ABA CLASS A-
SAVANNAH ALPINES AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
07/18/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
SAVANNAH ALPINES AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13590 - THURSDAY, JULY 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Alpines (46-46) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 6 10 1
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (44-48) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 10 1
Rios goes 3-for-4 to Pull Alpines to .500
The Savannah Alpines beat the Niskayuna Fighting Knights, 6-3, with major props going to shortstop Manny Rios. On the day, Rios went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Alpines. Picking up his 3rd save was 21-year old right-handed pitcher Zack Vandermark. The first-place Alpines have won 5 consecutive games.

Savannah went up, 3-1, on Russell D'Alessandro's 1st triple of the season. The run-scoring triple, which D'Alessandro hit in the top of the seventh, left Niskayuna pitcher Bernie Suarez shaking his head.

"I'm proud of the way we took care of business and got the 'W' today," D'Alessandro told the Savannah Observer. "Whatever it takes."
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Young 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .335 6 32
R. D'Alessandro 3B 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .303 3 19
C. Mays LF 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .348 5 29
R. Farrand CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .323 9 44
M. Fitzgerald 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .357 7 30
M. Michael RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .177 1 7
L. Amador DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .213 1 6
   a-Z. Neal DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .385 0 4
P. Espanol C 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .228 5 25
M. Rios SS 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .232 4 13
Totals 36 6 10 6 3 5 17      
a - Z. Neal inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Espanol (6, 8th Inning off B. Suarez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. D'Alessandro (1, 7th Inning off B. Suarez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Rios (4, 5th Inning off A. Ruiz, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Farrand (9, 8th Inning off B. Suarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Young , R. D'Alessandro 3 , R. Farrand 4 , M. Fitzgerald , M. Michael , P. Espanol 3 , M. Rios 6
2-out RBI: R. D'Alessandro , M. Rios
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Young , C. Mays , R. Farrand , L. Amador , P. Espanol
Sac Bunt: R. D'Alessandro
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Young (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Young-Rios-Fitzgerald, D'Alessandro-Young-Fitzgerald)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hubbard 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 0 4
M. Bosco RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 5 27
B. Borch 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .311 3 31
A. Garcia SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .286 19 62
P. McCall C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 5 16
   a-B. Cash PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .381 2 16
C. Malabranca CF 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .364 14 53
A. Marquez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .311 1 12
J. Vargas DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .219 3 13
J. DeYoung LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 1 3
   b-F. Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .327 11 44
Totals 34 3 10 2 2 4 14      
a - B. Cash pinch hit for P. McCall in the 9th
b - F. Castillo pinch hit for J. DeYoung in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Malabranca (12, 9th Inning off H. Drake, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Vargas (3, 5th Inning off C. Thill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Hubbard , M. Bosco , B. Borch , A. Garcia 2 , C. Malabranca 5 , J. Vargas 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Marquez , F. Castillo
GIDP: P. McCall 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Malabranca (13)
CS: C. Malabranca 2 (8)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Ruiz (1)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Thill W (2-1) 7.0 8 1 1 0 2 1 86 2.90   
H. Drake 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 24 4.46   
Z. Vandermark SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Thill 59
Batters Faced: C. Thill 26, H. Drake 7, Z. Vandermark 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Thill 9-6, H. Drake 0-2, Z. Vandermark 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Thill 86-56, H. Drake 24-14, Z. Vandermark 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Vandermark 2-1
WP: H. Drake , Z. Vandermark
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ruiz L (5-5) 5.2 4 2 2 2 3 1 78 4.90   
B. Suarez 2.0 6 4 4 0 1 1 41 12.27   
J. Gastelo 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 10.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ruiz 54
Batters Faced: A. Ruiz 24, B. Suarez 12, J. Gastelo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ruiz 11-3, B. Suarez 1-4, J. Gastelo 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ruiz 78-48, B. Suarez 41-29, J. Gastelo 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Suarez 2-0 , J. Gastelo 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Rios
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 3225
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