ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT NASHVILLE LASERS
09/25/2025
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT NASHVILLE LASERS
GAME ID: 13866 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Royals 0 1 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 10 15 1
Nashville Lasers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 1
Road Win Lifts Montreal to 1-0 Lead in CS
The Montreal Royals started the League Championship Series in dominant fashion, blowing out the host Nashville Lasers at Lasers Ballpark by a score of 10-3 and securing an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Royals left-hander Justin Baker turned in a fine performance. He threw 7.2 innings of 3-hit ball.

Baker allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 7.2 innings for the Royals. He walked 2 and struck out 3.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Baker.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Lasers Ballpark in Nashville.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Keys 1B 6 1 4 1 0 2 0 .265 0 1
J. Lopez DH 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 .174 1 6
B. Hendrix CF 5 1 1 2 1 2 3 .314 2 4
T. Murayama LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .353 4 7
C. Bloodsaw C 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .292 2 4
M. Jensen 2B 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .353 0 5
M. Odendahl RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .375 2 9
S. Paiva SS 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .200 0 1
J. Mann 3B 4 1 1 4 1 1 5 .370 1 8
Totals 41 10 15 10 6 12 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Odendahl (3, 4th Inning off A. Avila, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Keys (1, 7th Inning off P. Higginbotham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Hendrix (2, 7th Inning off P. Higginbotham, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Mann (1, 7th Inning off H. Bowman, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Keys 5 , J. Lopez , B. Hendrix 4 , C. Bloodsaw 2 , M. Jensen 4 , M. Odendahl 2 , S. Paiva , J. Mann 4
2-out RBI: J. Keys
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hendrix , C. Bloodsaw , J. Mann
Hit by Pitch: T. Murayama
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: M. Jensen
Double Plays: 1 (Keys)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Peck LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 0 2
H. Landa SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .300 2 4
M. Kuperberg 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .222 0 1
H. Long DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .263 0 4
A. Tyndall 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .320 1 3
J. Engelke CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .125 0 0
R. Colon RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
A. Davenport 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .286 0 1
S. Huhtinen C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .211 1 3
Totals 32 3 6 3 3 5 13      
BATTING
Total Bases: H. Landa , M. Kuperberg , H. Long , A. Tyndall , A. Davenport 2
2-out RBI: H. Long , A. Tyndall , A. Davenport
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Peck , J. Engelke , S. Huhtinen
Sac Bunt: S. Huhtinen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Landa
Double Plays: 1 (Tyndall-Davenport)
OF assists: 1 (Peck(Paiva at home))
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Baker W (1-1) 7.2 3 1 1 2 3 0 96 4.50   
F. Cora 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 34 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Baker 70
Batters Faced: J. Baker 28, F. Cora 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Baker 10-9, F. Cora 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Baker 96-57, F. Cora 34-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Avila L (0-1) 5.1 5 2 2 4 6 0 101 2.13   
P. Higginbotham 0.2 5 3 3 0 2 1 21 40.50   
H. Bowman 0.1 3 5 4 1 0 1 14 15.43   
J. Byler 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 44 0.00   
R. Beltran 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Avila 52
Batters Faced: A. Avila 23, P. Higginbotham 7, H. Bowman 6, J. Byler 10, R. Beltran 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Avila 5-3, P. Higginbotham 0-0, H. Bowman 0-1, J. Byler 2-2, R. Beltran 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Avila 101-58, P. Higginbotham 21-14, H. Bowman 14-8, J. Byler 44-26, R. Beltran 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Higginbotham 1-0 , R. Beltran 1-0
WP: P. Higginbotham
Hit Batsmen: J. Byler
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Baker
Ballpark: Lasers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 26800
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