ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
06/29/2022
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
GAME ID: 1728 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Matadors (44-27) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 1
Portland Mad Ants (33-38) 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 X 9 13 0
Kovach Lays Hammer Down in 9-2 Win
The Portland Mad Ants took on the Hartford Matadors at Mad Ants Ballpark.

The Portland Mad Ants picked up a win at Mad Ants Ballpark, knocking off the Hartford Matadors, 9-2. Starting pitcher Kevin Kovach was a big reason why. Portland is now 33-38, Hartford 44-27.

Kovach scattered 3 hits over 8 innings for the Mad Ants. With the win, Kovach moves to 4-6 on the year with 88 strikeouts.

Said losing manager Jesse Heugly: "We need to play with more of an edge."
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cloutier CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .251 3 15
J. Comey RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .224 3 23
R. Blaylock SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 11 33
   a-J. Ross PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 1
J. Seagle DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .238 5 19
B. Bugbee 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .222 3 8
   b-D. Cagle PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 1 6
J. Brosius LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 0 4
P. Anderson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 0 4
G. Cheatham C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .212 8 28
C. Davies 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .254 6 31
Totals 29 2 4 2 3 11 10      
a - J. Ross pinch hit for R. Blaylock in the 9th
b - D. Cagle pinch hit for B. Bugbee in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Cloutier (21, 6th Inning off K. Kovach, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Cheatham (8, 3rd Inning off K. Kovach, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cloutier 2 , B. Bugbee , D. Cagle , G. Cheatham 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Seagle
GIDP: J. Brosius
Sac Fly: J. Seagle
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Comey (9)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Anderson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Blaylock-Anderson-Bugbee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Kirchner CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .252 6 22
T. Starkey 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .230 2 14
   a-J. Creed PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 2 2
N. Zander 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .189 3 20
R. Brown LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200 1 5
   b-T. Laurie PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 1 6
N. Ryan DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .194 1 5
M. Vitulli 3B 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 .264 7 33
C. Yost RF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .285 2 23
R. Kesterson SS 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 .221 5 21
B. Bridges C 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .209 0 2
Totals 37 9 13 8 4 4 18      
a - J. Creed pinch hit for T. Starkey in the 8th
b - T. Laurie pinch hit for R. Brown in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bridges (2, 6th Inning off A. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Kirchner (3, 3rd Inning off J. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Ryan (2, 7th Inning off J. Bickel, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Kesterson (5, 6th Inning off A. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Kirchner 4 , N. Zander 2 , N. Ryan 3 , M. Vitulli 2 , C. Yost , R. Kesterson 5 , B. Bridges 4
2-out RBI: M. Vitulli , R. Kesterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Kirchner , N. Zander , R. Kesterson
GIDP: N. Zander
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Zander-Kesterson-Creed)
PB: B. Bridges
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mitchell L (5-2) 2.2 4 5 3 3 0 0 67 2.76   
A. Gomez 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 47 4.34   
J. Bickel 2.2 6 2 2 0 3 0 54 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mitchell 27
Batters Faced: J. Mitchell 15, A. Gomez 12, J. Bickel 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mitchell 4-3, A. Gomez 4-3, J. Bickel 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mitchell 67-38, A. Gomez 47-30, J. Bickel 54-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Gomez 1-0 , J. Bickel 1-1
WP: J. Mitchell , J. Bickel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kovach W (4-6) 8.0 3 2 1 2 11 1 100 3.20   
P. Herzog 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kovach 79
Batters Faced: K. Kovach 29, P. Herzog 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kovach 5-8, P. Herzog 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kovach 100-64, P. Herzog 17-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Kovach
Ballpark: Mad Ants Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 6517
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