ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT AURORA SUNS
07/04/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT AURORA SUNS
GAME ID: 2942 - THURSDAY, JULY 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers (54-29) 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 7 3
Aurora Suns (52-31) 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 10 15 2
Lazarus Delivers Walk-Off Win for Suns
The Aurora Suns used the hitting of right fielder Ray Baker to subdue the Encinitas Eskimo Brothers, 10-8. For the game, Baker was 4-4 with 4 singles and a walk, while scoring 2 runs. Aurora reliever Jimmy Guyton was the winner. His record is now 5-3. The losing pitcher was Danny Martinez. The second-place Suns sport a record of 52-31.

The climactic moment came in the bottom of the ninth for Aurora. That's when 31-year old catcher Nolan Lazarus hit a 2-run home run off Danny Martinez to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.

"This game was intense," Lazarus said, postgame.
ENCINITAS BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Ruiz DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .336 10 32
D. Lucena CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .224 3 9
A. Gomez LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .405 21 65
D. Tillery C 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .329 19 52
J. Hoover 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .321 15 58
M. Alexander 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .362 10 43
S. Valkenburg RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .371 23 64
A. Guevara 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 3 13
S. Parson SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .229 2 11
Totals 33 8 7 7 3 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Gomez (13, 1st Inning off J. Barron, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Alexander (10, 1st Inning off J. Barron, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Tillery (19, 3rd Inning off J. Barron, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ruiz , D. Lucena 2 , A. Gomez 2 , D. Tillery 4 , M. Alexander 5
2-out RBI: D. Lucena , D. Tillery , M. Alexander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gomez , J. Hoover
GIDP: J. Hoover
Sac Bunt: S. Valkenburg
Sac Fly: R. Ruiz
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Ruiz (11)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Valkenburg 2 (3) , A. Guevara (1)
OF assists: 1 (Valkenburg(Bellamy at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Arnaud LF 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .263 19 59
R. Perez 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .296 12 42
J. Handler 1B 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .325 17 46
J. Bellamy DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .302 22 75
   a-J. Anderson DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225 1 7
R. Baker RF 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
N. Lazarus C 5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .235 5 29
K. Roberts 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .327 10 56
D. McKibben SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237 1 8
   b-B. Byrd PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 13 53
J. Polk CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .221 3 27
Totals 39 10 15 8 3 5 15      
a - J. Anderson inserted as DH in the 7th
b - B. Byrd pinch hit for D. McKibben in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. McKibben (3, 4th Inning off R. Lupton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Perez (12, 1st Inning off R. Lupton, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Arnaud (19, 5th Inning off R. Lupton, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Lazarus (5, 9th Inning off D. Martinez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Arnaud 4 , R. Perez 5 , J. Handler 3 , R. Baker 4 , N. Lazarus 5 , K. Roberts , D. McKibben 2 , J. Polk
2-out RBI: J. Handler , K. Roberts , D. McKibben
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Perez , J. Anderson , N. Lazarus 2 , J. Polk
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. McKibben 2 (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Roberts-Handler)
ENCINITAS PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Lupton 4.0 8 5 5 0 1 2 69 5.33   
R. Faulkner 3.0 3 1 1 2 2 0 53 3.68   
J. Judy H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.07   
D. Martinez L (0-2), BS (1) 0.2 4 4 2 1 1 1 20 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lupton 27
Batters Faced: R. Lupton 19, R. Faulkner 14, J. Judy 1, D. Martinez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lupton 5-5, R. Faulkner 3-4, J. Judy 0-0, D. Martinez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lupton 69-46, R. Faulkner 53-27, J. Judy 3-3, D. Martinez 20-11
WP: R. Faulkner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Barron 5.1 5 5 5 0 5 2 78 6.08   
S. Hamlin 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.61   
C. Hunter 1.0 2 3 0 2 0 0 31 6.49   
J. Guyton W (5-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Barron 43
Batters Faced: J. Barron 21, S. Hamlin 2, C. Hunter 9, J. Guyton 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Barron 6-5, S. Hamlin 1-0, C. Hunter 2-1, J. Guyton 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Barron 78-48, S. Hamlin 8-3, C. Hunter 31-15, J. Guyton 20-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Baker
Ballpark: Suns Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 8916
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