ABA CLASS A
KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
04/05/2024
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ABA CLASS A
KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3588 - FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Dust Devils (0-2) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7 15 1
St. Catharines Blue Jays (2-0) 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 X 8 16 1
Blue Jays Drop Dust Devils, 8-7
The St. Catharines Blue Jays topped the Kansas City Dust Devils, 8-7, in Northern A action at Engineers Ballpark. The game was highlighted by the performance of St. Catharines designated hitter Ryan Murphree. Tony Vigil, who went 5 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 2 runs on 8 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 3. His record now stands at 1-0. Rich Zavala closed it out for his 1st save.

The Blue Jays got a big hit from left fielder Josh Keys. Facing Kansas City pitcher Mike Ramirez in the bottom of the sixth, Keys pounded a solo home run to right. His 1st home run of the season put the Blue Jays ahead, 8-2.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Freddy Coss said.

The win lifts St. Catharines to a record of 2-0.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Walton RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .167 0 0
B. Plank DH 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .200 1 2
R. Kreger 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .125 0 0
J. Bauer LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
D. Banford 3B 4 1 1 3 1 2 2 .250 1 3
T. Sylvester 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .625 0 0
M. Unger C 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .250 0 1
M. Martinez SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .375 0 0
W. Ramirez CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .500 0 2
Totals 40 7 15 6 2 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Kreger (1, 7th Inning off C. Cole, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Plank (1, 7th Inning off C. Cole, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Banford (1, 9th Inning off R. Zavala, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Walton , B. Plank 5 , R. Kreger 2 , J. Bauer 2 , D. Banford 4 , T. Sylvester 2 , M. Unger , M. Martinez 2 , W. Ramirez 3
2-out RBI: D. Banford , W. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Walton , R. Kreger , T. Sylvester , M. Unger
GIDP: B. Plank , R. Kreger , T. Sylvester
Hit by Pitch: J. Bauer
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Sylvester (1)
OF assists: 1 (Ramirez(Romer at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Romer CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 .444 0 3
C. Bloodsaw C 4 1 2 2 1 2 3 .500 1 3
R. Murphree DH 5 0 4 3 0 0 3 .800 0 3
D. Reed 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 6 .250 0 0
   a-T. Powell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Keys LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .300 1 3
R. Rodrguez RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
   b-M. Judson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
J. Espinoza SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .375 1 2
N. Makar 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .400 0 1
C. Ren 2B 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .667 1 6
Totals 38 8 16 8 7 9 26      
a - T. Powell substituted for D. Reed in the 8th
b - M. Judson substituted for R. Rodrguez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Bloodsaw (1, 4th Inning off R. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Keys (1, 6th Inning off M. Ramirez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Romer 2 , C. Bloodsaw 5 , R. Murphree 4 , D. Reed , J. Keys 4 , J. Espinoza 2 , N. Makar 2 , C. Ren 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Romer 2 , D. Reed , J. Keys 2 , R. Rodrguez
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Murphree 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Ren (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Ren-Espinoza-Reed, Reed-Espinoza-Reed, Espinoza-Ren-Reed)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martinez L (0-1) 1.2 6 5 5 4 2 0 49 27.00   
R. Gonzalez 3.0 5 2 2 3 2 1 70 6.00   
M. Ramirez 2.1 4 1 1 0 5 1 34 3.86   
E. Perez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martinez 15
Batters Faced: A. Martinez 13, R. Gonzalez 17, M. Ramirez 11, E. Perez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martinez 0-1, R. Gonzalez 2-4, M. Ramirez 1-1, E. Perez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martinez 49-23, R. Gonzalez 70-38, M. Ramirez 34-25, E. Perez 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gonzalez 2-0 , M. Ramirez 3-0
WP: R. Gonzalez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Vigil W (1-0) 5.0 8 2 2 1 3 0 86 3.60   
C. Cole 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 42 9.00   
C. Yarbrough 1.2 2 2 2 0 3 0 24 10.80   
R. Zavala SV (1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Vigil 45
Batters Faced: T. Vigil 22, C. Cole 11, C. Yarbrough 7, R. Zavala 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Vigil 4-5, C. Cole 3-1, C. Yarbrough 1-1, R. Zavala 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Vigil 86-55, C. Cole 42-26, C. Yarbrough 24-17, R. Zavala 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Zavala 2-2
Hit Batsmen: C. Cole
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Murphree
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 13120
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