ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT BAXTER SPRINGS MARSHALS
09/27/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT BAXTER SPRINGS MARSHALS
GAME ID: 13809 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Royals 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
Baxter Springs Marshals 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 X 10 12 0
Critical Game 5 Goes to Host Marshals, 10-3
The Baxter Springs Marshals moved to within one game of the League Championship Series, downing the visiting Montreal Royals at Marshals Ballpark by a score of 10-3. Marshals left-hander Joe Miller had a strong outing in which he threw 5.2 innings allowing 3 runs. The win gives the Marshals a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-7 Division Series.

An inflection point occurred with one out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Marshals third baseman George Hutchison hit a changeup from Mark Stuart for a bases-clearing double. Just like that, Baxter Springs was up, 4-3.

"Joe gets tougher when he has to, makes a big pitch when he has to," said Baxter Springs skipper Justin Watts.

The next game is set to be played for Tuesday, September 29th , 2026 at Turtles Ballpark in Montreal.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE BAXTER SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Murayama LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .278 2 2
C. Yeager 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .400 0 2
J. Keys 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 1 2
B. Hendrix RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 .400 2 6
J. Troia SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .200 0 0
F. Fischetti DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .231 1 1
N. Makar 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .200 1 5
J. Argueta CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .182 1 2
M. Gutierrez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .389 0 3
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 13 13      
BATTING
Triples: B. Hendrix (1, 8th Inning off R. Torres, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Hendrix (2, 2nd Inning off J. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Argueta (1, 2nd Inning off J. Miller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Keys , B. Hendrix 8 , N. Makar 2 , J. Argueta 5
2-out RBI: J. Argueta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Murayama , J. Troia , F. Fischetti , N. Makar
GIDP: M. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hendrix (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Yeager , N. Makar
Double Plays: 1 (Troia-Yeager-Keys)
OF assists: 1 (Argueta(Hutchison at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Hutchison 3B 5 1 1 3 0 2 2 .174 2 5
J. Olejniczak CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .273 1 3
A. MacDonald RF 5 2 1 0 0 1 4 .300 0 1
C. Malay 1B 2 2 1 0 3 1 0 .250 0 2
J. Pullam 2B 4 1 2 2 1 0 4 .263 0 4
R. Beall LF 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 .294 1 3
K. Davis DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .375 0 4
J. Greer SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 .222 0 2
M. Bellavance C 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .125 0 2
Totals 34 10 12 7 4 10 23      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Olejniczak (2, 1st Inning off M. Stuart, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Hutchison (1, 4th Inning off M. Stuart, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Hutchison 2 , J. Olejniczak 3 , A. MacDonald , C. Malay , J. Pullam 2 , R. Beall 2 , K. Davis 2 , M. Bellavance
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Hutchison , J. Pullam , K. Davis , J. Greer , M. Bellavance
GIDP: J. Pullam
Sac Bunt: R. Beall
Sac Fly: R. Beall
Hit by Pitch: J. Olejniczak
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Greer-Pullam-Malay)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE BAXTER SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Stuart L (0-1) 4.0 9 7 5 3 6 0 86 27.00   
C. Schreurs 1.2 1 3 1 1 2 0 31 5.40   
G. Sisco 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 35 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Stuart 23
Batters Faced: M. Stuart 23, C. Schreurs 10, G. Sisco 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Stuart 4-1, C. Schreurs 2-1, G. Sisco 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Stuart 86-57, C. Schreurs 31-18, G. Sisco 35-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Schreurs 2-2 , G. Sisco 1-0
WP: C. Schreurs
Hit Batsmen: C. Schreurs
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Miller W (1-0) 5.2 5 3 3 1 9 2 83 9.31   
R. Torres SV (1) 3.1 3 0 0 0 4 0 53 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Miller 55
Batters Faced: J. Miller 23, R. Torres 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Miller 4-4, R. Torres 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Miller 83-57, R. Torres 53-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Torres 2-0
WP: J. Miller
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Miller
Ballpark: Marshals Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 21746
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