ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
04/14/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 3630 - FRIDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays (3-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 1
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (4-5) 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 3 X 9 13 0
Big Day for Swain in 9-2 Jet Hawks Win
Grand Rapids and St. Catharines got after it at Jet Hawks Ballpark.

Riding the 3-hit performance of the 25-year old second baseman Chris Swain, the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks stopped the St. Catharines Blue Jays, 9-2, in 9 innings. Grand Rapids is now 4-5.

Joe Moreno contributed to the Grand Rapids win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

"Things went our way," said Swain.
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hendrix CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .410 0 4
R. Murphree DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .231 0 1
M. Odendahl RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .179 3 5
H. Merino LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .361 3 7
R. Compton 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .244 4 11
A. Baker 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-G. Gatzke PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
M. Jensen 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .275 0 0
E. Montes de Oca SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .077 0 2
M. Davis C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2 4 5 19      
a - G. Gatzke pinch hit for A. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Murphree (2, 8th Inning off E. Bamberg, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Merino (3, 7th Inning off A. Mesler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Hendrix 2 , R. Murphree 3 , H. Merino 4 , R. Compton , G. Gatzke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Merino , E. Montes de Oca
GIDP: R. Murphree , H. Merino , M. Jensen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Merino (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Swain 2B 4 2 3 2 2 0 0 .667 1 2
E. Castillo DH 6 1 1 2 0 3 7 .158 1 4
D. Coffey 1B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .314 2 3
   a-S. Childers PR, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Moreno 3B 5 2 2 2 0 3 4 .324 8 16
B. Porter RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .212 1 2
I. Bunton LF 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .000 0 0
C. Holy SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .212 0 3
J. Sadler CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 .353 0 2
D. Simeone C 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .176 0 0
Totals 37 9 13 8 9 9 24      
a - S. Childers pinch ran for D. Coffey in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sadler (3, 3rd Inning off F. Ruiz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Swain (1, 3rd Inning off F. Ruiz, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Moreno (8, 3rd Inning off F. Ruiz, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Castillo (1, 4th Inning off F. Ruiz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Swain 6 , E. Castillo 4 , D. Coffey , S. Childers , J. Moreno 5 , C. Holy , J. Sadler 4 , D. Simeone
2-out RBI: C. Swain , J. Sadler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Castillo 2 , J. Moreno , B. Porter , D. Simeone 2
Hit by Pitch: D. Coffey
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Swain (1) , D. Coffey (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Swain-Holy-Coffey, Holy-Swain-Coffey, Swain-Holy-Childers)
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Ruiz L (0-1) 3.0 8 6 6 3 3 3 72 9.00   
T. Rigbye 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
G. Branch 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 1.17   
J. Yeiser 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 7.20   
R. Doran 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 18 1.42   
M. Lofstrom 1.0 2 3 3 4 1 0 41 12.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Ruiz 17
Batters Faced: F. Ruiz 20, T. Rigbye 1, G. Branch 7, J. Yeiser 5, R. Doran 5, M. Lofstrom 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Ruiz 4-2, T. Rigbye 0-0, G. Branch 2-2, J. Yeiser 0-2, R. Doran 1-0, M. Lofstrom 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Ruiz 72-39, T. Rigbye 3-1, G. Branch 27-19, J. Yeiser 25-14, R. Doran 18-9, M. Lofstrom 41-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Branch 1-0 , J. Yeiser 1-0
WP: M. Lofstrom
Hit Batsmen: T. Rigbye
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mesler W (1-0) 6.1 4 1 1 4 3 1 79 1.00   
E. Bamberg 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 31 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mesler 60
Batters Faced: A. Mesler 24, E. Bamberg 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mesler 6-7, E. Bamberg 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mesler 79-48, E. Bamberg 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Bamberg 2-0
WP: E. Bamberg
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Swain
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (42 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 9915
Special Notes: Dale Coffey and Terence Rigbye were ejected in the 4th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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