ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
07/14/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
GAME ID: 1814 - THURSDAY, JULY 14TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nashville Lasers (51-34) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 11 2
Portland Mad Ants (40-45) 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 11 0
Mad Ants Win at Home, 7-3
Portland third baseman Morgan Vitulli made his presence felt in the 7-3 Mad Ants triumph over the Nashville Lasers. Vitulli went 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The win went to Corey Hell in relief, making him now 1-0. Jaden Melrose took the loss for Nashville. The win makes Portland 40-45.

Nate Ryan had a big 2-run double for the Mad Ants in the bottom of the third inning. With Portland leading 2-1 and the bases loaded, he got a fastball from Jaden Melrose, who is tied for 2nd in the SC with a 9.7 K/9 rate, and swatted a double to right. It was his 5th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Mad Ants ahead, 4-1.

Ryan said his team "played with focus."
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Long RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .277 14 29
M. Toney 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .277 6 18
J. Brannon 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .316 0 6
B. Roe CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 4 .269 9 33
A. Tyndall SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .266 14 36
M. Patterson LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2
B. Jackson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219 7 21
M. Coombs DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .385 1 4
C. Harmon C 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .238 7 33
Totals 36 3 11 2 1 10 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Coombs (1, 5th Inning off K. Kovach, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Long , J. Brannon 2 , B. Roe , A. Tyndall 2 , M. Patterson 2 , M. Coombs 4 , C. Harmon 2
2-out RBI: J. Brannon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Roe 2 , M. Coombs
GIDP: M. Patterson , B. Jackson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Tyndall (12) , B. Jackson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Jackson-Toney-Brannon)
PB: C. Harmon
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Kirchner CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .249 7 26
T. Starkey 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .236 3 22
N. Zander 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .190 6 27
R. Brown LF 4 1 1 1 1 3 3 .198 2 10
N. Ryan DH 5 1 2 2 0 2 4 .231 2 11
M. Vitulli 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .258 7 45
F. Hinojos RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .187 6 20
R. Kesterson SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .235 5 27
B. Bridges C 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .212 0 3
Totals 36 7 11 7 4 10 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Vitulli 2 (11, 2nd Inning off J. Melrose, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Melrose, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Starkey (2, 3rd Inning off J. Melrose, 2 on, 0 outs) , N. Ryan (5, 3rd Inning off J. Melrose, 3 on, 0 outs) , B. Bridges 2 (4, 3rd Inning off J. Melrose, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Shannon, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Brown (3, 8th Inning off D. Bernal, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Kirchner , T. Starkey 2 , N. Zander 2 , R. Brown 2 , N. Ryan 3 , M. Vitulli 4 , B. Bridges 4
2-out RBI: B. Bridges
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Kirchner , N. Ryan 2 , B. Bridges 2
GIDP: R. Kesterson
Hit by Pitch: M. Vitulli
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Hinojos (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kesterson-Zander-Starkey, Vitulli-Zander-Starkey)
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Melrose L (5-4) 2.2 7 7 7 3 3 0 55 3.69   
J. Shannon 3.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 57 3.74   
N. Alvarado 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 5.40   
D. Bernal 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Melrose 12
Batters Faced: J. Melrose 17, J. Shannon 14, N. Alvarado 5, D. Bernal 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Melrose 2-2, J. Shannon 3-2, N. Alvarado 1-1, D. Bernal 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Melrose 55-31, J. Shannon 57-36, N. Alvarado 23-15, D. Bernal 20-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Shannon 1-1 , N. Alvarado 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Shannon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kovach 4.2 8 2 2 0 4 1 69 3.19   
C. Hell W (1-0) 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 37 5.25   
N. Glowacki 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 6.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kovach 44
Batters Faced: K. Kovach 21, C. Hell 10, N. Glowacki 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kovach 5-4, C. Hell 2-2, N. Glowacki 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kovach 69-46, C. Hell 37-18, N. Glowacki 25-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hell 2-0
WP: C. Hell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Morgan Vitulli
Ballpark: Mad Ants Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 6203
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