ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
07/19/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
GAME ID: 1820 - SUNDAY, JULY 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nashville Lasers (45-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chesapeake Tailgators (46-42) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 6 0
Dominant Performance by Najera in Chesapeake Win
Tailgators Ballpark featured a tense pitchers' duel.

The Chesapeake Tailgators downed the Nashville Lasers, 2-0, at Tailgators Ballpark. Stellar pitching by Luis Najera had a lot to do with it. The right-hander, who is tied for 3rd in the SC with a 1.78 ERA, handcuffed his opponent all game. With the win, Chesapeake raised its record to 46-42.

Najera tossed 96 pitches over 7.1 innings to clinch the win for the Tailgators. The right-hander allowed just 4 hits, while racking up 8 strikeouts in the game.

"Luis looked very determined to have a good game," said Chesapeake manager Dave York. "He was totally focused and he produced."
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. LeFevre SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .207 2 13
D. Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 6 18
J. Bender DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314 11 37
   a-T. Brown DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 2 8
C. Harmon C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277 14 36
   c-D. Puente PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
A. Huey LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .227 7 26
J. Engelke CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .249 5 23
   b-C. Van Noort PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 6 22
L. Peck RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260 14 29
M. Kuperberg 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .186 1 4
K. Savas 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .238 2 2
Totals 32 0 5 0 3 8 13      
a - T. Brown inserted as DH in the 8th
b - C. Van Noort pinch hit for J. Engelke in the 9th
c - D. Puente pinch ran for C. Harmon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. LeFevre (7, 8th Inning off L. Najera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. LeFevre 2 , C. Harmon , A. Huey , L. Peck , K. Savas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Brown , M. Kuperberg 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Peck (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kuperberg-LeFevre-Kuperberg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Ornelas RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .293 5 25
S. Portillo DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .270 6 18
M. Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 9 35
J. Conde 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 11 27
C. Dellinger SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .211 6 25
C. Broadley 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 1 5
M. Rock 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200 1 6
T. Appling CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .174 0 8
M. Belsito C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .151 0 3
Totals 29 2 6 2 1 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Ornelas 2 (12, 6th Inning off P. Higginbotham, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Pintado, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Dellinger (11, 7th Inning off P. Higginbotham, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Portillo (6, 6th Inning off P. Higginbotham, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Ornelas 4 , S. Portillo 4 , J. Conde , C. Dellinger 2 , T. Appling
2-out RBI: S. Portillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Johnson , T. Appling
GIDP: M. Belsito
Team LOB: 4
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Higginbotham L (7-5) 6.1 5 2 2 0 6 1 86 4.01   
A. Pintado 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 39 5.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Higginbotham 61
Batters Faced: P. Higginbotham 23, A. Pintado 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Higginbotham 4-8, A. Pintado 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Higginbotham 86-58, A. Pintado 39-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Pintado 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Najera W (5-0) 7.1 4 0 0 2 8 0 96 1.78   
F. Howerton H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.10   
R. Gregg SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Najera 76
Batters Faced: L. Najera 28, F. Howerton 2, R. Gregg 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Najera 4-10, F. Howerton 0-2, R. Gregg 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Najera 96-66, F. Howerton 13-7, R. Gregg 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Howerton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Najera
Ballpark: Tailgators Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 8950
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