ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT WHITE DEER TROPICS
04/18/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT WHITE DEER TROPICS
GAME ID: 4487 - TUESDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico City Aztecs (6-7) 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
White Deer Tropics (10-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 7 10 0
Tropics Win Thriller, 7-5
The White Deer Tropics withstood an impressive performance by Mexico City right fielder Joel Patrick to defeat the Aztecs, 7-5, at Ballpark of White Deer. Patrick hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Seth Hason picked up the win in relief. Hunter Saakadze took the loss for Mexico City. White Deer, with the win, is 10-3.

The defining moment came in the bottom of the ninth for White Deer. That's when Mike Henschel hit a 2-run home run off 24-year old right-handed pitcher Hunter Saakadze to win the game. The home crowd went wild.

"This place was rockin'," Henschel said.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE WHITE DEER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Guevara 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 1 1
   a-A. Curran SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 4
J. Perez 3B, 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .302 1 2
J. Patrick RF 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 .275 3 3
T. Thomas LF 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .292 5 14
C. David DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 1 4
D. Hostetler 1B, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .205 2 8
D. Keith SS, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .114 0 2
D. Brooks CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 0 0
J. Bullock C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5 2 9 11      
a - A. Curran substituted for A. Guevara in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Perez (2, 7th Inning off A. Sauli, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Thomas (5, 1st Inning off B. Rodriguez, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Patrick 2 (3, 3rd Inning off B. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off A. Sauli, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Guevara , J. Perez 3 , J. Patrick 9 , T. Thomas 5 , C. David , D. Brooks
2-out RBI: J. Patrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Perez , T. Thomas , C. David
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Thomas (2)
CS: D. Hostetler (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hostetler-Keith-Dykema, Hostetler-Perez-Keith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Patterson LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .396 3 8
M. Henschel SS 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .311 3 9
J. Kelly 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .340 5 15
J. Tibbs CF 3 1 1 3 1 2 1 .370 4 14
P. Beauford RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .240 0 6
J. Mann 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .306 2 6
L. Walters 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .280 3 11
J. Vaughn C 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .237 3 6
J. Unknown DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-D. Johnson DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7 5 11 16      
a - D. Johnson inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Patterson (8, 1st Inning off J. Green, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Tibbs (4, 7th Inning off P. Duncan, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Henschel (3, 9th Inning off H. Saakadze, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Patterson 3 , M. Henschel 6 , J. Tibbs 4 , P. Beauford , J. Mann , J. Vaughn 2
2-out RBI: J. Tibbs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kelly , P. Beauford , J. Unknown
GIDP: L. Walters , D. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: M. Henschel
Team LOB: 7
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE WHITE DEER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Green 5.1 4 0 0 2 9 0 88 2.40   
J. Dykema 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 26 7.36   
P. Duncan BS (1) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 1 20 4.15   
H. Saakadze L (0-1) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 6 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Green 67
Batters Faced: J. Green 23, J. Dykema 7, P. Duncan 6, H. Saakadze 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Green 3-4, J. Dykema 2-0, P. Duncan 2-0, H. Saakadze 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Green 88-54, J. Dykema 26-14, P. Duncan 20-13, H. Saakadze 6-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Dykema 1-0 , P. Duncan 2-2
WP: J. Green , P. Duncan
Hit Batsmen: J. Green
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Rodriguez 4.1 6 4 4 0 5 2 74 5.28   
A. Sauli 2.2 3 1 1 2 2 1 47 1.42   
T. Zufelt 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.59   
S. Hason W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rodriguez 40
Batters Faced: B. Rodriguez 19, A. Sauli 12, T. Zufelt 4, S. Hason 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rodriguez 5-3, A. Sauli 3-2, T. Zufelt 1-1, S. Hason 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rodriguez 74-51, A. Sauli 47-28, T. Zufelt 15-10, S. Hason 8-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joel Patrick
Ballpark: Ballpark of White Deer
Weather: Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 9920
Special Notes: RP Joey Dykema was injured while pitching.
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