ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
07/11/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
GAME ID: 1779 - SATURDAY, JULY 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Hartford Matadors (53-27) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0
Portland Mad Ants (37-43) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 1
Mad Ants Take Tight Tangle
In a tight tilt between the Portland Mad Ants and the Hartford Matadors, John Sherline was the difference-maker. The Portland left-hander excelled in his team's 3-2 win in 10 innings. Portland reliever Kevin Kovach got the win, raising his record to 3-4. Everton Jackson was tagged with the loss. The loss makes Hartford 53-27.

Up to bat in the bottom of the tenth, 24-year old first baseman Alex Aime had a chance to be the hero. Hartford pitcher Everton Jackson wanted to foil that plan. But with one out, Aime hit a sacrifice fly. The Mad Ants had themselves a thrilling win.

"Anything I can do to help the team win," said Sherline.
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Flowers 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .257 1 17
J. Benson CF 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 .310 5 21
M. McKechnie LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .290 8 32
J. Pettit 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 4 .273 8 49
A. Flynn SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .296 14 47
T. Perez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .209 3 21
B. MacNeil DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .242 4 13
C. Kelley RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .237 10 31
B. Austin C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .233 4 24
Totals 39 2 12 2 1 10 21      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Flynn (11, 6th Inning off J. Sherline, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Flowers 2 , J. Benson 2 , M. McKechnie 2 , J. Pettit 3 , A. Flynn 2 , B. MacNeil , B. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Flynn 2 , T. Perez , B. Austin
GIDP: J. Pettit , A. Flynn
Sac Fly: C. Kelley
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Alvarado LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .187 1 13
J. Kelly 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .249 10 27
J. McElwain DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .257 12 54
A. Aime 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .288 10 38
J. Blake RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .280 10 42
   a-D. Hutchison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 3 7
   b-P. Kirchner RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 1 5
R. Arreola CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .212 7 29
   c-K. Rennie PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-D. Cochran CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 5
M. Henschel SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .233 5 26
T. Hirsch C 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .202 5 18
J. Olivares 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .209 1 24
Totals 37 3 9 3 2 11 16      
a - D. Hutchison pinch hit for J. Blake in the 8th
b - P. Kirchner substituted for D. Hutchison in the 9th
c - K. Rennie pinch hit for R. Arreola in the 9th
d - D. Cochran substituted for K. Rennie in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Olivares (9, 2nd Inning off T. Morales, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Rennie (1, 9th Inning off M. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hirsch (5, 2nd Inning off T. Morales, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kelly , J. McElwain 2 , A. Aime , R. Arreola , K. Rennie 2 , M. Henschel , T. Hirsch 4 , J. Olivares 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Alvarado , J. Kelly , J. Blake , T. Hirsch
Sac Fly: A. Aime
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kelly (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sherline (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Olivares-Hirsch-Aime, Olivares-Henschel-Aime)
OF assists: 1 (Arreola(Flowers at home))
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Morales 4.1 4 2 2 2 5 1 94 2.11   
J. Schwartz 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 5.46   
M. Hernandez 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 38 4.14   
E. Jackson L (2-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 10 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Morales 50
Batters Faced: T. Morales 19, J. Schwartz 10, M. Hernandez 8, E. Jackson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Morales 3-5, J. Schwartz 4-2, M. Hernandez 1-1, E. Jackson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Morales 94-52, J. Schwartz 30-18, M. Hernandez 38-24, E. Jackson 10-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sherline 6.0 8 2 2 1 8 0 101 5.14   
B. Smith 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 37 2.11   
K. Kovach W (3-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sherline 55
Batters Faced: J. Sherline 27, B. Smith 11, K. Kovach 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sherline 4-5, B. Smith 5-1, K. Kovach 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sherline 101-68, B. Smith 37-22, K. Kovach 13-10
Balk: J. Sherline
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Sherline
Ballpark: Mad Ants Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 10681
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