ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
08/23/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
GAME ID: 4334 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays (80-47) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 9 0
Kansas City Dust Devils (65-62) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 X 6 9 0
Dust Devils Pick Up 6-4 Win
The Kansas City Dust Devils overcame a good performance by St. Catharines right fielder Mike Odendahl to knock off St. Catharines, 6-4, at Kansas City Grounds. Odendahl was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The win went to Paul Lessard in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Matt Lofstrom took the loss. Jim Brooks got the save, his 18th in 23 chances.

Chris Wassink hit a run-scoring double off Ryan Doran in the bottom of the sixth, which put the Dust Devils in front, 4-3. In addition to the double, Wassink had 1 single, while going 2 for 4.

"We ground out the win," said Wassink. "That's all that matters."

Kansas City's record now stands at 65-62, placing them third in the Northern A West Division.
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hendrix CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .263 18 64
R. Compton 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .244 21 62
K. Dobson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .330 5 16
M. Odendahl RF 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .291 35 90
H. Merino LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .221 17 51
D. Reed DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .385 3 6
A. Baker SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .246 8 26
R. Waugh 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .176 1 1
W. Bodin C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .265 17 51
   a-M. Wisler PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297 3 7
Totals 32 4 9 3 5 8 12      
a - M. Wisler pinch hit for W. Bodin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Bodin (8, 3rd Inning off E. Erbetto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Odendahl (35, 6th Inning off P. Lessard, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Baker (8, 9th Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Hendrix , R. Compton , K. Dobson , M. Odendahl 6 , D. Reed , A. Baker 4 , W. Bodin 2
2-out RBI: M. Odendahl
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Odendahl , D. Reed
GIDP: R. Compton , K. Dobson , W. Bodin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Dobson (9) , M. Odendahl (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .222 3 12
J. Gonzales 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .203 7 29
J. Gonzales DH 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .258 22 54
E. Hying RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .246 30 71
K. Cimini SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .245 26 56
C. Wassink 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .266 9 29
J. Milian 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .260 6 18
F. Flores CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .266 18 56
T. Gonzalez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .127 4 8
Totals 33 6 9 6 3 12 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gonzales (27, 6th Inning off M. Lofstrom, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Wassink (10, 6th Inning off R. Doran, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Flores (22, 8th Inning off E. Sippel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Cimini (3, 6th Inning off M. Lofstrom, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Milian (6, 5th Inning off M. Lofstrom, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Cimini (26, 8th Inning off E. Sippel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gonzales , J. Gonzales 2 , K. Cimini 7 , C. Wassink 3 , J. Milian 5 , F. Flores 2
2-out RBI: K. Cimini , C. Wassink , J. Milian
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hying , K. Cimini , T. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gonzales 2 (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Cimini-Gonzales-Milian, Cimini-Gonzales-Milian, Cimini-Gonzales-Milian, Gonzales-Milian)
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lofstrom L (3-1) 5.2 5 4 4 1 8 1 80 4.28   
R. Doran 1.1 2 1 1 2 3 0 34 3.90   
E. Sippel 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 19 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lofstrom 50
Batters Faced: M. Lofstrom 23, R. Doran 8, E. Sippel 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lofstrom 4-5, R. Doran 1-0, E. Sippel 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lofstrom 80-53, R. Doran 34-18, E. Sippel 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Doran 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Erbetto 4.1 5 2 2 4 4 0 90 2.64   
P. Lessard W (2-0) 3.2 3 1 1 0 3 1 53 3.63   
J. Brooks SV (18) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 7.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Erbetto 45
Batters Faced: E. Erbetto 20, P. Lessard 12, J. Brooks 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Erbetto 7-0, P. Lessard 4-2, J. Brooks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Erbetto 90-53, P. Lessard 53-34, J. Brooks 23-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Lessard 1-0
WP: E. Erbetto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Odendahl
Ballpark: Kansas City Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 4596
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