ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS AT NEWARK FLYERS
08/01/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS AT NEWARK FLYERS
GAME ID: 4212 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Kansas City Dust Devils (54-53) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 4
Newark Flyers (66-41) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 0
Dust Devils Lose to Flyers in Walk-Off
The Newark Flyers picked up a win at Newark Fields, dropping the Kansas City Dust Devils, 3-2. John Decker, who is tied for 10th in the N-A with a 9.7 K/9 rate, was the difference-maker. The Flyers have an impressive 66-41 record.

The decisive blow was delivered by Fernando Espindola in the bottom of the 14th when he hit a run-scoring double off 23-year old right-handed pitcher Simon Peretti to win the game for Newark. The home crowd went nuts.

"Winning in the last at-bat, there's nothing else like it," said Decker.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEWARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Johnson LF 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .286 1 6
C. Wassink 3B 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 .275 5 18
J. Gonzales DH 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 .262 19 48
E. Hying RF 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 .234 25 60
K. Cimini SS 6 1 3 1 0 1 3 .252 20 46
R. Kreger 1B, 2B 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 .296 19 61
J. Gonzales 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 7 28
   c-J. Milian PH, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 5 13
F. Flores CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .261 14 45
T. Gonzalez C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .099 1 2
   a-T. Sylvester PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136 0 0
   b-I. Parrott C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 1 3
   d-J. Callis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 10 25
   e-K. Blue C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 5 11
Totals 47 2 8 2 5 10 22      
a - T. Sylvester pinch hit for T. Gonzalez in the 8th
b - I. Parrott substituted for T. Sylvester in the 8th
c - J. Milian pinch hit for J. Gonzales in the 10th
d - J. Callis pinch hit for I. Parrott in the 10th
e - K. Blue substituted for J. Callis in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Cimini (11, 5th Inning off J. Decker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Johnson (1, 1st Inning off J. Decker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Cimini (20, 7th Inning off J. Decker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Johnson 4 , C. Wassink 2 , K. Cimini 7 , F. Flores
2-out RBI: K. Cimini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kreger , F. Flores
GIDP: M. Johnson , J. Milian
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: F. Salas (1) , E. Hying 2 (3) , K. Cimini (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Spiegel 3B 7 0 1 0 0 2 6 .192 8 28
N. Sheridan 1B 5 1 0 0 2 3 1 .253 18 60
B. Shafer LF 7 1 2 0 0 1 4 .335 10 45
F. Espindola 2B 7 0 2 2 0 2 4 .306 7 34
M. Clark DH 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 31 101
F. Angulo RF, CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .219 5 23
   b-C. Stivers PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305 23 63
   d-B. Folsy C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 1 2
P. Nicolopoulos CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 8 18
   a-J. Bobb PH, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .280 22 70
S. Flores C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 7 17
   c-D. Lyons PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   e-H. Perez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   f-R. Wheat PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .111 0 0
A. McSparin SS 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 .193 4 15
Totals 52 3 11 3 6 12 27      
a - J. Bobb pinch hit for P. Nicolopoulos in the 7th
b - C. Stivers pinch hit for F. Angulo in the 9th
c - D. Lyons pinch hit for S. Flores in the 9th
d - B. Folsy substituted for C. Stivers in the 10th
e - H. Perez substituted for D. Lyons in the 10th
f - R. Wheat pinch hit for H. Perez in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Shafer (20, 14th Inning off S. Peretti, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Espindola (11, 14th Inning off S. Peretti, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Spiegel , B. Shafer 3 , F. Espindola 3 , M. Clark , C. Stivers , B. Folsy , S. Flores , A. McSparin 2
2-out RBI: F. Espindola , A. McSparin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Spiegel 2 , N. Sheridan , F. Espindola , M. Clark
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Spiegel (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Espindola-McSparin-Sheridan, Cox-McSparin-Sheridan)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEWARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Erbetto 5.1 2 1 0 3 3 0 88 2.45   
P. Lessard 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.02   
C. Littlejohn H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.19   
J. Brooks BS (3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 16 6.33   
F. Salas 2.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 45 4.43   
S. Peretti L (5-3) 2.0 5 1 1 0 6 0 45 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Erbetto 62
Batters Faced: E. Erbetto 22, P. Lessard 5, C. Littlejohn 4, J. Brooks 6, F. Salas 10, S. Peretti 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Erbetto 7-6, P. Lessard 2-2, C. Littlejohn 2-1, J. Brooks 2-0, F. Salas 3-3, S. Peretti 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Erbetto 88-49, P. Lessard 17-12, C. Littlejohn 8-6, J. Brooks 16-11, F. Salas 45-25, S. Peretti 45-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Lessard 1-0 , S. Peretti 3-0
WP: E. Erbetto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Decker 7.0 4 2 2 1 6 1 82 4.38   
A. Wakefield 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 32 3.81   
C. Schreurs 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.97   
K. Jong 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 32 4.32   
J. Sneed 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 39 2.03   
B. Cox W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Decker 66
Batters Faced: J. Decker 24, A. Wakefield 7, C. Schreurs 2, K. Jong 7, J. Sneed 9, B. Cox 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Decker 7-6, A. Wakefield 1-1, C. Schreurs 1-1, K. Jong 0-5, J. Sneed 2-3, B. Cox 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Decker 82-55, A. Wakefield 32-21, C. Schreurs 8-5, K. Jong 32-18, J. Sneed 39-22, B. Cox 12-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Schreurs 2-0 , B. Cox 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Decker
Ballpark: Newark Fields
Weather: Rain (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 5:04
Attendance: 10314
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