ABA CLASS A
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT LONDON WEREWOLVES
09/03/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT LONDON WEREWOLVES
GAME ID: 8799 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico City Aztecs (100-34) 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 2 10 13 0
London Werewolves (80-54) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 6 6 0
Valkenburg Goes Deep Twice, Helps Aztecs Top Werewolves, 10-6
Steve Valkenburg impressed in the 10-6 Mexico City win over London. Valkenburg, the 19th overall pick in the 2022 draft, hit 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice. Omari Johnson earned the save, his 3rd. Mexico City leads the Southern A West Division by 9½ games.

In the top of the third, Valkenburg had a 3-run home run for Mexico City. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Aztecs on top, 3-0.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Valkenburg.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE LONDON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Melo SS 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .313 26 72
S. Valkenburg DH 5 2 2 6 0 1 3 .275 7 16
B. Mallinson C 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .358 15 46
O. Snell RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301 27 83
C. McKeone LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .143 0 0
A. Morales CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .302 13 72
J. Ogden 3B, 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .295 12 66
J. Johnson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .333 0 0
   a-E. Bailey PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
R. Cooper 2B 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .264 5 18
   b-N. Groves PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 39 10 13 10 6 7 18      
a - E. Bailey pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 9th
b - N. Groves pinch hit for R. Cooper in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Morales (30, 2nd Inning off A. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Mallinson (11, 6th Inning off K. Irons, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Valkenburg 2 (7, 3rd Inning off A. Garcia, 2 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off K. Irons, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Ogden (12, 9th Inning off B. Bauer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Melo 2 , S. Valkenburg 8 , B. Mallinson 2 , O. Snell , C. McKeone 2 , A. Morales 3 , J. Ogden 5 , E. Bailey
2-out RBI: A. Melo , S. Valkenburg , J. Ogden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Valkenburg , C. McKeone , J. Johnson
GIDP: C. McKeone
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ogden-Cooper-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Thunmark CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .234 6 37
M. Chaloux 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .263 12 51
M. Anderson DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .303 10 39
J. Kronenberger RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .270 18 52
C. Cronin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 6 38
   a-K. Myers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 3 11
J. Scales SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .251 5 31
G. Ray LF 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .258 7 31
J. Woods 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .276 10 50
P. Burt C 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .156 1 3
Totals 31 6 6 5 4 7 10      
a - K. Myers pinch hit for C. Cronin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Thunmark (11, 3rd Inning off M. Pistorio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Scales (2, 7th Inning off J. Rountree, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Chaloux (12, 6th Inning off J. Rountree, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Thunmark 2 , M. Chaloux 4 , M. Anderson , J. Kronenberger , J. Scales 3 , G. Ray
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Thunmark , M. Chaloux
GIDP: C. Cronin
Sac Fly: G. Ray
Hit by Pitch: J. Kronenberger
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cronin-Woods-Chaloux)
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LONDON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pistorio W (1-0) 5.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 81 1.80   
J. Rountree 3.1 4 5 5 1 4 1 61 4.44   
A. Ochoa 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.88   
O. Johnson SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pistorio 60
Batters Faced: M. Pistorio 18, J. Rountree 16, A. Ochoa 2, O. Johnson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pistorio 9-2, J. Rountree 5-1, A. Ochoa 1-0, O. Johnson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pistorio 81-44, J. Rountree 61-42, A. Ochoa 7-3, O. Johnson 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rountree 1-1 , A. Ochoa 2-1 , O. Johnson 2-0
WP: J. Rountree
Hit Batsmen: J. Rountree
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Garcia L (1-3) 3.2 6 4 4 2 3 1 74 5.52   
K. Irons 2.1 4 4 4 3 1 1 39 4.42   
M. DeWitt 2.1 1 1 1 1 3 0 31 2.94   
B. Bauer 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 14 4.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Garcia 32
Batters Faced: A. Garcia 19, K. Irons 13, M. DeWitt 9, B. Bauer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Garcia 5-3, K. Irons 3-2, M. DeWitt 1-3, B. Bauer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Garcia 74-48, K. Irons 39-18, M. DeWitt 31-23, B. Bauer 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Irons 2-0 , B. Bauer 1-1
Balk: K. Irons
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Valkenburg
Ballpark: Werewolves Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 8823
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