ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
08/20/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
GAME ID: 4301 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays (62-59) 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 10 17 2
Cottage City Cannonballers (36-85) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 8 16 0
Cottage City Downed, 10-8, by Blue Jays
The St. Catharines Blue Jays in 10 innings downed the Cottage City Cannonballers, 10-8, at Cannonballers Ballpark. Jim Mann led the way, going 3-for-5 for St. Catharines. Andy Mahoney, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 8th save. With the win over Cottage City, the Blue Jays improved to 62-59.

The game was all tied up in the top of the tenth, until Mann delivered big-time for St. Catharines, stroking a dramatic 2-run home run off Jim Unknown. The game-changing hit put the Blue Jays on top, 10-8.

"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Mann.
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Phelps SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .267 1 12
J. Kowalski CF, LF 6 0 2 2 0 1 2 .300 7 38
R. Waugh RF 6 1 1 1 0 3 4 .267 16 51
R. Rodrguez 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .311 16 49
M. Wisler DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 .321 11 44
T. Chapin LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .241 3 7
   a-B. Baker CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .216 3 11
   b-J. Troia PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320 12 35
   c-E. Otero CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Benitez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296 0 2
   d-M. Jensen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322 3 18
   e-J. Pegram 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
J. Alvarado C 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .257 14 35
J. Mann 3B 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .600 1 3
Totals 43 10 17 10 3 6 16      
a - B. Baker substituted for T. Chapin in the 7th
b - J. Troia pinch hit for B. Baker in the 9th
c - E. Otero substituted for J. Troia in the 9th
d - M. Jensen pinch hit for M. Benitez in the 10th
e - J. Pegram substituted for M. Jensen in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kowalski (15, 3rd Inning off I. Beristain, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Rodrguez (11, 3rd Inning off I. Beristain, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Alvarado (8, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Waugh (16, 3rd Inning off I. Beristain, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Alvarado (14, 4th Inning off I. Beristain, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Rodrguez (16, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Mann (1, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Phelps 2 , J. Kowalski 3 , R. Waugh 4 , R. Rodrguez 7 , M. Wisler 2 , T. Chapin , J. Troia , J. Alvarado 6 , J. Mann 6
2-out RBI: R. Rodrguez , J. Mann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Waugh , M. Wisler
GIDP: M. Wisler
Sac Bunt: J. Phelps
Hit by Pitch: J. Alvarado
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Phelps (7)
CS: T. Chapin (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Benitez (1) , J. Pegram (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Mann-Benitez-Rodrguez)
OF assists: 2 (Waugh(Decker at home), Waugh(Baker at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Decker RF 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 .292 14 38
P. Baker CF 6 1 4 2 0 1 2 .257 13 58
S. Kettle LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .324 15 45
A. Williams SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .281 6 16
R. Cano 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .344 7 41
J. Freas 2B 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 .226 9 50
R. Brunner C 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .264 4 21
A. Bross 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .325 4 27
J. Unknown DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
   a-R. Intrieri DH 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .239 2 11
Totals 45 8 16 8 1 6 19      
a - R. Intrieri inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Decker (15, 1st Inning off B. Pfau, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cano (24, 6th Inning off B. Pfau, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Freas (12, 8th Inning off M. Jones, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Bross (4, 8th Inning off M. Jones, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Baker (13, 7th Inning off R. Hadder, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Decker 3 , P. Baker 7 , S. Kettle , A. Williams 2 , R. Cano 3 , J. Freas 2 , R. Brunner , A. Bross 2 , J. Unknown , R. Intrieri
2-out RBI: P. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Baker , J. Freas 2 , R. Brunner
GIDP: M. Decker
Hit by Pitch: R. Cano
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cano-Freas-Bross)
OF assists: 2 (Kettle(Kowalski at 3rd base), Baker(Troia at 2nd base))
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Pfau 6.1 7 2 2 1 5 0 88 3.32   
R. Hadder 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 17 5.79   
M. Jones BS (8) 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 0 21 9.45   
P. Ott 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.31   
J. Pegan W (3-1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.57   
A. Mahoney SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Pfau 55
Batters Faced: B. Pfau 26, R. Hadder 4, M. Jones 6, P. Ott 1, J. Pegan 5, A. Mahoney 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Pfau 5-7, R. Hadder 0-2, M. Jones 1-0, P. Ott 1-0, J. Pegan 0-2, A. Mahoney 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Pfau 88-58, R. Hadder 17-9, M. Jones 21-12, P. Ott 2-2, J. Pegan 19-12, A. Mahoney 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Ott 1-0
WP: A. Mahoney
Hit Batsmen: M. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Beristain 3.1 9 6 6 1 0 2 57 6.91   
B. Dixon 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.09   
B. Eilers 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 42 6.45   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.1 6 3 3 0 2 2 45 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Beristain 15
Batters Faced: I. Beristain 18, B. Dixon 9, B. Eilers 9, J. Unknown 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Beristain 2-6, B. Dixon 2-4, B. Eilers 1-2, J. Unknown 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: I. Beristain 57-42, B. Dixon 23-17, B. Eilers 42-23, J. Unknown 45-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: I. Beristain , B. Eilers
Hit Batsmen: B. Dixon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Mann
Ballpark: Cannonballers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 2344
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