ABA DOUBLE A
AURORA SUNS AT MESA RAZOR SHARKS
08/17/2024
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ABA DOUBLE A
AURORA SUNS AT MESA RAZOR SHARKS
GAME ID: 3196 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Suns (72-52) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 6 8 0
Mesa Razor Sharks (70-54) 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 8 10 0
Suns Suffer 8-6 Road Loss
Aurora first baseman Joe Handler was sensational. He was 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times. But it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Mesa beat the Suns, 8-6. Mesa now has a record of 70-54 with the win.

Mesa got a big at-bat from Des Moines, Iowa native Mark Stella, who in the bottom of the second hit a 2-run home run. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Razor Sharks ahead, 6-0.

In postgame comments to the Mesa Daily News, Stella said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE MESA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Polk CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .218 6 41
A. Wright 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .283 5 9
   c-J. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348 13 48
J. Handler 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .293 24 66
R. Baker DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .319 4 13
A. Arnaud LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .256 27 76
R. Perez RF, 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .274 13 54
K. Roberts SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .331 10 64
J. Sanchez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .264 6 26
D. McKibben 2B 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .214 2 11
   a-J. Bellamy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 27 94
   b-J. Ortiz 2B, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 17 42
Totals 35 6 8 5 4 11 16      
a - J. Bellamy pinch hit for D. McKibben in the 8th
b - J. Ortiz substituted for J. Bellamy in the 8th
c - J. Jackson pinch hit for A. Wright in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Roberts (17, 4th Inning off I. Key, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Polk (13, 5th Inning off I. Key, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. McKibben (2, 6th Inning off F. Taylor, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Handler (24, 9th Inning off V. Benavidez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Polk 3 , J. Handler 5 , A. Arnaud , K. Roberts 2 , J. Sanchez , D. McKibben 4
2-out RBI: J. Handler , K. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Wright , A. Arnaud , J. Sanchez
Hit by Pitch: K. Roberts
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Richins 2B 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 .287 14 50
M. Henschel SS 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 .275 18 67
B. Sanders C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .348 27 96
M. Stella CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .281 13 60
C. Williams LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281 8 31
D. Johnson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .238 9 18
J. Wright 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .270 7 22
A. Dano RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .251 10 38
J. Olivares 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .331 2 19
Totals 33 8 10 8 1 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Olivares (8, 2nd Inning off G. Day, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Stella (13, 2nd Inning off G. Day, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Williams (8, 5th Inning off K. McGaha, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Dano (10, 8th Inning off K. McGaha, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Richins , M. Henschel 2 , M. Stella 4 , C. Williams 4 , J. Wright 2 , A. Dano 5 , J. Olivares 2
2-out RBI: M. Stella
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Johnson
Sac Fly: M. Henschel
Hit by Pitch: J. Richins , C. Williams
Team LOB: 5
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE MESA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Day L (1-6) 3.1 5 6 6 1 1 1 53 7.82   
K. McGaha 4.2 5 2 2 0 4 2 46 5.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Day 24
Batters Faced: G. Day 18, K. McGaha 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Day 2-7, K. McGaha 6-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Day 53-31, K. McGaha 46-37
Hit Batsmen: G. Day 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Key 4.2 5 2 2 3 8 0 88 6.20   
F. Taylor 0.2 1 3 3 1 0 1 25 7.63   
N. Peercy H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.62   
J. Buxton W (5-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.87   
V. Benavidez SV (19) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Key 51
Batters Faced: I. Key 22, F. Taylor 5, N. Peercy 3, J. Buxton 6, V. Benavidez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Key 3-3, F. Taylor 0-2, N. Peercy 0-1, J. Buxton 2-3, V. Benavidez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Key 88-54, F. Taylor 25-13, N. Peercy 17-11, J. Buxton 22-13, V. Benavidez 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Taylor 3-0
WP: F. Taylor
Hit Batsmen: F. Taylor
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Handler
Ballpark: Razor Sharks Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 9968
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