ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL CANADIENS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
05/29/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL CANADIENS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
GAME ID: 1553 - FRIDAY, MAY 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Montreal Canadiens (15-28) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 8 14 0
Chesapeake Tailgators (21-22) 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 6 10 1
8-6 Win for Montreal in Extras
Despite the exploits of designated hitter Juan Conde, the Chesapeake Tailgators were beaten by the Montreal Canadiens, 8-6, in 11 innings. Conde went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Montreal reliever Jim Unknown picked up the win, raising his record to 1-0. Rick Gregg was tagged with the loss. The setback makes Chesapeake 21-22.

Montreal needed the clutch hitting of Mike Gelardi to seal the deal. The second baseman swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the 11th inning to put the Canadiens on top, 8-6. For the game, Gelardi had 1 home run and 2 singles in 6 at-bats.

In postgame comments, Gelardi said he was glad to contribute to an exciting win.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Staley RF 6 2 2 1 0 3 0 .260 7 17
B. Eller SS 6 1 2 1 0 3 0 .200 2 6
C. Stoll LF 5 2 3 1 1 1 0 .312 4 19
M. Gelardi 2B 6 2 3 2 0 1 2 .204 8 21
J. Wilkes 1B 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 .319 4 25
C. Routh 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .255 4 25
B. McCabe CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .235 0 8
   a-C. Dunn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 4
   c-G. Coler CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
R. Adelman C 4 0 1 2 1 2 2 .264 5 20
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
   b-R. Marshall DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .111 0 1
Totals 46 8 14 7 4 17 21      
a - C. Dunn pinch hit for B. McCabe in the 8th
b - R. Marshall inserted as DH in the 8th
c - G. Coler substituted for C. Dunn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Eller (3, 8th Inning off F. Howerton, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Adelman (6, 8th Inning off D. Mott, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Eller (2, 1st Inning off C. Simon, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Staley (7, 3rd Inning off C. Simon, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Gelardi (8, 11th Inning off R. Gregg, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Staley 5 , B. Eller 6 , C. Stoll 3 , M. Gelardi 6 , J. Wilkes , C. Routh 2 , R. Adelman 2
2-out RBI: M. Gelardi , R. Adelman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Routh , C. Dunn , J. Unknown , R. Marshall 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Stoll (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gelardi-Eller-Wilkes, Eller-Gelardi-Wilkes)
OF assists: 1 (McCabe(Appling at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Appling CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 0 2
   a-K. Cimini PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289 4 23
   b-G. Crear CF, LF, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 1 4
   d-R. Ulmer PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .175 3 10
J. Conde DH 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .244 4 10
S. Portillo 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .275 2 5
   c-T. Maughan LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   e-E. McCarson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 2 13
J. Whitney SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .258 5 12
M. Johnson LF, CF 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 .250 2 10
C. Dellinger 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .205 3 11
R. DeStefano 2B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .301 6 15
C. Pack RF, LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0
   f-C. Polen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 4
R. Rogers C 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .246 1 2
Totals 40 6 10 6 5 8 16      
a - K. Cimini pinch hit for T. Appling in the 7th
b - G. Crear substituted for K. Cimini in the 8th
c - T. Maughan substituted for S. Portillo in the 8th
d - R. Ulmer pinch hit for G. Crear in the 9th
e - E. McCarson pinch hit for T. Maughan in the 9th
f - C. Polen pinch hit for C. Pack in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Appling (1, 3rd Inning off C. Wyzard, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Johnson 2 (6, 4th Inning off C. Wyzard, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Cirulli, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Rogers (1, 7th Inning off C. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Portillo (2, 7th Inning off J. Davila, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Conde (4, 7th Inning off C. Johnson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Appling 2 , R. Ulmer , J. Conde 6 , S. Portillo 5 , M. Johnson 4 , R. Rogers 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. DeStefano 2 , C. Pack
GIDP: E. McCarson , R. Rogers
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Whitney 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Dellinger (3)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Wyzard 3.2 4 1 1 2 2 0 67 3.68   
J. Cirulli 2.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 35 2.70   
C. Johnson 0.1 2 3 3 1 1 1 14 8.53   
J. Davila 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 34 3.44   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 40 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Wyzard 47
Batters Faced: C. Wyzard 16, J. Cirulli 9, C. Johnson 4, J. Davila 6, J. Unknown 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Wyzard 2-6, J. Cirulli 4-2, C. Johnson 0-0, J. Davila 2-1, J. Unknown 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Wyzard 67-41, J. Cirulli 35-22, C. Johnson 14-9, J. Davila 34-21, J. Unknown 40-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cirulli 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Simon 6.2 5 2 2 2 9 2 97 3.64   
F. Howerton 0.2 3 4 1 1 1 0 29 6.00   
D. Mott BS (2) 1.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 26 1.27   
N. Douglass 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 25 1.88   
R. Gregg L (0-2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 21 6.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Simon 63
Batters Faced: C. Simon 26, F. Howerton 6, D. Mott 7, N. Douglass 6, R. Gregg 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Simon 5-5, F. Howerton 1-0, D. Mott 0-0, N. Douglass 1-0, R. Gregg 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Simon 97-66, F. Howerton 29-17, D. Mott 26-20, N. Douglass 25-14, R. Gregg 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mott 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Conde
Ballpark: Tailgators Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 19 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:28
Attendance: 8055
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