ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
TAMPA CAPITALS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
05/14/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
TAMPA CAPITALS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3785 - SUNDAY, MAY 14TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Capitals (17-20) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
St. Catharines Blue Jays (22-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0
Blue Jays Earn Clutch Win, 2-1
Tampa pitcher Mike Kendra gave the Blue Jays all they could handle, but in the end, St. Catharines left Engineers Ballpark with a win, 2-1. Kendra allowed no runs on 2 hits over 8 innings. The first-place Blue Jays have a one-game lead in their division.

St. Catharines got a knockout punch from Justin Romer. The center fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"This place went bonkers at the end," Romer said.
TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Jones 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .211 1 9
   a-J. Sinclair 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 4 9
C. Lewis 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .230 3 13
R. DeStefano SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .268 7 25
Z. Amos RF 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .223 6 18
G. Hutchison 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 5 16
E. Foley LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 3 8
E. Kraft DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .306 4 7
I. Valenzuela C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .111 1 5
J. Escalante CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .188 2 4
Totals 29 1 6 1 1 8 11      
a - J. Sinclair substituted for S. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. DeStefano (10, 3rd Inning off G. Mortenson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Jones , C. Lewis 2 , R. DeStefano 3 , J. Escalante
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Amos
GIDP: S. Jones , E. Kraft
Sac Fly: Z. Amos
Hit by Pitch: G. Hutchison
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Lewis (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Romer CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .292 2 4
A. Baker DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240 2 6
H. Merino LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 11 25
A. Lujan 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .203 3 5
   a-R. Compton PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213 9 19
G. Alcorta 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
M. Jensen 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286 4 16
C. Henderson RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 0 1
W. Bodin C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .320 4 16
E. Aceituno SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .185 0 2
Totals 28 2 4 2 0 12 5      
a - R. Compton pinch hit for A. Lujan in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Romer (2, 9th Inning off G. Thomas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Romer 4 , A. Baker , G. Alcorta , E. Aceituno
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Aceituno-Alcorta, Aceituno-Jensen-Alcorta)
TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kendra 8.0 2 0 0 0 12 0 91 2.65   
G. Thomas L (2-3), BS (3) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 3 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kendra 90
Batters Faced: M. Kendra 26, G. Thomas 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kendra 6-6, G. Thomas 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kendra 91-60, G. Thomas 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Mortenson 5.1 6 1 1 1 2 0 78 1.35   
B. Hardy 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 20 3.43   
J. Yeiser 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.23   
E. Landrian W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 6.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mortenson 53
Batters Faced: G. Mortenson 21, B. Hardy 5, J. Yeiser 3, E. Landrian 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mortenson 5-6, B. Hardy 1-0, J. Yeiser 0-2, E. Landrian 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mortenson 78-45, B. Hardy 20-14, J. Yeiser 8-6, E. Landrian 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hardy 1-0
WP: G. Mortenson
Hit Batsmen: G. Mortenson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Kendra
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 9522
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