ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
06/28/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
GAME ID: 1698 - SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Chesapeake Tailgators (34-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1
Laredo Ghosts (22-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Tailgators Deal Ghosts 2-0 Loss
The Chesapeake Tailgators topped the Laredo Ghosts, 2-0, in Stars Conference action at Ghosts Ballpark. The standout performance belonged to Chesapeake pitcher and Santiago, Dominican Republic, native Luis Najera. The winning streak has now reached 5 games for Chesapeake.

Najera gave Chesapeake a solid start. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit over 6.2 innings.

"Luis made some big pitches when he needed to," said Tailgators manager Dave York.
CHESAPEAKE BATTING LINESCORE LAREDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Broadley SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .125 0 1
K. Cimini 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .283 7 32
B. Raska 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .189 3 4
   c-C. Dellinger 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 4 15
S. Portillo DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .244 3 12
C. Ornelas RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .296 4 12
R. DeStefano 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .272 6 22
E. McCarson LF, CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 2 15
T. Appling CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .155 0 5
   a-P. Otte PH, LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .211 2 4
M. Belsito C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-J. Conde PH, C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230 8 15
Totals 32 2 4 2 6 8 18      
a - P. Otte pinch hit for T. Appling in the 7th
b - J. Conde pinch hit for M. Belsito in the 8th
c - C. Dellinger substituted for B. Raska in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. DeStefano (8, 2nd Inning off V. Lucero, 1 on, 1 out) , E. McCarson (7, 10th Inning off N. Thompson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Ornelas , R. DeStefano 3 , E. McCarson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Portillo , T. Appling
GIDP: C. Ornelas
Sac Fly: C. Broadley , P. Otte
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Broadley (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Broadley-DeStefano-Raska)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Grimm CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .296 1 8
J. Morgan 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .221 3 15
M. Blevins LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .192 3 12
R. Maciejewski DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .284 4 15
J. Sanchez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .239 4 20
   a-J. Latorre PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 4
   c-B. Hund 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 4
J. Perez RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .222 1 5
   b-A. Baldwin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 7 23
   d-J. Chennault RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 5
J. Sykora 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0
S. Yanez C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .233 1 1
M. Nelson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244 2 16
   e-B. Largent PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .341 3 25
Totals 30 0 1 0 7 9 16      
a - J. Latorre pinch hit for J. Sanchez in the 9th
b - A. Baldwin pinch hit for J. Perez in the 9th
c - B. Hund substituted for J. Latorre in the 10th
d - J. Chennault substituted for A. Baldwin in the 10th
e - B. Largent pinch hit for M. Nelson in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morgan (7, 6th Inning off L. Najera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Morgan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Grimm , R. Maciejewski , J. Sanchez , M. Nelson 2
GIDP: S. Yanez
Sac Bunt: S. Yanez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Nelson (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Nelson-Sykora)
PB: S. Yanez
CHESAPEAKE PITCHING LINESCORE LAREDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Najera 6.2 1 0 0 5 8 0 116 2.04   
F. Howerton 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 27 5.21   
N. Douglass W (5-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Najera 75
Batters Faced: L. Najera 25, F. Howerton 6, N. Douglass 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Najera 6-5, F. Howerton 2-1, N. Douglass 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Najera 116-64, F. Howerton 27-15, N. Douglass 29-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Howerton 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Lucero 6.0 3 0 0 1 6 0 89 4.05   
F. Ruiz 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 45 6.85   
N. Thompson L (0-4) 1.0 1 2 1 4 0 0 24 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Lucero 71
Batters Faced: V. Lucero 23, F. Ruiz 9, N. Thompson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Lucero 7-5, F. Ruiz 3-3, N. Thompson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: V. Lucero 89-62, F. Ruiz 45-26, N. Thompson 24-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Ruiz 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Najera
Ballpark: Ghosts Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 6815
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