ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT TULSA CAPTAINS
04/09/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT TULSA CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 5002 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buckeye Local Panthers (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 0
Tulsa Captains (1-0) 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 X 9 14 2
Tulsa Beats Buckeye Local, 9-2
The Tulsa Captains ushered in the 2024 season with a win versus the Buckeye Local Panthers at Captains Ballpark. The final score was 9-2. Left Fielder Juan Martelo had a standout performance. The winning pitcher was 19-year old right-handed pitcher Jim Unknown. He tossed 102 pitches over 7 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits.

With Tulsa leading 5-0 in the bottom of the sixth, Martelo batted against Buckeye Local pitcher Hiroshi Matsui. Martelo hit a slider to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 1st home run of the season put the Captains on top, 9-0.

In postgame comments, Martelo told the Tulsa Daily News: "Do people still doubt I give 100 percent?"
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE TULSA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Savage RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .500 0 0
   c-J. Unknown PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   d-J. Unknown PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
J. Unknown 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
   j-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
A. Canales CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .500 1 1
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   f-J. Unknown DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
F. Ledezma C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 2B, SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .667 0 0
   g-J. Unknown PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Ortiz LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-J. Unknown PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-J. Unknown PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
A. Valiente SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Unknown PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Unknown LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 2 2 5 19      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for E. Ortiz in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for A. Valiente in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for D. Savage in the 7th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
e - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 7th
f - J. Unknown inserted as DH in the 8th
g - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 8th
h - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
i - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
j - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Savage (1, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Canales (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Savage 2 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown , A. Canales 5 , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown 4 , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , A. Canales 2 , J. Unknown
GIDP: D. Savage
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Savage (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valiente-Unknown-Unknown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Covarrubias LF 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .750 0 3
   c-J. Escobar PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
C. Gonzalez 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .400 0 0
T. Gieger DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Martelo CF 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .500 1 4
   e-J. Unknown PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Hotchkiss RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Campion 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .667 0 0
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-H. Burgos 1B, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .500 0 1
J. Unknown 3B 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .500 0 1
   b-J. Unknown PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 0 0
Totals 37 9 14 9 3 5 19      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Campion in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
c - J. Escobar pinch hit for J. Covarrubias in the 7th
d - H. Burgos substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Martelo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown (1, 2nd Inning off E. Hekman, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Covarrubias (1, 2nd Inning off E. Hekman, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Campion (1, 4th Inning off E. Hekman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Martelo (1, 2nd Inning off E. Hekman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martelo (1, 6th Inning off H. Matsui, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Covarrubias 4 , C. Gonzalez 2 , J. Martelo 7 , B. Hotchkiss , J. Campion 3 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: , J. Covarrubias 2 , J. Martelo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Escobar , C. Gonzalez 2 , J. Unknown
GIDP: T. Gieger
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown 2 (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzalez-Unknown-Campion)
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE TULSA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hekman L (0-1) 3.2 7 5 5 2 1 0 68 12.27   
H. Matsui 3.0 7 4 4 1 3 1 64 12.00   
R. Melendez 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hekman 24
Batters Faced: E. Hekman 19, H. Matsui 17, R. Melendez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hekman 5-4, H. Matsui 1-5, R. Melendez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hekman 68-41, H. Matsui 64-37, R. Melendez 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Matsui 2-0 , R. Melendez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 7.0 7 1 1 2 3 1 102 1.29   
J. Unknown 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 27 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 60
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 31, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 8-9, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 102-65, J. Unknown 27-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Martelo
Ballpark: Captains Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 6402
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