ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
06/05/2026
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
GAME ID: 1595 - FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Hartford Matadors (31-18) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 13 0
Chesapeake Tailgators (22-27) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Tailgators Lose, 4-2, in 13
Hartford Matadors starter Fernando Garcia turned in an exceptional performance against the Chesapeake Tailgators at Tailgators Ballpark, resulting in a Hartford win, 4-2. With the victory, the Matadors record stands at 31-18.

Hartford needed the clutch hitting of John Benson to notch the win. The center fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the 13th inning to put the Matadors on top, 4-2. For the game, Benson had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Big win," said Benson.
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Benson RF, CF 5 1 2 2 2 1 1 .330 2 11
C. Flowers 2B, 1B 7 0 1 1 0 1 5 .300 0 5
O. Juarez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 4
   b-B. MacNeil PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 2 7
   c-D. Conde CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 2 3
   d-J. Walker PH, LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 2 3
J. Pettit 3B 7 0 3 0 0 0 2 .274 6 33
C. Kelley 1B, LF, RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .195 5 19
A. Flynn SS, 1B 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 .295 6 17
   e-M. Campbell 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 5
B. Austin C 5 0 3 0 1 0 2 .241 4 15
T. Perez DH 6 1 1 0 0 4 6 .210 1 12
B. Docampo LF 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .258 1 3
   a-W. West PH, SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .177 0 5
Totals 50 4 13 4 6 10 24      
a - W. West pinch hit for B. Docampo in the 7th
b - B. MacNeil pinch hit for O. Juarez in the 8th
c - D. Conde substituted for B. MacNeil in the 8th
d - J. Walker pinch hit for D. Conde in the 9th
e - M. Campbell substituted for A. Flynn in the 13th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Docampo (1, 5th Inning off L. Najera, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Benson (2, 13th Inning off F. Howerton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Benson 5 , C. Flowers , J. Pettit 3 , B. Austin 3 , T. Perez , B. Docampo 4 , W. West 2
2-out RBI: C. Flowers , B. Docampo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Flowers , O. Juarez , J. Walker , J. Pettit , B. Austin , T. Perez 2
Sac Bunt: C. Kelley , W. West
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Benson 2 (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Benson-Austin, West-Flowers)
OF assists: 1 (Benson(DeStefano at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Ornelas RF, CF 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 .293 2 7
S. Portillo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 2 7
   c-G. Crear 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .175 1 4
K. Cimini DH 5 0 0 0 1 2 4 .278 4 23
J. Whitney SS 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .252 5 14
M. Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 3 14
C. Dellinger 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 3 11
R. DeStefano 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .271 6 16
T. Appling CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .145 0 3
   d-A. Kroyan PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
R. Rogers C 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .270 2 4
   a-C. Williams PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 3 5
   b-J. Milton C 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 2
Totals 43 2 6 2 4 9 19      
a - C. Williams pinch ran for R. Rogers in the 7th
b - J. Milton substituted for C. Williams in the 8th
c - G. Crear substituted for S. Portillo in the 9th
d - A. Kroyan pinch hit for T. Appling in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Whitney (8, 3rd Inning off F. Garcia, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Appling (2, 4th Inning off F. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Rogers (3, 7th Inning off F. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Ornelas , J. Whitney 2 , T. Appling 2 , R. Rogers 3 , J. Milton
2-out RBI: J. Whitney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: M. Johnson
Team LOB: 7
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Garcia 8.0 5 2 2 3 2 0 104 3.13   
N. Benson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.82   
E. Jackson 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 27 1.09   
J. Carter W (3-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 0.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Garcia 63
Batters Faced: F. Garcia 31, N. Benson 3, E. Jackson 7, J. Carter 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Garcia 5-15, N. Benson 0-1, E. Jackson 2-1, J. Carter 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Garcia 104-59, N. Benson 12-8, E. Jackson 27-17, J. Carter 22-16
Hit Batsmen: F. Garcia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Najera 7.0 5 1 1 3 7 1 100 1.59   
T. Reynolds H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.45   
D. Mott H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 1.12   
N. Douglass BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 22 2.05   
R. Gregg 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 42 4.50   
F. Howerton L (0-2) 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 29 8.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Najera 67
Batters Faced: L. Najera 29, T. Reynolds 1, D. Mott 4, N. Douglass 6, R. Gregg 11, F. Howerton 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Najera 7-7, T. Reynolds 0-1, D. Mott 1-1, N. Douglass 2-1, R. Gregg 3-4, F. Howerton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Najera 100-66, T. Reynolds 2-1, D. Mott 14-7, N. Douglass 22-13, R. Gregg 42-26, F. Howerton 29-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Howerton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Garcia
Ballpark: Tailgators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 6746
Special Notes: C Raheem Rogers was injured while running the bases.
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