ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT AURORA SUNS
05/21/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT AURORA SUNS
GAME ID: 2724 - TUESDAY, MAY 21ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Libertyville Polecats (17-28) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 11 0
Aurora Suns (30-15) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Polecats Rally to Win
Suns Field was the site of an exciting ballgame between the Libertyville Polecats and Aurora Suns.

The Libertyville Polecats had to overcome a fine effort from Aurora pitcher Ramon Landa to win, 4-3, in 11 innings at Suns Field. Landa went 8 innings and allowed 2 runs. Jim Unknown snagged the win in relief. He goes to 1-0 on the season. Charlie Hunter suffered the loss.

Libertyville needed the clutch hitting of Alan McConnell to seal the deal. The designated hitter swatted a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to put the Polecats on top, 4-3. For the game, McConnell had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

Libertyville manager called it "a darn good win."

The win has Libertyville at 17-28.
LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. DeStefano 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .307 12 35
J. Sinclair RF 5 0 3 0 0 2 1 .381 13 40
Z. Amos LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .253 15 56
C. Scoville 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .331 11 27
M. Harper CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .297 8 25
C. Lewis SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .190 1 1
M. Horstman DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 8 30
   a-A. McConnell DH 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .273 1 4
E. Lewis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 3 7
   b-J. Bernard PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 0 1
J. Unknown C 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
Totals 42 4 11 4 2 9 13      
a - A. McConnell inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. Bernard pinch hit for E. Lewis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. DeStefano (4, 8th Inning off R. Landa, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Harper (8, 5th Inning off R. Landa, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Scoville (11, 7th Inning off R. Landa, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. McConnell (1, 11th Inning off C. Hunter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. DeStefano 2 , J. Sinclair 3 , Z. Amos , C. Scoville 5 , M. Harper 4 , C. Lewis , A. McConnell 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Amos , M. Harper , J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: M. Harper
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-DeStefano)
OF assists: 1 (Sinclair(Bellamy at 3rd base))
PB: J. Unknown
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bellamy DH 5 1 1 1 1 2 5 .299 14 41
J. Handler 1B 6 1 3 1 0 0 2 .354 6 15
R. Perez RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .306 4 16
   d-J. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 8 27
   f-J. McIsaac RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .419 10 30
B. Byrd SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .325 11 33
   e-B. Phillips PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352 5 18
   g-K. Roberts SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 7 34
J. Casas 2B 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .378 2 14
A. Arnaud LF 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .204 4 21
J. Polk CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .239 2 12
N. Lazarus C 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .238 2 14
   a-E. Gatto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 0 0
   b-J. Ortiz PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 10 24
   c-C. Hensley C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 1 1
D. McKibben 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .308 1 3
Totals 40 3 10 3 7 7 25      
a - E. Gatto pinch hit for N. Lazarus in the 9th
b - J. Ortiz pinch ran for E. Gatto in the 9th
c - C. Hensley substituted for J. Ortiz in the 10th
d - J. Jackson pinch hit for R. Perez in the 10th
e - B. Phillips pinch hit for B. Byrd in the 10th
f - J. McIsaac substituted for J. Jackson in the 11th
g - K. Roberts substituted for B. Phillips in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Casas (6, 3rd Inning off E. Rios, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Bellamy (5, 4th Inning off H. Towle, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Phillips (5, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Handler (6, 4th Inning off H. Towle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bellamy 2 , J. Handler 6 , B. Phillips 2 , J. Casas 3 , E. Gatto , D. McKibben 2
2-out RBI: J. Handler , J. Casas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Handler , J. Polk 3
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Polk(McConnell at 2nd base))
LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Rios 3.0 4 2 2 4 2 0 65 7.92   
H. Towle 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 34 8.75   
B. White 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 34 5.26   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 32 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rios 39
Batters Faced: E. Rios 17, H. Towle 11, B. White 10, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rios 4-3, H. Towle 3-3, B. White 2-4, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rios 65-36, H. Towle 34-24, B. White 34-24, J. Unknown 32-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Towle 1-1
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Landa 8.0 6 2 2 0 5 2 98 3.23   
J. Guyton BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 25 3.07   
C. Hunter L (3-1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 33 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Landa 67
Batters Faced: R. Landa 30, J. Guyton 6, C. Hunter 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Landa 12-7, J. Guyton 1-0, C. Hunter 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Landa 98-69, J. Guyton 25-16, C. Hunter 33-22
WP: R. Landa , J. Guyton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramon Landa
Ballpark: Suns Field
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 4:27
Attendance: 8477
Special Notes: Rain delay of 40 minutes in the 4th inning.
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