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ALPB Bullpen, August 1, 2023

Published on August 1, 2023 under Atlantic League (AtL) News Release

The Week Ahead: South Division contenders High Point and Gastonia will play a midweek series at Gastonia... So. Maryland is home for six games this week as the Blue Crabs press York for North Division leadership... With 994 all-time wins, Southern Maryland could become the sixth club in Atlantic League history to surpass 1,000 all-time wins and join active clubs Long Island, Lancaster and York in that elite club.

The Week that Was: In a match-up of division contenders, Lancaster took two of three at High Point during the midweek series... Long Island won five of six during the week including a sweep of Spire City and in the process won the 1,600th game in club history... In 31 ALPB games last week, 72 home runs were hit, an average of 2.3 per game.

Streaking: High Point's D.J. Burt has reached base in 37 consecutive games, surpassing the previous league-high of 35 by Charleston's Dwight Smith, Jr.... Burt has also scored a run in nine straight games... Charleston's Joe Testa has won his last five starts, going 5-0 with a 3.58 in July... Lancaster's Nile Ball has won his last four starts... Staten Island's Williams Ramirez has not allowed a hit in 10 straight outings.

Midweek Marvels: So. Maryland's Alex Crosby hit a two-run homer to break a 3-3 tie and give the Blue Crabs a 7-5 win at Lexington on 7/25... SMD's Braxton Lee hit a three-run homer in the top of the ninth on 7/26 to break a 3-3 tie and give the Blue Crabs a 6-3 win... Gastonia's Scott Manea scored four times vs. Staten Island on 7/27... York's Richard Urena was 6-for-11 (.545) in three games vs. Charleston... Staten Island's Brandon Pugh stole four bases against Gastonia... Gastonia's Gunnar Kines fanned 11 Staten Island hitters in six innings on 7/25...Long Island's Kevin Quackenbush picked up a pair of saves vs. Spire City while So. Maryland's Bruce Rondon had two saves at Lexington.

Weekend Wonders: High Point's Ben Aklinski posted his second five-hit game of the year and his second six-RBI game vs. Spire City on 7/29... Gastonia's Braxton Davidson notched his second seven-RBI game of the year vs. Long Island on 7/29... Davidson had a pair of three-run homers and an RBI double... Gastonia's Zach Mort tied for the league lead with his ninth win of the season vs. Long Island on 7/29... Staten Island's Chris Brito hit a solo homer to lead the FerryHawks to a 2-1 win at Lancaster on 7/30...Southern Maryland's Ian Kahaloa became the second ALPB hurler to throw a nine inning complete game when he three-hit Charleston on 7/30. Long Island's Robert Stock also tossed a CG in his no-hitter vs. So. Maryland on 7/18...High Point's Ben Aklinski went 9-for-15 (.600) vs. Spire City while teammate Quincy Latimore was 9-for-12 (.750) with three HR and seven RBI.

Best of the Week: Long Island's Carlos Castro went 10-for-15 (.667) in five games during the week with four multi-hit games... Gastonia's Braxton Davidson drove in 11 runs... Lexington's Logan Brown logged 12 hits and Lancaster's Andretty Cordero had four doubles... Gastonia's Pedro Gonzalez mashed five extra-base hits... So. Maryland Ian Kahaloa had 16 strikeouts in 15 innings... So. Maryland's Bruce Rondon recorded three saves... High Point's Quincy Latimore slugged four homers.

Grand Slams: Ben Aklinski of High Point vs. Spire City, 7/29... High Point's Shed Long, Jr. vs. Spire City on 7/30.

Milestones: Charleston's Telvin Nash moved into a tie for seven on the ALPB all-time homer list . . . Blake Gailen (2012-18, 2021) also hit 117 in his career.

Team Efforts: Lancaster slapped seven doubles at High Point on 7/25... Long Island had nine extra base hits in an 18-1 win over Gastonia on 7/28... High Point scored a club record 14 runs in the ninth inning of a 22-2 win at Spire City on 7/29.

Pitching Plaudits: Staten Island two-hit Gastonia on 7/26... So. Maryland's Liam O'Sullivan won his seventh game with a 6-4 win over Charleston on 7/28...Long Island's Robert Stock fanned 12 Gastonia hitters over seven innings on 7/28, matching the league-high for the season... Lancaster's Nile Ball tossed a seven inning three-hitter at Staten Island on 7/29.

Long At-Bat of the Week: High Point's Michael Martinez popped out to second after 12 pitches from Lancaster's Jeff Bain on 7/25... Long Island's Kyle Lobstein used 12 pitches to strike out Spire City's Osvaldo Abreu on 7/27.

