ABA CLASS A
WHITE DEER TROPICS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
06/21/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
WHITE DEER TROPICS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
GAME ID: 7311 - FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
White Deer Tropics (37-34) 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 11 1
Columbus Bowsers (31-40) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 5 10 1
Tropics Deal Bowsers 8-5 Loss
The White Deer Tropics defeated the Columbus Bowsers, 8-5, in part because of third baseman Jim Mann. Mann went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Tropics. Bernie Rodriguez, the winning pitcher, improved to 5-7. He pitched 6.2 innings, giving up 7 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 4 and walking 3. White Deer is now 37-34, Columbus 31-40.

White Deer used a clutch at-bat from David Gonzalez to capture the win. The designated hitter hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Tropics ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"It was a solid, all-around game for us," said White Deer manager Brendan Rees.
WHITE DEER BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Himes RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .287 10 38
R. Parra CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .316 9 38
M. Ross LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .354 8 38
J. Mann 3B 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 .357 18 55
A. Persons 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 .362 5 31
J. Hinkey 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .280 3 21
D. Gonzalez DH 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .095 1 3
G. Rosenfeld C 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .304 2 15
B. Riffe SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .412 1 2
   a-K. Stempien SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 0 4
Totals 39 8 11 7 6 4 17      
a - K. Stempien substituted for B. Riffe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ross (24, 1st Inning off R. Tovar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Gonzalez (1, 2nd Inning off R. Tovar, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Persons (5, 2nd Inning off A. Botello, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Mann (18, 2nd Inning off R. Tovar, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Rosenfeld (2, 5th Inning off A. Botello, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Himes , M. Ross 3 , J. Mann 5 , A. Persons 4 , D. Gonzalez 4 , G. Rosenfeld 6 , B. Riffe
2-out RBI: J. Mann , A. Persons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Parra , A. Persons 2 , J. Hinkey
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Riffe (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Martinez 3B 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .238 0 0
N. Fard RF, CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .282 4 18
S. Gottlieb DH 5 0 1 4 0 1 5 .305 12 47
R. Thurman 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .373 14 46
M. Bosco LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 1 6
S. Huhtinen C 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
C. Weidner SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
S. Fanning 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .224 5 16
R. Bondo CF 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .323 4 20
   a-T. Brown PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .396 15 29
Totals 37 5 10 5 5 5 19      
a - T. Brown pinch hit for R. Bondo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Thurman 2 (10, 2nd Inning off B. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off M. Arispe, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Fard (6, 9th Inning off M. Arispe, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Gottlieb (7, 5th Inning off B. Rodriguez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Martinez , N. Fard 4 , S. Gottlieb 3 , R. Thurman 4 , S. Huhtinen , S. Fanning , R. Bondo
2-out RBI: S. Gottlieb
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Fard , S. Gottlieb , R. Thurman 2 , S. Huhtinen , C. Weidner , T. Brown
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Bondo (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Martinez (1)
PB: S. Huhtinen
WHITE DEER PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Rodriguez W (5-7) 6.2 7 3 3 3 4 0 96 6.56   
M. Arispe 1.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 47 4.42   
T. Zufelt SV (14) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rodriguez 49
Batters Faced: B. Rodriguez 30, M. Arispe 10, T. Zufelt 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rodriguez 8-7, M. Arispe 2-2, T. Zufelt 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rodriguez 96-59, M. Arispe 47-22, T. Zufelt 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Arispe 2-0 , T. Zufelt 1-0
WP: B. Rodriguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tovar L (0-1) 1.2 5 6 6 3 1 2 56 32.40   
A. Botello 4.0 4 2 2 1 1 2 57 6.55   
J. Esquibel 3.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 51 6.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tovar 13
Batters Faced: R. Tovar 13, A. Botello 18, J. Esquibel 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tovar 3-1, A. Botello 3-8, J. Esquibel 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tovar 56-32, A. Botello 57-38, J. Esquibel 51-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Esquibel 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Mann
Ballpark: Ballpark of Columbus
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 4579
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