ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT SIKESTON SHAMROCKS
07/22/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT SIKESTON SHAMROCKS
GAME ID: 13493 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport News Wranglers (59-38) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 12 1
Sikeston Shamrocks (43-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
Wranglers Upend Shamrocks, 5-1
The Newport News Wranglers downed the Sikeston Shamrocks, 5-1, at Shamrocks Park. Stellar pitching by Alex Gonzales had a lot to do with it. The right-hander, who is tied for 3rd in the SL2 with a 1.30 WHIP, handcuffed his opponent all game. The winning pitcher was Gonzales, now 6-3. He tossed 6 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 4. Roger Mims earned the save, his 1st in 1 tries.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Sean Hardin? The Newport News center fielder had a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Wranglers on top, 2-0. For the game, Hardin had 1 double and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"Alex just settled in and did what he does," said Newport News manager Adam Tate.

Newport News, at 59-38, occupies second place in the Sub League 2 East Division.
NEWPORT NEWS BATTING LINESCORE SIKESTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Beason SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .345 6 36
J. Fox 3B 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 .424 2 16
L. Alvarez RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .377 0 4
C. Tatum 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .305 2 10
S. Hardin CF 3 1 2 3 2 1 0 .297 5 32
T. Orr DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 .167 2 4
C. Ball LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 9 .184 1 8
J. Jaramillo C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .224 2 9
P. Binzer 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 2 8
Totals 38 5 12 5 4 7 26      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Fox (8, 7th Inning off Z. Kyte, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Hardin (18, 9th Inning off M. Cousin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Beason , J. Fox 4 , L. Alvarez 2 , C. Tatum 2 , S. Hardin 3 , J. Jaramillo , P. Binzer
2-out RBI: J. Jaramillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Alvarez , C. Ball 3 , P. Binzer
GIDP: L. Alvarez
Sac Fly: C. Ball
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: P. Binzer (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Mims-Beason-Tatum)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kinsella RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .300 6 19
M. Duval SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289 3 29
R. Lopez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .310 9 40
W. Oram C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .364 2 6
M. Ruiz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
M. Willis DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 0 0
M. Cortez LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 2 19
J. Dolph 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 0 2
C. Martinez CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .282 11 46
Totals 30 1 5 1 1 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Cortez (6, 2nd Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Lopez (18, 6th Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Kinsella (1, 8th Inning off R. Mims, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Kinsella 3 , M. Duval , R. Lopez 2 , M. Cortez 2 , J. Dolph
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lopez , W. Oram , M. Ruiz , J. Dolph
GIDP: J. Dolph
Sac Bunt: M. Duval
Sac Fly: M. Duval
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Duval (5)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Kyte (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Oram-Dolph-Ruiz)
NEWPORT NEWS PITCHING LINESCORE SIKESTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzales W (6-3) 6.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 88 2.37   
R. Mims SV (1) 3.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 25 6.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzales 67
Batters Faced: A. Gonzales 24, R. Mims 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzales 4-10, R. Mims 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzales 88-55, R. Mims 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Mims 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Gong L (6-8) 5.0 9 2 2 1 4 0 86 5.72   
Z. Kyte 3.0 2 3 3 3 2 0 47 3.14   
M. Cousin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 6.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Gong 44
Batters Faced: X. Gong 25, Z. Kyte 14, M. Cousin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Gong 8-3, Z. Kyte 3-3, M. Cousin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: X. Gong 86-51, Z. Kyte 47-27, M. Cousin 15-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Gonzales
Ballpark: Shamrocks Park
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 3962
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