NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS AT CONNECTICUT TIGERS
08/01/2025
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS AT CONNECTICUT TIGERS
GAME ID: 11509 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aberdeen Ironbirds (31-29) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 11 1
Connecticut Tigers (40-20) 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 9 16 0
Tigers Deal Ironbirds Painful Loss
The Connecticut Tigers picked up a win at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium, dropping the Aberdeen Ironbirds, 9-8. Arsenio Pelayo, who is tied for 7th in the NYP in quality starts with 5, was the difference-maker. Juan Barrera picked up the win in relief for Connecticut, while Etelson Peltier took the loss. With the win, Connecticut upped its record to 40-20.

Steve Owens delivered a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the ninth to win it for the Tigers. For the game, Owens drew 1 walk.

"Being in first place now is good," said Owens. "Being in first at the end of the season is better. That's our goal."
ABERDEEN BATTING LINESCORE CONNECTICUT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Horne RF 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 .318 4 20
J. O'Reilly LF, CF 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 .365 9 38
S. Baker SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .366 6 48
M. Griffin 1B, 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .353 13 48
W. Brown DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .323 4 31
C. Nygård 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .305 5 33
K. Stuut 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 3 11
   a-K. Larsen 3B, 1B, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 4 13
L. Pérez CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .314 4 21
   b-E. Snow PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 0 1
J. Cordero C 4 1 0 0 0 3 3 .288 0 2
Totals 38 8 11 7 1 12 16      
a - K. Larsen substituted for K. Stuut in the 4th
b - E. Snow pinch hit for L. Pérez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Baker (29, 1st Inning off A. Pelayo, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Griffin (8, 4th Inning off A. Pelayo, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Pérez (5, 5th Inning off A. Pelayo, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Nygård (14, 9th Inning off F. Pauw, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Griffin (13, 1st Inning off A. Pelayo, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. O'Reilly 2 (9, 8th Inning off F. Pauw, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Barrera, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Horne (4, 9th Inning off F. Pauw, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Horne 4 , J. O'Reilly 8 , S. Baker 4 , M. Griffin 6 , C. Nygård 3 , L. Pérez 2
2-out RBI: J. Horne , J. O'Reilly 2 , M. Griffin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. O'Reilly , K. Stuut , J. Cordero
GIDP: M. Griffin
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Baker (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Baker-Nygård-Griffin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Tovar 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .376 3 28
   g-J. McDonald 2B 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .476 3 15
J. Navarro 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .372 2 12
   c-J. Sánchez SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 0 5
   j-T. Garland PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 0 3
J. Martínez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .337 4 20
   a-S. Owens CF, RF 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .318 3 13
P. Yates RF, CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .344 9 40
   e-D. West 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .417 1 8
C. Thompson DH 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .276 8 36
J. Ramírez LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .382 0 3
   d-C. Wurzburg PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .285 7 39
J. García CF, 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .252 9 30
   f-D. Robison LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 4 13
   h-D. Nealon PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .348 4 33
H. Orozco C 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .298 3 25
O. Gutiérrez SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .290 0 5
   b-M. Águila 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 1 4
   i-M. Murillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300 0 3
Totals 42 9 16 9 6 6 29      
a - S. Owens substituted for J. Martínez in the 7th
b - M. Águila substituted for O. Gutiérrez in the 7th
c - J. Sánchez substituted for J. Navarro in the 7th
d - C. Wurzburg pinch hit for J. Ramírez in the 7th
e - D. West substituted for P. Yates in the 8th
f - D. Robison substituted for J. García in the 8th
g - J. McDonald substituted for J. Tovar in the 9th
h - D. Nealon pinch hit for D. Robison in the 9th
i - M. Murillo pinch hit for M. Águila in the 9th
j - T. Garland pinch hit for J. Sánchez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramírez (3, 4th Inning off D. McConnell, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. West (5, 9th Inning off E. Peltier, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Nealon (14, 9th Inning off E. Peltier, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Thompson (8, 2nd Inning off D. McConnell, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. García (9, 4th Inning off D. McConnell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Navarro , P. Yates 2 , D. West 2 , C. Thompson 5 , J. Ramírez 2 , C. Wurzburg , J. García 5 , D. Nealon 2 , H. Orozco 2 , O. Gutiérrez 2 , M. Águila
2-out RBI: S. Owens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Navarro 2 , J. Martínez , S. Owens , H. Orozco
GIDP: J. Martínez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Tovar (7) , C. Wurzburg (15) , J. García 2 (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Navarro-Tovar-Martínez)
PB: H. Orozco
ABERDEEN PITCHING LINESCORE CONNECTICUT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. McConnell 3.0 6 5 5 1 1 2 60 5.30   
J. Hernández 3.1 6 0 0 0 3 0 52 5.56   
C. Elliott 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 7.12   
E. Peltier L (2-4), BS (3) 0.2 3 4 4 4 1 0 33 6.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. McConnell 25
Batters Faced: D. McConnell 16, J. Hernández 16, C. Elliott 7, E. Peltier 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. McConnell 5-2, J. Hernández 5-2, C. Elliott 3-1, E. Peltier 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. McConnell 60-39, J. Hernández 52-34, C. Elliott 24-16, E. Peltier 33-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Elliott 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Pelayo 7.1 6 2 2 0 8 1 98 4.53   
F. Pauw BS (4) 1.1 4 5 1 1 4 2 39 4.40   
J. Barrera W (5-1) 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pelayo 66
Batters Faced: A. Pelayo 27, F. Pauw 10, J. Barrera 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pelayo 8-5, F. Pauw 0-1, J. Barrera 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pelayo 98-63, F. Pauw 39-26, J. Barrera 5-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arsenio Pelayo
Ballpark: Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 6182
Special Notes: 3B Kick Stuut was injured while throwing the ball.
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