ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
NEWARK FLYERS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
09/04/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
NEWARK FLYERS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
GAME ID: 4408 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newark Flyers (88-50) 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 8 11 0
Kansas City Dust Devils (70-68) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1
Newark Slaps 8-1 Loss on Kansas City
Fernando Espindola impressed in the 8-1 Newark win over Kansas City. Espindola, who is tied for 8th in the N-A in triples with 5, went 3-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times. Getting the save was Edwin Villagran, his 2nd. The Flyers have an impressive 88-50 record.

Left Fielder Ben Shafer made an impact for Newark, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Jason Brokaw in the top of the fourth. For the contest, Shafer went 1-5 with a double.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Shafer.
NEWARK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lyons CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .373 2 14
N. Sheridan 1B 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 .248 23 80
   a-J. Kessler PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 2 3
B. Shafer LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .351 18 76
C. Stivers 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .302 30 89
F. Espindola 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .308 14 50
O. Gatica DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
R. Wheat RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .162 2 4
S. Flores C 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .224 9 26
A. McSparin SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .160 5 18
Totals 36 8 11 8 2 12 14      
a - J. Kessler pinch hit for N. Sheridan in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Shafer (29, 4th Inning off J. Brokaw, 2 on, 0 outs) , F. Espindola (18, 8th Inning off P. Lessard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Espindola (14, 5th Inning off P. Lessard, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lyons 3 , B. Shafer 2 , C. Stivers , F. Espindola 7 , O. Gatica , S. Flores , A. McSparin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Shafer , S. Flores
GIDP: R. Wheat , A. McSparin
Hit by Pitch: O. Gatica
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Espindola-McSparin-Sheridan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Johnson LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .238 5 15
   a-J. Callis PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 11 29
C. Wassink 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .274 11 32
   b-R. Turner PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 6 16
J. Gonzales DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 23 56
E. Hying RF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .248 31 73
   c-P. Verhaeghe PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
B. Titone 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .190 0 3
J. Gonzales 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .209 8 35
F. Flores CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .256 18 58
D. Banford SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .216 2 5
K. Blue C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .179 6 13
   d-T. Sylvester PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 2 10
Totals 36 1 10 1 1 7 15      
a - J. Callis pinch hit for M. Johnson in the 7th
b - R. Turner pinch hit for C. Wassink in the 7th
c - P. Verhaeghe pinch hit for E. Hying in the 8th
d - T. Sylvester pinch hit for K. Blue in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hying (10, 1st Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Titone (2, 4th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Banford (1, 6th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Titone (1, 8th Inning off E. Villagran, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Johnson (5, 1st Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Johnson 4 , C. Wassink 2 , J. Gonzales , E. Hying 3 , B. Titone 5 , D. Banford 2 , K. Blue
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Titone 2 , F. Flores , D. Banford , K. Blue
GIDP: J. Gonzales
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: K. Blue (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Banford-Gonzales-Titone, Banford-Gonzales-Titone)
NEWARK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martinez W (15-6) 5.2 9 1 1 1 5 1 93 2.86   
E. Villagran SV (2) 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 39 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martinez 51
Batters Faced: A. Martinez 26, E. Villagran 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martinez 7-4, E. Villagran 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martinez 93-63, E. Villagran 39-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Villagran 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brokaw L (3-3) 3.1 5 7 6 2 4 0 57 4.01   
P. Lessard 3.2 5 1 1 0 6 1 60 2.94   
S. Peretti 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 5.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brokaw 24
Batters Faced: J. Brokaw 17, P. Lessard 15, S. Peretti 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brokaw 2-3, P. Lessard 1-3, S. Peretti 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brokaw 57-38, P. Lessard 60-40, S. Peretti 23-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Lessard 2-2 , S. Peretti 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Brokaw
Balk: P. Lessard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Espindola
Ballpark: Kansas City Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 19 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 3456
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