ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
NEWARK FLYERS AT FREMONT AMBASSADORS
08/29/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
NEWARK FLYERS AT FREMONT AMBASSADORS
GAME ID: 4358 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Newark Flyers (84-49) 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 11 0
Fremont Ambassadors (42-91) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 9 12 0
Ambassadors Earn 9-8 Win Versus Flyers
Newark right fielder Randy Wheat pounded Fremont Ambassadors pitchers at Ballpark of Fremont, but it was not enough to keep the Flyers from falling, 9-8. Wheat hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The victory puts Fremont at 42-91.

The climactic moment came in the bottom of the tenth for Fremont. That's when Casey Kearney, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2023 draft, hit a solo home run off Jorge Solis to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.

"The crowd was juiced," said Kearney.
NEWARK BATTING LINESCORE FREMONT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lyons LF 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 .371 2 13
F. Espindola 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .312 13 49
N. Sheridan 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .251 22 79
C. Stivers SS 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 .304 30 86
M. Clark DH 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 .262 37 120
R. Wheat RF 4 2 3 3 1 1 2 .192 2 4
P. Nicolopoulos CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .195 8 18
   a-J. Kessler PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 2 3
S. Francis 3B 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 .273 0 2
S. Flores C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .219 9 24
   b-J. Winkler PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-B. Folsy C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 1 5
Totals 36 8 11 8 7 4 18      
a - J. Kessler pinch hit for P. Nicolopoulos in the 10th
b - J. Winkler pinch hit for S. Flores in the 10th
c - B. Folsy substituted for J. Winkler in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Clark (15, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Winkler (1, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Wheat 2 (2, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Espindola 3 , N. Sheridan , C. Stivers , M. Clark 2 , R. Wheat 9 , P. Nicolopoulos , J. Winkler 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lyons , R. Wheat
GIDP: N. Sheridan , M. Clark 2 , S. Flores
Sac Fly: C. Stivers
Hit by Pitch: C. Stivers , P. Nicolopoulos
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Espindola (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sheridan-Stivers-Sheridan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Richardson RF 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 .280 7 29
A. Cruz 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .234 7 18
   a-C. Wright PR, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .260 3 13
C. Kearney DH 5 1 2 3 1 0 1 .250 6 32
J. Thurston 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .285 35 79
G. Garnica LF 5 2 2 4 0 1 3 .259 30 78
C. Alexander SS, 2B 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .258 4 13
F. O'Brien 3B 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 .241 26 66
P. Dennis CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .207 16 42
   b-J. Reimann PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 13 30
   c-D. Talarico CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 4 18
K. Johnson C 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 .123 1 4
   d-R. Aponte PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .236 10 30
   e-A. York C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 9 8 8 20      
a - C. Wright pinch ran for A. Cruz in the 2nd
b - J. Reimann pinch hit for P. Dennis in the 7th
c - D. Talarico substituted for J. Reimann in the 8th
d - R. Aponte pinch hit for K. Johnson in the 9th
e - A. York substituted for R. Aponte in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Kearney (10, 2nd Inning off E. Villagran, 3 on, 2 outs) , R. Aponte (9, 9th Inning off K. Jong, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Garnica 2 (30, 2nd Inning off E. Villagran, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off K. Jong, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Kearney (6, 10th Inning off J. Solis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Richardson , C. Kearney 6 , J. Thurston , G. Garnica 8 , C. Alexander , F. O'Brien 2 , P. Dennis , D. Talarico , R. Aponte 2
2-out RBI: A. Cruz , C. Kearney , R. Aponte
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wright , J. Thurston , G. Garnica , K. Johnson
GIDP: C. Wright
Sac Bunt: C. Wright
Hit by Pitch: A. Cruz , J. Thurston
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (O'Brien-Alexander-Thurston, Alexander-Wright-Thurston, Alexander-Wright-Thurston, O'Brien-Alexander-Thurston)
NEWARK PITCHING LINESCORE FREMONT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Villagran 3.0 5 5 5 2 3 1 56 4.02   
C. Schreurs 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 36 2.59   
B. Cox 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 29 2.02   
A. Wakefield H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.88   
K. Jong BS (7) 1.0 3 3 3 3 1 1 35 5.13   
J. Solis L (2-5) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Villagran 28
Batters Faced: E. Villagran 18, C. Schreurs 8, B. Cox 9, A. Wakefield 3, K. Jong 9, J. Solis 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Villagran 4-2, C. Schreurs 2-2, B. Cox 3-2, A. Wakefield 1-0, K. Jong 2-0, J. Solis 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Villagran 56-33, C. Schreurs 36-19, B. Cox 29-18, A. Wakefield 12-7, K. Jong 35-19, J. Solis 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Cox 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Villagran 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 2.1 6 6 6 3 1 1 59 23.14   
J. Unknown 4.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 48 0.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.0 3 2 2 2 1 1 45 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 15
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 2-4, J. Unknown 5-3, J. Unknown 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 59-32, J. Unknown 48-28, J. Unknown 45-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Wheat
Ballpark: Ballpark of Fremont
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 2410
Special Notes: 2B Alex Cruz was injured being hit by a pitch.
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