ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
WESTWOOD BRUINS AT WALNUT PARK BOBCATS
05/14/2025
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
WESTWOOD BRUINS AT WALNUT PARK BOBCATS
GAME ID: 2361 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Westwood Bruins (18-17) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 1
Walnut Park Bobcats (22-13) 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 1 X 9 17 0
Westwood Decked by Sheridan, Bobcats
Riding the 3-hit performance of the 22-year old first baseman Nate Sheridan, the Walnut Park Bobcats defeated the Westwood Bruins, 9-2. The 'W' lifts Walnut Park's record to 22-13.

With Walnut Park leading 5-2 in the bottom of the sixth, Sheridan hit a curveball from Chris Fitzsimmons for a 3-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Bobcats ahead, 8-2.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Sheridan.
WESTWOOD BATTING LINESCORE WALNUT PARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Whitney 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 3 10
M. Rock 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .198 4 9
J. Wagner CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .189 5 14
J. Patrick RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .235 4 19
S. Ross 2B 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .232 2 10
   a-A. Pavelka 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 4
A. Cook DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .157 0 1
G. Howard LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .187 2 9
J. Welsh C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .159 1 6
B. Kretsch SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .138 0 1
Totals 32 2 5 2 0 8 9      
a - A. Pavelka substituted for S. Ross in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ross (5, 2nd Inning off B. Larson, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Patrick (4, 2nd Inning off B. Larson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Rock , J. Patrick 2 , S. Ross 3 , A. Cook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kretsch
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Rock (8)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Rock (3)
OF assists: 3 (Wagner(Sheridan at home), Howard(Waters at 3rd base), Wagner(Waters at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Espindola SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 5 .258 2 6
B. Shafer LF 5 3 2 2 0 0 3 .205 2 12
N. Sheridan DH 5 2 3 5 0 0 2 .278 7 21
D. Waters 3B 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .229 0 8
S. Gunnells 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .302 4 10
A. Ochoa 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .208 1 10
J. Owens C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .158 4 10
B. Sawyer RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .267 1 5
D. Cruz CF 4 2 3 0 0 0 2 .204 1 4
Totals 39 9 17 9 2 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Cruz 2 (5, 3rd Inning off B. Underwood, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off C. Fitzsimmons, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Shafer (8, 5th Inning off B. Underwood, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Waters (7, 5th Inning off B. Underwood, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: F. Espindola (4, 5th Inning off B. Underwood, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Sheridan 2 (7, 6th Inning off C. Fitzsimmons, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off M. Weatherby, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Espindola 4 , B. Shafer 3 , N. Sheridan 9 , D. Waters 4 , S. Gunnells 2 , J. Owens , B. Sawyer , D. Cruz 5
2-out RBI: N. Sheridan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Espindola , D. Waters , J. Owens , B. Sawyer
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Shafer (4) , S. Gunnells (4) , D. Cruz (13)
WESTWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE WALNUT PARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Underwood L (0-5) 4.1 10 5 5 0 3 0 69 5.15   
C. Fitzsimmons 1.1 5 3 3 1 1 1 33 4.91   
M. Weatherby 2.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 35 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Underwood 26
Batters Faced: B. Underwood 22, C. Fitzsimmons 9, M. Weatherby 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Underwood 6-2, C. Fitzsimmons 2-0, M. Weatherby 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Underwood 69-49, C. Fitzsimmons 33-21, M. Weatherby 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Fitzsimmons 1-0 , M. Weatherby 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Larson 4.2 4 1 1 0 4 0 69 4.20   
J. Perez W (3-0) 4.1 1 1 1 0 4 0 49 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Larson 56
Batters Faced: B. Larson 18, J. Perez 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Larson 5-5, J. Perez 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Larson 69-47, J. Perez 49-30
WP: J. Perez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Sheridan
Ballpark: Ballpark of Walnut Park
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 13429
Special Notes: SP Beau Larson was injured while pitching. 2B Steve Ross was injured in a collision at a base.
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