ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
04/27/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
GAME ID: 1397 - THURSDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Nashville Lasers (8-8) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 0
Portland Mad Ants (8-8) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 5 8 0
Mad Ants Win Nail-Biter
The Mad Ants earned a hard-fought, 5-4 win in 10 innings at Mad Ants Ballpark. To do so required withstanding a fine effort from Nashville pitcher Kyle Connell. Connell went 6 innings and allowed 1 run. Portland reliever George Robertson got the win, raising his record to 2-1. Joe Faulkner was tagged with the loss. The win has Portland at 8-8.

Up to bat in the bottom of the tenth, 23-year old third baseman Josh Kelly had a chance to be the hero. Nashville pitcher Joe Faulkner wanted to foil that plan. But with one out, Kelly hit a sacrifice fly. The Mad Ants had themselves a thrilling win.

"This game was intense," Kelly said, postgame.
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Long LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .286 3 4
M. Toney 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .314 0 4
P. Rangel CF 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .246 0 7
A. Sera RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .218 3 12
M. Coombs DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .133 1 1
L. Farmer 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .245 1 2
J. Capra 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .260 0 8
A. Couch C 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .200 0 1
J. Garcia SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .154 0 0
   a-J. Brannon PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .195 0 5
   b-B. Bejarano SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 1 9
Totals 37 4 10 3 4 10 16      
a - J. Brannon pinch hit for J. Garcia in the 9th
b - B. Bejarano substituted for J. Brannon in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Coombs (1, 8th Inning off C. Payton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Toney 2 , P. Rangel 3 , M. Coombs 4 , L. Farmer , J. Capra , A. Couch , J. Garcia
2-out RBI: P. Rangel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Sera 2
GIDP: H. Long , M. Toney , M. Coombs
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Toney (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Sera(Brown at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Hinojos 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .270 3 7
C. Yost RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .250 1 5
R. Brown LF 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .267 0 4
J. Kelly SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .125 0 1
J. Paulsen CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .164 1 3
T. Welsh 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .194 0 1
N. Zander 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .180 3 8
M. Peters C 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .298 1 5
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-T. Coenen DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4 4 6 11      
a - T. Coenen inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Zander (4, 7th Inning off D. Caldwell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Peters (1, 7th Inning off D. Caldwell, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Hinojos , C. Yost 2 , R. Brown , J. Paulsen , T. Welsh , N. Zander 2 , M. Peters 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Paulsen
Sac Fly: J. Kelly
Hit by Pitch: C. Yost
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Yost (3)
CS: C. Yost (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Kelly-Zander-Welsh, Kelly-Zander-Welsh, Kelly-Zander-Welsh)
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Connell 6.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 85 4.22   
D. Caldwell BS (1) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 7 8.44   
J. Shannon 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.70   
M. Pfluger 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.50   
J. Faulkner L (0-1) 0.2 0 1 1 2 0 0 15 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Connell 61
Batters Faced: K. Connell 23, D. Caldwell 3, J. Shannon 7, M. Pfluger 3, J. Faulkner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Connell 7-6, D. Caldwell 0-0, J. Shannon 1-3, M. Pfluger 0-2, J. Faulkner 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Connell 85-51, D. Caldwell 7-4, J. Shannon 19-13, M. Pfluger 20-14, J. Faulkner 15-4
WP: J. Faulkner
Hit Batsmen: K. Connell
Balk: K. Connell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gonzalez 1.2 3 3 3 2 3 0 42 7.94   
O. Orduno 4.1 4 0 0 0 4 0 48 1.42   
C. Payton 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 1 29 4.50   
G. Robertson W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 0.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gonzalez 32
Batters Faced: D. Gonzalez 10, O. Orduno 16, C. Payton 9, G. Robertson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gonzalez 0-2, O. Orduno 2-6, C. Payton 1-2, G. Robertson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gonzalez 42-24, O. Orduno 48-36, C. Payton 29-18, G. Robertson 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Orduno 2-1
WP: D. Gonzalez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Connell
Ballpark: Mad Ants Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 5370
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