ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
07/08/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
GAME ID: 1756 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nashville Lasers (42-36) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 6 5 0
Hartford Matadors (52-26) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0
Lasers 6-3 Winners Over Hartford
Nashville Lasers starter Pat Higginbotham pitched a strong game against the Hartford Matadors at Ballpark of Tacoma, leading the Lasers to victory, 6-3. In 6.2 innings, Higginbotham surrendered 3 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 4. He allowed 2 runs. Getting the save was Malcolm Freeman, his 14th.

Danny Martinez went 1 for 5. He drove in 2 runs for Nashville. The 23-year old third baseman had a key at-bat in the top of the fifth. With two out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he broke a 2-2 tie with a 2-run single off Alberto Renteria. It was his 35th hit of the season.

"Feels good to get the job done," Martinez said after the game.

With the win, Nashville raised its record to 42-36.
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. LeFevre 2B 5 1 1 2 0 3 1 .185 2 12
D. Martinez 3B 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 .222 4 14
J. Bender DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .329 10 32
H. Landa SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .276 18 42
S. Fites LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .349 7 19
A. Huey RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .227 7 23
C. Harmon C 4 1 1 1 0 3 5 .287 13 34
M. Kuperberg 1B 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 .083 0 1
J. Engelke CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .260 5 23
Totals 31 6 5 6 7 14 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Harmon (13, 6th Inning off A. Renteria, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. LeFevre , D. Martinez , J. Bender 2 , C. Harmon 4
2-out RBI: M. LeFevre , D. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. LeFevre , S. Fites , J. Engelke
Sac Fly: M. Kuperberg
Hit by Pitch: S. Fites
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. LeFevre (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Conde CF, RF 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 .225 2 5
M. Campbell 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .229 0 7
M. McKechnie LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293 8 32
J. Pettit SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .270 8 47
O. Juarez RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .327 6 19
   a-J. Benson RF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 5 21
A. Flynn 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .298 13 45
J. Duenas DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .224 5 26
B. Austin C 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .231 4 22
T. Perez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .211 3 21
Totals 30 3 5 3 4 7 14      
a - J. Benson substituted for O. Juarez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Flynn (13, 9th Inning off J. Racinowski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Conde , J. Pettit , A. Flynn 4 , J. Duenas 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pettit , A. Flynn
Sac Bunt: M. Campbell , B. Austin
Sac Fly: M. Campbell
Team LOB: 7
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Higginbotham W (7-3) 6.2 3 2 2 4 4 0 102 3.83   
J. Racinowski H (6) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 21 2.84   
M. Freeman SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Higginbotham 60
Batters Faced: P. Higginbotham 28, J. Racinowski 5, M. Freeman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Higginbotham 6-11, J. Racinowski 1-1, M. Freeman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Higginbotham 102-62, J. Racinowski 21-17, M. Freeman 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Racinowski 1-0
WP: P. Higginbotham
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Renteria L (7-5) 5.1 4 5 5 5 7 1 108 3.44   
D. Martin 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 3.38   
M. Bogucki 1.0 0 1 1 2 2 0 30 1.59   
M. Felty 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Renteria 42
Batters Faced: A. Renteria 25, D. Martin 5, M. Bogucki 6, M. Felty 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Renteria 4-5, D. Martin 2-0, M. Bogucki 0-1, M. Felty 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Renteria 108-60, D. Martin 18-12, M. Bogucki 30-15, M. Felty 15-11
WP: A. Renteria
Hit Batsmen: M. Bogucki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Higginbotham
Ballpark: Ballpark of Tacoma
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 13485
Special Notes: CF Oscar Juarez was injured while throwing the ball.
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