ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT CARSON CITY MINERS
08/21/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT CARSON CITY MINERS
GAME ID: 13642 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (59-64) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 14 2
Carson City Miners (60-63) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 7 17 3
Miners Rally Late to Clip Niskayuna
Carson City designated hitter Jerry Konas picked up 3 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Niskayuna Fighting Knights, 7-6. Carson City reliever Mario Villalobos picked up the win, upping his record to 2-4. Ricky Flores absorbed the loss. Carson City is now 60-63. Niskayuna is 59-64.

The Miners got a clutch hit from right fielder Tim Gieger. In the bottom of the 13th, he hit a run-scoring single to center, to win the game for the Miners.

In postgame comments to the Carson City Herald, Konas said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE CARSON CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Malabranca CF 7 0 1 0 0 2 5 .322 3 19
F. Castillo LF 7 1 3 1 0 0 0 .309 15 49
N. Fard RF 6 2 2 0 0 1 4 .316 7 33
A. Garcia SS, 3B 6 1 1 1 0 0 6 .350 31 88
K. Hunt 1B 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 .306 8 38
D. Solis 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .322 3 6
   d-B. Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 0 3
   g-T. Ogura 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 6
R. Campbell DH 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .266 8 29
   e-D. Baker DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 3 23
M. Freeland C 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .295 3 12
   f-J. Vargas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 4
   h-D. McKoy C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
M. Keeffe 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .259 2 5
   a-P. Rodriguez 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 1
   b-M. Lint PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 11 34
   c-T. Cruz SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 3 11
Totals 53 6 14 6 3 11 26      
a - P. Rodriguez substituted for M. Keeffe in the 9th
b - M. Lint pinch hit for P. Rodriguez in the 10th
c - T. Cruz substituted for M. Lint in the 10th
d - B. Hernandez pinch hit for D. Solis in the 12th
e - D. Baker inserted as DH in the 12th
f - J. Vargas pinch hit for M. Freeland in the 12th
g - T. Ogura substituted for B. Hernandez in the 12th
h - D. McKoy substituted for J. Vargas in the 12th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Garcia (31, 9th Inning off M. Villalobos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Malabranca , F. Castillo 3 , N. Fard 2 , A. Garcia 4 , K. Hunt 2 , D. Solis , R. Campbell , M. Freeland 2 , M. Keeffe
2-out RBI: R. Campbell , M. Freeland , M. Keeffe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Malabranca , N. Fard , A. Garcia , M. Freeland
GIDP: R. Campbell
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Fard (5)
CS: N. Fard (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hunt (4) , D. Solis (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Breshears LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .290 3 7
   c-J. Martelo PH, CF 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .308 0 4
A. Jordan 1B 6 0 0 0 1 1 6 .265 13 36
R. Simmons 3B 7 1 2 0 0 1 2 .373 10 30
J. Konas DH 7 3 4 3 0 0 1 .335 14 45
J. Hammons SS 6 1 2 0 1 0 3 .308 5 29
C. Herendeen RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .358 10 32
   a-T. Gieger PH, RF 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 .254 4 12
J. Marr CF, 2B 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 .314 4 25
M. Peterson 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .323 2 16
   b-J. Sasser PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 1 16
J. Hauser C 5 0 3 1 1 0 1 .271 2 13
Totals 54 7 17 7 6 6 24      
a - T. Gieger pinch hit for C. Herendeen in the 9th
b - J. Sasser pinch hit for M. Peterson in the 10th
c - J. Martelo pinch hit for J. Breshears in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Konas (11, 4th Inning off M. Winchester, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Peterson (3, 5th Inning off M. Winchester, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Konas 2 (14, 6th Inning off M. Winchester, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Esquibel, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Gieger (4, 9th Inning off D. DeBauche, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Simmons 2 , J. Konas 11 , J. Hammons 2 , T. Gieger 5 , J. Marr 2 , M. Peterson 2 , J. Sasser , J. Hauser 3
2-out RBI: J. Konas , T. Gieger , J. Hauser
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Breshears , A. Jordan 2 , R. Simmons , C. Herendeen 2 , M. Peterson
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Jordan (5) , J. Hauser (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Simmons 2 (5) , J. Hammons (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Hammons-Peterson-Jordan)
NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE CARSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Winchester 5.2 8 2 1 2 4 1 89 7.34   
A. Sanchez H (3) 3.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 43 6.48   
J. Esquibel 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6.20   
D. DeBauche BS (5) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 12 5.19   
R. Flores L (9-4) 3.0 2 1 1 3 2 0 43 4.45   
J. Bravo 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 7.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Winchester 49
Batters Faced: M. Winchester 26, A. Sanchez 13, J. Esquibel 1, D. DeBauche 3, R. Flores 14, J. Bravo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Winchester 7-4, A. Sanchez 5-4, J. Esquibel 0-0, D. DeBauche 1-0, R. Flores 3-4, J. Bravo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Winchester 89-57, A. Sanchez 43-26, J. Esquibel 1-1, D. DeBauche 12-5, R. Flores 43-25, J. Bravo 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sanchez 3-1 , J. Esquibel 1-1 , J. Bravo 1-1
WP: A. Sanchez , R. Flores
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Abreu 3.2 6 4 1 3 3 0 87 4.98   
A. Thomas 4.0 5 1 1 0 2 0 53 4.38   
R. Alva 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.03   
M. Villalobos W (2-4) 5.0 2 1 1 0 6 1 48 6.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Abreu 37
Batters Faced: C. Abreu 22, A. Thomas 15, R. Alva 2, M. Villalobos 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Abreu 3-5, A. Thomas 5-3, R. Alva 1-0, M. Villalobos 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: C. Abreu 87-52, A. Thomas 53-36, R. Alva 5-3, M. Villalobos 48-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Thomas 1-0 , R. Alva 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Konas
Ballpark: Miners Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 4:47
Attendance: 4302
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