ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT TYLER TROLLS
07/07/2025
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ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT TYLER TROLLS
GAME ID: 4044 - MONDAY, JULY 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays (37-43) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 1
Tyler Trolls (41-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Russell Blasts 3 Home Runs in 3-0 Blue Jays Win
With shortstop John Russell leading the charge, the St. Catharines Blue Jays defeated the Tyler Trolls, 3-0, at Trolls Field. Russell, who is rated as the 54th best prospect by BNN, slugged 3 home runs. Mike Richert earned the win for St. Catharines. He lasted 7.1 innings, allowing no runs on 6 hits, while striking out 7. With the win, he raised his record to 5-4. The 4th-place Blue Jays have a record of 37-43.

Russell made an early impact for St. Catharines when he stroked his 6th home run of the season. The solo home run, which came in the top of the third, put the Blue Jays on top, 2-0.

"It was a good effort all around," said Russell.
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE TYLER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Russell SS 4 3 3 3 0 1 0 .272 6 8
J. Kowalski CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .250 1 7
R. Rodrguez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .310 9 28
M. Wisler 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .340 11 38
   b-R. Argueta 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 1
L. Blakesley 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 1 5
   a-D. Wolf 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Reed DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 5 25
N. Makar 3B, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .294 6 29
S. Gery RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .260 2 10
J. Alvarado C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .246 9 19
Totals 32 3 5 3 3 14 11      
a - D. Wolf substituted for L. Blakesley in the 7th
b - R. Argueta substituted for M. Wisler in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Kowalski (1, 8th Inning off B. Whitman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Russell 3 (6, 1st Inning off C. Hunter, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Hunter, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Whitman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Russell 12 , J. Kowalski 3 , L. Blakesley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wolf , J. Alvarado
GIDP: R. Rodrguez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kowalski (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Makar-Wisler-Blakesley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 5 13
J. Sears 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .232 6 12
A. Alvarez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .307 6 17
J. Williams 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265 3 10
C. Hines RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .299 6 19
J. Anderson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .248 11 31
J. Pacheco CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .238 4 18
C. Allen C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .222 8 16
D. Torres LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 4 19
   a-C. Aguirre PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .295 10 39
Totals 35 0 9 0 1 10 16      
a - C. Aguirre pinch hit for D. Torres in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Hines (7, 2nd Inning off M. Richert, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Sears (3, 4th Inning off M. Richert, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Allen (6, 9th Inning off J. Decker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sears 3 , A. Alvarez , J. Williams , C. Hines 2 , J. Anderson , J. Pacheco , C. Allen 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Hines 2 , C. Aguirre 2
GIDP: J. Pacheco
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sears (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Cruz-Williams)
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE TYLER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Richert W (5-4) 7.1 6 0 0 1 7 0 90 4.23   
A. Mahoney H (6) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.11   
J. Decker SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Richert 72
Batters Faced: M. Richert 28, A. Mahoney 4, J. Decker 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Richert 6-8, A. Mahoney 1-1, J. Decker 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Richert 90-62, A. Mahoney 17-11, J. Decker 21-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hunter L (6-6) 6.2 3 2 2 3 11 2 102 4.25   
B. Whitman 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 30 4.15   
M. Morrison 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hunter 68
Batters Faced: C. Hunter 25, B. Whitman 7, M. Morrison 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hunter 4-4, B. Whitman 1-0, M. Morrison 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hunter 102-68, B. Whitman 30-19, M. Morrison 8-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Russell
Ballpark: Trolls Field
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 6427
Special Notes: John Russell ties the N-A regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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