ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT BAXTER SPRINGS MARSHALS
07/01/2020
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT BAXTER SPRINGS MARSHALS
GAME ID: 1719 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 1ST , 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Mad Ants (36-35) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0
Baxter Springs Marshals (32-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 0
Mad Ants Get One-Run Win at Baxter Springs
The Portland Mad Ants beat the Baxter Springs Marshals, 2-1, at Marshals Ballpark. Starting pitcher Mike Anderson was a big reason why. He held his opponent in check all game. Anderson picked up the win for Portland, going 6.2 innings. He gave up 1 run on 8 hits. He now sports a record of 7-4. Mitch Detzel collected save number 16.

Portland used the timely hitting of Art Davis to seize the win. The second baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Mad Ants on top, 2-0. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

Afterward, Mad Ants manager Efren Nieman was ebullient. "That was a fun game to coach," he told a group of reporters, adding, "I hope it was just as fun to watch."

The Mad Ants, at 36-35, sit in 5th place in the Stars Conference West Division.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE BAXTER SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marsh DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .304 2 5
A. Piper CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .229 4 25
P. Dennis RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .279 10 31
   b-J. Guidry 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 3 15
M. Vitulli 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 8 26
B. Gansman LF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .220 5 14
T. Starkey 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .221 1 9
R. Kesterson SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .295 14 37
A. Davis 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .188 1 14
   a-T. Tolhurst PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 2
A. Harvilla C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 2 9
Totals 35 2 10 2 0 6 10      
a - T. Tolhurst pinch hit for A. Davis in the 9th
b - J. Guidry substituted for P. Dennis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Piper (15, 3rd Inning off J. Erim, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Gansman (3, 4th Inning off J. Erim, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Marsh , A. Piper 2 , P. Dennis , B. Gansman 4 , T. Starkey 2 , R. Kesterson , A. Davis
2-out RBI: A. Piper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Dennis , R. Kesterson , T. Tolhurst
GIDP: A. Harvilla
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Davis-Kesterson-Starkey, Kesterson-Guidry-Starkey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Greening CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .261 9 20
G. Sweeton LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .285 12 35
T. Kawamoto RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .268 7 20
B. Titus DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .215 10 28
H. Suh 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .257 10 42
G. Garza 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .299 3 20
E. Stephens 2B 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .157 2 4
   a-J. Nicholson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .149 1 6
B. Highsmith SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .170 5 12
A. Thomas C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .237 2 7
   b-M. Foster PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 0 4
Totals 35 1 10 1 1 7 18      
a - J. Nicholson pinch hit for E. Stephens in the 9th
b - M. Foster pinch hit for A. Thomas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Stephens (2, 2nd Inning off M. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Sweeton (23, 3rd Inning off M. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Greening , G. Sweeton 2 , H. Suh 2 , E. Stephens 4 , J. Nicholson , B. Highsmith , A. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sweeton , H. Suh , A. Thomas
GIDP: B. Highsmith 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Greening (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Highsmith-Stephens-Suh)
OF assists: 1 (Greening(Gansman at home))
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BAXTER SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Anderson W (7-4) 6.2 8 1 1 1 6 0 100 2.76   
E. Kieft H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6.23   
A. Baker H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.68   
M. Detzel SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Anderson 59
Batters Faced: M. Anderson 28, E. Kieft 1, A. Baker 4, M. Detzel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Anderson 8-5, E. Kieft 0-1, A. Baker 2-1, M. Detzel 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Anderson 100-61, E. Kieft 5-3, A. Baker 7-6, M. Detzel 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Kieft 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Erim L (1-1) 6.0 5 2 2 0 3 0 73 1.97   
D. Wagner 3.0 5 0 0 0 3 0 35 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Erim 57
Batters Faced: J. Erim 23, D. Wagner 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Erim 7-8, D. Wagner 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Erim 73-45, D. Wagner 35-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wagner 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Anderson
Ballpark: Marshals Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 7436
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