ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
GLACE BAY MINERS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
06/26/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
GLACE BAY MINERS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 4005 - MONDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Glace Bay Miners (51-23) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 2 11 10 0
St. Catharines Blue Jays (43-31) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
Miners Flatten Blue Jays, 11-2
The Glace Bay Miners beat the St. Catharines Blue Jays, 11-2, at Engineers Ballpark. Tony Baker, in particular, was impressive. He went 1-3 with a home run, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 times. The winning pitcher was Greg Forness. He's now 5-1. He went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits for the Miners. Glace Bay is now 51-23, St. Catharines 43-31.

Glace Bay got a big at-bat from Denver, Colorado native Josh Napier, who in the top of the eighth hit a grand slam home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Miners ahead, 9-2.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Baker said.
GLACE BAY BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jones RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .230 2 12
   a-R. Landim PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 4 10
R. Collins CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .275 4 29
   b-N. Riddle PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 2
C. Jaeger 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .290 11 35
   c-C. Sarate PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 1 3
   d-C. Myers 1B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 3
T. Baker DH 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 .291 13 44
J. Gavilanes SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .332 13 41
   e-R. Hebert PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 2
K. DiPiazza 3B 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .243 12 33
   f-B. Groesbeck PH, 3B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .259 0 3
J. Blaylock 2B, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .347 10 45
   g-S. LaFever PH, 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .571 2 4
E. Pleasant C 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 .273 3 11
J. Napier LF 5 1 1 4 0 3 3 .273 1 5
Totals 36 11 10 9 8 12 16      
a - R. Landim pinch hit for J. Jones in the 8th
b - N. Riddle pinch hit for R. Collins in the 8th
c - C. Sarate pinch hit for C. Jaeger in the 8th
d - C. Myers substituted for C. Sarate in the 8th
e - R. Hebert pinch hit for J. Gavilanes in the 9th
f - B. Groesbeck pinch hit for K. DiPiazza in the 9th
g - S. LaFever pinch hit for J. Blaylock in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gavilanes (10, 4th Inning off J. Mora, 0 on, 1 out) , K. DiPiazza (6, 8th Inning off M. Lofstrom, 2 on, 0 outs) , S. LaFever (2, 9th Inning off G. Mortenson, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Baker (13, 4th Inning off J. Mora, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Napier (1, 8th Inning off R. Doran, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Collins , C. Jaeger , T. Baker 4 , J. Gavilanes 3 , K. DiPiazza 2 , J. Blaylock , S. LaFever 2 , E. Pleasant , J. Napier 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gavilanes , E. Pleasant , J. Napier
GIDP: R. Collins
Hit by Pitch: T. Baker
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Blaylock-Gavilanes-Jaeger, Gavilanes-Blaylock-Jaeger)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hendrix CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .276 11 44
H. Merino LF, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .255 13 32
J. Marsh DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 1 1
M. Odendahl RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .292 25 55
   a-G. Gatzke PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .462 1 5
M. Hutzel 1B 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .292 3 6
   b-M. Konda PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 0 0
A. Lujan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .203 5 13
E. Montes de Oca SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 .276 7 22
W. Bodin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .293 11 32
J. Espinoza 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333 3 9
Totals 31 2 6 1 6 8 22      
a - G. Gatzke pinch hit for M. Odendahl in the 8th
b - M. Konda pinch hit for M. Hutzel in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Espinoza (6, 5th Inning off G. Forness, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Merino , M. Odendahl 2 , E. Montes de Oca 2 , J. Espinoza 2
2-out RBI: E. Montes de Oca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Marsh , W. Bodin
GIDP: J. Marsh , A. Lujan
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lujan-Espinoza-Hutzel)
PB: W. Bodin
GLACE BAY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Forness W (5-1) 5.0 4 2 2 5 3 0 90 2.37   
J. Handshoe H (4) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 43 1.46   
T. Longoria 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Forness 49
Batters Faced: G. Forness 23, J. Handshoe 9, T. Longoria 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Forness 5-6, J. Handshoe 2-3, T. Longoria 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Forness 90-47, J. Handshoe 43-22, T. Longoria 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Handshoe 2-1
WP: J. Handshoe 2
Balk: G. Forness
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mora L (2-3) 5.2 5 3 3 5 8 1 107 3.98   
B. Hardy 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.68   
M. Lofstrom 0.0 3 4 4 0 0 0 13 4.15   
R. Doran 1.0 1 3 3 2 1 1 32 4.54   
G. Mortenson 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 11 4.21   
G. Branch 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mora 50
Batters Faced: J. Mora 26, B. Hardy 4, M. Lofstrom 4, R. Doran 6, G. Mortenson 3, G. Branch 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mora 5-3, B. Hardy 1-2, M. Lofstrom 0-0, R. Doran 0-2, G. Mortenson 0-0, G. Branch 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mora 107-62, B. Hardy 11-9, M. Lofstrom 13-9, R. Doran 32-16, G. Mortenson 11-6, G. Branch 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hardy 1-0 , R. Doran 2-2 , G. Mortenson 1-1 , G. Branch 2-1
WP: J. Mora , G. Branch
Hit Batsmen: M. Lofstrom
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Baker
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 8835
Special Notes: RP Greg Mortenson was injured while pitching.
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