ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
09/05/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 9437 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Riverside Wolverines (69-67) 1 0 2 0 1 2 5 1 1 13 15 1
Jacksonville Nationals (75-61) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 7 8 4
Hipkins Goes Deep Twice in 13-7 Wolverines Win
The Riverside Wolverines took on the Jacksonville Nationals at Nationals Park.

The Riverside Wolverines powered past the Jacksonville Nationals, 13-7, at Nationals Park. Chris Hipkins was 2-4 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, while scoring 4 times and driving in 2, to lead the charge. Paul Pedley picked up the win, lifting his record to 6-9 on the season. He struck out 8 and walked 0 in 7.2 innings, while yielding 7 runs.

The Wolverines got a big hit from right fielder Seth Robinson. Facing Jacksonville pitcher Gabriel Marin in the top of the seventh, Robinson pounded a 3-run home run to center. His 12th home run of the season put the Wolverines ahead, 9-2.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Robinson.

The Wolverines improved their record to 69-67 by beating Jacksonville.
RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hipkins SS 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 .283 10 32
V. Pena CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 20 64
   a-I. Calderon PH, CF 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .308 1 2
M. Mauro 2B 6 0 3 3 0 0 2 .359 21 83
J. Hamilton LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .316 24 92
   b-V. Ponchielli PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 4 21
D. Henning C 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .293 18 63
D. Solis 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .286 24 77
D. Stainbrook DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .276 15 44
S. Robinson RF 5 1 1 3 0 0 4 .288 12 44
X. Encarnao 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .261 12 46
Totals 43 13 15 12 3 3 19      
a - I. Calderon pinch hit for V. Pena in the 7th
b - V. Ponchielli pinch hit for J. Hamilton in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: X. Encarnao (12, 6th Inning off G. Marin, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Mauro (38, 9th Inning off A. Arredondo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Hipkins 2 (10, 3rd Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off G. Marin, 0 on, 2 outs) , X. Encarnao (12, 3rd Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Robinson (12, 7th Inning off G. Marin, 2 on, 1 out) , I. Calderon (1, 7th Inning off B. Acosta, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Stainbrook (15, 8th Inning off B. Acosta, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hipkins 8 , I. Calderon 5 , M. Mauro 4 , D. Henning , D. Solis 2 , D. Stainbrook 5 , S. Robinson 4 , X. Encarnao 6
2-out RBI: C. Hipkins , I. Calderon , M. Mauro , D. Stainbrook , X. Encarnao
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Mauro , J. Hamilton , V. Ponchielli , D. Henning , S. Robinson , X. Encarnao
GIDP: S. Robinson
Sac Bunt: V. Pena 2
Hit by Pitch: V. Pena
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Hipkins (13) , I. Calderon (1)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Pedley (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hillis LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .324 11 57
S. Phillips 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .337 8 46
   c-C. Baker PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .356 30 85
   d-D. Moreno 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 12 39
J. York SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .347 26 93
M. Ayres CF 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .379 43 145
D. Skiba 1B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 12 31
G. Ippolito RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 8 38
   a-A. Motschenbacher PH, RF 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .304 22 64
M. Higgins 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 3 8
   b-I. Hernandez PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263 6 31
K. Bates DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .233 8 24
O. Naranjo C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 9 27
Totals 34 7 8 7 0 11 4      
a - A. Motschenbacher pinch hit for G. Ippolito in the 7th
b - I. Hernandez pinch hit for M. Higgins in the 7th
c - C. Baker pinch hit for S. Phillips in the 8th
d - D. Moreno substituted for C. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: C. Hillis (6, 1st Inning off P. Pedley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. York (26, 1st Inning off P. Pedley, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Motschenbacher (22, 7th Inning off P. Pedley, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Ayres (43, 8th Inning off P. Pedley, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hillis 4 , S. Phillips , J. York 5 , M. Ayres 5 , A. Motschenbacher 4
2-out RBI: M. Ayres
Sac Fly: S. Phillips
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Hillis (12)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Phillips (7) , M. Higgins 3 (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Phillips-Higgins-Skiba)
RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Pedley W (6-9) 7.2 8 7 4 0 8 3 101 6.62   
J. O'Donovan 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Pedley 49
Batters Faced: P. Pedley 31, J. O'Donovan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Pedley 7-7, J. O'Donovan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Pedley 101-65, J. O'Donovan 15-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Mendoza L (0-2) 5.0 6 5 4 1 2 2 74 4.91   
G. Marin 1.2 4 5 4 2 0 2 43 6.35   
B. Acosta 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 2 24 7.93   
A. Arredondo 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Mendoza 38
Batters Faced: H. Mendoza 25, G. Marin 12, B. Acosta 7, A. Arredondo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Mendoza 8-5, G. Marin 2-2, B. Acosta 1-3, A. Arredondo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Mendoza 74-52, G. Marin 43-24, B. Acosta 24-17, A. Arredondo 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Marin 2-1
Hit Batsmen: G. Marin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Hipkins
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 4080
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