ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
07/15/2025
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
GAME ID: 1828 - TUESDAY, JULY 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nashville Lasers (54-36) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
Hartford Matadors (48-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Lasers Win at Hartford, 2-0
Left-hander Jaden Melrose mesmerized the Hartford Matadors while leading the Nashville Lasers to a 2-0 victory. In 7.1 innings, Melrose surrendered 9 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 1. He allowed no runs. Earning the save was Tom Herzing. He's now cashed in 27 of 31 save opportunities.

Nashville used the hitting of Adam Tyndall to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Lasers on top, 2-0. For the game, Tyndall had 1 home run and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.

Nashville manager Kenny McElhaney commended his team for "doing what it takes to win."

The first-place Lasers, at 54-36, now lead their division by 5½ games.
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Valle LF, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 1 28
H. Landa SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .222 13 37
L. Peck DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285 11 34
J. Bender 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 9 34
   a-A. Huey CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 4 17
M. Kuperberg 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .263 6 24
   b-A. Davenport 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 6 30
B. Roe RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .180 0 0
A. Tyndall 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .262 8 37
J. Rupp CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .167 1 4
   c-M. Seals SS, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 3 7
M. Easter C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .288 2 4
Totals 34 2 9 2 0 7 9      
a - A. Huey substituted for J. Bender in the 9th
b - A. Davenport substituted for M. Kuperberg in the 9th
c - M. Seals substituted for J. Rupp in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kuperberg (8, 2nd Inning off A. Renteria, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Tyndall (8, 9th Inning off N. Benson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bender , M. Kuperberg 2 , B. Roe , A. Tyndall 6 , J. Rupp , M. Easter 2
2-out RBI: , A. Tyndall 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Valle , L. Peck , J. Rupp 2
GIDP: M. Kuperberg
Sac Bunt: M. Valle
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Sunderland CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .226 10 41
B. Brockman LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .262 5 43
T. Perez DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .249 3 29
D. Aschenbrener SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .241 8 24
   c-W. West PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 1 13
J. Duenas 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .216 6 28
S. Doyle 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239 3 30
   d-C. Scott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 2 10
P. Simister C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .329 7 36
M. McKechnie RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .232 7 31
   a-B. MacNeil PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 5 13
   b-J. Brosius RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 0 6
C. Flowers 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 10 34
Totals 33 0 9 0 1 7 12      
a - B. MacNeil pinch hit for M. McKechnie in the 7th
b - J. Brosius substituted for B. MacNeil in the 8th
c - W. West pinch hit for D. Aschenbrener in the 8th
d - C. Scott pinch hit for S. Doyle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Duenas (6, 6th Inning off J. Melrose, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Sunderland 2 , B. Brockman 2 , D. Aschenbrener , J. Duenas 3 , P. Simister 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Perez , P. Simister , M. McKechnie 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Brockman 2 (12) , T. Perez (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aschenbrener-Flowers-Duenas)
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Melrose W (4-1) 7.1 9 0 0 1 7 0 98 1.39   
J. Racinowski H (13) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.38   
T. Herzing SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Melrose 66
Batters Faced: J. Melrose 30, J. Racinowski 1, T. Herzing 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Melrose 6-7, J. Racinowski 0-1, T. Herzing 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Melrose 98-62, J. Racinowski 2-2, T. Herzing 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Racinowski 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Renteria L (9-6) 6.2 8 1 1 0 6 0 102 4.14   
N. Benson 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 33 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Renteria 60
Batters Faced: A. Renteria 27, N. Benson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Renteria 10-3, N. Benson 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Renteria 102-65, N. Benson 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Benson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jaden Melrose
Ballpark: Ballpark of Tacoma
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 11650
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