NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS AT CONNECTICUT TIGERS
09/26/2113
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NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS AT CONNECTICUT TIGERS
GAME ID: 15826 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aberdeen Ironbirds 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 11 16 0
Connecticut Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 6 15 0
Aberdeen Sweeps Tigers
Sometimes the winner is the one who got the lucky bounces and the lucky calls, and sometimes the winner is just the one who played better.

It was the latter case in 2113, as the Aberdeen Ironbirds topped the Connecticut Tigers 11-6 tonight at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium to win the Round 2. It was the 9th title in franchise history.

"When you play for championships, you have to play better than the team in the other dugout. We did that in this series, and all year. Now we're the best team in baseball," said Aberdeen center fielder Matthew Shelton, who was named series MVP.

The Ironbirds took the series 4-0. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the McNamara Division and a 55-21 record.

Aberdeen manager Efrain Molinar grinned and nodded when asked to comment on Shelton's words.

"Matthew said it best -- we played better than the other team," the skipper said.

Hometown officials announced they were already planning a "grand celebration" for the winners in the days to come.
ABERDEEN BATTING LINESCORE CONNECTICUT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Rios CF 5 1 1 0 1 1 4 .220 0 3
R. Baranick 3B 6 0 1 1 0 3 4 .341 1 6
M. Shelton RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .467 2 7
J. Puffer LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .306 0 7
R. Mayfield SS 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 .222 1 5
F. Ciriaco C 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .441 0 7
H. Leal 2B 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 .286 1 8
F. Jorge 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .276 0 1
A. Gonzalez DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .258 1 4
Totals 43 11 16 11 4 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Leal (1, 8th Inning off B. Medina, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Gonzalez (1, 2nd Inning off J. Cooper, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Leal (1, 5th Inning off A. Reye, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Shelton 2 (2, 1st Inning off J. Cooper, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Medina, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Mayfield (1, 1st Inning off J. Cooper, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Rios , R. Baranick , M. Shelton 8 , J. Puffer 2 , R. Mayfield 6 , F. Ciriaco 2 , H. Leal 6 , F. Jorge , A. Gonzalez 3
2-out RBI: R. Baranick , M. Shelton , J. Puffer , R. Mayfield , F. Ciriaco , H. Leal 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Rios , R. Baranick , F. Jorge
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Rios (4) , J. Puffer (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Mayfield-Leal-Jorge, Mayfield-Jorge, Jorge-Ciriaco-Jorge)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kroll LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .353 1 3
J. Capo 1B 5 0 3 2 0 1 2 .161 1 3
R. Sanchez RF 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 .393 1 4
P. Franco CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .143 1 2
J. Babcock SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 2 3
   a-J. Prinz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 1
   b-G. Timo SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-W. Patterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   d-R. Calvello 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
K. Williams C 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .241 0 1
J. Zavala DH 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .304 0 2
A. Madrid 3B 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .294 0 1
R. Plascencia 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .273 0 1
Totals 39 6 15 6 3 10 26      
a - J. Prinz pinch hit for J. Babcock in the 6th
b - G. Timo substituted for J. Prinz in the 7th
c - W. Patterson pinch hit for G. Timo in the 7th
d - R. Calvello substituted for W. Patterson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanchez (2, 7th Inning off J. Chappell, 3 on, 2 outs) , K. Williams (1, 8th Inning off J. Chappell, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Madrid (1, 8th Inning off N. Kellum, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Capo (1, 8th Inning off N. Kellum, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Zavala (2, 3rd Inning off N. Venable, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Kroll , J. Capo 4 , R. Sanchez 4 , P. Franco , K. Williams 3 , J. Zavala 4 , A. Madrid 4
2-out RBI: J. Capo , R. Sanchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kroll , R. Sanchez , W. Patterson , K. Williams
GIDP: J. Capo , J. Prinz
Hit by Pitch: K. Williams
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Madrid (2)
ABERDEEN PITCHING LINESCORE CONNECTICUT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Venable W (2-0) 5.2 8 1 1 1 5 0 78 0.61   
J. Chappell 1.1 4 3 3 2 2 0 38 4.50   
N. Kellum 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 0 39 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Venable 53
Batters Faced: N. Venable 23, J. Chappell 10, N. Kellum 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Venable 4-5, J. Chappell 2-0, N. Kellum 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Venable 78-50, J. Chappell 38-22, N. Kellum 39-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Chappell 2-0 , N. Kellum 1-1
Hit Batsmen: N. Kellum
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cooper L (0-1) 1.1 5 5 5 0 1 2 27 33.75   
H. Carson 3.1 3 2 2 0 2 0 45 5.40   
A. Reye 1.1 4 2 2 3 1 0 48 6.00   
B. Medina 3.0 4 2 2 1 3 1 48 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cooper 19
Batters Faced: J. Cooper 9, H. Carson 13, A. Reye 11, B. Medina 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cooper 2-1, H. Carson 3-5, A. Reye 1-2, B. Medina 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cooper 27-17, H. Carson 45-27, A. Reye 48-24, B. Medina 48-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Carson 1-1 , A. Reye 1-1 , B. Medina 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Mayfield
Ballpark: Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 16683
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