ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
WHITE DEER TROPICS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
08/07/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
WHITE DEER TROPICS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
GAME ID: 8215 - MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
White Deer Tropics (63-50) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 5 0
Mexico City Aztecs (71-42) 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 1 X 9 12 0
Thomas, Aztecs Beat Tropics, 9-6
The Mexico City Aztecs handed the White Deer Tropics a loss at Tony Gwynn Stadium. The final score was 9-6. Major production was provided by Tony Thomas for Mexico City. In addition to his 1 single and 1 home run, he scored 2 runs and drove in 4. He also added 1 walk. Jerome Abney picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-1. He struck out 9 in 6 innings. Earning his 17th save of the year was Hunter Saakadze.

Thomas put Mexico City up, 7-1, when he hit a grand slam home run off Eric Zane in the bottom of the fifth. His 37th home run of the season helped the Aztecs capture the win.

"Win or lose, we always try to grind it out and stay even-keeled," Thomas said in reaction to the win.

The Aztecs, now 71-42, have won 5 in a row.
WHITE DEER BATTING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Persons DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .241 9 21
J. Tibbs CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .262 19 60
   f-K. Stempien PH, 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1
J. Gomez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 8 20
   b-A. Guerrero PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175 8 20
   g-D. Johnson PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .221 3 9
   h-R. Patterson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 10 37
P. Beauford LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .265 32 78
   c-R. Luna PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .229 4 8
J. York 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 8 30
   a-J. Olivares PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 2 10
   d-J. Hinkey PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Himes RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .264 4 18
   e-J. McLellan PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 1 1
M. Brown 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .233 7 29
J. Vaughn C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214 14 42
M. Henschel SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .203 11 47
Totals 32 6 5 6 2 14 6      
a - J. Olivares pinch ran for J. York in the 2nd
b - A. Guerrero pinch hit for J. Gomez in the 7th
c - R. Luna pinch hit for P. Beauford in the 7th
d - J. Hinkey pinch hit for J. Olivares in the 7th
e - J. McLellan pinch hit for K. Himes in the 7th
f - K. Stempien pinch hit for J. Tibbs in the 8th
g - D. Johnson pinch hit for A. Guerrero in the 8th
h - R. Patterson substituted for D. Johnson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Brown 2 (4, 2nd Inning off J. Abney, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off H. Saakadze, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Johnson (3, 8th Inning off A. Brittain, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Stempien , D. Johnson 4 , M. Brown 5
2-out RBI: M. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vaughn , M. Henschel
Hit by Pitch: A. Persons , J. York
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Vaughn-Olivares, Stempien-Hinkey-Brown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hostetler SS, 3B 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .219 15 54
C. David DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .313 17 59
J. Patrick LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .270 28 67
T. Thomas RF 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .313 37 103
G. Theodore 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .316 10 41
J. Ciervo 3B 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 .233 10 24
   a-C. Vasquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 2
   b-L. McAtamney 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 1 5
P. Anselm C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .238 4 12
C. Kovatch CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 2 6
J. Johnson 2B 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 .235 0 1
Totals 34 9 12 9 4 8 13      
a - C. Vasquez pinch hit for J. Ciervo in the 7th
b - L. McAtamney substituted for C. Vasquez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (2, 3rd Inning off E. Zane, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ciervo 2 (10, 4th Inning off E. Zane, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off B. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Thomas (37, 5th Inning off E. Zane, 3 on, 1 out) , P. Anselm (4, 8th Inning off P. White, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hostetler 2 , C. David , T. Thomas 5 , J. Ciervo 8 , P. Anselm 4 , C. Kovatch , J. Johnson 4
2-out RBI: D. Hostetler , J. Ciervo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. David , J. Patrick
GIDP: C. David
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Thomas 2 (13)
CS: T. Thomas (6)
WHITE DEER PITCHING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Zane L (8-8) 4.1 8 7 7 2 5 2 86 4.75   
B. Rodriguez 2.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 40 4.66   
P. White 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 16 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Zane 22
Batters Faced: E. Zane 22, B. Rodriguez 11, P. White 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Zane 6-1, B. Rodriguez 2-4, P. White 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Zane 86-54, B. Rodriguez 40-28, P. White 16-11
WP: B. Rodriguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Abney W (2-1) 6.0 1 1 1 0 9 0 88 3.18   
A. Brittain 1.1 3 5 5 2 3 1 45 3.09   
J. Simmons H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.47   
H. Saakadze SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Abney 75
Batters Faced: J. Abney 20, A. Brittain 10, J. Simmons 2, H. Saakadze 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Abney 5-4, A. Brittain 0-1, J. Simmons 1-0, H. Saakadze 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Abney 88-53, A. Brittain 45-23, J. Simmons 12-6, H. Saakadze 14-10
Hit Batsmen: J. Abney , A. Brittain
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Thomas
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 9151
Special Notes: 2B Jaden York was injured being hit by a pitch.
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