ABA CLASS A
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
08/10/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
GAME ID: 8707 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus Bowsers (54-63) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 15 1
Mexico City Aztecs (85-32) 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 2 X 11 12 0
Aztecs Handle Columbus, Snag 11-5 Win
The Mexico City Aztecs overcame a pretty good performance by Columbus first baseman Alex Mareno, beating the Bowsers, 11-5, at Tony Gwynn Stadium. Mareno belted 2 home runs. With the win, the Aztecs have a record of 85-32.

Dean Hostetler hit a 2-run home run off Carlos del Valle in the bottom of the seventh, which put the Aztecs ahead, 5-4. In addition to the homer, Hostetler had 1 double, while going 2 for 5.

"The vibe's good," said Mexico City manager Tony Velez. "We've got to keep it going."
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gottlieb RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .299 14 71
   a-J. Cluff PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .330 5 20
A. Mareno 1B 5 2 3 2 0 1 3 .320 19 66
D. Martinez 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .359 5 23
C. Berrios DH 5 2 2 1 0 2 1 .302 5 18
M. Bosco LF 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .262 5 20
C. Weidner SS 4 0 1 0 1 3 3 .239 1 18
C. Malabranca CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 8 .296 5 12
M. Struckman C 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .231 11 32
S. Fanning 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .254 7 30
Totals 42 5 15 5 1 14 28      
a - J. Cluff pinch hit for S. Gottlieb in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bosco (10, 8th Inning off J. Dykema, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Mareno 2 (19, 1st Inning off D. Engstrom, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off D. Engstrom, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Berrios (5, 4th Inning off D. Engstrom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Mareno 9 , D. Martinez , C. Berrios 5 , M. Bosco 5 , C. Weidner , M. Struckman , S. Fanning 3
2-out RBI: A. Mareno , S. Fanning
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Gottlieb , A. Mareno , D. Martinez , C. Malabranca , M. Struckman
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: C. Weidner (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Keith 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .336 10 63
M. Alexander LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .364 1 9
J. Ciervo 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .340 30 103
B. Mallinson C 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .345 19 73
D. Hostetler 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .304 29 94
A. Gomez RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .385 1 1
S. Farnsworth DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .324 26 84
J. Ogden SS 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 .231 1 16
J. Lewis CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .320 26 87
   a-N. Amore PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 2
   b-D. King CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
Totals 37 11 12 11 6 4 16      
a - N. Amore pinch ran for J. Lewis in the 7th
b - D. King substituted for N. Amore in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Keith 2 (26, 2nd Inning off R. Tovar, 2 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off C. del Valle, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Hostetler (14, 3rd Inning off R. Tovar, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Lewis (23, 7th Inning off D. Ramirez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Hostetler (29, 7th Inning off C. del Valle, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Gomez (1, 7th Inning off D. Ramirez, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Farnsworth (26, 7th Inning off D. Ramirez, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Mallinson (19, 8th Inning off A. Botello, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Keith 5 , J. Ciervo 3 , B. Mallinson 4 , D. Hostetler 6 , A. Gomez 4 , S. Farnsworth 4 , J. Lewis 2
2-out RBI: , D. Keith 2 , J. Ciervo , D. Hostetler , A. Gomez , S. Farnsworth , J. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ciervo , D. Hostetler , J. Ogden
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ogden (1)
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tovar 3.1 3 2 2 4 0 0 85 6.53   
C. del Valle L (1-1) 3.1 3 3 3 1 3 1 49 2.49   
D. Ramirez 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 2 13 6.88   
A. Botello 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 19 7.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tovar 40
Batters Faced: R. Tovar 18, C. del Valle 14, D. Ramirez 4, A. Botello 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tovar 7-3, C. del Valle 3-4, D. Ramirez 0-0, A. Botello 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tovar 85-47, C. del Valle 49-28, D. Ramirez 13-6, A. Botello 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Botello 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Engstrom 5.0 7 4 4 0 7 3 79 5.12   
R. Dietrich 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 22 4.64   
J. Dykema W (4-3) 3.0 6 1 1 0 5 0 44 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Engstrom 44
Batters Faced: D. Engstrom 22, R. Dietrich 6, J. Dykema 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Engstrom 5-3, R. Dietrich 1-0, J. Dykema 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Engstrom 79-50, R. Dietrich 22-12, J. Dykema 44-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dietrich 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Mareno
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 12900
Special Notes: SP Dustin Engstrom was injured while pitching. CF Jonathan Lewis was injured while running the bases.
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