ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
HAVILAND THRASHERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
08/08/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
HAVILAND THRASHERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 8150 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Haviland Thrashers (68-47) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 8 0
Jacksonville Nationals (59-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0
Haviland Tacks 6-2 Loss on Jacksonville
The Haviland Thrashers defeated the Jacksonville Nationals, 6-2, in Southern Conference action at Nationals Park. Haviland pitcher Tyler Bourassa had a standout performance. The winner was Bourassa. He threw 6.0 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Matt Lavender. At 68-47, Haviland is in second place in the Southern Conference East Division.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Jason Murphy? The Haviland catcher had a 2-run double in the top of the first inning to put the Thrashers on top, 3-0. For the game, Murphy had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Murphy.
HAVILAND BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Huseman 2B 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .119 2 4
O. Gatica DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 27 72
E. Arroyo RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 4 18
J. Guerra LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .259 31 57
S. Francis 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .310 20 51
J. Murphy C 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .277 11 34
K. Resko CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .277 7 18
L. Mendez 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .262 20 45
B. Reynolds SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .202 3 8
Totals 34 6 8 6 3 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Murphy (10, 1st Inning off M. Lavender, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Huseman (2, 2nd Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Mendez (20, 6th Inning off J. Soriano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Huseman 4 , J. Guerra , S. Francis , J. Murphy 3 , K. Resko , L. Mendez 4 , B. Reynolds
2-out RBI: S. Francis , J. Murphy , K. Resko , L. Mendez
GIDP: K. Resko
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bloomquist SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 28 55
D. Short 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .203 29 55
B. Sidener DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 27 50
E. Retana 2B 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .285 45 93
R. Gruber LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .251 34 67
A. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .227 18 32
G. Gericke C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 15 29
   c-J. Rogers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 2 8
M. Ayres RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 17 31
   a-M. Hedger PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 16 35
   b-C. Baker RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 14 24
   d-J. Duvall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 4 8
L. Gracia 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 4 8
Totals 30 2 3 2 5 4 13      
a - M. Hedger pinch hit for M. Ayres in the 7th
b - C. Baker substituted for M. Hedger in the 8th
c - J. Rogers pinch hit for G. Gericke in the 9th
d - J. Duvall pinch hit for C. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Gruber (34, 8th Inning off D. Vollmer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Retana , R. Gruber 4 , M. Hedger
2-out RBI: R. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Anderson 2
Hit by Pitch: B. Sidener
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Short-Bloomquist)
HAVILAND PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bourassa W (7-5) 6.0 1 0 0 4 4 0 97 5.63   
R. Lopez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.00   
M. Driskell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.95   
D. Vollmer 2.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 28 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bourassa 70
Batters Faced: T. Bourassa 24, R. Lopez 3, M. Driskell 1, D. Vollmer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bourassa 6-8, R. Lopez 0-2, M. Driskell 1-0, D. Vollmer 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bourassa 97-54, R. Lopez 10-6, M. Driskell 1-1, D. Vollmer 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Driskell 1-0
WP: T. Bourassa
Hit Batsmen: T. Bourassa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender L (5-10) 2.0 4 5 5 2 1 1 43 4.80   
J. Soto 3.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 47 8.41   
J. Soriano 3.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 28 6.04   
T. Hill 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 23
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 12, J. Soto 12, J. Soriano 9, T. Hill 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 1-4, J. Soto 1-4, J. Soriano 4-2, T. Hill 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 43-22, J. Soto 47-29, J. Soriano 28-19, T. Hill 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soriano 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Bourassa
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 11071
Special Notes: Rain delay of 32 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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