ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT AURORA SUNS
08/04/2023
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ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT AURORA SUNS
GAME ID: 3098 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mesa Razor Sharks (63-47) 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 7 13 0
Aurora Suns (61-49) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 6 8 0
Stella Goes Deep Twice in 7-6 Razor Sharks Win
In a tight contest at Suns Field, the Mesa Razor Sharks edged the Aurora Suns by the score of 7-6. Mesa third baseman Mark Stella, who blasted 2 home runs, was a key contributor. Mesa pitcher Pat Eisenhower earned the win, hiking his record to 5-4. Gil Backos suffered the loss. The win puts Mesa at 63-47 this season.

With Mesa leading 6-5 in the top of the ninth, Stella batted against Aurora pitcher Javier Pacheco. Stella hit a fastball to right for a solo home run. His 14th home run of the season put the Razor Sharks on top, 7-5.

"This win gets us that much closer to where we want to be," Stella said in postgame remarks.
MESA BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Stella 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .254 14 39
I. Williams DH 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .267 10 28
A. Aime 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .259 11 25
B. Sanders C 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .299 15 51
M. Leonard CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .294 24 72
M. Hopkins SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 .285 14 55
A. Dano LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .258 9 33
D. Kimble RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .256 4 34
J. Butler 2B 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 .183 1 20
Totals 37 7 13 7 3 6 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: I. Williams (10, 3rd Inning off G. Backos, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Stella 2 (14, 3rd Inning off G. Backos, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Pacheco, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Leonard (24, 8th Inning off Y. Nakagawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Stella 9 , I. Williams 5 , A. Aime , B. Sanders 2 , M. Leonard 5 , A. Dano 2 , D. Kimble
2-out RBI: M. Stella , I. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Hopkins 2
GIDP: M. Leonard
Sac Fly: J. Butler
Hit by Pitch: M. Hopkins
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lewis 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248 4 16
B. Phillips LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .271 24 60
J. Dillard 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .296 16 43
J. Maley SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .327 10 49
A. Peterson 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .335 13 37
M. Daniels DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .211 1 6
P. Lemish RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .262 9 27
S. Baran CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 4 15
N. Wilcox C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 6 9
   a-J. Williams PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 6
Totals 35 6 8 6 2 5 11      
a - J. Williams pinch hit for N. Wilcox in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Daniels (3, 5th Inning off P. Eisenhower, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Lemish (9, 5th Inning off P. Eisenhower, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Dillard (16, 8th Inning off V. Benavidez, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Peterson (13, 8th Inning off V. Benavidez, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Baran (4, 9th Inning off J. Barnes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Phillips 2 , J. Dillard 4 , A. Peterson 4 , M. Daniels 2 , P. Lemish 4 , S. Baran 5
2-out RBI: A. Peterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Daniels
Hit by Pitch: J. Williams
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Maley-Lewis-Dillard)
OF assists: 1 (Baran(Stella at 3rd base))
MESA PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Eisenhower W (5-4) 7.1 5 2 2 1 3 1 98 3.54   
V. Benavidez 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 2 17 4.72   
J. Buxton H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.24   
J. Barnes SV (2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Eisenhower 62
Batters Faced: P. Eisenhower 28, V. Benavidez 4, J. Buxton 1, J. Barnes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Eisenhower 8-11, V. Benavidez 0-1, J. Buxton 0-0, J. Barnes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Eisenhower 98-63, V. Benavidez 17-9, J. Buxton 5-3, J. Barnes 15-9
Hit Batsmen: J. Barnes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Backos L (5-9) 5.2 8 5 5 3 5 2 93 6.77   
A. Feliciano 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6.17   
Y. Nakagawa 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 21 17.61   
J. Pacheco 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 21 7.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Backos 35
Batters Faced: G. Backos 27, A. Feliciano 4, Y. Nakagawa 5, J. Pacheco 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Backos 5-5, A. Feliciano 1-2, Y. Nakagawa 2-1, J. Pacheco 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Backos 93-58, A. Feliciano 10-9, Y. Nakagawa 21-12, J. Pacheco 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Feliciano 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Backos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Stella
Ballpark: Suns Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM MT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 8899
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