NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS AT ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS
06/09/2024
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS AT ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS
GAME ID: 11150 - SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tri-City ValleyCats (4-6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Aberdeen Ironbirds (8-2) 0 2 1 3 0 7 0 1 X 14 17 2
With 14-1 Win, Ironbirds Go to 8-2
Behind a solid performance from catcher Mabarak Afridi, the Aberdeen Ironbirds defeated the Tri-City ValleyCats, 14-1. Afridi went 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Ironbirds. The win puts Aberdeen at 8-2.

Aberdeen third baseman Chuck Ward contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the second. With two down, he hit a forkball to left field for a run-scoring single. It was his 18th hit of the season and put the Ironbirds ahead, 2-1.

"Feels good to get the job done," Ward said after the game.
TRI-CITY BATTING LINESCORE ABERDEEN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Riley SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .350 1 4
J. Ruíz RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233 0 1
R. Green 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308 3 8
H. Rivera 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .265 2 7
C. Rosa C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .375 1 2
Á. Perales 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 0 1
   b-P. Vázquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 3
J. Alvarado DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300 1 5
A. Bureau LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273 0 1
   c-R. MacPherson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Fernández CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289 5 8
   a-E. Cerqueora PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 1 2
Totals 33 1 6 1 1 7 18      
a - E. Cerqueora pinch hit for J. Fernández in the 7th
b - P. Vázquez pinch hit for Á. Perales in the 9th
c - R. MacPherson pinch hit for A. Bureau in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Green (2, 1st Inning off J. Duncan, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Bureau (1, 5th Inning off J. Duncan, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Cerqueora (1, 7th Inning off C. Love, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Rosa (6, 9th Inning off C. Love, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Riley , J. Ruíz , R. Green 2 , C. Rosa 2 , A. Bureau 2 , E. Cerqueora 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Riley 2 , C. Rosa 2 , E. Cerqueora
GIDP: Á. Perales
Sac Fly: H. Rivera
Hit by Pitch: J. Alvarado
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Ward 3B 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .450 1 6
J. Blanton 1B 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 .194 2 6
K. Larsen LF, CF 5 1 2 3 0 2 0 .333 3 11
M. Rosales DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .227 3 6
J. Fletcher SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .321 1 9
E. Méndez CF 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .438 0 1
   a-K. Jones PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-S. Gill CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 2 4
M. Zarate 2B 4 3 2 2 0 0 2 .139 1 4
M. Afridi C 4 1 2 4 1 1 1 .300 1 6
B. Álvarez RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 2
Totals 41 14 17 13 2 9 9      
a - K. Jones pinch ran for E. Méndez in the 6th
b - S. Gill substituted for K. Jones in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Afridi (2, 8th Inning off M. Nichols, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Fletcher (1, 3rd Inning off M. Converse, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Larsen (3, 4th Inning off M. Converse, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Blanton (2, 6th Inning off B. Boswell, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Afridi (1, 6th Inning off B. Boswell, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Zarate (1, 8th Inning off M. Nichols, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Ward 3 , J. Blanton 4 , K. Larsen 5 , M. Rosales , J. Fletcher 4 , E. Méndez 4 , M. Zarate 5 , M. Afridi 6 , B. Álvarez
2-out RBI: C. Ward , K. Larsen , J. Fletcher , M. Zarate 2 , M. Afridi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Blanton , M. Afridi , B. Álvarez
Hit by Pitch: M. Zarate , B. Álvarez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Ward (4) , E. Méndez (6)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Ward (2) , J. Fletcher (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ward-Zarate-Blanton)
TRI-CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ABERDEEN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Converse L (0-1) 3.2 7 6 6 2 5 2 79 14.73   
B. Boswell 2.0 7 7 7 0 2 2 50 11.57   
M. Nichols 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 35 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Converse 24
Batters Faced: M. Converse 21, B. Boswell 14, M. Nichols 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Converse 4-2, B. Boswell 2-2, M. Nichols 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Converse 79-48, B. Boswell 50-32, M. Nichols 35-24
Hit Batsmen: M. Converse , B. Boswell
Balk: B. Boswell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Duncan W (2-0) 5.2 4 1 1 1 3 0 83 1.46   
C. Love 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 54 0.00   
J. Cerrano 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Duncan 59
Batters Faced: J. Duncan 22, C. Love 12, J. Cerrano 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Duncan 5-8, C. Love 3-2, J. Cerrano 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Duncan 83-54, C. Love 54-34, J. Cerrano 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Love 1-0 , J. Cerrano 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Love
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mabarak Afridi
Ballpark: Ripken Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 5614
Special Notes: Rain delay of 23 minutes in the 3rd inning. CF Ernesto Méndez was injured while running the bases.
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