ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT JOILET JESTERS
06/08/2024
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT JOILET JESTERS
GAME ID: 1630 - SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Matadors (28-29) 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 1
Joilet Jesters (29-28) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 11 0
Hartford Beats Joilet, 5-3
Hartford Matadors starter Nate Benson pitched well against the Joilet Jesters at Ballpark of Joilet, leading his team to a win, 5-3. Dusty Thomas got the save, the 1st for him this season. The last-place Matadors now have a win-loss record of 28-29.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Steve Doyle? The Hartford second baseman had a run-scoring single in the top of the third inning to put the Matadors on top, 3-0. For the game, Doyle had 2 doubles and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Really good pitchers have that ability to raise their game when they need to," said Hartford manager Jesse Heugly.
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE JOILET BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Benson CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .227 1 11
J. Rick 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .278 2 7
J. Duenas DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .286 6 19
T. McLean LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .318 9 39
   a-J. Brosius LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 2 6
C. Scott 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .219 3 22
B. MacNeil SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .285 7 33
S. Doyle 2B 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .315 2 23
P. Simister C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .258 0 14
J. Comey RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .315 1 7
Totals 37 5 11 5 3 10 19      
a - J. Brosius substituted for T. McLean in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Scott (6, 2nd Inning off G. Forness, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Doyle 2 (9, 2nd Inning off G. Forness, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Shoemaker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Duenas 2 , T. McLean , C. Scott 2 , B. MacNeil , S. Doyle 5 , P. Simister 2 , J. Comey
2-out RBI: S. Doyle , P. Simister , J. Comey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Benson , J. Rick , J. Comey
Sac Bunt: J. Rick
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Benson (15)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Doyle (9)
Double Plays: 4 (Doyle-MacNeil-Scott, Rick-Doyle-Scott, MacNeil-Doyle-Scott, Doyle-MacNeil-Scott)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tschida CF 5 0 2 2 0 2 4 .276 1 17
W. West 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .275 2 2
J. Whitis DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .265 7 28
K. Bailey RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 5 29
J. Torres 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .402 3 10
M. Patterson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .312 6 22
C. Mannino LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .196 1 10
J. Bauer SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .288 7 27
N. Bowman C 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .326 1 6
   a-M. Soria PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
Totals 35 3 11 3 1 9 13      
a - M. Soria pinch hit for N. Bowman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. West (1, 6th Inning off N. Benson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Torres (3, 9th Inning off K. Yates, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Tschida 2 , W. West 3 , J. Torres 4 , C. Mannino 2 , J. Bauer 2 , N. Bowman 2
2-out RBI: B. Tschida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tschida , J. Whitis 2
GIDP: B. Tschida , W. West , J. Bauer , N. Bowman
Hit by Pitch: M. Soria
Team LOB: 7
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE JOILET PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Benson W (6-2) 7.0 6 2 2 1 8 0 100 3.16   
M. Hatten 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.43   
K. Yates H (2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 21 3.27   
D. Thomas SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Benson 64
Batters Faced: N. Benson 25, M. Hatten 5, K. Yates 6, D. Thomas 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Benson 9-1, M. Hatten 2-0, K. Yates 2-0, D. Thomas 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Benson 100-69, M. Hatten 12-8, K. Yates 21-12, D. Thomas 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hatten 1-1 , D. Thomas 3-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Yates
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Forness L (0-2) 2.2 8 5 5 2 2 0 54 7.71   
K. O'Hare 3.1 1 0 0 0 7 0 45 3.71   
A. Shoemaker 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 47 5.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Forness 18
Batters Faced: G. Forness 18, K. O'Hare 11, A. Shoemaker 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Forness 5-1, K. O'Hare 2-1, A. Shoemaker 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Forness 54-31, K. O'Hare 45-30, A. Shoemaker 47-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. O'Hare 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Benson
Ballpark: Ballpark of Joilet
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 10858
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