ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT SOUTH PASADENA AIR RIDERS
08/15/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT SOUTH PASADENA AIR RIDERS
GAME ID: 13745 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport News Wranglers (64-54) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 15 1
South Pasadena Air Riders (47-71) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2
Wranglers Claim 7-3 Win
The Newport News Wranglers used the hitting of catcher Mauricio Guerra to subdue the South Pasadena Air Riders, 7-3. For the game, Guerra was 4-5 with a triple, a double, and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Bohdan Kasatkin got the win, improving to 3-3. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 3 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 2. The save was credited to Jean Lebreton, his 2nd.

With one out in the top of the third, Diego Mejia put Newport News in front, 4-3, with a run-scoring single. The Wranglers went on to win the ballgame.

In comments to the Newport News Times, Mejia admitted that he doesn't always push himself. "But the results," he said, "speak for themselves."

The Wranglers improved to 64-54.
NEWPORT NEWS BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH PASADENA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Torres RF 4 1 1 0 2 1 4 .339 8 29
C. Lirette 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 6 .298 4 28
C. Hartfield 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .326 17 62
B. Collins DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .250 7 27
   a-D. Hidalgo DH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .252 10 25
J. Martinez LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .336 12 64
R. Leyritana SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .335 16 50
G. Eastman 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .213 3 11
D. Mejia CF 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 .283 10 50
M. Guerra C 5 1 4 3 0 1 2 .312 1 6
Totals 38 7 15 7 8 5 28      
a - D. Hidalgo inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Guerra (2, 8th Inning off C. Abreu, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Guerra (1, 2nd Inning off P. Shull, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Hidalgo (10, 9th Inning off C. Abreu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Torres , C. Lirette 2 , C. Hartfield 2 , D. Hidalgo 4 , J. Martinez 2 , R. Leyritana , G. Eastman , D. Mejia , M. Guerra 7
2-out RBI: C. Lirette , J. Martinez , M. Guerra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Lirette 2 , C. Hartfield , B. Collins , R. Leyritana
GIDP: J. Martinez , G. Eastman
Sac Bunt: C. Lirette
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Torres (44) , G. Eastman (5)
CS: D. Mejia (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lirette (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Lirette-Eastman-Hartfield)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rael LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291 8 47
S. Anderson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 6 25
   a-J. Martelo PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .128 2 4
   b-J. Williams SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 5 14
J. Hammons 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .248 11 39
E. Brower DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 5 17
C. Hartlaub CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .274 3 13
A. Jordan RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .250 1 4
K. Lopez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 2 5
O. Velez 2B 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .500 2 6
O. Castro C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 4 10
Totals 30 3 3 3 4 6 12      
a - J. Martelo pinch hit for S. Anderson in the 8th
b - J. Williams substituted for J. Martelo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: O. Velez (2, 2nd Inning off B. Kasatkin, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Hartlaub , A. Jordan , O. Velez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Brower
GIDP: K. Lopez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hartlaub (1) , O. Castro (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Hammons-Velez-Lopez, Lopez-Williams-Lopez)
NEWPORT NEWS PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH PASADENA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kasatkin W (3-3) 5.0 3 3 3 2 5 1 84 8.67   
J. Lebreton SV (2) 4.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 40 5.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kasatkin 52
Batters Faced: B. Kasatkin 21, J. Lebreton 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kasatkin 4-6, J. Lebreton 6-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kasatkin 84-52, J. Lebreton 40-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lebreton 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Shull L (0-1) 7.0 9 5 5 6 4 0 106 7.15   
C. Abreu 2.0 6 2 2 2 1 1 45 9.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Shull 37
Batters Faced: P. Shull 34, C. Abreu 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Shull 10-5, C. Abreu 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Shull 106-61, C. Abreu 45-25
WP: P. Shull
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mauricio Guerra
Ballpark: Air Riders Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 2090
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