ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
NEWARK FLYERS AT FREMONT AMBASSADORS
08/30/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
NEWARK FLYERS AT FREMONT AMBASSADORS
GAME ID: 4359 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newark Flyers (85-49) 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Fremont Ambassadors (42-92) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0
Tight Tilt Goes to Flyers, 4-3
Both teams had their opportunities, but in the end, the Newark Flyers got the win.

Jim Unknown pitched well, but his team, the Fremont Ambassadors, still dropped a 4-3 decision to the Newark Flyers at Ballpark of Fremont. The winning pitcher was Alex Martinez. His record now stands at 14-6. The left-hander went 5.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits for the Flyers. Keith Jong earned his 26th save, after closing out the game.

In the top of the third inning, left fielder Ben Shafer had a 2-run home run for Newark. It was his 18th home run of the season and put the Flyers on top, 4-2.

"Enjoyed this one," Shafer told the Newark News. "But it's back to work tomorrow."

With the win, the Flyers have a record of 85-49.
NEWARK BATTING LINESCORE FREMONT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lyons RF, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .370 2 13
F. Espindola 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .312 13 49
B. Shafer LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .353 18 73
   b-C. Stivers 3B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 30 86
N. Sheridan 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .251 22 79
   c-H. Perez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 4 6
M. Clark DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .263 38 122
P. Nicolopoulos CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .194 8 18
   a-J. Winkler CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
S. Francis 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 0 2
S. Flores C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .220 9 24
A. McSparin SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .156 4 15
Totals 32 4 7 4 3 5 11      
a - J. Winkler substituted for P. Nicolopoulos in the 6th
b - C. Stivers substituted for B. Shafer in the 9th
c - H. Perez substituted for N. Sheridan in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Clark (38, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Shafer (18, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lyons , F. Espindola , B. Shafer 4 , N. Sheridan , M. Clark 5 , S. Flores
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Flores
GIDP: S. Francis
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Espindola (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Espindola-McSparin-Sheridan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Richardson RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .278 7 29
K. Prater CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .204 9 27
C. Kearney DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .251 6 33
J. Thurston 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 35 79
G. Garnica LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .259 30 78
C. Alexander 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 4 13
R. Aponte 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 10 30
D. Helm SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 4 26
   a-J. Reimann PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 13 30
   b-E. Esposito SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Wolk C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .157 5 21
Totals 31 3 6 3 3 7 10      
a - J. Reimann pinch hit for D. Helm in the 7th
b - E. Esposito substituted for J. Reimann in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Prater (5, 1st Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Kearney (11, 3rd Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Aponte (10, 7th Inning off J. Sneed, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Prater (9, 6th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Prater 6 , C. Kearney 2 , G. Garnica , R. Aponte 2 , D. Helm
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Prater , J. Thurston
GIDP: R. Aponte
Sac Fly: C. Kearney
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alexander-Helm-Thurston)
NEWARK PITCHING LINESCORE FREMONT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martinez W (14-6) 5.2 5 3 3 2 5 1 93 2.90   
J. Sneed H (4) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 31 2.07   
K. Jong SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martinez 50
Batters Faced: A. Martinez 23, J. Sneed 9, K. Jong 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martinez 5-6, J. Sneed 4-2, K. Jong 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martinez 93-56, J. Sneed 31-18, K. Jong 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sneed 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 8.0 5 4 4 3 5 2 105 4.50   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 58
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 30, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 8-9, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 105-70, J. Unknown 12-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Unknown
Ballpark: Ballpark of Fremont
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 2877
Special Notes: Paul Nicolopoulos was ejected in the 6th inning for arguing a strike call.Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 8th inning.
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