ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT ROHNERT PARK COUGARS
08/14/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT ROHNERT PARK COUGARS
GAME ID: 3158 - MONDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mesa Razor Sharks (67-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 1
Rohnert Park Cougars (54-65) 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 5 9 1
Cougars Topple Razor Sharks, 5-2
The exploits of third baseman Kyle Nash helped the Rohnert Park Cougars defeat the Mesa Razor Sharks, 5-2. Nash hit 2 home runs. Kosuke Sakai earned the win for Rohnert Park. He lasted 6.2 innings, allowing no runs on 5 hits, while striking out 6. With the win, he raised his record to 7-4. Dave Flores earned his 10th save in 13 chances.

Steve Taylor had a big 2-run double for the Cougars in the bottom of the second inning. With Rohnert Park leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a fastball from Jason Hiner, who is tied for 10th in the E-AA in strikeouts with 116, and swatted a double to right. It was his 3rd double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Cougars ahead, 3-0.

In postgame comments, Taylor told the Rohnert Park Daily News: "Do people still doubt I give 100 percent?"

Rohnert Park has a record of 54-65, placing them 5th in the Eastern AA Southen Division.
MESA BATTING LINESCORE ROHNERT PARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Stella RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .258 17 46
D. Kimble LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .255 4 36
A. Aime 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .263 11 29
M. Flanders 3B 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .267 11 33
M. Leonard CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .291 26 76
M. Hopkins SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .273 15 57
A. Dano DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .269 9 34
J. Hess C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .224 2 4
J. Butler 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .186 1 24
Totals 32 2 7 1 4 7 15      
BATTING
Total Bases: M. Stella 2 , D. Kimble , M. Flanders 2 , M. Hopkins , A. Dano
2-out RBI: M. Flanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Aime , M. Hopkins , J. Hess
GIDP: J. Butler
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Flanders (3) , M. Hopkins (6)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Leonard (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bone CF 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 .205 3 7
S. Taylor RF 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 .217 7 17
K. Nash 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .266 16 53
M. Babcock 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .266 14 49
R. Banales 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .356 8 29
W. Rodriguez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .248 5 17
M. Castano LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .325 6 18
J. Arrellano SS 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .269 15 43
M. D'Urso C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240 2 5
Totals 32 5 9 5 3 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Taylor (3, 2nd Inning off J. Hiner, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Arrellano 2 (14, 4th Inning off J. Hiner, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off V. Benavidez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Nash 2 (16, 5th Inning off J. Hiner, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Buxton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Taylor 3 , K. Nash 9 , R. Banales , J. Arrellano 5
2-out RBI: S. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bone , S. Taylor , K. Nash , W. Rodriguez
Sac Fly: M. Babcock
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Babcock (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Banales-Arrellano-Babcock)
MESA PITCHING LINESCORE ROHNERT PARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hiner L (8-6) 5.0 7 4 4 2 5 1 86 4.09   
V. Benavidez 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 4.67   
J. Buxton 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 5.36   
K. Heath 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hiner 40
Batters Faced: J. Hiner 24, V. Benavidez 5, J. Buxton 4, K. Heath 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hiner 2-8, V. Benavidez 2-0, J. Buxton 1-0, K. Heath 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hiner 86-54, V. Benavidez 16-10, J. Buxton 14-9, K. Heath 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Sakai W (7-4) 6.2 5 0 0 3 6 0 87 4.96   
A. Armenta H (6) 1.1 2 2 0 1 1 0 22 4.46   
D. Flores SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Sakai 67
Batters Faced: K. Sakai 25, A. Armenta 8, D. Flores 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Sakai 4-7, A. Armenta 1-2, D. Flores 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Sakai 87-55, A. Armenta 22-12, D. Flores 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Armenta 2-0
WP: A. Armenta
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Nash
Ballpark: Ballpark of Greenup
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 6864
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