ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ORONO OAKS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
09/21/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ORONO OAKS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10834 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orono Oaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 0
Hickory Crawdads 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Almost There: Orono On Cusp of DS Triumph After 2-0 Win
Colin Esser pitched a gem to help the Orono Oaks escape with a tight, 2-0 victory over the Hickory Crawdads in a low-scoring Division Series contest. The right-handed Esser threw 7.0 innings of shutout ball in the win, just enough for the Oaks on a day when their offense dried up. Orono now leads the best-of-7 series 3-1.

Esser allowed no runs on 1 hit over 7 innings for the Oaks. He walked 4 and struck out 6.

Said Hickory manager Ray Sanchez: "We weren't able to do much."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Crawdad Park in Hickory.
ORONO BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Roper 3B 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 .214 1 2
T. Rivera 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .400 1 1
   b-M. Harris LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Fundis LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 0 0
   c-K. Roberts 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Tolbert RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .333 2 4
A. Nelson DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .133 1 2
M. Tindall 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 1
   a-N. Roberts PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
I. Cason CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 0 2
E. Mejia SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .154 0 0
J. Greathouse C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .154 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 13 16      
a - N. Roberts pinch hit for M. Tindall in the 7th
b - M. Harris substituted for T. Rivera in the 9th
c - K. Roberts substituted for S. Fundis in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Tolbert (2, 8th Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Roper , T. Rivera 2 , T. Tolbert 4 , I. Cason , E. Mejia , J. Greathouse
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rivera , T. Tolbert , A. Nelson
Sac Fly: R. Roper
Hit by Pitch: J. Greathouse
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mejia-Rivera-Tindall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Harris 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .154 0 0
I. Goulbourne SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .077 0 0
J. Martin 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .400 2 3
J. Alfano 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .071 0 0
M. Villarreal RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Bunn LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
B. Miller DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 1
P. Kincaid CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
T. Gammill C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .091 0 0
Totals 27 0 1 0 4 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Harris (1, 6th Inning off C. Esser, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Harris 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Alfano 2 , P. Kincaid
GIDP: J. Martin
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Villarreal 2 (2)
ORONO PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Esser W (1-0) 7.0 1 0 0 4 6 0 92 0.00   
N. Calvache SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Esser 77
Batters Faced: C. Esser 25, N. Calvache 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Esser 8-6, N. Calvache 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Esser 92-49, N. Calvache 20-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Outlaw 6.0 3 0 0 1 8 0 92 0.00   
T. Armijo L (0-1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 18 3.00   
D. Nelson 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 22 2.45   
B. Hamilton 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Outlaw 73
Batters Faced: C. Outlaw 23, T. Armijo 6, D. Nelson 4, B. Hamilton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Outlaw 6-4, T. Armijo 0-2, D. Nelson 0-1, B. Hamilton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Outlaw 92-61, T. Armijo 18-11, D. Nelson 22-15, B. Hamilton 16-10
Hit Batsmen: C. Outlaw
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Colin Esser
Ballpark: Crawdad Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 22161
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