ABA DOUBLE A
AURORA SUNS AT ALCOA MILLIONAIRES
05/18/2024
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ABA DOUBLE A
AURORA SUNS AT ALCOA MILLIONAIRES
GAME ID: 2709 - SATURDAY, MAY 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Suns (30-12) 1 1 0 5 2 2 0 4 0 15 14 0
Alcoa Millionaires (11-31) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 10 11 0
Big Day for Byrd in 15-10 Suns Win
The Aurora Suns used the hitting of shortstop Brian Byrd to subdue the Alcoa Millionaires, 15-10. For the game, Byrd went 4 for 6 with 2 home runs and 2 singles, while scoring 4 and driving in 4. Gerardo Cruz, the winner, is now 5-0. He struck out 3 and walked 3 over 5.1 innings, while allowing 4 runs on 5 hits. Aurora has now won 8 in a row.

Aurora used the hitting of Brian Phillips to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Suns on top, 6-0. For the game, Phillips had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We're stringing together some nice wins," said Aurora manager Arturo Colon.
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE ALCOA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Casas SS, 2B 5 2 2 2 1 1 6 .407 1 8
B. Phillips LF 4 1 2 5 2 0 4 .357 4 15
J. Bellamy CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .303 14 40
   b-J. McIsaac PH, CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .426 10 30
J. Jackson 1B 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 .345 8 27
J. Ortiz DH 5 1 0 0 1 3 5 .308 10 24
R. Perez RF 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 .346 4 16
B. Byrd 3B, SS 6 4 4 4 0 1 2 .340 11 33
N. Lazarus C 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .229 2 13
K. Roberts 2B 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 .324 7 33
   a-P. Hurley PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-D. McKibben 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 3
Totals 39 15 14 15 13 8 26      
a - P. Hurley pinch hit for K. Roberts in the 8th
b - J. McIsaac pinch hit for J. Bellamy in the 8th
c - D. McKibben substituted for P. Hurley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jackson (6, 4th Inning off J. Cirulli, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Hurley (1, 8th Inning off J. Davila, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Casas (5, 8th Inning off J. Davila, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Casas (1, 5th Inning off J. Cirulli, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Phillips (4, 4th Inning off A. Obermeier, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Bellamy (14, 4th Inning off J. Cirulli, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Byrd 2 (11, 6th Inning off J. Cirulli, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Davila, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Casas 5 , B. Phillips 5 , J. Bellamy 4 , J. McIsaac , J. Jackson 3 , B. Byrd 10 , N. Lazarus , P. Hurley 2
2-out RBI: J. Casas , B. Phillips , J. Bellamy , J. McIsaac , B. Byrd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Phillips , J. Bellamy , J. Ortiz 2
GIDP: J. Jackson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Casas (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Casas-Roberts-Jackson, Casas-Roberts-Jackson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. McCabe CF, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .358 13 42
   e-R. Marshall PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 2
G. Rosenblatt 1B, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .319 4 17
   f-A. Torres PH, 1B 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .357 1 4
M. Gelardi 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 6 15
   a-P. Artis PR, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310 0 3
   c-G. Coler PR, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 0 7
C. Routh 3B, LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .340 9 31
J. Kelley RF, CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .250 2 9
A. Borrego LF 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 .268 14 36
   d-J. Brand PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 5 13
   g-M. Ruger 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 1 3
M. Shabazian C 4 2 1 2 1 0 2 .356 4 7
K. Komorowski SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .275 4 18
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Rothschild DH 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .385 1 3
Totals 36 10 11 10 6 5 14      
a - P. Artis pinch ran for M. Gelardi in the 1st
b - E. Rothschild inserted as DH in the 6th
c - G. Coler pinch ran for P. Artis in the 7th
d - J. Brand pinch hit for A. Borrego in the 8th
e - R. Marshall pinch hit for B. McCabe in the 8th
f - A. Torres pinch hit for G. Rosenblatt in the 8th
g - M. Ruger substituted for J. Brand in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gelardi (2, 1st Inning off G. Cruz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Rosenblatt (4, 6th Inning off G. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Shabazian (4, 8th Inning off A. Feliciano, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Torres (1, 8th Inning off K. McGaha, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. McCabe , G. Rosenblatt 4 , A. Torres 4 , M. Gelardi 2 , P. Artis , C. Routh , J. Kelley , M. Shabazian 4 , K. Komorowski , E. Rothschild 2
2-out RBI: A. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Rosenblatt , C. Routh
GIDP: C. Routh , M. Shabazian
Hit by Pitch: P. Artis
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gelardi-Komorowski-Rosenblatt)
OF assists: 1 (McCabe(Perez at home))
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE ALCOA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Cruz W (5-0) 5.1 5 4 4 3 3 1 88 4.05   
A. Feliciano 2.0 4 5 5 3 2 1 49 5.80   
K. McGaha 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 16 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cruz 42
Batters Faced: G. Cruz 23, A. Feliciano 13, K. McGaha 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cruz 8-4, A. Feliciano 1-2, K. McGaha 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cruz 88-52, A. Feliciano 49-25, K. McGaha 16-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Feliciano 3-3 , K. McGaha 2-2
Hit Batsmen: A. Feliciano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Obermeier L (0-6) 3.2 3 6 6 7 3 1 89 16.20   
J. Cirulli 2.1 7 5 5 2 3 2 57 3.52   
J. Davila 2.0 4 4 4 4 2 1 58 10.41   
M. Lanter 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Obermeier 25
Batters Faced: A. Obermeier 20, J. Cirulli 15, J. Davila 14, M. Lanter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Obermeier 2-5, J. Cirulli 2-1, J. Davila 2-2, M. Lanter 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Obermeier 89-45, J. Cirulli 57-32, J. Davila 58-31, M. Lanter 14-8
WP: A. Obermeier
Balk: J. Davila
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Byrd
Ballpark: Alcoa Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 3882
Special Notes: 2B Mike Gelardi was injured while running the bases. 1B Phil Artis was injured being hit by a pitch. Brian Byrd ties the AUR regular season game record for runs with 4.
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