ABA CLASS A
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT LAKE ELSINORE STORM
06/11/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT LAKE ELSINORE STORM
GAME ID: 7277 - TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico City Aztecs (43-21) 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 7 11 0
Lake Elsinore Storm (13-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Storm Bats Go Cold Against Aztecs
Mexico City starter Mel Mercado pitched effectively against the Lake Elsinore Storm at Dust Devils Ballpark. The right-hander led his team to a win, 7-0. The second-place Aztecs are now 43-21, the Storm 13-51.

Mexico City starter Mel Mercado pitched like a boss. The 6-foot-2 right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits over 8 innings.

"Mel is good at sticking to his strengths," said Mexico City manager Tony Velez.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE LAKE ELSINORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Keith 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .291 4 29
   a-C. Wallace PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
A. Guevara 1B 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 .333 12 59
J. Ciervo SS, 3B 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .348 12 49
B. Mallinson C 4 2 1 0 1 2 4 .324 9 36
D. Hostetler 2B, SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .341 21 63
C. Kovatch LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .304 5 41
S. Farnsworth RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .326 14 49
J. Lewis DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .317 15 51
K. Fakhri CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .412 0 1
Totals 37 7 11 7 6 7 22      
a - C. Wallace pinch hit for D. Keith in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ciervo (23, 1st Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Lewis (11, 4th Inning off A. Guzman, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Mallinson (16, 5th Inning off A. Guzman, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Wallace (1, 8th Inning off N. Ashworth, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ciervo (12, 5th Inning off A. Guzman, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Hostetler (21, 7th Inning off N. Ashworth, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Wallace 2 , J. Ciervo 7 , B. Mallinson 2 , D. Hostetler 5 , C. Kovatch , J. Lewis 3 , K. Fakhri
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Guevara , B. Mallinson 2 , S. Farnsworth , K. Fakhri
GIDP: D. Keith , J. Lewis
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Hostetler (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Thompson LF, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 3 22
   f-V. Polanco PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 1
J. Stack CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 13 43
   g-S. Craig PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
J. Hickey SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 10 41
   a-A. Gangi PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 1 3
M. Legendre RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321 3 31
   b-D. DeLong PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
N. Kujawa 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 10 47
   c-R. Doyle PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
S. Soto 2B, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 7 30
   d-M. Clark PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
D. Cripps C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .279 4 18
E. Chabez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 4 16
   e-J. Childers PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 0
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0 0 4 3      
a - A. Gangi pinch hit for J. Hickey in the 7th
b - D. DeLong pinch hit for M. Legendre in the 7th
c - R. Doyle pinch hit for N. Kujawa in the 7th
d - M. Clark pinch hit for S. Soto in the 8th
e - J. Childers pinch hit for E. Chabez in the 8th
f - V. Polanco pinch hit for D. Thompson in the 9th
g - S. Craig pinch hit for J. Stack in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Stack (8, 1st Inning off M. Mercado, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Stack 2 , D. Cripps
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Legendre
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: R. Doyle (1) , S. Soto (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Soto-Hickey-Chabez, Hickey-Soto-Chabez)
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LAKE ELSINORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mercado W (6-2) 8.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 85 4.27   
J. Sims 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mercado 81
Batters Faced: M. Mercado 26, J. Sims 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mercado 10-11, J. Sims 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mercado 85-59, J. Sims 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia L (1-10) 2.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 40 6.13   
A. Guzman 2.0 5 4 4 3 3 1 48 6.72   
N. Ashworth 4.0 4 2 2 0 2 1 42 3.81   
W. Beltran 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 44
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 10, A. Guzman 14, N. Ashworth 14, W. Beltran 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 3-0, A. Guzman 3-0, N. Ashworth 8-0, W. Beltran 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 40-22, A. Guzman 48-26, N. Ashworth 42-29, W. Beltran 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Guzman 3-1 , N. Ashworth 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mel Mercado
Ballpark: Dust Devils Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 2125
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