ABA CLASS A
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
05/30/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
GAME ID: 6573 - THURSDAY, MAY 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus Bowsers (21-32) 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 13 17 1
Mexico City Aztecs (37-16) 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 7 10 0
Bowsers Victorious at Mexico City, 13-7
The 3-RBI night of right fielder Josh Engelke helped the Columbus Bowsers triumph, 13-7, over the Mexico City Aztecs. Chris Gilmore got the win, improving to 3-2. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 7 hits and 6 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 4. The 4th-place Bowsers are 21-32.

Columbus shortstop Hector Landa delivered a 3-run home run in the top of the ninth. Overall, he went 3 for 6, including 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and batted in 3.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Landa told a Columbus Times reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Landa SS 6 2 3 3 0 2 5 .259 10 29
A. Mareno 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 .343 9 30
   a-M. Bosco LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 1 4
R. Thurman DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .357 9 28
S. Fites LF, 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .319 9 21
T. Plowman 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .232 4 15
   b-S. Fanning 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 4 14
J. Engelke RF 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .361 4 13
C. Malabranca CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .200 0 1
Y. Yamamoto 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .304 5 28
M. Struckman C 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .242 6 13
Totals 43 13 17 11 2 8 23      
a - M. Bosco substituted for A. Mareno in the 8th
b - S. Fanning substituted for T. Plowman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Thurman 2 (7, 1st Inning off R. Lupton, 2 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. DeYoe, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Landa (3, 1st Inning off R. Lupton, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Yamamoto (11, 1st Inning off R. Lupton, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Plowman (3, 3rd Inning off R. Lupton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Engelke (4, 4th Inning off J. DeYoe, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Mareno (9, 8th Inning off H. Saakadze, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Landa (10, 9th Inning off H. Saakadze, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Landa 7 , A. Mareno 5 , R. Thurman 5 , S. Fites , T. Plowman 2 , J. Engelke 5 , C. Malabranca , Y. Yamamoto 4 , M. Struckman
2-out RBI: H. Landa , J. Engelke , Y. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Landa , A. Mareno , M. Struckman
Hit by Pitch: C. Malabranca , Y. Yamamoto
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Yamamoto (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Landa-Yamamoto-Fites)
OF assists: 1 (Fites(Hostetler at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Keith 2B 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .286 3 25
C. Kovatch CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .322 5 37
A. Guevara 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .344 11 54
B. Mallinson C 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .324 9 33
J. McCoy RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .298 16 45
J. Ciervo 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .316 10 38
S. Farnsworth LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333 12 44
D. Hostetler SS 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .312 17 49
J. Lewis DH 4 1 2 4 0 0 2 .317 13 47
Totals 36 7 10 6 6 3 18      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Keith (13, 3rd Inning off C. Gilmore, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Hostetler (8, 4th Inning off C. Gilmore, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Kovatch (15, 5th Inning off C. Gilmore, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Farnsworth (13, 6th Inning off C. Gilmore, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ciervo (16, 7th Inning off C. Corona, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lewis (13, 6th Inning off C. Corona, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Keith 2 , C. Kovatch 2 , A. Guevara , B. Mallinson , J. Ciervo 2 , S. Farnsworth 2 , D. Hostetler 3 , J. Lewis 5
2-out RBI: J. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Mallinson , J. Ciervo 2 , S. Farnsworth
GIDP: D. Keith
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ciervo-Guevara)
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Gilmore W (3-2) 5.0 7 6 5 4 3 0 100 6.57   
C. Corona 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 19 10.01   
J. Esquibel SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 44 7.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Gilmore 30
Batters Faced: C. Gilmore 26, C. Corona 8, J. Esquibel 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Gilmore 4-7, C. Corona 4-2, J. Esquibel 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Gilmore 100-58, C. Corona 19-14, J. Esquibel 44-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Corona 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Lupton L (2-3) 2.0 7 7 7 2 1 0 57 7.31   
J. DeYoe 3.0 5 2 2 0 4 1 50 4.91   
M. Bobbitt 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.31   
C. Scales 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 0.93   
H. Saakadze 1.2 5 4 4 0 1 2 24 3.74   
J. Sims 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lupton 9
Batters Faced: R. Lupton 15, J. DeYoe 14, M. Bobbitt 1, C. Scales 7, H. Saakadze 9, J. Sims 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lupton 5-0, J. DeYoe 4-1, M. Bobbitt 1-0, C. Scales 2-1, H. Saakadze 1-2, J. Sims 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lupton 57-30, J. DeYoe 50-34, M. Bobbitt 2-1, C. Scales 28-19, H. Saakadze 24-17, J. Sims 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. DeYoe 2-1
WP: R. Lupton
Hit Batsmen: C. Scales 2
Balk: R. Lupton , C. Scales
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Engelke
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 9034
Special Notes: RP Marvin Bobbitt was injured while pitching.
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