ABA CLASS A-
MONTGOMERY MISSIONS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
08/19/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
MONTGOMERY MISSIONS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13767 - MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montgomery Missions (63-59) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 10 0
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (59-63) 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 X 7 9 2
Missions Suffer 7-3 Setback
The Niskayuna Fighting Knights picked up a win at Fighting Knights Field, taking down the Montgomery Missions, 7-3. Starting pitcher Juan Zavala was a big reason why. The winner was Zavala. He threw 6.0 innings allowing 2 runs. The loser was Jerry Carmona. Picking up his 4th save was 19-year old right-handed pitcher Juan Esquibel.

Julio Vargas had a big 2-run home run for the Fighting Knights in the bottom of the third inning. With Niskayuna leading 2-1 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a splitter from Jerry Carmona, who is tied for 6th in the SL2 with a 7.7 K/9 rate, and punished it. The result was his 8th home run of the season, which put the Fighting Knights on top, 4-1.

In comments to the Niskayuna Gazette, Zavala admitted he's been told to improve his work habits. "But," he said, "I know when to take it to another gear."

The Missions, at 63-59, have lost 4 in a row.
MONTGOMERY BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hirsch CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .237 3 7
B. Parks 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .259 9 37
   d-C. Burnett PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 2 9
D. Hutchison RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 8 .340 31 101
T. Hirsch C 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .342 27 82
P. Marks LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .316 10 69
M. Garcia SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 8 41
   a-E. Ramos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 14 53
   b-P. Adam SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 7 33
J. Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .331 6 35
B. Dilday 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .321 0 2
C. Bush 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 6 24
   c-B. Veillette PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .404 2 15
Totals 36 3 10 2 3 7 29      
a - E. Ramos pinch hit for M. Garcia in the 8th
b - P. Adam substituted for E. Ramos in the 8th
c - B. Veillette pinch hit for C. Bush in the 9th
d - C. Burnett pinch hit for B. Parks in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Hirsch 3 , B. Parks , C. Burnett , D. Hutchison , P. Marks , M. Garcia , B. Dilday , C. Bush
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hutchison , T. Hirsch , P. Marks , J. Perez
GIDP: D. Hutchison
Sac Bunt: C. Bush
Sac Fly: T. Hirsch
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hutchison(Cruz at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hubbard LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .263 3 12
K. Beck 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .310 23 81
A. Garcia SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 26 88
P. McCall C 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .346 16 43
J. Vargas DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .262 8 25
C. Weidner 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 3 27
   a-T. Cruz 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .353 0 0
R. Campbell 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .312 10 18
A. Munoz RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .238 3 7
J. DeYoung CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .283 2 11
Totals 32 7 9 7 2 7 7      
a - T. Cruz substituted for C. Weidner in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: A. Munoz (2, 4th Inning off J. Carmona, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. McCall (5, 8th Inning off J. Torres, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Hubbard (3, 1st Inning off J. Carmona, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Vargas (8, 3rd Inning off J. Carmona, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Campbell (10, 4th Inning off J. Carmona, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Beck (23, 4th Inning off J. Carmona, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Hubbard 4 , K. Beck 4 , P. McCall 2 , J. Vargas 4 , T. Cruz , R. Campbell 4 , A. Munoz 3 , J. DeYoung
2-out RBI: K. Beck , J. Vargas , J. DeYoung
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hubbard , R. Campbell
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cruz (2)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Beck (32) , A. Munoz (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Cruz-Garcia-Campbell)
MONTGOMERY PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Carmona L (9-10) 3.2 8 7 7 2 3 4 80 7.31   
J. Torres 4.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 58 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Carmona 16
Batters Faced: J. Carmona 20, J. Torres 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Carmona 4-3, J. Torres 3-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Carmona 80-52, J. Torres 58-40
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zavala W (4-3) 6.0 7 2 1 0 4 0 81 6.38   
J. Gastelo 2.0 3 1 1 3 2 0 54 9.33   
J. Esquibel SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 8.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zavala 56
Batters Faced: J. Zavala 27, J. Gastelo 11, J. Esquibel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zavala 8-7, J. Gastelo 3-0, J. Esquibel 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zavala 81-56, J. Gastelo 54-28, J. Esquibel 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gastelo 1-0 , J. Esquibel 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Zavala
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 5887
Special Notes: SS Chris Weidner was injured while throwing the ball.
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