ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT MONCTON MOUNTIES
09/20/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT MONCTON MOUNTIES
GAME ID: 13774 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 8 8 1
Moncton Mounties 0 0 3 2 1 4 0 0 X 10 15 1
Bats Hammered by Shafer, Drop Game 2 to Mounties
The Moncton Mounties defeated the Whitby Bats, 10-8, in Game 2 of the League Championship Series. Making an impact was left fielder Danny Shafer, who was 3-5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The win moves Moncton into a 1-1 tie with Whitby in the series.

Moncton took control in the bottom of the sixth. With one out and a runner on 3rd, Aaron Nelson hit a run-scoring single to make it 7-6, Mounties.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Nelson.

Game 3 is scheduled for Monday at Eláguila Stadia in Whitby.
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE MONCTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martin RF 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .160 1 4
M. Grijalva LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .344 2 4
J. Criscuolo 2B 4 1 0 1 0 2 4 .310 0 2
T. Sanchez SS 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .452 6 11
A. Tinoco CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .548 2 5
D. Navarro 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .357 2 9
O. Castillo DH 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .360 2 7
   a-R. Ruhl DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Gordon C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .281 2 11
J. Antongiorgi 3B 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .296 2 7
Totals 32 8 8 8 6 9 14      
a - R. Ruhl inserted as DH in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Castillo (1, 4th Inning off B. Bruce, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Sanchez 2 (6, 1st Inning off B. Bruce, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off B. Bruce, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Antongiorgi (2, 4th Inning off B. Bruce, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martin 2 , T. Sanchez 8 , A. Tinoco , O. Castillo 2 , J. Antongiorgi 5
2-out RBI: T. Sanchez , J. Antongiorgi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Navarro
GIDP: T. Gordon
Sac Fly: J. Criscuolo , T. Sanchez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Tinoco (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Tinoco
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Nelson 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .273 1 9
M. Alexander RF 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .425 4 15
A. Dixon 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .371 2 8
D. Shafer LF 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .436 6 14
R. Miklavcic DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .405 2 14
T. Grossman CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .351 1 7
R. Cortes C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .189 0 2
O. Kagawa SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .378 7 18
E. Barrera 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .333 0 4
Totals 39 10 15 9 1 3 9      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Nelson (6, 3rd Inning off D. Snipes, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Alexander (6, 3rd Inning off D. Snipes, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Kagawa (1, 7th Inning off T. Rotella, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: O. Kagawa (1, 6th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Shafer 2 (6, 5th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Rotella, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Alexander (4, 6th Inning off D. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Nelson 3 , M. Alexander 6 , A. Dixon 3 , D. Shafer 9 , T. Grossman , R. Cortes , O. Kagawa 5 , E. Barrera
2-out RBI: M. Alexander , A. Dixon , D. Shafer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Dixon , E. Barrera
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: E. Barrera
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-Kagawa-Dixon)
PB: R. Cortes
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE MONCTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Snipes 3.1 8 5 5 0 1 0 65 4.82   
D. Garcia L (1-1) 2.0 4 4 4 1 1 2 51 15.43   
T. Rotella 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 44 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Snipes 23
Batters Faced: D. Snipes 18, D. Garcia 11, T. Rotella 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Snipes 6-3, D. Garcia 3-2, T. Rotella 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Snipes 65-39, D. Garcia 51-32, T. Rotella 44-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Garcia 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bruce 3.2 6 6 6 3 4 3 89 22.50   
V. Goretti W (2-1) 3.0 2 2 2 2 3 0 50 15.63   
D. Garcia H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 29 0.93   
J. Cogswell SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bruce 24
Batters Faced: B. Bruce 18, V. Goretti 13, D. Garcia 6, J. Cogswell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bruce 5-0, V. Goretti 2-4, D. Garcia 1-2, J. Cogswell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bruce 89-46, V. Goretti 50-29, D. Garcia 29-17, J. Cogswell 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Garcia 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Shafer
Ballpark: Mapleton Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM
Time: 4:08
Attendance: 14434
Special Notes: C Omar Castillo was injured while running the bases.
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