ABA DOUBLE A
WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS AT AURORA SUNS
07/24/2023
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ABA DOUBLE A
WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS AT AURORA SUNS
GAME ID: 3049 - MONDAY, JULY 24TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Wildthings (18-82) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 9 0
Aurora Suns (53-47) 2 5 2 0 2 0 3 0 X 14 14 0
Rankins Helps Aurora Bombard Washington
The Aurora Suns blasted the Washington Wildthings, 14-4. Danny Rankins was one of the hitting stars. He was 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 5 for Aurora. The winning pitcher was Carlos Diaz. His record now stands at 6-5. The right-hander went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits for the Suns. With this game in the books, Aurora is 53-47, Washington 18-82.

Rankins made an early impact for Aurora when he stroked his 14th home run of the season. The grand slam home run, which came in the bottom of the second, put the Suns on top, 7-0.

"Solid performance from our side," said Suns manager Oscar Figeroa.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Semenyuk CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 0 0
   d-S. Craig PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 1 3
R. Doyle SS, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
M. Scharn 1B 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .291 7 31
D. Colon RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 3 15
   e-J. Childers PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 6 20
   f-V. Polanco CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
J. House LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .243 14 45
J. King 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 9 24
   a-M. Clark PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 2 5
   g-J. Kirk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 1 9
M. Chamberlin C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 3 15
J. Costarella 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 4 8
   b-M. Calvert PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 0 2
   h-E. Chabez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .103 1 2
J. Unknown DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .500 1 1
   c-E. Anderson DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .389 0 1
Totals 36 4 9 4 1 7 9      
a - M. Clark pinch hit for J. King in the 7th
b - M. Calvert pinch hit for J. Costarella in the 7th
c - E. Anderson inserted as DH in the 8th
d - S. Craig pinch hit for A. Semenyuk in the 8th
e - J. Childers pinch hit for D. Colon in the 8th
f - V. Polanco substituted for J. Childers in the 8th
g - J. Kirk pinch hit for M. Clark in the 9th
h - E. Chabez pinch hit for M. Calvert in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Scharn 2 (7, 3rd Inning off C. Diaz, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Pacheco, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 5th Inning off C. Diaz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Doyle , M. Scharn 9 , D. Colon , J. King , M. Chamberlin , J. Unknown 4 , E. Anderson
2-out RBI: , M. Scharn 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Craig , J. House
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Costarella-King-Scharn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lewis 2B 4 4 3 3 2 0 0 .243 3 9
S. Baran CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .204 1 7
J. Dillard 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 5 .309 13 34
   a-J. Polk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 2 13
   c-E. Fitzpatrick 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 2
D. Rankins LF 4 3 3 5 1 0 1 .277 14 43
J. Maley SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .321 8 45
   b-A. Kenney PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258 3 11
C. Warren 3B 5 1 4 4 0 0 2 .323 1 12
M. Daniels DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .179 1 6
J. Garrett RF 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .245 2 2
N. Wilcox C 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .156 2 4
Totals 36 14 14 14 10 2 21      
a - J. Polk pinch hit for J. Dillard in the 7th
b - A. Kenney pinch hit for J. Maley in the 7th
c - E. Fitzpatrick substituted for J. Polk in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Rankins (10, 1st Inning off B. Gallihugh, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Lewis (2, 2nd Inning off B. Gallihugh, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Warren (3, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Dillard (13, 1st Inning off B. Gallihugh, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Rankins (14, 2nd Inning off J. Hodgins, 3 on, 1 out) , F. Lewis (3, 3rd Inning off I. Hobby, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Warren (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Lewis 7 , J. Dillard 4 , D. Rankins 7 , A. Kenney , C. Warren 8 , M. Daniels , J. Garrett
2-out RBI: D. Rankins , C. Warren
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Daniels 2 , N. Wilcox
GIDP: N. Wilcox
Sac Bunt: S. Baran
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Lewis (1)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gallihugh L (3-10) 1.0 4 6 6 4 0 1 48 9.26   
J. Hodgins 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 1 28 8.75   
I. Hobby 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 1 35 6.92   
J. Unknown 2.2 5 5 5 4 0 1 65 16.88   
J. Unknown 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gallihugh 11
Batters Faced: B. Gallihugh 11, J. Hodgins 7, I. Hobby 8, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gallihugh 2-1, J. Hodgins 1-2, I. Hobby 2-2, J. Unknown 2-5, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gallihugh 48-25, J. Hodgins 28-14, I. Hobby 35-20, J. Unknown 65-33, J. Unknown 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hodgins 3-3 , I. Hobby 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Diaz W (6-5) 7.0 5 2 2 0 6 2 94 4.63   
J. Pacheco 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 24 7.98   
R. Pleitez 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Diaz 65
Batters Faced: C. Diaz 26, J. Pacheco 8, R. Pleitez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Diaz 7-8, J. Pacheco 2-2, R. Pleitez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Diaz 94-63, J. Pacheco 24-16, R. Pleitez 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pleitez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Rankins
Ballpark: Suns Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 5653
Special Notes: Frank Lewis ties the AUR regular season game record for runs with 4.
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