ABA CLASS A
WHITE DEER TROPICS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
09/05/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
WHITE DEER TROPICS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
GAME ID: 8819 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
White Deer Tropics (60-76) 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 11 1
Columbus Bowsers (70-66) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 5 8 0
Columbus Defeated by White Deer, 6-5
The White Deer Tropics did just enough to sneak past the Columbus Bowsers, 6-5, at Ballpark of Columbus. White Deer pitcher Josh Fields, in particular, had a standout performance. Fields, now 4-7, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 12, walking 0, and allowing 4 runs. Picking up his 6th save was 19-year old right-handed pitcher David Cooper.

White Deer used the hitting of Ben Riffe to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 2-run single in the top of the first inning to put the Tropics on top, 3-0. For the game, Riffe had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I was just taking it batter by batter, just enjoying the moment," said Fields.

White Deer's record now stands at 60-76, placing them 4th in the Southern A West Division.
WHITE DEER BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Himes RF 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 .236 23 70
M. Ross CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 6 .265 16 46
K. Rennie DH 5 1 1 1 0 3 6 .200 3 14
P. Hoffman LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .254 28 73
M. Brown 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .191 7 15
B. Riffe C 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .272 12 36
K. Stempien 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .234 10 27
B. Parks 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 5 32
M. Garcia SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .266 3 18
Totals 37 6 11 5 6 8 27      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Rennie (8, 1st Inning off D. Procaccini, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Himes 2 (14, 1st Inning off D. Procaccini, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off B. Conway, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Riffe (12, 7th Inning off A. Ellingson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Himes 5 , K. Rennie 2 , P. Hoffman , B. Riffe 5 , K. Stempien , B. Parks , M. Garcia 2
2-out RBI: P. Hoffman , B. Riffe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ross , K. Rennie , M. Brown 2 , K. Stempien , B. Parks
Sac Bunt: M. Ross
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: K. Stempien (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fincannon RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .148 1 5
   b-R. Fana PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 16 63
D. Puskas DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .239 5 12
M. Bosco LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 20 59
B. Cash 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .275 5 20
C. Malabranca CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .300 12 46
Y. Yamamoto 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .295 21 80
N. Watkins C 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .265 5 12
   c-J. Aranda PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .255 4 11
K. Beck 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Fard PH, RF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .281 16 40
J. Figueroa SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .260 8 38
   d-A. Palm PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 3 3
Totals 35 5 8 5 0 14 12      
a - N. Fard pinch hit for K. Beck in the 7th
b - R. Fana pinch hit for D. Fincannon in the 7th
c - J. Aranda pinch hit for N. Watkins in the 9th
d - A. Palm pinch hit for J. Figueroa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Fard (15, 7th Inning off J. Fields, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Aranda (4, 9th Inning off D. Cooper, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Puskas , M. Bosco , B. Cash , C. Malabranca , Y. Yamamoto , N. Watkins , J. Aranda 4 , N. Fard 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Puskas , N. Watkins
Sac Fly: C. Malabranca
Team LOB: 4
WHITE DEER PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fields W (4-7) 8.0 7 4 3 0 12 0 110 4.43   
D. Cooper SV (6) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18 7.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fields 66
Batters Faced: J. Fields 32, D. Cooper 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fields 5-7, D. Cooper 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fields 110-73, D. Cooper 18-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Procaccini L (2-2) 5.0 8 4 4 3 3 0 87 4.45   
B. Conway 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 31 4.98   
A. Ellingson 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 21 3.44   
J. Piotrowski 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.73   
S. Chrysler 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Procaccini 35
Batters Faced: D. Procaccini 26, B. Conway 6, A. Ellingson 6, J. Piotrowski 3, S. Chrysler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Procaccini 4-8, B. Conway 1-0, A. Ellingson 2-1, J. Piotrowski 1-0, S. Chrysler 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Procaccini 87-57, B. Conway 31-15, A. Ellingson 21-12, J. Piotrowski 13-9, S. Chrysler 10-7
WP: B. Conway
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Fields
Ballpark: Ballpark of Columbus
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 5588
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