ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
07/10/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 6441 - MONDAY, JULY 10TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Picture Rocks Raptors (41-47) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 6 1
Jacksonville Nationals (43-45) 0 0 0 1 8 1 0 0 X 10 13 0
Gericke Socks Raptors in 10-5 Nationals Win
The timely hitting of George Gericke helped the Jacksonville Nationals down the Picture Rocks Raptors, 10-5. Gericke was 3-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Nationals. Matt Lavender picked up the win, improving his season record to 4-8. He struck out 3 in 5 innings. The 5th-place Nationals improved to 43-45.

The Raptors had been locked in a 2-2 tie with the Nationals going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 19-year old left fielder David Short came to the plate. Short hit a 2-run home run on a first pitch curveball from Picture Rocks hurler Jim Unknown. It was Short's 19th home run of the year.

"Just glad I could help us get a win," said Gericke.
PICTURE ROCKS BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pantoja 3B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .256 17 43
   b-J. Unknown PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-H. Nunez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 4 10
K. Harris C 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 .251 22 51
R. Willin LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .304 44 81
   c-R. Alleyne PH, CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
B. Byrnes 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .232 2 13
   d-T. Tynes PH, 2B 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .391 3 5
R. Dowdell SS, 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .243 17 34
   e-A. Mosher PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 5 11
C. Bonilla CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .162 3 11
   f-P. Shular PH, RF, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320 2 2
B. Warren 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .183 6 11
   g-A. Green PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 4 9
Z. Black RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .105 3 5
   h-T. Pendell PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .375 2 4
C. Bonello DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 1 2
   a-J. Brunetti DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .227 14 27
Totals 31 5 6 5 5 11 15      
a - J. Brunetti inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for D. Pantoja in the 7th
c - R. Alleyne pinch hit for R. Willin in the 8th
d - T. Tynes pinch hit for B. Byrnes in the 8th
e - A. Mosher pinch hit for R. Dowdell in the 8th
f - P. Shular pinch hit for C. Bonilla in the 8th
g - A. Green pinch hit for B. Warren in the 8th
h - T. Pendell pinch hit for Z. Black in the 8th
i - H. Nunez pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Tynes (3, 8th Inning off J. Soto, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Pantoja , R. Willin , B. Byrnes , T. Tynes 4 , P. Shular , B. Warren
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Warren , C. Bonello
Sac Fly: R. Dowdell
Hit by Pitch: B. Byrnes
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Byrnes (1)
CS: D. Pantoja (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Pantoja (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Byrnes-Dowdell-Warren, Unknown-Byrnes-Warren)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bloomquist SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284 22 42
   b-G. Romo PH, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 1 1
A. Anderson CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .213 12 22
   c-E. Cruz PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Short 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .191 19 37
E. Retana 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .287 37 79
R. Gruber LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .237 24 50
G. Gericke C 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .195 9 16
M. Ayres RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .247 14 22
M. Goldbaek DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .227 8 12
   a-J. Duvall DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 2 4
O. Trinidad 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .148 1 3
Totals 35 10 13 10 6 2 10      
a - J. Duvall inserted as DH in the 7th
b - G. Romo pinch hit for S. Bloomquist in the 7th
c - E. Cruz pinch hit for A. Anderson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Retana (13, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Bloomquist (17, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Gericke 2 (9, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Short (19, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Ayres (14, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Trinidad (1, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Retana (37, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Bloomquist 2 , A. Anderson , D. Short 4 , E. Retana 6 , R. Gruber , G. Gericke 9 , M. Ayres 5 , J. Duvall , O. Trinidad 4
2-out RBI: G. Gericke , O. Trinidad
GIDP: O. Trinidad 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gericke-Bloomquist)
PICTURE ROCKS PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 4.1 7 7 7 5 1 3 82 14.54   
J. Unknown 3.2 6 3 3 1 1 3 64 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 17
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 24, J. Unknown 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-6, J. Unknown 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 82-45, J. Unknown 64-41
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender W (4-8) 5.0 4 2 2 3 3 0 76 4.79   
J. Soto 2.0 1 3 3 2 4 1 39 7.88   
B. Roderick 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 33 5.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 51
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 21, J. Soto 10, B. Roderick 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 3-8, J. Soto 2-0, B. Roderick 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 76-43, J. Soto 39-22, B. Roderick 33-23
Hit Batsmen: J. Soto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Gericke
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 7644
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