ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
WALNUT PARK BOBCATS AT WESTWOOD BRUINS
07/11/2024
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
WALNUT PARK BOBCATS AT WESTWOOD BRUINS
GAME ID: 7876 - THURSDAY, JULY 11TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Walnut Park Bobcats (47-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 8 0
Westwood Bruins (51-34) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 0
Bruins Earn Clutch Win, 4-3
The Walnut Park Bobcats got a superb performance from pitcher Jason Seymour, but the Westwood Bruins still won the game, 4-3. Seymour threw 7.1 innings of 4-hit ball. Westwood reliever Tony Espinoza was the winner. His record is now 6-2. The losing pitcher was Phil White. With the win over Walnut Park, the Bruins improved to 51-34.

Westwood got a knockout punch from Juan Gonzalez. The left fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

In postgame comments to the Westwood Gazette, Gonzalez said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
WALNUT PARK BATTING LINESCORE WESTWOOD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Salgado SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .300 2 29
P. Nicolopoulos CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 3 11
   a-T. Crump PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 1 21
A. Ochoa 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 15 47
A. Sklar DH 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .307 3 27
   d-B. Gilmore DH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .224 12 41
B. Sawyer LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 1 4
   b-D. Waters PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .339 1 8
   c-M. Scott LF, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347 5 41
K. Kirkland 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .267 0 12
S. Gunnells 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .279 1 17
J. Bobb RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 6 28
E. Suarez C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .278 1 11
Totals 31 3 8 2 1 5 14      
a - T. Crump pinch hit for P. Nicolopoulos in the 6th
b - D. Waters pinch hit for B. Sawyer in the 7th
c - M. Scott substituted for D. Waters in the 7th
d - B. Gilmore inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Waters (8, 7th Inning off T. Balletta, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Salgado , A. Sklar 2 , D. Waters 2 , M. Scott , S. Gunnells , E. Suarez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Nicolopoulos , J. Bobb
Sac Bunt: K. Kirkland
Sac Fly: S. Gunnells
Hit by Pitch: A. Sklar
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Sawyer (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kirkland-Salgado-Gunnells)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Whitney 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .325 9 35
P. Tetzloff 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .283 19 62
D. Espinoza DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .279 5 34
J. Patrick LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .358 15 63
   a-A. Pavelka PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .201 5 24
S. Portillo 1B, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 13 52
   c-P. McComas PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284 13 43
T. Thomas CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .296 13 76
J. Gonzalez RF, LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .281 3 19
B. Kretsch SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .163 2 17
   b-J. Andrews PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 5 16
B. Bridges C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 2 14
Totals 30 4 7 4 3 8 10      
a - A. Pavelka pinch ran for J. Patrick in the 7th
b - J. Andrews pinch hit for B. Kretsch in the 7th
c - P. McComas pinch hit for S. Portillo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Espinoza (5, 4th Inning off J. Seymour, 0 on, 1 out) , P. McComas (13, 9th Inning off P. White, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Gonzalez (3, 9th Inning off P. White, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Espinoza 5 , J. Patrick , P. McComas 4 , T. Thomas 2 , J. Gonzalez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Andrews , B. Bridges
GIDP: D. Espinoza
Sac Bunt: J. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Thomas (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Portillo)
WALNUT PARK PITCHING LINESCORE WESTWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Seymour 7.1 4 1 1 3 7 1 108 2.39   
S. Rosato H (12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.19   
P. White L (3-2), BS (4) 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 2 12 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Seymour 70
Batters Faced: J. Seymour 29, S. Rosato 1, P. White 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Seymour 8-7, S. Rosato 1-0, P. White 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Seymour 108-65, S. Rosato 5-3, P. White 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Rosato 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Balletta 7.1 7 2 2 0 5 0 96 4.70   
T. Espinoza W (6-2) 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 27 5.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Balletta 61
Batters Faced: T. Balletta 28, T. Espinoza 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Balletta 5-10, T. Espinoza 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Balletta 96-65, T. Espinoza 27-16
WP: T. Balletta
Hit Batsmen: T. Balletta
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Seymour
Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 11024
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