ABA CLASS A
LAKE ELSINORE STORM AT LONG BEACH KEYS
04/29/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
LAKE ELSINORE STORM AT LONG BEACH KEYS
GAME ID: 4520 - TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lake Elsinore Storm (0-19) 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 11 3
Long Beach Keys (4-15) 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 4 X 12 18 1
Keys Topple Storm, 12-8, as Tabarez Shines
Keys first baseman Mario Tabarez put his stamp on his team's 12-8 win over the Lake Elsinore Storm. Tabarez went 3-4 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks. He drove in 5 runs and scored once for Long Beach in the contest. The winner was Jim Unknown in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Bob Paterson took the loss. The Storm, now 0-19, continue their poor start.

Jamie Young took Lake Elsinore hurler Bob Paterson deep in the bottom of the eighth. His solo home run put the Keys on top, 9-8. In all, Young had 2 singles in addition to the home run, while going 3 for 4.

"We certainly don't want to get used to losing," said losing manager Bobby Vargas.
LAKE ELSINORE BATTING LINESCORE LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Thompson LF 6 0 2 0 0 1 6 .353 2 8
J. Stack CF 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 .320 3 10
J. Hickey SS 5 2 2 1 1 2 5 .290 5 18
M. Legendre RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .279 2 10
J. Lugo 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .250 1 9
D. Cripps C 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .250 2 11
N. Kujawa 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .258 4 12
A. Gangi 2B 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .304 3 10
J. Unknown DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333 0 1
   a-D. Taylor DH 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 1 3
Totals 39 8 11 7 9 4 24      
a - D. Taylor inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Thompson (6, 5th Inning off K. Nakatsu, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Cripps (2, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hickey (5, 1st Inning off K. Nakatsu, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thompson 3 , J. Stack , J. Hickey 5 , M. Legendre , J. Lugo , D. Cripps 3 , A. Gangi , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Hickey , J. Lugo , D. Cripps , A. Gangi , J. Unknown , D. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Thompson 2 , J. Hickey , M. Legendre , N. Kujawa , A. Gangi
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: D. Thompson (1) , J. Hickey (3) , M. Legendre (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ficca SS 6 2 1 1 0 0 5 .286 2 5
M. Tabarez 1B 4 1 3 5 2 0 0 .370 2 15
J. Morgan 2B 5 1 2 0 1 1 5 .282 7 15
J. Okuyama LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .309 3 11
J. Young RF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .364 1 3
B. Reott DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .370 2 7
M. Whatley 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .298 3 7
S. Toye CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .189 1 3
V. Tijerina C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .232 2 6
Totals 43 12 18 12 3 3 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Morgan (5, 1st Inning off T. Matsuura, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Okuyama (6, 4th Inning off T. Matsuura, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Tabarez (3, 8th Inning off B. Paterson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Tabarez (2, 4th Inning off T. Matsuura, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ficca (2, 7th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Young (1, 8th Inning off B. Paterson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ficca 4 , M. Tabarez 7 , J. Morgan 3 , J. Okuyama 3 , J. Young 6 , B. Reott 2 , M. Whatley 2 , S. Toye 2 , V. Tijerina
2-out RBI: J. Ficca , M. Tabarez 2 , J. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ficca , J. Morgan 2 , J. Okuyama 2 , B. Reott
Hit by Pitch: J. Young , V. Tijerina
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: M. Whatley (2)
LAKE ELSINORE PITCHING LINESCORE LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Matsuura 3.2 9 6 6 0 1 1 66 14.73   
W. Lopez 2.1 4 1 1 1 2 0 52 3.86   
A. Martinez BS (1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 1 34 9.00   
B. Paterson L (0-1) 0.2 4 4 1 0 0 1 19 13.50   
J. Hernandez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Matsuura 18
Batters Faced: T. Matsuura 20, W. Lopez 14, A. Martinez 6, B. Paterson 7, J. Hernandez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Matsuura 3-7, W. Lopez 2-3, A. Martinez 1-2, B. Paterson 0-2, J. Hernandez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Matsuura 66-47, W. Lopez 52-28, A. Martinez 34-20, B. Paterson 19-14, J. Hernandez 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hernandez 1-0
WP: W. Lopez
Hit Batsmen: W. Lopez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nakatsu 5.0 4 2 1 2 1 1 78 11.29   
J. Unknown 1.2 3 6 6 3 1 0 44 32.40   
J. Unknown W (1-0), BS (1) 2.1 4 0 0 4 2 0 63 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakatsu 52
Batters Faced: K. Nakatsu 22, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakatsu 6-8, J. Unknown 4-0, J. Unknown 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakatsu 78-47, J. Unknown 44-23, J. Unknown 63-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Tabarez
Ballpark: Long Beach Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 3654
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