ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
07/13/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
GAME ID: 1790 - MONDAY, JULY 13TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Chesapeake Tailgators (44-38) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Hartford Matadors (55-27) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 1
Matadors Squeeze By Chesapeake, 5-4
Ballpark of Tacoma played host to some high drama.

Hartford starter Paul Birchfield pitched well against the Chesapeake Tailgators at Ballpark of Tacoma. The left-hander led his team to a win, 5-4. With the win, the Matadors have a record of 55-27.

Hartford got a jolt from Brad MacNeil. The pinch hitter ripped a solo home run in the bottom of the 14th inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it brought the house down.

"I had pretty good command out there," said Birchfield.
CHESAPEAKE BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Appling SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 0 6
   a-C. Broadley SS, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 1 5
   c-C. Dellinger PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 6 24
M. Rock 3B, 2B 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .262 1 6
   g-B. Raska PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 5 10
   h-S. Howard 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. DeStefano 2B, SS 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 .284 9 32
E. McCarson RF, CF 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 .252 3 18
R. Branson DH 6 1 1 0 0 3 0 .227 0 2
C. Ornelas CF 4 0 1 3 0 1 0 .289 5 23
   b-T. Maughan PR, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 0
M. Johnson LF 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 .255 9 35
M. Belsito C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .171 0 3
   d-P. Otte PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 4 8
A. Nelson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 0 1
   e-S. Portillo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 4 14
   f-J. Conde C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 9 20
Totals 50 4 8 4 3 12 14      
a - C. Broadley substituted for T. Appling in the 3rd
b - T. Maughan pinch ran for C. Ornelas in the 9th
c - C. Dellinger pinch hit for C. Broadley in the 10th
d - P. Otte pinch hit for M. Belsito in the 12th
e - S. Portillo pinch hit for A. Nelson in the 12th
f - J. Conde substituted for S. Portillo in the 12th
g - B. Raska pinch hit for M. Rock in the 13th
h - S. Howard substituted for B. Raska in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Ornelas (10, 9th Inning off E. Jackson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Rock (1, 4th Inning off P. Birchfield, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Broadley , M. Rock 3 , R. Branson , C. Ornelas 2 , M. Johnson , M. Belsito 2 , S. Portillo
2-out RBI: C. Ornelas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. DeStefano , M. Belsito , J. Conde
Sac Fly: R. DeStefano
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson)
OF assists: 1 (McCarson(Conde at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Flowers 2B, 1B 7 1 1 1 0 0 2 .248 1 18
J. Benson RF, CF 7 1 1 1 0 1 2 .297 5 22
M. McKechnie LF, RF 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 .296 9 33
   c-B. MacNeil PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248 5 14
J. Pettit 3B 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 .274 9 51
O. Juarez CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .324 6 20
   a-D. Conde PR, LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .238 2 5
A. Flynn SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 .291 14 47
C. Kelley 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .234 10 31
   b-W. West SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .191 0 6
T. Perez DH 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 .209 3 21
E. Clayton C 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 .294 1 6
Totals 50 5 11 5 7 9 20      
a - D. Conde pinch ran for O. Juarez in the 1st
b - W. West substituted for C. Kelley in the 8th
c - B. MacNeil pinch hit for M. McKechnie in the 14th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Juarez (6, 1st Inning off C. Simon, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Benson (16, 1st Inning off C. Simon, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Conde (3, 7th Inning off A. Salas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Flowers (2, 1st Inning off C. Simon, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Perez (1, 4th Inning off C. Simon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. MacNeil (5, 14th Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Flowers 3 , J. Benson 2 , M. McKechnie , B. MacNeil 4 , J. Pettit 2 , O. Juarez 2 , D. Conde 3 , C. Kelley , T. Perez 3
2-out RBI: B. MacNeil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kelley , E. Clayton
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pettit (7)
CHESAPEAKE PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Simon 5.0 7 4 4 4 3 0 110 3.40   
A. Salas 3.0 2 0 0 3 1 0 42 5.19   
R. Gregg 3.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 43 3.74   
J. Wright L (0-1) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Simon 36
Batters Faced: C. Simon 25, A. Salas 13, R. Gregg 12, J. Wright 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Simon 9-2, A. Salas 3-4, R. Gregg 3-4, J. Wright 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Simon 110-68, A. Salas 42-23, R. Gregg 43-28, J. Wright 11-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wright 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Birchfield 8.0 3 1 1 0 6 0 84 2.91   
E. Jackson BS (2) 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 21 2.38   
M. Hernandez 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 30 4.01   
V. Padilla W (6-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 51 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Birchfield 78
Batters Faced: P. Birchfield 27, E. Jackson 7, M. Hernandez 8, V. Padilla 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Birchfield 7-11, E. Jackson 1-1, M. Hernandez 2-3, V. Padilla 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Birchfield 84-59, E. Jackson 21-13, M. Hernandez 30-20, V. Padilla 51-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hernandez 2-0
WP: M. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Birchfield
Ballpark: Ballpark of Tacoma
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:45
Attendance: 11829
Special Notes: CF Oscar Juarez was injured while running the bases. CF Troy Appling was injured in a collision at a base.
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