ABA CLASS A
KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS AT NEWARK FLYERS
05/17/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS AT NEWARK FLYERS
GAME ID: 3807 - FRIDAY, MAY 17TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Dust Devils (15-26) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Newark Flyers (28-13) 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 X 9 9 0
Newark Victorious, 9-2, Versus Kansas City
The Newark Flyers cut down the Kansas City Dust Devils by the score of 9-2, with the largest share of the credit going to third baseman Leo Mendez. Mendez went 4-5 with a double and 3 singles, while scoring 2 times for the Flyers. Aaron Wakefield nailed down his 2nd save. Kansas City's current losing streak is now 5 games.

Seth Flores had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the third for Newark. With the bases loaded and the Flyers leading 2-1, he hit a sacrifice fly.

"Anytime you're seeing it well, it's a good feeling," Mendez told the Newark Herald.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEWARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Thompson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .200 1 8
C. Wassink 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .330 5 19
J. Bauer RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324 8 23
D. Banford SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .267 4 28
J. Perez DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .250 5 12
B. Zerhusen LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .302 10 24
M. Unger C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .224 1 11
C. Gaus 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .421 7 23
C. Meek CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .329 0 10
   a-J. Riggle PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .105 0 1
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 10 15      
a - J. Riggle pinch hit for C. Meek in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Banford (7, 1st Inning off K. Jong, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Gaus 2 (10, 5th Inning off K. Jong, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Wakefield, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Perez (5, 4th Inning off K. Jong, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Banford 3 , J. Perez 4 , B. Zerhusen 2 , C. Gaus 4
2-out RBI: D. Banford , J. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Wassink 2 , J. Perez , M. Unger
Hit by Pitch: D. Banford
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Wassink (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Wheat LF 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 .371 4 24
   a-M. Jimenez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .130 0 3
   b-A. Jackson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 2 16
H. Perez RF 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 .435 2 10
L. Mendez 3B 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 .396 7 34
N. Sheridan 1B 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .349 9 21
S. Francis 2B 4 0 1 1 1 2 5 .333 1 17
C. Olsen DH 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 .233 1 13
J. Kessler CF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .339 3 15
S. Flores C 3 0 0 2 1 0 6 .278 3 25
B. Reynolds SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 7 .500 0 2
Totals 32 9 9 9 12 7 33      
a - M. Jimenez pinch hit for R. Wheat in the 8th
b - A. Jackson substituted for M. Jimenez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Sheridan (8, 3rd Inning off E. Perez, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Mendez (14, 4th Inning off E. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Wheat (2, 6th Inning off J. Faye, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Wheat 3 , L. Mendez 5 , N. Sheridan 2 , S. Francis , J. Kessler , B. Reynolds
2-out RBI: R. Wheat , L. Mendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Wheat , M. Jimenez , H. Perez , N. Sheridan 2 , S. Francis , B. Reynolds
Sac Fly: S. Flores , B. Reynolds
Team LOB: 12
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEWARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Perez L (1-5) 5.0 5 3 3 5 3 0 106 6.75   
J. Faye 1.0 2 2 2 2 2 0 36 8.23   
J. Stewart 1.1 2 4 2 3 2 0 35 5.74   
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Perez 43
Batters Faced: E. Perez 25, J. Faye 7, J. Stewart 10, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Perez 7-5, J. Faye 1-0, J. Stewart 0-2, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Perez 106-61, J. Faye 36-19, J. Stewart 35-14, J. Unknown 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Jong W (2-2) 5.2 6 2 2 2 7 1 100 5.18   
A. Wakefield SV (2) 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 35 6.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Jong 54
Batters Faced: K. Jong 24, A. Wakefield 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Jong 3-6, A. Wakefield 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Jong 100-64, A. Wakefield 35-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Wakefield 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Wakefield
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leo Mendez
Ballpark: Newark Fields
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 10255
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