ABA CLASS A
FREMONT AMBASSADORS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
04/20/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
FREMONT AMBASSADORS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3646 - MONDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fremont Ambassadors (6-6) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 0
St. Catharines Blue Jays (9-3) 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 13 16 0
Gery Homers Twice in 13-4 Blue Jays Win
The St. Catharines Blue Jays easily defeated the Fremont Ambassadors, 13-4, at Engineers Ballpark, with first baseman Sean Gery a main contributor to the win. He slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 7 runs and scored twice for St. Catharines. Mike Faulkner picked up the save for St. Catharines, his 1st of the year. Early on, the Blue Jays, at 9-3, have played an impressive brand of baseball.

With St. Catharines leading 9-4 in the bottom of the eighth, Gery came up to bat against Fremont pitcher Dan Gragnani. Gery hit a fastball to left-center for a grand slam home run. His 4th home run of the season put the Blue Jays on top, 13-4.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Gery.
FREMONT BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pantoja SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .318 1 3
   a-J. Marotta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Soliz CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .463 3 10
J. Thurston 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .216 0 6
   b-K. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Bingham DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .410 1 7
R. Clark 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .333 1 3
B. Hoagland LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 2 3
M. Keener RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .314 0 0
T. Tynes 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .278 2 4
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4 3 5 17      
a - J. Marotta pinch hit for D. Pantoja in the 9th
b - K. Nakamura pinch hit for J. Thurston in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Pantoja (4, 3rd Inning off M. Richert, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Keener (1, 4th Inning off M. Richert, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Soliz (4, 5th Inning off M. Richert, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Clark (1, 8th Inning off M. Faulkner, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Bingham (1, 8th Inning off M. Faulkner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Hoagland (2, 2nd Inning off M. Richert, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Pantoja 3 , J. Soliz 3 , J. Thurston , J. Bingham 3 , R. Clark 2 , B. Hoagland 4 , M. Keener 3
2-out RBI: J. Thurston , B. Hoagland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Clark , T. Tynes , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Thurston
Sac Fly: T. Tynes
Hit by Pitch: R. Clark
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Pantoja (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Russell SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .467 2 6
J. Kowalski CF 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .283 0 3
L. Blakesley 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .286 2 5
J. Stopper DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 4
   a-J. Dixon DH 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .235 0 5
M. Gutierrez C 4 3 3 3 1 1 0 .432 3 13
S. Gery 1B 5 2 3 7 0 1 2 .333 4 12
C. Burke LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .280 1 2
C. Fitch 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .150 0 1
D. King RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
Totals 40 13 16 13 3 9 18      
a - J. Dixon inserted as DH in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: J. Russell (2, 2nd Inning off M. Kishi, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Fitch (2, 3rd Inning off J. Chiappini, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Gery (1, 5th Inning off J. Chiappini, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Burke (1, 8th Inning off J. Maggard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Gery 2 (4, 1st Inning off M. Kishi, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Gragnani, 3 on, 2 outs) , L. Blakesley (2, 1st Inning off M. Kishi, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Gutierrez (3, 2nd Inning off J. Chiappini, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Russell 3 , J. Kowalski 2 , L. Blakesley 5 , J. Dixon 2 , M. Gutierrez 6 , S. Gery 10 , C. Burke 2 , C. Fitch 2
2-out RBI: M. Gutierrez , S. Gery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Russell , L. Blakesley , C. Fitch 2 , D. King
Hit by Pitch: J. Stopper
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Russell 4 (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fitch-Blakesley-Gery)
FREMONT PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kishi L (0-1) 1.1 5 7 7 1 2 2 38 10.64   
J. Chiappini 4.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 48 2.61   
Z. Spitza 1.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 33 0.84   
D. Gragnani 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 23 54.00   
J. Maggard 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 9.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kishi 11
Batters Faced: M. Kishi 11, J. Chiappini 17, Z. Spitza 8, D. Gragnani 6, J. Maggard 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kishi 1-1, J. Chiappini 5-4, Z. Spitza 0-2, D. Gragnani 0-2, J. Maggard 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kishi 38-19, J. Chiappini 48-37, Z. Spitza 33-22, D. Gragnani 23-10, J. Maggard 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Chiappini 1-1 , Z. Spitza 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Kishi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Richert W (2-1) 5.0 7 3 3 2 3 1 91 4.00   
M. Faulkner SV (1) 4.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 52 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Richert 42
Batters Faced: M. Richert 23, M. Faulkner 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Richert 3-7, M. Faulkner 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: M. Richert 91-54, M. Faulkner 52-29
Hit Batsmen: M. Richert
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sean Gery
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 10191
Special Notes: 2B Jesse Stopper was injured being hit by a pitch.
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