ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT QUEBEC ACES
04/20/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT QUEBEC ACES
GAME ID: 1345 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Mad Ants (2-7) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 7 13 2
Quebec Aces (5-4) 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 12 1
Aces Squeeze By Portland, 8-7
The Quebec Aces defeated the Portland Mad Ants, 8-7, at Belmont Park. Quebec second baseman Justin Moralez had a superb performance. He was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 and driving in 4. Ricardo Cardona picked up the win in relief for Quebec, while Pete Mead took the loss. The win gives Quebec a record of 5-4.

Quebec got a game-changing hit from Justin Blaylock. The pinch hitter blasted a 2-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a winner.

"This place was rocking at the end," Blaylock said.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE QUEBEC BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Kirchner CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .250 2 5
C. Yost LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 3
   a-F. Hinojos PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .154 0 2
T. Starkey 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .312 1 2
J. Fritz 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .300 0 0
P. Gardner DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .225 1 6
M. Vitulli 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .265 0 1
T. Coenen RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .308 1 1
   b-N. Zander PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292 1 7
   c-T. Laurie RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
J. Roper C 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .241 1 4
R. Kesterson SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .286 0 3
Totals 40 7 13 5 1 11 17      
a - F. Hinojos pinch hit for C. Yost in the 7th
b - N. Zander pinch hit for T. Coenen in the 8th
c - T. Laurie substituted for N. Zander in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kesterson (1, 7th Inning off E. Garcia, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Kirchner (2, 6th Inning off E. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Kirchner 4 , F. Hinojos , T. Starkey 2 , J. Fritz 2 , M. Vitulli 3 , N. Zander , J. Roper , R. Kesterson 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Kirchner , F. Hinojos , P. Gardner 2 , R. Kesterson
GIDP: P. Gardner
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Hinojos (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Hinojos (1) , R. Kesterson (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Donaghy LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .083 1 1
R. Collins CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .184 0 2
S. Howard 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .455 2 6
J. Ortega DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .258 2 5
K. Newby 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .152 0 1
J. Moralez 2B 4 3 3 4 1 0 2 .303 4 8
E. McKinley C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .231 0 1
   a-J. Blaylock PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1 2
C. Pope RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .303 2 8
T. Krueger SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8 3 7 17      
a - J. Blaylock pinch hit for E. McKinley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Howard (3, 4th Inning off J. Haworth, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Donaghy (1, 1st Inning off F. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Moralez 2 (4, 1st Inning off J. Haworth, 2 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Haworth, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Blaylock (1, 9th Inning off P. Mead, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Donaghy 4 , S. Howard 3 , J. Ortega 2 , J. Moralez 9 , E. McKinley 2 , J. Blaylock 4 , C. Pope
2-out RBI: J. Moralez , E. McKinley , J. Blaylock
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Donaghy , J. Ortega , C. Pope
Hit by Pitch: T. Krueger
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: S. Howard (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Krueger-Moralez-Howard)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE QUEBEC PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Gonzalez 0.2 1 3 3 2 1 1 26 8.10   
J. Haworth 3.2 6 2 2 1 3 2 60 11.25   
P. Herzog 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 35 1.93   
G. Robertson H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 13.50   
P. Mead L (1-2), BS (2) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 11 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Gonzalez 29
Batters Faced: F. Gonzalez 5, J. Haworth 19, P. Herzog 11, G. Robertson 4, P. Mead 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Gonzalez 0-1, J. Haworth 1-7, P. Herzog 0-6, G. Robertson 0-3, P. Mead 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Gonzalez 26-13, J. Haworth 60-39, P. Herzog 35-24, G. Robertson 17-13, P. Mead 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Haworth 2-2 , P. Herzog 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Haworth
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hernandez 4.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 54 4.05   
E. Garcia 1.2 6 4 4 1 4 1 43 10.12   
A. Bowman BS (1) 1.2 4 3 2 0 2 0 44 10.12   
R. Cardona W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hernandez 64
Batters Faced: M. Hernandez 15, E. Garcia 12, A. Bowman 10, R. Cardona 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hernandez 5-4, E. Garcia 1-0, A. Bowman 0-3, R. Cardona 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hernandez 54-36, E. Garcia 43-31, A. Bowman 44-32, R. Cardona 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Garcia 1-0 , A. Bowman 1-0
WP: A. Bowman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Moralez
Ballpark: Belmont Park
Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 5522
Special Notes: SP Felipe Gonzalez was injured while pitching.
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