NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
08/15/2025
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
GAME ID: 11582 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aberdeen Ironbirds (34-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
West Virginia Black Bears (31-42) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 2 8 0
Tight Tilt Goes to Black Bears, 2-1
Russell Diethrick Park was the site of a remarkable pitchers' duel.

Starting pitcher Alex West did his part in helping the West Virginia Black Bears thwart the Aberdeen Ironbirds, 2-1. In 7 innings, West surrendered 2 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. He allowed 1 run. The save went to Xavier Thompson, number 3 for him.

Jim Sutton had a critical at-bat with no one out in the bottom of the sixth for West Virginia. He came through with a run-scoring single to put West Virginia in front, 2-0.

Sutton called the win "a pick-me-upper."

The West Virginia winning streak has reached 3 games.
ABERDEEN BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Cordero SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 2
J. O'Reilly LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .367 9 43
M. Griffin 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .346 14 52
A. Guzmán 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .421 3 8
S. Baker DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .337 7 50
C. Nygård 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 5 37
L. Pérez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 4 23
M. Tamayo RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307 10 30
J. Cordero C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .262 1 4
Totals 29 1 3 1 3 7 7      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Guzmán (3, 7th Inning off A. West, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Guzmán 5 , S. Baker
2-out RBI: A. Guzmán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. O'Reilly
GIDP: C. Nygård
Hit by Pitch: H. Cordero
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Durham SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .312 1 12
J. Songer 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .370 0 13
J. Sutton DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .250 0 1
J. Sampson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .327 4 16
L. Turner RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000 0 0
L. Lemus CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .257 5 24
D. Sandoval LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 1 1
   a-V. Macías LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 6 36
D. Wood 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .438 1 9
E. Daniels C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2 1 9 17      
a - V. Macías substituted for D. Sandoval in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Durham (9, 1st Inning off D. McConnell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Songer (3, 6th Inning off D. McConnell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Lemus (5, 5th Inning off D. McConnell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Durham 2 , J. Songer 3 , J. Sutton 2 , J. Sampson , L. Lemus 5 , D. Wood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Durham , J. Sampson , D. Wood
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wood-Durham-Sampson)
ABERDEEN PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. McConnell L (4-6) 6.1 8 2 2 0 8 1 87 5.57   
C. Elliott 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 6.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. McConnell 57
Batters Faced: D. McConnell 27, C. Elliott 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. McConnell 6-5, C. Elliott 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. McConnell 87-59, C. Elliott 21-14
Balk: D. McConnell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. West W (1-0) 7.0 2 1 1 1 5 1 94 1.29   
B. Wear H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 27 4.83   
X. Thompson SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 7.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. West 73
Batters Faced: A. West 23, B. Wear 6, X. Thompson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. West 13-2, B. Wear 0-2, X. Thompson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. West 94-63, B. Wear 27-13, X. Thompson 18-10
Hit Batsmen: B. Wear
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex West
Ballpark: Russell Diethrick Park
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 4155
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