ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
QUEBEC ACES AT HARTFORD MATADORS
07/12/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
QUEBEC ACES AT HARTFORD MATADORS
GAME ID: 1789 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 12TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Quebec Aces (43-41) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 7 1
Hartford Matadors (47-37) 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 6 11 0
Matadors Squeeze By Quebec, 6-5
The Hartford Matadors locked up a win at Ballpark of Tacoma, knocking off the Quebec Aces, 6-5. On the mound for Hartford was right-hander Mario Ruiz. He played a major role in the triumph. Hartford pitcher Terry May got the win. He's now 2-2. Dave Barncord was tagged with the loss. Hartford has 4 straight wins, Quebec 4 straight losses.

Taylor McLean was the walk-off hero for Hartford. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Matadors left fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Winning in the last at-bat, there's nothing else like it," said Ruiz.
QUEBEC BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Sheary LF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .242 11 31
C. Epstein DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 .237 5 15
S. Howard 1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .279 9 25
D. Lovell 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .237 8 19
D. Pimenta RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .251 13 35
R. Simmer 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .210 5 23
M. Maughan CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .071 0 0
T. Myers C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .171 4 5
J. Unknown SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-M. Soria PH, SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274 4 11
Totals 34 5 7 5 4 11 19      
a - M. Soria pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Epstein (8, 3rd Inning off M. Ruiz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Pimenta (13, 2nd Inning off M. Ruiz, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Soria (4, 9th Inning off J. Bickel, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Howard (9, 9th Inning off J. Bickel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Epstein 2 , S. Howard 4 , D. Lovell 2 , D. Pimenta 4 , R. Simmer , M. Soria 4
2-out RBI: S. Howard , D. Lovell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Epstein
Hit by Pitch: B. Sheary 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Simmer (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Andrews SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .266 4 10
A. Cuevas DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297 9 34
S. Heichel 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .259 2 21
G. Kinder 1B 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 .235 7 35
T. McLean LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .241 4 14
C. Olsen RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .295 4 11
S. Lehn CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .238 0 10
J. Baker 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 6 .256 3 13
J. Ross C 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .203 1 4
Totals 38 6 11 6 3 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Kinder (14, 2nd Inning off N. Dragon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Heichel (5, 9th Inning off D. Barncord, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Heichel (2, 7th Inning off J. Burget, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cuevas , S. Heichel 7 , G. Kinder 4 , T. McLean 2 , C. Olsen 2 , J. Baker
2-out RBI: S. Heichel , T. McLean
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Andrews , J. Baker , J. Ross
Team LOB: 8
QUEBEC PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Dragon 6.2 6 4 4 2 5 0 100 2.76   
J. Burget 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 31 5.73   
D. Barncord L (3-5) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 14 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Dragon 49
Batters Faced: N. Dragon 29, J. Burget 7, D. Barncord 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Dragon 10-5, J. Burget 3-1, D. Barncord 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Dragon 100-65, J. Burget 31-19, D. Barncord 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Burget 1-1
WP: J. Burget
Balk: N. Dragon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ruiz 6.2 5 2 2 3 7 1 106 2.21   
J. Bickel BS (4) 2.0 2 3 3 1 4 2 35 4.58   
T. May W (2-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ruiz 60
Batters Faced: M. Ruiz 30, J. Bickel 9, T. May 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ruiz 8-5, J. Bickel 2-0, T. May 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ruiz 106-64, J. Bickel 35-24, T. May 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bickel 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Ruiz 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Ruiz
Ballpark: Ballpark of Tacoma
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 10931
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