ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES
07/28/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 8001 - MONDAY, JULY 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crystal Lake Killers (57-44) 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 2 2 13 16 0
Riverside Wolverines (38-63) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Milligan Excels, Crystal Lake Blows Out Riverside
The Crystal Lake Killers had no problem beating the Riverside Wolverines, 13-3, at Wolverines Ballpark. Billy Milligan led the onslaught. He was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 runs and drove in 5 for Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake starter Tony Becerra was credited with the win after throwing 94 pitches over 6.2 innings. His record now stands at 3-3. The Killers, now 57-44, have won 8 in a row.

Crystal Lake used the clutch hitting of T.J. Herrera to capture the win. The left fielder drilled a run-scoring double in the top of the seventh inning to give the Killers the lead, 5-3. For the game, Herrera had 2 singles and 1 double in 5 at-bats.

"When their pitchers are leaving stuff over the heart of the plate, we're not missing it," said Crystal Lake manager Steve Warzecha.
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Herrera LF 5 2 3 2 1 0 1 .312 11 58
B. Milligan DH 4 3 3 5 0 0 5 .400 1 18
B. Kilcoyne 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .391 11 42
   a-J. Hastings PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .410 4 17
T. Railey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .390 12 45
   b-Y. Kahng PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 0 0
   d-R. Howard 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 26 89
A. Perez CF 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .351 15 70
R. Montanez SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .322 8 44
B. McLean 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .327 5 44
S. Kay RF 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .295 2 15
S. Carrillo C 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .205 0 5
   c-M. Berens PH, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 4 12
Totals 40 13 16 13 5 3 18      
a - J. Hastings pinch hit for B. Kilcoyne in the 8th
b - Y. Kahng pinch hit for T. Railey in the 9th
c - M. Berens pinch hit for S. Carrillo in the 9th
d - R. Howard substituted for Y. Kahng in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Kilcoyne (19, 1st Inning off V. Alatorre, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Herrera (31, 7th Inning off V. Alatorre, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Kay (6, 8th Inning off A. Rivera, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Milligan (1, 5th Inning off V. Alatorre, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Kilcoyne (11, 7th Inning off A. Rivera, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Perez (15, 9th Inning off R. Diaz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Herrera 4 , B. Milligan 6 , B. Kilcoyne 6 , T. Railey , A. Perez 5 , R. Montanez , B. McLean , S. Kay 3 , S. Carrillo
2-out RBI: B. Milligan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Milligan , J. Hastings , B. McLean
Sac Fly: B. Milligan
Hit by Pitch: B. Milligan
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Milligan (2) , A. Perez (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kilcoyne-Montanez-Railey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cantu 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .290 7 23
M. Laur RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .234 3 14
D. Stainbrook C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .365 27 85
S. Robinson LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .362 7 49
   a-V. Ponchielli PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .416 9 43
S. Taylor 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .274 6 25
   b-D. Espinoza PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 1 5
B. Irwin 1B 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .310 7 14
   c-A. Rosales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 1 4
M. Blankenship CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 3 18
J. Rodriquez DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .304 6 51
C. Cordero SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .219 5 21
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 6 11      
a - V. Ponchielli pinch hit for S. Robinson in the 8th
b - D. Espinoza pinch hit for S. Taylor in the 8th
c - A. Rosales pinch hit for B. Irwin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Stainbrook 2 (31, 1st Inning off T. Becerra, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off T. Becerra, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Irwin (9, 2nd Inning off T. Becerra, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Rodriquez (21, 4th Inning off T. Becerra, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Taylor (6, 3rd Inning off T. Becerra, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Stainbrook 4 , S. Taylor 4 , B. Irwin 2 , J. Rodriquez 3 , C. Cordero
2-out RBI: S. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Laur , S. Taylor 2
GIDP: T. Cantu
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: V. Ponchielli (2)
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Becerra W (3-3) 6.2 7 3 3 2 4 1 94 6.80   
A. Najera 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 32 8.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Becerra 50
Batters Faced: T. Becerra 28, A. Najera 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Becerra 10-5, A. Najera 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Becerra 94-58, A. Najera 32-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Alatorre L (3-9) 6.1 7 7 7 2 3 1 104 7.08   
A. Rivera 1.2 6 5 5 2 0 1 57 8.31   
R. Diaz 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 1 23 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Alatorre 32
Batters Faced: V. Alatorre 28, A. Rivera 12, R. Diaz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Alatorre 8-7, A. Rivera 3-1, R. Diaz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Alatorre 104-60, A. Rivera 57-31, R. Diaz 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rivera 2-2 , R. Diaz 1-1
Hit Batsmen: V. Alatorre
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Milligan
Ballpark: Wolverines Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 2701
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