ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ATLANTA AGGIES AT LAKE ELSINORE STORM
08/26/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ATLANTA AGGIES AT LAKE ELSINORE STORM
GAME ID: 8768 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Aggies (29-101) 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 10 11 1
Lake Elsinore Storm (30-100) 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 11 2
Aggies Outmuscle Lake Elsinore, 10-8
The Atlanta Aggies powered past the Lake Elsinore Storm, 10-8, at Dust Devils Ballpark. Eric Lilienthal provided some of the pop. He went 3 for 6 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 3. Jim Unknown picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Jim Unknown suffered the loss. Jim Unknown finished the game for Atlanta and earned his 1st save.

Atlanta third baseman Justin Jirkovsky helped his team get ahead early. In the top of the first, with the bases loaded, he hit a sacrifice fly.

"Guys always talk about winning games because of the 'little things,'" Lilienthal told the Atlanta Herald. "Call me old fashioned, but I think baseball is about the big things -- like scoring more runs."

The victory makes Atlanta 29-101.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE LAKE ELSINORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Lilienthal CF 6 3 3 1 0 0 4 .294 1 4
C. Tams DH 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 .284 5 28
M. Grissom RF 5 1 0 1 1 3 4 .287 27 86
J. Beck 1B 5 0 2 3 1 2 3 .348 12 42
   a-M. Breese 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
J. Jirkovsky 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 4 .229 14 43
J. Polanco LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .294 11 45
J. Hatton 2B 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 .252 17 42
A. Driver SS 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .269 14 56
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 38 10 11 9 10 6 29      
a - M. Breese substituted for J. Beck in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jirkovsky 2 (8, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hatton (17, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Driver (14, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Lilienthal (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Lilienthal 6 , C. Tams , J. Beck 2 , J. Jirkovsky 4 , J. Hatton 5 , A. Driver 4
2-out RBI: M. Grissom , J. Beck , A. Driver
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Lilienthal , M. Grissom , J. Beck , J. Polanco 2 , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Jirkovsky
Sac Fly: J. Jirkovsky
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: A. Driver (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Driver-Hatton-Beck)
OF assists: 1 (Grissom(Crawford at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Thompson CF 4 0 1 2 2 0 1 .230 8 21
B. Taylor 3B 5 0 1 1 1 2 6 .253 7 24
T. Cook RF 5 1 1 0 1 1 4 .281 27 82
J. Crawford LF 3 2 1 0 3 2 3 .239 11 39
D. Black 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .329 6 39
A. Yanke SS 2 3 1 0 3 0 1 .228 4 20
M. Accardi 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 4 .208 2 13
J. Unknown DH 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .667 0 1
   a-A. Peguero DH 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .216 0 1
E. Montejo C 5 0 1 0 0 3 6 .159 1 6
Totals 36 8 11 7 12 9 31      
a - A. Peguero inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Black (12, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Taylor (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Thompson , B. Taylor 3 , T. Cook , J. Crawford , D. Black 3 , A. Yanke , M. Accardi , J. Unknown 2 , E. Montejo
2-out RBI: D. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Taylor , T. Cook , J. Crawford 2 , D. Black , M. Accardi , J. Unknown , E. Montejo
GIDP: M. Accardi
Sac Fly: M. Accardi
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: D. Thompson (13) , B. Taylor (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Yanke-Accardi-Black)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE LAKE ELSINORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Johnson 2.1 6 6 6 6 4 0 81 9.65   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.2 2 1 0 3 1 0 59 0.00   
J. Unknown SV (1) 3.0 3 1 1 3 4 0 73 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Johnson 15
Batters Faced: T. Johnson 19, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Johnson 0-3, J. Unknown 3-5, J. Unknown 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Johnson 81-42, J. Unknown 59-33, J. Unknown 73-41
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 2.0 5 5 2 3 1 1 56 9.00   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.2 3 3 3 3 2 1 40 16.20   
J. Unknown 2.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 46 3.86   
J. Unknown 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 40 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 26
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 1-4, J. Unknown 2-1, J. Unknown 3-3, J. Unknown 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 56-30, J. Unknown 40-20, J. Unknown 46-27, J. Unknown 40-22
WP: J. Unknown
Balk: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Lilienthal
Ballpark: Dust Devils Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 4:22
Attendance: 2745
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