ABA CLASS A
SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
04/15/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3643 - MONDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Rosa Desperados (10-2) 0 0 4 5 3 3 4 0 1 20 19 2
St. Catharines Blue Jays (5-7) 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 10 12 4
Cortez Leads Desperados to 20-10 Win Over Blue Jays
The Santa Rosa Desperados trumped the St. Catharines Blue Jays, 20-10, at Engineers Ballpark. Santa Rosa right fielder Leo Cortez was terrific. He went 2-6 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 6. Santa Rosa reliever Joaquin Palacios was the winner. His record is now 1-0. Tony Vigil took the loss. The Desperados, now 10-2, have had a terrific start to the season.

Kevin Sevener hit a 2-run triple off Tony Vigil in the top of the fourth, which put the Desperados in front, 6-4. Sevener had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 5.

"If you were looking for a pitchers' duel," said Sevener, "this wasn't it."
SANTA ROSA BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cortez RF 6 3 2 6 1 1 2 .327 4 14
R. Martin 1B 5 1 2 1 1 1 0 .379 1 5
J. Avelar 3B 5 2 2 0 1 2 2 .333 4 12
M. Raia LF 5 1 2 1 1 1 3 .288 2 3
W. Rodriguez 2B 5 3 1 0 1 1 5 .340 1 7
N. Vicari C 6 2 4 3 0 1 1 .568 4 21
J. Scarberry CF 3 2 1 2 2 0 3 .312 1 7
K. Sevener DH 5 3 2 4 0 0 4 .353 1 5
E. Leinbach SS 5 3 3 3 1 0 3 .366 0 10
Totals 45 20 19 20 8 7 23      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Leinbach 2 (6, 3rd Inning off T. Vigil, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Martin 2 (3, 4th Inning off R. Zavala, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Vicari (6, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Avelar (5, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Sevener (1, 4th Inning off T. Vigil, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Cortez 2 (4, 3rd Inning off T. Vigil, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off R. Zavala, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Cortez 8 , R. Martin 4 , J. Avelar 3 , M. Raia 2 , W. Rodriguez , N. Vicari 5 , J. Scarberry , K. Sevener 4 , E. Leinbach 5
2-out RBI: L. Cortez , M. Raia , N. Vicari , J. Scarberry , K. Sevener , E. Leinbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Cortez , M. Raia , W. Rodriguez 2 , E. Leinbach 2
GIDP: N. Vicari
Sac Fly: J. Scarberry
Hit by Pitch: K. Sevener
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Martin (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Scarberry 2 (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Leinbach-Rodriguez-Martin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Espinoza 3B 3 2 1 0 3 1 0 .385 2 3
C. Bloodsaw C 3 3 1 0 3 1 1 .268 2 9
R. Murphree DH 5 2 2 0 1 1 4 .381 1 9
D. Reed 1B 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 .326 1 5
   a-M. Hutzel PR, 1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   b-R. Rivera PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   d-J. Keys LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 5 15
R. Rodrguez LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 4 .235 1 9
   c-A. Villalobos PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   e-N. Makar 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391 1 5
A. Lujan RF 5 0 3 5 0 2 5 .500 0 8
E. Montes de Oca SS 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 .333 1 3
C. Ren 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .256 2 10
R. Alva CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .233 0 4
Totals 38 10 12 10 11 10 26      
a - M. Hutzel pinch ran for D. Reed in the 6th
b - R. Rivera pinch hit for M. Hutzel in the 8th
c - A. Villalobos pinch hit for R. Rodrguez in the 8th
d - J. Keys substituted for R. Rivera in the 9th
e - N. Makar substituted for A. Villalobos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Reed 2 (4, 2nd Inning off D. Rank, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Palacios, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Lujan 2 (3, 4th Inning off D. Rank, 3 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Tanguay, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Espinoza , C. Bloodsaw , R. Murphree 2 , D. Reed 5 , R. Rivera , R. Rodrguez , A. Lujan 5
2-out RBI: D. Reed , A. Lujan , E. Montes de Oca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Murphree , J. Keys , A. Lujan , E. Montes de Oca , C. Ren 3
GIDP: C. Ren
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: J. Espinoza (1) , E. Montes de Oca (2) , R. Alva 2 (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Montes de Oca-Ren-Reed)
SANTA ROSA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rank 3.1 6 8 8 9 6 0 106 5.60   
J. Palacios W (1-0) 2.1 2 1 0 0 1 0 47 5.40   
A. Tanguay 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 41 4.50   
C. Culaham 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 38 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rank 11
Batters Faced: D. Rank 24, J. Palacios 9, A. Tanguay 9, C. Culaham 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rank 2-1, J. Palacios 2-4, A. Tanguay 3-2, C. Culaham 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rank 106-52, J. Palacios 47-28, A. Tanguay 41-26, C. Culaham 38-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Palacios 1-0 , A. Tanguay 1-0 , C. Culaham 1-0
WP: J. Palacios , A. Tanguay
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Vigil L (1-2) 3.1 6 7 6 2 5 1 68 13.09   
R. Zavala 1.1 4 5 5 2 1 1 37 12.27   
J. Unknown 2.0 5 7 3 4 1 0 42 13.50   
J. Unknown 2.1 4 1 1 0 0 0 39 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Vigil 23
Batters Faced: T. Vigil 17, R. Zavala 11, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Vigil 3-0, R. Zavala 2-1, J. Unknown 3-2, J. Unknown 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Vigil 68-42, R. Zavala 37-18, J. Unknown 42-22, J. Unknown 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Zavala 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Zavala
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leo Cortez
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:42
Attendance: 6820
Special Notes: Dan Rank ties the Santa Rosa Desperados regular season game record for walks with 9. 1B Donall Reed was injured while running the bases. 1B Raul Rivera was injured in a collision at a base.
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