AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT CAROLINA CROWN
06/20/2022
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT CAROLINA CROWN
GAME ID: 888 - MONDAY, JUNE 20TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Desperados (48-26) 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 8 13 1
Carolina Crown (30-44) 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 10 0
Chavez Slugs Desperados to 8-6 Win
The Austin Desperados downed the Carolina Crown, 8-6. The hitting star was designated hitter Julian Chavez. Chavez went 4 for 4 with 2 home runs, 2 singles, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Desperados. Bob Baucke closed the door for Austin, picking up his 26th save of the year. The victory gives Austin a record of 48-26.

Austin grabbed the momentum in the top of the fifth, when Chavez hit a 2-run home run off Kevin Farris. His 12th home run of the season put the Desperados out in front, 6-4.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Austin manager Adam Ponder.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 .271 10 30
   a-E. Abreu CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 6 19
P. Ainsworth 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .320 0 6
L. Serna RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .245 22 71
J. Sykora 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .225 17 47
J. Chavez DH 4 2 4 3 1 0 0 .317 12 36
R. Alamo 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .254 5 25
R. Gotch LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .274 0 14
D. Jimenez C 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .232 2 25
D. Hawkins SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .204 1 10
Totals 38 8 13 7 5 7 22      
a - E. Abreu substituted for J. Austin in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Austin (23, 1st Inning off K. Farris, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Ainsworth 2 (7, 3rd Inning off K. Farris, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off N. McClaskey, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Gotch (7, 7th Inning off N. McClaskey, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Chavez 2 (12, 5th Inning off K. Farris, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Lovett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 3 , P. Ainsworth 4 , J. Sykora 2 , J. Chavez 10 , R. Alamo , R. Gotch 2 , D. Hawkins
2-out RBI: J. Sykora
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sykora , R. Alamo , D. Jimenez , D. Hawkins
Sac Fly: L. Serna
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hawkins (2)
CS: R. Gotch (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hawkins (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Serna-Jimenez)
OF assists: 1 (Serna(West at home))
PB: D. Jimenez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Spencer CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .222 4 18
B. Benigno LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .266 5 18
B. Geeslin 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .192 8 23
M. Green RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .309 14 45
J. Moreno DH 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .223 1 11
J. Whitis 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .225 10 34
J. Lazaro 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .264 3 20
M. Smith C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .269 1 19
W. West SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .208 5 17
Totals 36 6 10 6 4 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Geeslin 2 (10, 3rd Inning off J. Townsend, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off M. Criswell, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Benigno (16, 4th Inning off J. Townsend, 2 on, 1 out) , W. West (1, 6th Inning off J. Townsend, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Whitis (10, 2nd Inning off J. Townsend, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Benigno 3 , B. Geeslin 4 , J. Whitis 5 , J. Lazaro , M. Smith , W. West 3
2-out RBI: J. Whitis , J. Lazaro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Spencer 2 , M. Smith
Sac Fly: J. Moreno
Team LOB: 8
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Townsend W (10-2) 6.0 8 4 4 2 5 1 90 2.59   
M. Criswell 1.0 2 2 2 2 2 0 31 5.35   
C. Oren H (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.16   
B. Baucke SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Townsend 43
Batters Faced: J. Townsend 28, M. Criswell 7, C. Oren 3, B. Baucke 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Townsend 6-6, M. Criswell 0-1, C. Oren 0-1, B. Baucke 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Townsend 90-58, M. Criswell 31-17, C. Oren 12-9, B. Baucke 7-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Farris L (4-3) 4.0 9 6 6 2 4 1 86 4.99   
C. Lovett 2.0 1 2 2 3 2 1 39 3.43   
N. McClaskey 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 36 1.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Farris 22
Batters Faced: K. Farris 23, C. Lovett 9, N. McClaskey 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Farris 4-4, C. Lovett 2-1, N. McClaskey 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Farris 86-55, C. Lovett 39-22, N. McClaskey 36-27
WP: K. Farris , C. Lovett 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Julian Chavez
Ballpark: Reedy River Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 16015
Special Notes: John Austin was ejected in the 4th inning for arguing a strike call.
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