ABA CLASS A
PUEBLO HEROES AT LONG BEACH KEYS
06/25/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
PUEBLO HEROES AT LONG BEACH KEYS
GAME ID: 7318 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pueblo Heroes (33-36) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 4 9 14 3
Long Beach Keys (9-60) 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 9 0
Long Beach Wins, 10-9, Over Heroes
The Long Beach Keys defeated the Pueblo Heroes, 10-9, at Long Beach Grounds. Long Beach left fielder Dan Chambers had a superb performance. He went 4-5 with 2 home runs and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 7. The winner in relief was Jim Unknown. The right-hander allowed 4 runs on 5 hits in 1.2 innings. He now owns a record of 1-0. The last-place Keys own a record of 9-60.

Up to bat in the bottom of the ninth, 22-year old third baseman Jeff Sausville had a chance to be the hero. Pueblo pitcher Jim Unknown wanted to foil that plan. But with no outs, Sausville hit a sacrifice fly. The Keys had themselves a thrilling win.

"Ugly win or not, we'll take it," said Chambers.
PUEBLO BATTING LINESCORE LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Covarrubias CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .323 7 24
A. Cleaveland 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .322 8 27
C. Tams DH 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0
D. O'Neill 1B 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .278 11 33
T. Letner RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
D. Adams SS 4 0 3 1 1 1 1 .414 2 6
N. Cobb 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .271 6 21
C. Herendeen LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .350 4 11
B. Parker C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .282 6 22
Totals 39 9 14 9 4 5 19      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Herendeen (3, 3rd Inning off K. Nakatsu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. O'Neill 2 (11, 4th Inning off K. Nakatsu, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Herendeen (4, 4th Inning off D. Burr, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Covarrubias (7, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Covarrubias 5 , C. Tams 2 , D. O'Neill 9 , T. Letner , D. Adams 3 , C. Herendeen 6 , B. Parker
2-out RBI: C. Herendeen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cleaveland , C. Herendeen
GIDP: C. Tams , N. Cobb
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Adams (2) , N. Cobb 2 (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Adams-Cobb-O'Neill, O'Neill-Adams-O'Neill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ficca 2B 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .260 6 21
M. Tabarez 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .295 4 25
J. Morgan DH 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 .289 14 43
D. Chambers LF 5 3 4 7 0 0 1 .429 3 10
C. Daigre RF 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 .290 4 6
J. Yarbrough CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .143 1 2
D. Harden 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .190 1 2
M. Whatley SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .264 6 27
   a-J. Sausville PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .077 0 2
V. Tijerina C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .157 2 10
Totals 34 10 9 10 9 5 20      
a - J. Sausville pinch hit for M. Whatley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Yarbrough (2, 9th Inning off J. Killian, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Chambers (3, 9th Inning off J. Killian, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Daigre (4, 3rd Inning off P. Shull, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Chambers 2 (3, 3rd Inning off P. Shull, 3 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Price, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ficca , M. Tabarez , D. Chambers 11 , C. Daigre 4 , J. Yarbrough 2 , M. Whatley
2-out RBI: D. Chambers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Morgan 2 , J. Yarbrough , D. Harden
GIDP: J. Yarbrough , D. Harden
Sac Fly: J. Sausville
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ficca (26) , M. Whatley (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Whatley-Ficca-Tabarez, Ficca-Whatley-Tabarez)
PUEBLO PITCHING LINESCORE LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Shull 3.1 5 7 6 3 2 2 73 5.75   
D. Price 2.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 32 2.36   
W. Hudgins 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 3.96   
J. Killian L (2-3) 1.0 2 2 2 3 2 0 41 6.33   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Shull 21
Batters Faced: P. Shull 20, D. Price 10, W. Hudgins 4, J. Killian 8, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Shull 6-2, D. Price 4-2, W. Hudgins 2-0, J. Killian 0-1, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Shull 73-40, D. Price 32-20, W. Hudgins 16-8, J. Killian 41-20, J. Unknown 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Price 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nakatsu 3.2 6 3 3 0 2 1 49 9.81   
D. Burr 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 22 3.24   
J. Roper 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 41 3.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0), BS (1) 1.2 5 4 4 1 1 2 31 21.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakatsu 37
Batters Faced: K. Nakatsu 16, D. Burr 8, J. Roper 8, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakatsu 6-2, D. Burr 2-3, J. Roper 3-0, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakatsu 49-33, D. Burr 22-13, J. Roper 41-23, J. Unknown 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Burr 1-1 , J. Roper 1-0 , J. Unknown 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Chambers
Ballpark: Long Beach Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 2036
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