ABA CLASS A-
SIKESTON SHAMROCKS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
08/17/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
SIKESTON SHAMROCKS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13630 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sikeston Shamrocks (69-51) 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (58-62) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 2
Fighting Knights Dealt 4-2 Home Loss
With Matt Duval leading the charge, the Sikeston Shamrocks defeated the Niskayuna Fighting Knights, 4-2. Duval went 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Shamrocks. The win for the Shamrocks lifted their record to 69-51.

With Sikeston trailing 1-0 in the top of the second, Duval hit a fastball from Joe Giunta for a 2-run home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Shamrocks ahead, 2-1.

In postgame remarks, Duval hailed his team's "single-minded determination."
SIKESTON BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Amparan RF 5 0 2 0 0 3 2 .390 8 39
R. Laycock 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .240 1 5
   a-I. Ballesteros 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 0 3
M. Crawford DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 4 16
J. Howard CF 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 .279 18 75
R. Carrillo LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 .284 1 12
M. Duval 3B 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 .279 11 62
V. Banger 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .297 3 8
J. Flowers SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .315 8 51
R. Tavarez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 12 62
Totals 35 4 9 4 5 12 23      
a - I. Ballesteros substituted for R. Laycock in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Amparan (15, 9th Inning off J. Gastelo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Duval (11, 2nd Inning off J. Giunta, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Carrillo (1, 3rd Inning off J. Giunta, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Amparan 3 , R. Laycock , J. Howard , R. Carrillo 4 , M. Duval 5 , J. Flowers , R. Tavarez
2-out RBI: R. Carrillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Amparan , R. Carrillo , V. Banger , J. Flowers , R. Tavarez
GIDP: M. Crawford
Hit by Pitch: M. Crawford
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Howard (12)
CS: J. Howard (9) , M. Duval (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hernandez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Flowers-Banger-Laycock)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Fard RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317 7 33
D. Solis 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327 3 6
A. Marquez 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .364 26 106
A. Garcia SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .345 29 84
M. Lint DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .308 11 34
E. Bruce 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .283 3 18
P. Anderson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .285 2 16
A. Munoz LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .205 2 9
M. Keeffe C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 2 4
Totals 30 2 6 2 2 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Marquez (31, 1st Inning off M. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Bruce (6, 4th Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Fard , D. Solis , A. Marquez 3 , E. Bruce 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Anderson 2 , M. Keeffe
GIDP: M. Keeffe
Sac Bunt: D. Solis , P. Anderson
Sac Fly: E. Bruce
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Garcia (12) , E. Bruce (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Marquez-Solis-Bruce)
SIKESTON PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Martinez W (4-3) 6.0 6 2 2 2 3 0 99 7.17   
C. Wimberley H (5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 6.55   
D. Hernandez SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Martinez 53
Batters Faced: M. Martinez 25, C. Wimberley 6, D. Hernandez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Martinez 6-8, C. Wimberley 4-1, D. Hernandez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Martinez 99-62, C. Wimberley 17-11, D. Hernandez 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Giunta L (2-6) 4.1 6 4 4 2 6 2 88 5.71   
A. Garcia 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.01   
J. Gastelo 3.1 3 0 0 2 4 0 52 8.28   
O. Garcia 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Giunta 39
Batters Faced: J. Giunta 23, A. Garcia 1, J. Gastelo 13, O. Garcia 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Giunta 2-4, A. Garcia 0-0, J. Gastelo 2-2, O. Garcia 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Giunta 88-55, A. Garcia 3-3, J. Gastelo 52-31, O. Garcia 13-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Garcia 2-0 , J. Gastelo 2-0 , O. Garcia 1-0
WP: J. Gastelo
Hit Batsmen: J. Giunta
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Duval
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 5575
Special Notes: RP Andres Garcia was injured while pitching.
Thursday, February 26th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82