ABA CLASS A
LAKE ELSINORE STORM AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
08/04/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
LAKE ELSINORE STORM AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
GAME ID: 8204 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lake Elsinore Storm (23-89) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 3
Columbus Bowsers (52-60) 0 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 8 10 1
Storm Suffer 8-4 Road Loss
The Columbus Bowsers weathered a fine game by Lake Elsinore third baseman Jeff Costarella to upend the Storm, 8-4, at Ballpark of Columbus. Costarella hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Rey Tovar, the winner, is now 2-5. He struck out 4 and walked 1 over 6 innings, while allowing 2 runs on 8 hits. The win makes Columbus 52-60.

Matt Struckman chipped in a 3-run home run for Columbus in the bottom of the second. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBI.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Struckman.
LAKE ELSINORE BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robeck 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .292 0 6
J. Stack CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307 25 68
J. Hickey SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .300 15 61
M. Legendre RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .335 8 47
D. Cripps C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 6 34
D. DeLong LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .309 4 8
D. Taylor 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .324 11 30
J. Costarella 3B 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .333 3 8
J. Unknown DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. DeLong (6, 9th Inning off C. del Valle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Costarella 2 (3, 4th Inning off R. Tovar, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off C. del Valle, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hickey 2 , D. Cripps , D. DeLong 4 , J. Costarella 9 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Costarella , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robeck , M. Legendre
GIDP: D. Taylor
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Hickey (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Robeck (1) , D. Cripps (10) , J. Costarella (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Robeck-Hickey-Taylor, Hickey-Robeck-Taylor)
OF assists: 2 (Stack(Martinez at 3rd base), Stack(Struckman at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Martinez 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .378 5 21
J. Cluff LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .330 5 18
S. Gottlieb RF 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .302 14 68
C. Berrios DH 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 .283 3 15
R. Fana 1B 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 .277 5 16
C. Weidner SS 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 .261 1 18
M. Struckman C 4 2 2 3 1 0 3 .234 11 31
S. Fanning 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .244 7 29
R. Bondo CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .295 5 26
Totals 32 8 10 8 9 5 19      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Martinez 2 (14, 1st Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Gottlieb (11, 5th Inning off N. Ashworth, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Struckman (11, 2nd Inning off J. Garcia, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Fana (5, 5th Inning off N. Ashworth, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Martinez 5 , S. Gottlieb 3 , R. Fana 4 , M. Struckman 5 , S. Fanning 2 , R. Bondo
2-out RBI: S. Gottlieb , R. Fana , R. Bondo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Berrios , R. Fana , C. Weidner , S. Fanning
GIDP: M. Struckman 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Fana , C. Weidner
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: C. Weidner (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Weidner-Fanning-Fana, Weidner-Fana)
LAKE ELSINORE PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia L (1-15) 3.2 3 3 2 2 3 1 60 6.30   
N. Ashworth 1.1 5 4 4 1 1 1 31 4.11   
J. Unknown 3.0 2 1 1 6 1 0 56 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 44
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 17, N. Ashworth 10, J. Unknown 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 5-1, N. Ashworth 1-1, J. Unknown 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 60-35, N. Ashworth 31-23, J. Unknown 56-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Ashworth 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Ashworth , J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tovar W (2-5) 6.0 8 2 1 1 4 1 89 6.63   
C. del Valle SV (1) 3.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 32 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tovar 53
Batters Faced: R. Tovar 26, C. del Valle 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tovar 7-5, C. del Valle 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tovar 89-54, C. del Valle 32-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. del Valle 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Costarella
Ballpark: Ballpark of Columbus
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 4306
Special Notes: Rain delay of 30 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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