ABA CLASS A
LAKE ELSINORE STORM AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
04/11/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
LAKE ELSINORE STORM AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
GAME ID: 4420 - FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lake Elsinore Storm (0-2) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 11 0
Mexico City Aztecs (2-0) 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 1
Aztecs 5-3 Winners Versus Lake Elsinore
Mel Mercado was locked in. The right-hander led the Mexico City Aztecs to a 5-3 win against the Lake Elsinore Storm at Tony Gwynn Stadium. With the win, Mexico City climbs to 2-0.

David Keith dealt the Storm a blow in the bottom of the second. Batting with the bases loaded and Mexico City leading 1-0, Keith hit a 2-1 slider for a run-scoring single.

"The other side took advantage in some key situations," said Lake Elsinore manager Bobby Vargas.
LAKE ELSINORE BATTING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Thompson LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .444 1 2
J. Stack CF 5 2 2 0 0 2 4 .556 0 0
J. Hickey SS 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 .571 1 5
M. Legendre RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
R. Parra 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
D. Cripps C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .286 0 0
   c-J. Robeck PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
N. Kujawa 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   b-C. Driskel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
A. Gangi 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Jones DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3 1 8 15      
a - J. Jones inserted as DH in the 7th
b - C. Driskel pinch hit for N. Kujawa in the 9th
c - J. Robeck pinch ran for D. Cripps in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Stack (1, 3rd Inning off M. Mercado, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Thompson (1, 5th Inning off M. Mercado, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Stack (1, 6th Inning off M. Mercado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thompson 4 , J. Stack 5 , J. Hickey 2 , M. Legendre , D. Cripps , A. Gangi , J. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Stack , R. Parra , N. Kujawa
GIDP: M. Legendre
Hit by Pitch: J. Hickey
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Stack(Elander at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Keith 1B, SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .625 0 1
O. Snell DH 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 .333 0 1
D. Hostetler 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .375 0 1
J. McCoy RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .167 0 1
J. Elander SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 2
   a-D. De Jong CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
S. Valkenburg LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
J. Ogden 2B 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 .333 1 2
R. Clement C 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .286 0 1
S. Combee CF, 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .333 1 3
Totals 26 5 4 4 6 9 11      
a - D. De Jong substituted for J. Elander in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Ogden (1, 3rd Inning off H. Sanchez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Keith , J. Elander 2 , J. Ogden 4
2-out RBI: D. Keith , O. Snell , J. Ogden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCoy
Sac Fly: R. Clement
Hit by Pitch: J. Ogden
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Combee (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Elander-Ogden-Keith)
OF assists: 1 (Combee(Thompson at 3rd base))
LAKE ELSINORE PITCHING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Sanchez L (0-1) 2.2 4 5 5 4 3 1 67 18.90   
N. Ashworth 3.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 37 0.00   
W. Beltran 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 23.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Sanchez 25
Batters Faced: H. Sanchez 16, N. Ashworth 12, W. Beltran 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Sanchez 0-4, N. Ashworth 3-4, W. Beltran 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Sanchez 67-33, N. Ashworth 37-20, W. Beltran 23-15
WP: H. Sanchez
Hit Batsmen: H. Sanchez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mercado W (1-0) 6.0 8 3 3 1 6 0 84 4.50   
C. Scales H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 0.00   
J. Sims SV (1) 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mercado 49
Batters Faced: M. Mercado 26, C. Scales 6, J. Sims 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mercado 4-6, C. Scales 3-1, J. Sims 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mercado 84-53, C. Scales 28-18, J. Sims 17-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Scales 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Mercado
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mel Mercado
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 9257
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