ABA CLASS A
PUEBLO HEROES AT WHITE DEER TROPICS
04/18/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
PUEBLO HEROES AT WHITE DEER TROPICS
GAME ID: 4470 - FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pueblo Heroes (3-6) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 7 1
White Deer Tropics (6-3) 4 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 X 12 17 0
Vaughn Lifts Tropics to 12-4 Triumph
The White Deer Tropics easily defeated the Pueblo Heroes, 12-4, at Ballpark of White Deer, with catcher Joel Vaughn a main contributor to the win. He went 4-5 with 2 home runs and a double. He scored 3 times and drove in 7 for White Deer. Marco Canas picked up the win with 8 innings of work. He allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, while walking 5 and striking out 4. On the season, he is now 1-0. White Deer is now 6-3.

In the first inning, Vaughn had a grand slam home run for White Deer. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Tropics on top, 4-0.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Vaughn.
PUEBLO BATTING LINESCORE WHITE DEER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rael LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .265 0 1
A. Cleaveland 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .419 3 7
D. O'Neill 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 2 3
   a-J. Elleman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
   b-J. Hammons 1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Lovoi SS 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .343 3 6
E. Brower DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 1 2
C. Herendeen RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .375 1 2
N. Cobb 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .219 1 6
R. Cruz CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .292 1 4
B. Parker C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 2
   c-T. Gieger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 2 8
Totals 29 4 7 4 5 5 13      
a - J. Elleman pinch hit for D. O'Neill in the 7th
b - J. Hammons substituted for J. Elleman in the 7th
c - T. Gieger pinch hit for B. Parker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rael (2, 8th Inning off M. Canas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Lovoi (3, 5th Inning off M. Canas, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cruz (1, 8th Inning off M. Canas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Rael 2 , T. Lovoi 5 , E. Brower , C. Herendeen 2 , R. Cruz 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cleaveland , T. Gieger
GIDP: D. O'Neill , C. Herendeen , N. Cobb
Sac Fly: N. Cobb
Hit by Pitch: E. Brower
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Cruz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Gordon (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cleaveland-Cobb-Hammons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Himes RF 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 .214 1 7
P. Hoffman LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .200 1 6
M. Ross CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .324 0 2
G. Rosenfeld DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .333 0 3
J. Vaughn C 5 3 4 7 0 1 2 .412 2 9
A. Guerrero 3B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .556 1 4
R. Rodriguez 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .286 0 2
B. Parks 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .158 0 0
M. Garcia SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .294 0 1
Totals 41 12 17 12 1 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Rodriguez (1, 3rd Inning off W. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Vaughn (2, 5th Inning off M. Custer, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Guerrero (1, 5th Inning off M. Wilken, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Vaughn 2 (2, 1st Inning off W. Gordon, 3 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off M. Wilken, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Guerrero (1, 3rd Inning off W. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Hoffman , M. Ross 2 , G. Rosenfeld 3 , J. Vaughn 11 , A. Guerrero 7 , R. Rodriguez 3 , B. Parks , M. Garcia
2-out RBI: G. Rosenfeld , J. Vaughn , A. Guerrero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ross , J. Vaughn , R. Rodriguez , M. Garcia
GIDP: R. Rodriguez
Hit by Pitch: K. Himes 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Garcia-Parks-Rodriguez, Garcia-Parks-Rodriguez, Garcia-Parks-Rodriguez)
PUEBLO PITCHING LINESCORE WHITE DEER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Gordon L (1-1) 2.1 10 6 6 0 3 2 66 6.48   
M. Custer 2.1 4 5 5 1 2 0 56 9.00   
M. Wilken 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 40 3.00   
D. Nesmith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Gordon 12
Batters Faced: W. Gordon 18, M. Custer 14, M. Wilken 10, D. Nesmith 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Gordon 1-3, M. Custer 2-3, M. Wilken 0-5, D. Nesmith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Gordon 66-45, M. Custer 56-32, M. Wilken 40-24, D. Nesmith 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Custer 1-0 , M. Wilken 1-1 , D. Nesmith 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Custer 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Canas W (1-0) 8.0 5 3 3 5 4 2 112 2.89   
J. de Jesus 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Canas 59
Batters Faced: M. Canas 30, J. de Jesus 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Canas 8-8, J. de Jesus 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Canas 112-65, J. de Jesus 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. de Jesus 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. de Jesus
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joel Vaughn
Ballpark: Ballpark of White Deer
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 9805
Special Notes: Joel Vaughn ties the WD regular season game record for RBI with 7.
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