ABA CLASS A
DOLLYWOOD PARTONS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
07/29/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
DOLLYWOOD PARTONS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
GAME ID: 8124 - MONDAY, JULY 29TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dollywood Partons (79-27) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Mexico City Aztecs (75-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 12 0
Aztecs Rally to Nose Past Dollywood
The Dollywood Partons got a superb performance from pitcher Gilberto Cortez, but the Mexico City Aztecs still won the game, 5-4. Cortez threw 5.2 innings of shutout ball. The first-place Partons dropped to 79-27.

In the bottom of the ninth, with one out and the game tied, 4-4, 20-year old right fielder Cameron Kovatch won it for Mexico City. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Kovatch hit a 3-1 changeup from Scott Sauer for a run-scoring single, giving his team the 5-4 win.

"This stadium was a-rockin'," said Kovatch.
DOLLYWOOD BATTING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Trigg 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276 11 34
   a-J. Guerrero PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 6 23
   b-J. Teehan 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 2 8
M. Batdorf CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .317 6 29
O. de Leon DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .325 22 59
G. Kinder 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .340 12 51
M. Benitez 2B, 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .352 10 49
C. Freese LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .325 12 67
K. Johnson RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283 13 64
P. Recinos C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283 6 20
B. Chavarria SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .281 5 25
Totals 37 4 11 4 2 7 14      
a - J. Guerrero pinch hit for C. Trigg in the 9th
b - J. Teehan substituted for J. Guerrero in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. de Leon (21, 5th Inning off M. Montes, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Batdorf (11, 5th Inning off M. Montes, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Recinos (2, 6th Inning off M. Montes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Benitez (2, 4th Inning off M. Montes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Trigg , M. Batdorf 3 , O. de Leon 3 , G. Kinder , M. Benitez 4 , K. Johnson , P. Recinos 2 , B. Chavarria
2-out RBI: M. Batdorf , O. de Leon , M. Benitez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Kinder , C. Freese , B. Chavarria 2
GIDP: C. Freese
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Batdorf(Keith at home))
PB: P. Recinos
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Keith 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .305 7 49
C. Kovatch RF 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .297 9 63
J. McCoy LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .298 27 72
B. Mallinson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .345 15 62
D. Hostetler 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .307 27 89
J. Ciervo 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .347 24 86
S. Farnsworth DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .317 22 75
J. Ogden SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246 1 12
   a-M. Alexander PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Lewis CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .317 25 83
Totals 36 5 12 5 2 5 12      
a - M. Alexander pinch hit for J. Ogden in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Kovatch (26, 3rd Inning off G. Cortez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ogden (4, 7th Inning off A. Roberts, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. McCoy (13, 8th Inning off S. Sauer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ciervo (32, 8th Inning off S. Sauer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ciervo (24, 7th Inning off A. Roberts, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Keith 2 , C. Kovatch 4 , J. McCoy 2 , D. Hostetler 2 , J. Ciervo 6 , S. Farnsworth , J. Ogden 2
2-out RBI: J. Ciervo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kovatch , J. McCoy , S. Farnsworth
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hostetler-Ogden-Ciervo)
DOLLYWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Cortez 5.2 4 0 0 1 3 0 78 2.21   
A. Roberts 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 1 31 4.24   
S. Sauer L (6-5), BS (5) 1.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 41 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cortez 63
Batters Faced: G. Cortez 21, A. Roberts 8, S. Sauer 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cortez 9-4, A. Roberts 2-1, S. Sauer 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cortez 78-50, A. Roberts 31-21, S. Sauer 41-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Roberts 1-0
Balk: A. Roberts
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Montes 5.2 8 4 4 2 6 0 84 4.28   
A. Brittain 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0.00   
H. Saakadze W (7-3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Montes 41
Batters Faced: M. Montes 26, A. Brittain 5, H. Saakadze 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Montes 6-4, A. Brittain 0-3, H. Saakadze 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Montes 84-56, A. Brittain 20-15, H. Saakadze 24-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Brittain 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gilberto Cortez
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 10450
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