ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS AT NASHVILLE LASERS
06/11/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS AT NASHVILLE LASERS
GAME ID: 1637 - THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chesapeake Tailgators (26-29) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 6 12 0
Nashville Lasers (31-24) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 10 0
Tailgators Deal Lasers 6-3 Defeat
The Chesapeake Tailgators picked up a win at Lasers Ballpark, downing the Nashville Lasers, 6-3. On the mound for Chesapeake was right-hander Luis Najera, who played a pivotal role in the win. Najera yielded 2 runs over 6.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 0, and struck out 4. His record improves to 3-0. Frank Howerton got the save, the 1st for him this season.

Chesapeake used the timely hitting of Gabriel Crear to seize the win. The first baseman stroked a 2-run single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Tailgators on top, 6-3. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

Crear called the win the result of "everyone working in tandem."

Nashville has now lost 4 consecutive games.
CHESAPEAKE BATTING LINESCORE NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Cimini SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .279 6 26
C. Ornelas CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .294 2 8
S. Portillo DH 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .254 2 9
   b-R. Ulmer DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174 4 12
M. Johnson LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .246 5 19
E. McCarson RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .258 2 14
J. Conde 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 6 12
   a-G. Crear 1B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .195 1 6
C. Dellinger 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .181 3 11
R. DeStefano 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .265 6 18
C. Polen C 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .261 1 5
Totals 35 6 12 6 6 5 22      
a - G. Crear substituted for J. Conde in the 8th
b - R. Ulmer inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Dellinger (8, 2nd Inning off C. Rumrill, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Polen 2 (5, 3rd Inning off C. Rumrill, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off H. Bowman, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. McCarson (5, 6th Inning off C. Rumrill, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Cimini (12, 7th Inning off H. Bowman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Johnson (5, 2nd Inning off C. Rumrill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Cimini 2 , C. Ornelas , S. Portillo , M. Johnson 5 , E. McCarson 3 , G. Crear , C. Dellinger 2 , R. DeStefano , C. Polen 4
2-out RBI: S. Portillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Cimini , S. Portillo , E. McCarson , C. Dellinger , R. DeStefano 2
GIDP: C. Dellinger
Sac Bunt: K. Cimini
Sac Fly: S. Portillo
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cimini-DeStefano-Conde, DeStefano-Cimini-Conde)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. LeFevre 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .185 2 8
D. Martinez 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .241 3 9
J. Bender 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .346 8 26
H. Landa SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .265 15 35
T. Brown DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .228 1 6
   a-L. Peck DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 12 24
A. Huey RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .224 6 16
S. Fites LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .385 3 10
J. Engelke CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .297 4 18
C. Harmon C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 8 23
Totals 35 3 10 3 0 5 15      
a - L. Peck inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Fites (4, 7th Inning off L. Najera, 1 on, 1 out) , M. LeFevre (3, 8th Inning off D. Mott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Harmon (8, 3rd Inning off L. Najera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. LeFevre 3 , D. Martinez 2 , H. Landa , T. Brown , A. Huey , S. Fites 2 , J. Engelke , C. Harmon 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Huey , C. Harmon
GIDP: J. Bender , C. Harmon
Hit by Pitch: M. LeFevre
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. LeFevre (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-LeFevre-Bender)
OF assists: 1 (Engelke(Polen at 3rd base))
CHESAPEAKE PITCHING LINESCORE NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Najera W (3-0) 6.2 7 2 2 0 4 1 98 1.72   
T. Reynolds H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.25   
D. Mott H (4) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19 3.20   
F. Howerton SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Najera 56
Batters Faced: L. Najera 26, T. Reynolds 1, D. Mott 6, F. Howerton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Najera 8-6, T. Reynolds 0-0, D. Mott 2-1, F. Howerton 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Najera 98-62, T. Reynolds 5-3, D. Mott 19-11, F. Howerton 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Reynolds 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Najera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rumrill L (4-6) 5.2 6 3 3 2 3 1 104 3.61   
H. Bowman 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 23 1.88   
J. Racinowski 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 3.55   
M. Freeman 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 21 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rumrill 46
Batters Faced: C. Rumrill 25, H. Bowman 7, J. Racinowski 5, M. Freeman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rumrill 7-7, H. Bowman 2-1, J. Racinowski 1-1, M. Freeman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rumrill 104-62, H. Bowman 23-12, J. Racinowski 21-14, M. Freeman 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Bowman 1-0
Balk: M. Freeman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Najera
Ballpark: Lasers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 15709
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