ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT FREMONT AMBASSADORS
05/30/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT FREMONT AMBASSADORS
GAME ID: 3873 - THURSDAY, MAY 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays (22-31) 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 5 13 12 2
Fremont Ambassadors (11-42) 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 8 14 2
Ambassadors Lose as Blue Jays Stage Late Rally
Ricky Rodrguez added some punch to the St. Catharines offense, helping them outmuscle the Fremont Ambassadors, 13-8. In the game, Rodrguez hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. The winner was St. Catharines reliever Rich Zavala, now 1-4. The loser was Jim Unknown. St. Catharines is now 22-31, while Fremont is 11-42.

This game was not decided until late. With one out in the top of the ninth, Donall Reed drew a walk, driving in 1 run. The Blue Jays took the lead, 9-8.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Blue Jays manager Freddy Coss. "This one was nice to get."
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE FREMONT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Stopper 2B 3 3 1 0 3 1 1 .167 0 0
H. Nunez SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .337 3 9
   e-E. Montes de Oca SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .344 7 31
D. Reed DH 4 2 1 4 2 2 4 .340 10 40
R. Rodrguez RF 3 2 2 3 0 1 2 .333 6 26
   a-A. Baker PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Keys RF 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .366 16 50
D. Willis LF 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 .268 2 9
J. Marsh 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .326 1 6
   c-J. Balli 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
N. Makar 3B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .327 8 39
   f-B. Carpenter PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 2
J. Hess C 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .250 0 0
   g-T. Powell PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .444 0 3
   h-K. Porterfield C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Alva CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .282 4 18
   d-M. Judson CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 4 12
Totals 38 13 12 13 10 8 27      
a - A. Baker pinch ran for R. Rodrguez in the 6th
b - J. Keys substituted for A. Baker in the 6th
c - J. Balli substituted for J. Marsh in the 7th
d - M. Judson substituted for R. Alva in the 7th
e - E. Montes de Oca substituted for H. Nunez in the 7th
f - B. Carpenter pinch hit for N. Makar in the 8th
g - T. Powell pinch ran for J. Hess in the 9th
h - K. Porterfield substituted for T. Powell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Marsh (9, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Nunez (7, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Rodrguez 2 (6, 2nd Inning off E. Esposito, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off E. Esposito, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Willis (2, 5th Inning off E. Esposito, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Reed (10, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Keys (16, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Stopper , H. Nunez 2 , D. Reed 4 , R. Rodrguez 8 , J. Keys 4 , D. Willis 5 , J. Marsh 3 , J. Hess , R. Alva
2-out RBI: R. Rodrguez , D. Willis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Reed , R. Rodrguez , N. Makar 2 , B. Carpenter , R. Alva
GIDP: D. Reed
Sac Bunt: M. Judson
Hit by Pitch: R. Rodrguez , R. Alva
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Marsh (4)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Nunez (5) , N. Makar (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Montes de Oca-Stopper-Carpenter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Wright 2B 4 0 2 2 2 1 3 .307 1 10
B. Clifford LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 5 11
   a-K. McKinney PH, LF 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 .226 3 14
G. Moreno RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .339 3 21
T. Hiner 3B 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .312 5 16
R. Aponte 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .244 2 22
P. Dennis CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .281 7 18
I. Tijerina DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 6 .273 0 3
R. Dowdell SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 .310 1 11
   b-G. Garnica PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 2 4
   c-H. Nunez SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .429 0 1
J. Wolk C 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 .156 0 6
Totals 40 8 14 8 6 9 28      
a - K. McKinney pinch hit for B. Clifford in the 6th
b - G. Garnica pinch hit for R. Dowdell in the 7th
c - H. Nunez substituted for G. Garnica in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Tijerina (3, 3rd Inning off J. Foss, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Aponte (7, 4th Inning off J. Foss, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Hiner (5, 4th Inning off J. Foss, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Wright 2 , T. Hiner 6 , R. Aponte 4 , P. Dennis 2 , I. Tijerina 3 , R. Dowdell , J. Wolk
2-out RBI: , C. Wright 2 , K. McKinney 2 , J. Wolk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Clifford , G. Moreno 3 , R. Dowdell , H. Nunez
GIDP: K. McKinney
Hit by Pitch: K. McKinney
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Wright (4)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Aponte (4) , R. Dowdell (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Dowdell-Wright-Aponte)
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE FREMONT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Foss 5.1 8 5 5 1 6 1 85 6.66   
E. Erbetto 1.2 4 3 3 4 2 0 58 16.20   
R. Zavala W (1-4) 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 29 8.36   
A. Gonzalez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Foss 37
Batters Faced: J. Foss 25, E. Erbetto 14, R. Zavala 7, A. Gonzalez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Foss 5-4, E. Erbetto 0-3, R. Zavala 0-3, A. Gonzalez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Foss 85-59, E. Erbetto 58-25, R. Zavala 29-16, A. Gonzalez 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Erbetto 3-3 , A. Gonzalez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Erbetto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Esposito 4.2 4 4 4 4 5 3 96 6.10   
J. Unknown 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 1 32 54.00   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.0 3 4 3 5 2 0 71 9.00   
J. Unknown 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Esposito 41
Batters Faced: E. Esposito 23, J. Unknown 7, J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Esposito 6-2, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 2-5, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Esposito 96-55, J. Unknown 32-18, J. Unknown 71-34, J. Unknown 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-3
WP: E. Esposito
Hit Batsmen: E. Esposito , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricky Rodrguez
Ballpark: Ballpark of Fremont
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 4:25
Attendance: 2164
Special Notes: RF Ricky Rodrguez was injured being hit by a pitch.
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