ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
NEWARK FLYERS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
05/26/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
NEWARK FLYERS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3868 - FRIDAY, MAY 26TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newark Flyers (31-17) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 11 0
St. Catharines Blue Jays (27-21) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 8 0
Blue Jays Win at Home, 5-4
Fabian Ruiz, who is tied for 5th in the N-A in quality starts with 5, was locked in. The right-hander led the St. Catharines Blue Jays to a 5-4 win against the Newark Flyers at Engineers Ballpark. In 5.2 innings, Ruiz surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs. Today's win puts St. Catharines at 27-21, while Newark falls to 31-17.

The Blue Jays got a big at-bat from right fielder Richard Childs. For the game, Childs went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the second, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 1st home run of the season gave St. Catharines a 5-2 lead.

"Nice to tuck this win away," said Childs.
NEWARK BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Spiegel 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .221 4 15
P. Nicolopoulos CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .186 6 13
   a-C. Stivers PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 8 18
   b-A. Jackson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .118 0 0
B. Shafer LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .317 8 31
N. Sheridan 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .283 10 39
M. Clark DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .293 19 55
J. Bobb RF 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .246 11 25
C. Ziemann 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .161 0 2
J. Owens C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .294 8 22
A. McSparin SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .231 0 2
Totals 36 4 11 4 1 9 14      
a - C. Stivers pinch hit for P. Nicolopoulos in the 8th
b - A. Jackson substituted for C. Stivers in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Ziemann (3, 2nd Inning off F. Ruiz, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Shafer (10, 8th Inning off B. Hardy, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Spiegel (3, 9th Inning off C. Harriger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Sheridan (10, 1st Inning off F. Ruiz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Spiegel 4 , P. Nicolopoulos , B. Shafer 3 , N. Sheridan 4 , M. Clark 2 , J. Bobb , C. Ziemann 2 , A. McSparin
2-out RBI: N. Sheridan , J. Bobb
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Spiegel , A. Jackson , J. Bobb
Hit by Pitch: C. Stivers
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Spiegel (3) , B. Shafer (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Romer CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .306 2 4
R. Childs RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .176 1 3
M. Odendahl LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .233 13 29
   b-D. Willis LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
R. Murphree 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
   a-G. Alcorta 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 0 0
T. Hardy DH 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .480 2 6
E. Montes de Oca 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .253 4 11
S. Paiva SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .283 2 7
M. Davis C 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 .077 0 1
E. Aceituno 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .154 0 2
Totals 32 5 8 5 2 9 12      
a - G. Alcorta substituted for R. Murphree in the 7th
b - D. Willis substituted for M. Odendahl in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Romer (4, 2nd Inning off J. Decker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Montes de Oca (4, 2nd Inning off J. Decker, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Childs (1, 2nd Inning off J. Decker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Romer 3 , R. Childs 4 , T. Hardy 3 , E. Montes de Oca 4 , S. Paiva
2-out RBI: R. Childs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Davis 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Davis
Team LOB: 5
NEWARK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Decker L (3-2) 2.1 5 5 5 0 2 2 51 3.80   
J. Sneed 3.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 50 0.90   
E. Villagran 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 33 3.00   
A. Wakefield 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Decker 25
Batters Faced: J. Decker 13, J. Sneed 12, E. Villagran 9, A. Wakefield 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Decker 4-1, J. Sneed 4-2, E. Villagran 1-2, A. Wakefield 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Decker 51-31, J. Sneed 50-33, E. Villagran 33-21, A. Wakefield 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Villagran 2-0 , A. Wakefield 3-0
WP: E. Villagran
Hit Batsmen: J. Decker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Ruiz W (5-2) 5.2 7 2 2 1 5 1 91 3.68   
B. Hardy H (2) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 24 3.00   
M. Dineen H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
C. Harriger SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Ruiz 51
Batters Faced: F. Ruiz 24, B. Hardy 9, M. Dineen 1, C. Harriger 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Ruiz 6-5, B. Hardy 0-3, M. Dineen 0-1, C. Harriger 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Ruiz 91-58, B. Hardy 24-14, M. Dineen 3-3, C. Harriger 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hardy 1-0 , M. Dineen 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Hardy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fabian Ruiz
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 8484
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