ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
LAREDO GHOSTS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
05/19/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
LAREDO GHOSTS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
GAME ID: 1505 - TUESDAY, MAY 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Laredo Ghosts (12-22) 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 7 13 14 1
Chesapeake Tailgators (17-17) 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 9 13 1
Whitney Goes Off, But Ghosts Win
The Laredo Ghosts weathered an outstanding game by Chesapeake second baseman John Whitney to topple the Tailgators, 13-9. Whitney hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Laredo reliever Joe Iverson was the winner. His record is now 2-2. The losing pitcher was Gabe Ortega. The Ghosts go to 12-22 with the win.

The game was at a stalemate until right fielder Ferda Halici came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Chesapeake pitcher Gabe Ortega, he hit a 2-2 fastball for a bases-clearing double. It was a game-changer, putting Laredo on top, 12-9.

"We take it day by day here," said Halici, "and today was a good one for us."
LAREDO BATTING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Halici RF 6 2 2 4 0 2 2 .286 2 16
D. Grimm CF 5 2 3 3 1 0 0 .412 0 5
M. Blevins LF 4 0 1 1 2 1 1 .250 0 1
R. Maciejewski 1B 5 2 2 1 1 0 4 .300 1 6
T. Ivanez 2B 2 1 0 1 3 0 3 .286 0 1
J. Sanchez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .222 1 2
J. Chennault DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .286 0 1
F. Pachner C 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .242 2 10
M. Nelson SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .204 1 8
   a-J. Okuyama PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .190 4 14
   b-M. Kopp SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 1 7
Totals 40 13 14 13 8 7 23      
a - J. Okuyama pinch hit for M. Nelson in the 9th
b - M. Kopp substituted for J. Okuyama in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Halici 2 (8, 7th Inning off A. Salas, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off G. Ortega, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Grimm (1, 7th Inning off A. Salas, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Maciejewski (1, 9th Inning off G. Ortega, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Halici 4 , D. Grimm 5 , M. Blevins , R. Maciejewski 5 , J. Sanchez , J. Chennault 2 , F. Pachner 2 , M. Nelson
2-out RBI: F. Halici , D. Grimm , R. Maciejewski , J. Chennault , F. Pachner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Maciejewski , J. Sanchez 2 , F. Pachner , J. Okuyama
Sac Fly: J. Sanchez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Nelson (5)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Halici (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. McCarson RF, CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .267 2 9
M. Johnson LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .286 2 8
S. Portillo 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .278 1 2
   d-C. Polen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 1
K. Cimini SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .282 4 19
J. Conde DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .182 2 3
C. Dellinger 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .234 2 10
J. Whitney 2B 5 3 3 3 0 1 0 .252 5 10
T. Appling CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .153 0 2
   a-A. Kroyan PH, RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
R. Rogers C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .303 0 0
   b-J. Milton PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 0 2
   c-G. Crear 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 1 3
Totals 40 9 13 8 3 6 20      
a - A. Kroyan pinch hit for T. Appling in the 8th
b - J. Milton pinch hit for R. Rogers in the 8th
c - G. Crear substituted for J. Milton in the 9th
d - C. Polen substituted for S. Portillo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Conde (3, 5th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Johnson (2, 1st Inning off A. Appelbaum, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Conde (2, 2nd Inning off A. Appelbaum, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Whitney 2 (5, 4th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. McCarson 3 , M. Johnson 4 , S. Portillo , J. Conde 7 , C. Dellinger , J. Whitney 9 , R. Rogers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Johnson , K. Cimini , J. Conde 2 , C. Dellinger
Hit by Pitch: A. Kroyan
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Cimini (5)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Cimini (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Rogers-Whitney)
LAREDO PITCHING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Appelbaum 5.0 9 6 5 1 4 4 93 9.00   
J. Bonnell 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 33 5.19   
J. Iverson W (2-2) 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 28 6.66   
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Appelbaum 30
Batters Faced: A. Appelbaum 25, J. Bonnell 7, J. Iverson 9, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Appelbaum 6-5, J. Bonnell 0-4, J. Iverson 1-2, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Appelbaum 93-61, J. Bonnell 33-22, J. Iverson 28-16, J. Unknown 7-5
Hit Batsmen: J. Iverson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Najera 6.0 4 4 4 5 3 0 101 2.20   
A. Salas BS (1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 33 10.80   
D. Mott 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 1.47   
G. Ortega L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 5 7 3 1 0 1 42 22.09   
T. Takashima 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 38.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Najera 46
Batters Faced: L. Najera 26, A. Salas 7, D. Mott 4, G. Ortega 9, T. Takashima 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Najera 10-4, A. Salas 1-1, D. Mott 0-0, G. Ortega 2-0, T. Takashima 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Najera 101-58, A. Salas 33-20, D. Mott 20-15, G. Ortega 42-24, T. Takashima 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Salas 2-2 , T. Takashima 1-1
WP: L. Najera
Balk: G. Ortega
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Whitney
Ballpark: Tailgators Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 6128
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