3 of a Kind Raudy Read, Spire City

Joe Testa, Charleston

Chris Proctor, Lancaster

Schedule

Tuesday, Aug 1 Charleston at Lancaster, 6:30

York at Staten Island, 6:30

Lexington at Southern Maryland, 6:35

High Point at Gastonia, 6:35

Long Island at Spire City, 7:00

Wednesday, Aug 2

Charleston at Lancaster, 6:30

York at Staten Island, 6:30

Lexington at Southern Maryland, 6:35

High Point at Gastonia, 6:35

Long Island at Spire City, 7:00

Thursday, Aug 3

York at Staten Island, 11:00

Lexington at Southern Maryland, 11:05

Charleston at Lancaster, 6:30

High Point at Gastonia, 6:35

Long Island at Spire City, 7:00

Friday, Aug 4

Spire City at York, 6:30

Charleston at Southern Maryland, 6:35

Lexington at Gastonia, 6:35

Long Island at High Point, 6:35

Lancaster at Staten Island, 7:00

Saturday, Aug 5

Lancaster at Staten Island, 6:30

Spire City at York, 6:30

Charleston at Southern Maryland, 6:35

Lexington at Gastonia, 6:35

Long Island at High Point, 6:35

Sunday, Aug 6

Spire City at York, 2:00

Charleston at Southern Maryland, 2:05

Lexington at Gastonia, 3:35

Lancaster at Staten Island, 4:00

Long Island at High Point, 4:05

Active Career Stat Leaders

Hits Lew Ford ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â1014

Scott Kelly ¬âSPC ¬â ¬â ¬â544

Trayvon Robinson ¬â ¬âLAN ¬â ¬â ¬â525

Johnni Turbo ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âGAS ¬â ¬â ¬â513

Yovan Gonzalez ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âCWV ¬â ¬â ¬â447

Telvin Nash ¬âCWV ¬â ¬â ¬â439

RBI

Lew Ford ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â499

Telvin Nash ¬âCWV ¬â ¬â ¬â301

KC Hobson ¬â ¬â ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â269

Trayvon Robinson ¬â ¬âLAN ¬â ¬â ¬â266

Jimmy Paredes ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âSPC ¬â ¬â ¬â235

Home Runs

Telvin Nash ¬âCWV ¬â ¬â ¬â117

KC Hobson ¬â ¬â ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â87

Lew Ford ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â83

Jimmy Paredes ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âSPC ¬â ¬â ¬â66

Nellie Rodriguez ¬â ¬âYRK ¬â ¬â ¬â66

Runs Scored

Lew Ford ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â534

Scott Kelly ¬âSPC ¬â ¬â ¬â352

Trayvon Robinson ¬â ¬âLAN ¬â ¬â ¬â343

Telvin Nash ¬âCWV ¬â ¬â ¬â303

Johnni Turbo ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âGAS ¬â ¬â ¬â280

Doubles

Lew Ford ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â218

Alejandro de Aza ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â102

Trayvon Robinson ¬â ¬âLAN ¬â ¬â ¬â93

Telvin Nash ¬âCWV ¬â ¬â ¬â93

Yovan Gonzalez ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âCWX ¬â ¬â ¬â85

Triples

Trayvon Robinson ¬â ¬âLAN ¬â ¬â ¬â16

JC Encarnacion ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âLEX ¬â ¬â ¬â15

Johnni Turbo ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âGAS ¬â ¬â ¬â15

Lew Ford ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â13

Braxton Lee ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â12

Stolen Bases

Scott Kelly ¬âSPC ¬â ¬â ¬â157

Johnni Turbo ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âGAS ¬â ¬â ¬â145

Trayvon Robinson ¬â ¬âLAN ¬â ¬â ¬â87

Michael Russell ¬â ¬â ¬âHP ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â73

Jack Sundberg ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â70

Hit By Pitch

Scott Kelly ¬âSPC ¬â ¬â ¬â70

Lew Ford ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â61

Ryan Haug ¬â ¬â ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â42

Luis Castro ¬âSI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â30

Michael Baca ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â28

Batting Average (min. 800 PA)

Andretty Cordero ¬â ¬âLAN ¬â ¬â ¬â.335

Alejandro De Aza ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â.328

Lew Ford ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â.316

Michael Russell ¬â ¬â ¬âHP ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â.316

Boog Powell ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â.313

Braxton Lee ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â.302

Alex Crosby ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â.302

Wins

Daryl Thompson ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â95

David Kubiak ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âSPC ¬â ¬â ¬â37

Mitch Atkins ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âHP ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â35

Joe Iorio ¬â ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â33

Ricardo Gomez ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âCWV ¬â ¬â ¬â31

Appearances

Ricardo Gomez ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âCWV ¬â ¬â ¬â417

Jim Fuller ¬â ¬âSI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â236

Daryl Thompson ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â228

Craig Stem ¬â ¬âHP ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â195

Joe Kuzia ¬â ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â155

Games Started

Daryl Thompson ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â221

Mitch Atkins ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âHP ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â85

David Kubiak ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âSPC ¬â ¬â ¬â84

Craig Stem ¬â ¬âHP ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â81

Joe Iorio ¬â ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â74

Elih Villanueva ¬â ¬â ¬âSPC ¬â ¬â ¬â62

Liam O'Sullivan ¬â ¬â ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â60

Saves

Jim Fuller ¬â ¬âSI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â76

Ricardo Gomez ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âCWV ¬â ¬â ¬â44

Victor Capellan ¬â ¬â ¬âYRK ¬â ¬â ¬â31

Ryan Dull ¬â ¬â ¬âHP ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â28

Jameson McGrane ¬â ¬â ¬âHP ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â26

Innings Pitched

Daryl Thompson ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â1416.1

Craig Stem ¬â ¬âHP ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â587.1

Ricardo Gomez ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âCWV ¬â ¬â ¬â517.0

David Kubiak ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âSPC ¬â ¬â ¬â511.1

Mitch Atkins ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âHP ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â4811

Joe Iorio ¬â ¬â ¬âLI ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â457.2

Strikeouts

Daryl Thompson ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âSMD ¬â ¬â ¬â1,012

Ricardo Gomez ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âCWV ¬â ¬â ¬â585

David Kubiak ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âSPC ¬â ¬â ¬â502

Craig Stem ¬â ¬âHP ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â458

Mitch Atkins ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬âHP ¬â ¬â ¬â ¬â424

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