ABA DOUBLE A
FRESNO RUNNING REBELS AT WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS
07/10/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
FRESNO RUNNING REBELS AT WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS
GAME ID: 2984 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 10TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fresno Running Rebels (50-39) 0 4 0 0 0 5 8 0 4 21 21 1
Washington Wildthings (11-78) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 5 12 1
Breene Stars for Running Rebels in 21-5 Win
Eric Breene helped his team muscle past the Washington Wildthings, 21-5. In the game, the Fresno first baseman slugged 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 7. The winning pitcher was Brian Norfolk. He tossed 95 pitches over 5.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits. Fresno is now 50-39, Washington 11-78.

Justin Jirkovsky, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2018 draft, took Washington hurler Alex Herrera deep in the top of the second. His 2-run home run put the Running Rebels on top, 2-0. In all, Jirkovsky had 2 singles in addition to the home run, while going 3 for 4.

Jirkovsky told the Fresno Bulletin: "I don't know which I enjoy more -- being a ballplayer or the perks that come with being a ballplayer."
FRESNO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Breene 1B 6 3 2 7 1 2 6 .304 6 22
C. Velasco CF 6 2 1 1 1 2 3 .299 5 36
E. Lilienthal RF 4 1 2 3 2 1 0 .326 1 20
   b-C. Tams PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .450 0 3
G. Theodore 2B 7 1 4 5 0 2 3 .333 8 19
J. Martin C 5 1 1 0 2 2 4 .305 5 11
C. Goodwin SS 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .349 2 13
   a-J. Elleman PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .143 0 4
D. Semones DH 5 2 3 0 1 0 1 .339 10 38
J. Jirkovsky 3B 4 4 3 2 2 0 0 .293 4 8
K. Duke LF 3 4 1 1 3 0 2 .270 6 37
Totals 48 21 21 20 12 10 24      
a - J. Elleman pinch hit for C. Goodwin in the 8th
b - C. Tams pinch hit for E. Lilienthal in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Semones (10, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Jirkovsky (4, 2nd Inning off A. Herrera, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Breene 2 (6, 2nd Inning off A. Herrera, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs) , G. Theodore (8, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Goodwin (2, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Breene 8 , C. Velasco , E. Lilienthal 2 , C. Tams , G. Theodore 7 , J. Martin , C. Goodwin 6 , D. Semones 4 , J. Jirkovsky 6 , K. Duke
2-out RBI: E. Breene , E. Lilienthal , G. Theodore , C. Goodwin , J. Jirkovsky
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Breene , J. Martin , J. Elleman 2
GIDP: G. Theodore
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Goodwin (1) , K. Duke (6)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Theodore (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Goodwin-Breene)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bloomquist SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .325 15 52
   b-W. Brown PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .179 0 5
M. Gonzalez CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .229 5 21
W. Baker 1B 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .329 9 33
K. Jordan RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .257 13 51
   c-B. Cortez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 2 7
A. Dravid LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .276 12 48
   a-N. Lopez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 2
   d-D. Black PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 2 10
D. Bulluck 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .321 4 34
M. Accardi 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .237 1 9
R. Clemons C 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .282 6 22
J. Unknown DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .500 0 1
Totals 37 5 12 5 4 6 19      
a - N. Lopez pinch hit for A. Dravid in the 7th
b - W. Brown pinch hit for S. Bloomquist in the 8th
c - B. Cortez pinch hit for K. Jordan in the 9th
d - D. Black pinch hit for N. Lopez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown 2 (2, 5th Inning off B. Norfolk, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off B. Norfolk, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: W. Brown (1, 8th Inning off W. Vesperman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Brown 3 , M. Gonzalez , W. Baker 3 , A. Dravid , D. Bulluck 3 , M. Accardi , J. Unknown 4
2-out RBI: D. Bulluck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Jordan , A. Dravid , M. Accardi , J. Unknown
GIDP: R. Clemons
Sac Fly: M. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Dravid (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bulluck (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Accardi-Bulluck-Baker)
PB: R. Clemons
FRESNO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Norfolk W (4-4) 5.1 8 4 4 4 3 0 95 4.14   
W. Vesperman SV (1) 3.2 4 1 1 0 3 0 48 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Norfolk 35
Batters Faced: B. Norfolk 28, W. Vesperman 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Norfolk 4-8, W. Vesperman 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Norfolk 95-54, W. Vesperman 48-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Vesperman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Herrera L (0-8) 2.1 4 4 4 2 0 2 49 10.59   
J. Pegan 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 43 4.96   
I. Hobby 0.1 2 5 5 3 1 0 26 8.65   
B. Townsend 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 5.19   
J. Unknown 0.0 4 7 7 3 0 1 33 0.00   
J. Unknown 1.2 4 1 1 2 3 1 45 5.40   
J. Unknown 1.0 4 4 3 1 1 1 30 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Herrera 27
Batters Faced: A. Herrera 12, J. Pegan 9, I. Hobby 6, B. Townsend 6, J. Unknown 7, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Herrera 5-1, J. Pegan 3-1, I. Hobby 0-0, B. Townsend 2-0, J. Unknown 0-0, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Unknown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Herrera 49-30, J. Pegan 43-26, I. Hobby 26-12, B. Townsend 23-12, J. Unknown 33-14, J. Unknown 45-25, J. Unknown 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Hobby 1-0 , B. Townsend 3-3
WP: I. Hobby
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Breene
Ballpark: Red Barons Ballpark
Weather: Rain (82 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:59
Attendance: 2492
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 7th inning.
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