ABA CLASS A-
SAVANNAH ALPINES AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
07/16/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
SAVANNAH ALPINES AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13588 - TUESDAY, JULY 16TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Alpines (44-46) 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 3 10 12 1
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (44-46) 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 7 10 3
Alpines Snag 10-7 Win
The Savannah Alpines knocked off the Niskayuna Fighting Knights, 10-7, at Fighting Knights Field. Jim Young was a big reason Savannah won. The shortstop went 2 for 3 with a double and a walk. He scored 3 runs. Savannah reliever Chris Erickson picked up the win, upping his record to 3-0. Carlos del Valle was saddled with the loss. Savannah is now 44-46, 3½ games up in the Sub League 2 West Division.

The game was all tied up in the top of the ninth, until Young delivered big-time for Savannah, stroking a dramatic run-scoring double off Carlos del Valle. The game-changing hit put the Alpines on top, 8-7.

Alpines manager Ryan Allen wasn't all too pleased, despite the win, telling reporters that the performance highlighted some clear areas for improvement moving forward. He refused to be more specific, however. "I'm not gonna publicize our weaknesses," he said. "That stuff stays in the clubhouse."
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cable 3B 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .284 5 17
J. Young SS 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 .332 6 32
R. Farrand CF 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 .325 8 43
R. D'Alessandro 2B 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .304 2 17
M. Fitzgerald 1B 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .365 7 29
A. Robertson LF 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .319 2 15
R. Rodriguez RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .328 5 25
P. Espanol C 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .228 5 24
   a-C. Mays PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .341 3 25
   c-V. Valenzuela C 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 1
L. Amador DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 1 6
   b-P. Leon DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .312 4 22
Totals 36 10 12 10 5 6 19      
a - C. Mays pinch hit for P. Espanol in the 8th
b - P. Leon inserted as DH in the 8th
c - V. Valenzuela substituted for C. Mays in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Robertson (4, 8th Inning off C. del Valle, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Young (15, 9th Inning off C. del Valle, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. D'Alessandro (2, 9th Inning off D. Manzano, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cable , J. Young 3 , R. D'Alessandro 5 , M. Fitzgerald 2 , A. Robertson 4 , R. Rodriguez , P. Espanol
2-out RBI: P. Espanol
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Amador , P. Leon
GIDP: R. Rodriguez
Sac Bunt: J. Young
Sac Fly: C. Mays
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cable (8) , J. Young (10)

FIELDING
Errors: R. D'Alessandro (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Robertson-D'Alessandro)
OF assists: 1 (Robertson(Bosco at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hubbard 3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .271 0 4
M. Bosco RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .288 5 27
   c-J. Vega PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-F. Castillo LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 11 44
A. Garcia SS 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .285 19 61
P. McCall C 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 .295 5 16
C. Malabranca CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 6 .349 14 51
A. Marquez 2B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .323 1 12
J. Vargas DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .213 2 12
   a-B. Cash DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .373 2 16
R. Campbell 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .205 3 6
J. DeYoung LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295 1 3
   b-B. Borch PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 3 31
Totals 36 7 10 6 6 3 25      
a - B. Cash inserted as DH in the 7th
b - B. Borch pinch hit for J. DeYoung in the 8th
c - J. Vega pinch ran for M. Bosco in the 8th
d - F. Castillo substituted for J. Vega in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. McCall (3, 2nd Inning off M. Stack, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Bosco (5, 5th Inning off M. Stack, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Hubbard , M. Bosco 3 , P. McCall 3 , C. Malabranca , A. Marquez 2 , J. Vargas , B. Borch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Garcia , C. Malabranca , R. Campbell 2 , J. DeYoung
Sac Fly: C. Malabranca
Hit by Pitch: M. Bosco
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Hubbard (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Garcia (14) , P. McCall (1) , C. Malabranca (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Campbell-Garcia-Campbell, Garcia-Hubbard)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Stack 5.1 6 3 3 3 2 0 93 5.06   
R. Tapia BS (1) 1.2 2 3 3 2 1 0 31 4.28   
C. Erickson W (3-0), BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 1.12   
Z. Vandermark SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Stack 43
Batters Faced: M. Stack 25, R. Tapia 10, C. Erickson 6, Z. Vandermark 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Stack 6-7, R. Tapia 2-2, C. Erickson 1-2, Z. Vandermark 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Stack 93-55, R. Tapia 31-15, C. Erickson 19-9, Z. Vandermark 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Tapia 1-0
WP: R. Tapia , C. Erickson
Hit Batsmen: R. Tapia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bravo 5.1 4 6 5 3 3 0 80 10.31   
C. del Valle L (5-3) 3.0 5 3 3 1 3 0 38 5.49   
D. Manzano 0.2 3 1 1 1 0 1 17 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bravo 38
Batters Faced: J. Bravo 24, C. del Valle 15, D. Manzano 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bravo 6-6, C. del Valle 2-4, D. Manzano 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bravo 80-48, C. del Valle 38-30, D. Manzano 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. del Valle 3-2 , D. Manzano 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Young
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 4124
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