ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
05/21/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
GAME ID: 1526 - SATURDAY, MAY 21ST , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Mad Ants (16-21) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Hartford Matadors (21-16) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Matadors Curb Mad Ants, 4-2
The Portland Mad Ants and Hartford Matadors riveted fans at Ballpark of Tacoma.

The Hartford Matadors beat the Portland Mad Ants at Ballpark of Tacoma. The final score was 4-2, in favor of Hartford. Roy Blaylock led the way, going 3-for-4 for the home team. The winning pitcher was Gabe Vincent. His record now stands at 2-3. The left-hander went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits for the Matadors.

The Matadors got a big at-bat from third baseman Chris Davies. For the game, Davies went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 5th home run of the season gave Hartford a 4-2 lead.

"It's always extra special to win at home," said Davies.

With the victory, the Matadors record stands at 21-16.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Kirchner CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .246 2 8
C. Yost RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .266 0 15
F. Hinojos LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .193 4 14
T. Starkey 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .262 1 7
P. Gardner DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .209 3 25
M. Vitulli 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .262 3 18
J. Fritz 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .221 2 8
J. Roper C 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .196 2 9
R. Kesterson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 2 7
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Fritz (5, 2nd Inning off G. Vincent, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Kirchner , C. Yost , P. Gardner , M. Vitulli 2 , J. Fritz 2 , J. Roper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Kirchner , C. Yost
GIDP: P. Gardner , J. Fritz
Hit by Pitch: R. Kesterson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Kesterson (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cloutier CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .291 3 10
C. Davies 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .228 5 23
R. Blaylock SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .280 5 11
A. Alpers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 11 23
   a-G. Thum 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 0
B. MacNeil 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .196 2 9
W. Kirkham LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .263 9 24
B. Bugbee DH 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .154 0 0
J. Comey RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .204 1 8
G. Cheatham C 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .229 3 12
Totals 30 4 7 4 3 10 12      
a - G. Thum substituted for A. Alpers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. MacNeil (5, 8th Inning off C. Aguirre, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Blaylock (5, 4th Inning off K. Kovach, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Davies (5, 5th Inning off K. Kovach, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Davies 4 , R. Blaylock 6 , B. MacNeil 2 , W. Kirkham , G. Cheatham
2-out RBI: C. Davies
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Davies , W. Kirkham
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Blaylock (2) , W. Kirkham (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Blaylock-MacNeil-Alpers, MacNeil-Blaylock-Alpers)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kovach L (1-3) 5.0 4 4 4 3 7 2 100 3.62   
C. Aguirre 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 37 5.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kovach 47
Batters Faced: K. Kovach 22, C. Aguirre 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kovach 2-5, C. Aguirre 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kovach 100-56, C. Aguirre 37-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Vincent W (2-3) 6.0 7 2 2 1 4 0 98 4.05   
L. Getts H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 31 1.42   
J. Fernandez SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Vincent 53
Batters Faced: G. Vincent 26, L. Getts 6, J. Fernandez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Vincent 7-6, L. Getts 3-1, J. Fernandez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Vincent 98-61, L. Getts 31-17, J. Fernandez 13-8
Hit Batsmen: G. Vincent
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roy Blaylock
Ballpark: Ballpark of Tacoma
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 17177
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