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Burleson 53
Batters Faced: R. Burleson 23, C. Brenes 12, D. Qutaiba 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Burleson 7-5, C. Brenes 2-3, D. Qutaiba 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Burleson 85-57, C. Brenes 39-28, D. Qutaiba 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brenes 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Masumoto L (6-7) 5.2 11 3 3 0 9 1 97 6.33   
M. Martinez 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 0 27 5.99   
J. Robles 1.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 23 4.32   
B. Robinson 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Masumoto 44
Batters Faced: R. Masumoto 27, M. Martinez 6, J. Robles 7, B. Robinson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Masumoto 3-3, M. Martinez 1-1, J. Robles 3-0, B. Robinson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Masumoto 97-68, M. Martinez 27-13, J. Robles 23-14, B. Robinson 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Martinez 3-1 , J. Robles 2-2 , B. Robinson 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Masumoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Shifflett
Ballpark: Music Grove
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 4712
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