ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT ONTARIO SUNRAYS
07/30/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT ONTARIO SUNRAYS
GAME ID: 13667 - TUESDAY, JULY 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (48-55) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 1
Ontario Sunrays (26-77) 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 4 X 10 14 0
Big Day for Casperson in 10-4 Sunrays Win
The Ontario Sunrays beat the Niskayuna Fighting Knights at Sunrays Field. The final score was 10-4, in favor of Ontario. Larry Casperson led the way, going 2-for-5 for the home team. Jim Unknown, the winning pitcher, improved to 1-0. He pitched 6.2 innings, giving up 4 hits and 1 run, while striking out 4 and walking 5. The win is nice, but Ontario still has an embarrassing 26-77 record.

In the bottom of the third inning, the Sunrays grabbed the lead when Gabe Shrewsbury rapped a two-out single. Ontario was trailing 1-0, when Shrewsbury hit a 2-run single off Enrique Rodriguez to put his team in front, 2-1.

Said Ontario manager Sam Story: "We squared some balls up."
NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE ONTARIO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Castillo RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .309 11 44
C. Malabranca LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .362 16 58
A. Garcia SS, 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .288 23 75
M. Beauford 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 1 9
   a-J. DeYoung PR, CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266 1 4
   f-B. Hernandez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Hunt 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 1 1
   b-J. Vargas PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 4 15
   c-S. Bright 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 4 .440 3 8
A. Hubbard CF, SS 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .239 0 4
   d-B. Borch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 3 31
   e-J. Vega SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
A. Marquez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .326 5 19
M. Farrell C 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .290 1 4
R. Campbell DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .254 6 10
Totals 31 4 8 4 8 6 17      
a - J. DeYoung pinch ran for M. Beauford in the 1st
b - J. Vargas pinch ran for K. Hunt in the 1st
c - S. Bright substituted for J. Vargas in the 1st
d - B. Borch pinch hit for A. Hubbard in the 8th
e - J. Vega substituted for B. Borch in the 8th
f - B. Hernandez pinch hit for J. DeYoung in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Garcia (23, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Bright (3, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Castillo , C. Malabranca , A. Garcia 5 , J. DeYoung , K. Hunt , S. Bright 4 , R. Campbell
2-out RBI: A. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bright , A. Hubbard , A. Marquez
GIDP: A. Garcia
Sac Bunt: J. DeYoung
Hit by Pitch: M. Beauford
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Castillo (7) , C. Malabranca (9)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Hubbard (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Marquez-Hubbard-Bright)
OF assists: 1 (Castillo(Casperson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pierce 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .338 4 9
   a-D. Peterson 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 6 20
T. Mardis LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .258 2 9
   b-B. Pflipsen LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266 9 26
G. Shrewsbury CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .296 7 38
A. Newhouse DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .286 11 48
J. Deutsch 3B 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .300 9 41
L. Casperson SS 5 2 2 6 0 1 0 .286 11 51
T. Hendrix 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .284 5 30
D. Aldape RF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .318 0 6
J. Unknown C 3 1 1 1 0 1 5 .333 0 1
Totals 36 10 14 10 5 7 17      
a - D. Peterson substituted for J. Pierce in the 7th
b - B. Pflipsen substituted for T. Mardis in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Casperson 2 (11, 7th Inning off B. Suarez, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Suarez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pierce 2 , G. Shrewsbury , A. Newhouse 2 , J. Deutsch , L. Casperson 8 , T. Hendrix 3 , D. Aldape 2 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: G. Shrewsbury , A. Newhouse , L. Casperson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pierce , T. Mardis , J. Deutsch , J. Unknown
GIDP: G. Shrewsbury
Sac Fly: J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: D. Aldape
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Deutsch-Unknown-Peterson)
NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE ONTARIO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Rodriguez L (1-1) 5.1 8 4 3 3 5 0 98 4.82   
B. Suarez 2.1 6 6 6 2 1 2 40 13.76   
D. Manzano 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rodriguez 40
Batters Faced: E. Rodriguez 26, B. Suarez 16, D. Manzano 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rodriguez 4-5, B. Suarez 0-6, D. Manzano 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rodriguez 98-61, B. Suarez 40-26, D. Manzano 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Suarez 2-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Suarez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 6.2 4 1 1 5 4 1 97 1.35   
J. Unknown H (1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 17 81.00   
J. Tarin H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 28 3.52   
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 61
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 28, J. Unknown 4, J. Tarin 6, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-8, J. Unknown 1-0, J. Tarin 0-1, J. Unknown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 97-50, J. Unknown 17-9, J. Tarin 28-14, J. Unknown 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Casperson
Ballpark: Sunrays Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 2404
Special Notes: 1B Mike Beauford was injured being hit by a pitch. 1B Kevin Hunt was injured while running the bases.
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