RISING STAR LEAGUE
HOUSTON AQUAS AT LAS VEGAS ACES
06/07/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
HOUSTON AQUAS AT LAS VEGAS ACES
GAME ID: 902 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Aquas (35-26) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 10 0
Las Vegas Aces (30-30) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 1
Zika Slams Milestone Homer
"I wasn't trying to hit a homer. I just wanted to make contact."

That's what Ricky Zika told reporters after he made league history at Western Coliseum. The prolific slugger belted home run #400 in the Houston Aquas 3-2 victory over the Las Vegas Aces.

The standout starting pitcher collected 1 hit in 4 at-bats with 1 RBI and 1 run scored.

"I guess this puts me in baseball's elite," said Zika. "I don't feel any different. I probably should, but I don't. Still, it is a nice achievement. I did get a little excited, didn't I?"

So far in his career, the 35-year-old Zika has put up a 3.82 ERA with 147 wins and 122 losses.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LAS VEGAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Wang RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236 1 7
B. Badeaux LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .246 4 30
R. Zika P, DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .262 9 39
D. Kuthakwakulu CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .304 3 24
R. Norlander 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 4 .261 1 7
C. Lightsey 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 7 35
F. Lung 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .224 9 29
W. Penaloza C 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .319 2 8
T. Tamba SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 .160 0 6
Totals 37 3 10 3 3 7 24      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Norlander (5, 6th Inning off C. Lobatos, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Badeaux (11, 7th Inning off D. Ice, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Zika (9, 1st Inning off C. Lobatos, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Kuthakwakulu (3, 6th Inning off C. Lobatos, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Badeaux 3 , R. Zika 4 , D. Kuthakwakulu 5 , R. Norlander 3 , C. Lightsey , W. Penaloza 2
2-out RBI: R. Zika , W. Penaloza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Badeaux , R. Norlander 2 , F. Lung , T. Tamba 2
Sac Bunt: T. Tamba
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Badeaux (28)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Norlander-Tamba-Lung, Norlander-Tamba-Lung)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Pontes RF, CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .277 4 23
J. Evans 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 8 28
B. Brito LF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .274 13 45
J. Carrizales DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 8 34
M. Kawasaki SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .218 7 28
J. Bouchard 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .196 1 6
C. Zamarron C 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .240 5 19
J. Hauck 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .173 0 4
J. Main CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 5
   a-S. Abrego PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 13 35
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 9 12      
a - S. Abrego pinch hit for J. Main in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: B. Brito (2, 1st Inning off R. Zika, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Brito (13, 6th Inning off R. Zika, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Zamarron (5, 7th Inning off R. Zika, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Pontes 2 , B. Brito 8 , M. Kawasaki , C. Zamarron 4
2-out RBI: B. Brito , C. Zamarron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Carrizales , J. Bouchard 2
GIDP: J. Evans 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Brito (16)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bouchard (4)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LAS VEGAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Zika W (6-5) 8.0 7 2 2 0 8 2 96 4.13   
D. Mathews SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Zika 68
Batters Faced: R. Zika 29, D. Mathews 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Zika 7-7, D. Mathews 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Zika 96-70, D. Mathews 17-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lobatos L (2-6) 5.2 6 3 2 1 3 2 93 6.00   
D. Ice 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 6.54   
M. Serviss 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 3.62   
J. Torres 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 5.74   
J. Wickwire 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lobatos 49
Batters Faced: C. Lobatos 25, D. Ice 6, M. Serviss 4, J. Torres 5, J. Wickwire 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lobatos 8-6, D. Ice 1-1, M. Serviss 1-0, J. Torres 0-2, J. Wickwire 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lobatos 93-65, D. Ice 28-18, M. Serviss 16-10, J. Torres 16-11, J. Wickwire 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Ice 2-1 , M. Serviss 2-0 , J. Torres 1-0 , J. Wickwire 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricky Zika
Ballpark: Western Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 21968
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