ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
07/25/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
GAME ID: 1869 - MONDAY, JULY 25TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Matadors (58-37) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Laredo Ghosts (41-54) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 2
Matadors Make It 5 Straight with 3-2 Win
Ivan Esparza pitched well, but the Laredo Ghosts still fell short, losing, 3-2, to the Hartford Matadors at Ghosts Ballpark. Mike McBeth picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 6-6. Ivan Esparza, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2022 draft, was tagged with the loss. Jesus Fernandez picked up his 22nd save of the season.

Austin Alpers had a direct impact on the outcome. Alpers contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the third inning to put Hartford up, 3-0.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Alpers.

The first-place Matadors have won 5 straight games.
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE LAREDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Kirkham LF, RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .255 14 50
J. Brosius CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .250 0 10
T. Lotz DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .341 3 7
A. Alpers 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .284 14 41
J. Seagle RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .276 9 27
   a-S. Wooldridge RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 7 23
   b-P. Anderson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 0 4
R. Blaylock SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .282 15 44
B. Roseman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 1 2
B. MacNeil 2B 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .223 6 23
G. Cheatham C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .221 9 37
Totals 37 3 10 3 1 8 18      
a - S. Wooldridge substituted for J. Seagle in the 8th
b - P. Anderson substituted for S. Wooldridge in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Kirkham 2 (14, 3rd Inning off I. Esparza, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off M. Revell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Kirkham 5 , J. Brosius , T. Lotz , A. Alpers 2 , J. Seagle , R. Blaylock 2
2-out RBI: A. Alpers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Brosius 2 , J. Seagle , R. Blaylock , B. Roseman
GIDP: A. Alpers
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Kirkham 2 (11) , R. Blaylock (4)
CS: J. Seagle (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roseman-MacNeil-Alpers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Way RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .288 2 18
T. Martinez LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .258 9 35
B. Hauke 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .287 14 51
J. Chennault DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .258 7 21
A. Hernandez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .248 5 35
B. Hund 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .230 4 24
M. Walkden SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .244 3 21
A. Johnson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .318 1 1
N. Graf C 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .170 5 24
   a-A. Mariotti PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2 3 8 15      
a - A. Mariotti pinch hit for N. Graf in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Graf (4, 7th Inning off M. McBeth, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Martinez (16, 8th Inning off K. Delaney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Martinez (9, 4th Inning off J. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Martinez 6 , A. Hernandez , B. Hund , M. Walkden , A. Johnson , N. Graf 2
2-out RBI: A. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Way 2
GIDP: A. Mariotti
Sac Bunt: M. Walkden
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Hernandez 2 (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Hernandez-Walkden-Hauke)
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE LAREDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mitchell 4.2 2 1 1 2 5 1 76 3.23   
M. McBeth W (6-6) 2.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 43 3.56   
K. Delaney H (8) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 2.20   
J. Fernandez SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mitchell 59
Batters Faced: J. Mitchell 18, M. McBeth 10, K. Delaney 5, J. Fernandez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mitchell 2-7, M. McBeth 2-3, K. Delaney 0-2, J. Fernandez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mitchell 76-44, M. McBeth 43-27, K. Delaney 18-13, J. Fernandez 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. McBeth 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Esparza L (0-3) 7.0 7 3 3 1 5 0 103 6.86   
J. Iverson 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.25   
M. Revell 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Esparza 55
Batters Faced: I. Esparza 29, J. Iverson 5, M. Revell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Esparza 10-4, J. Iverson 0-2, M. Revell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Esparza 103-67, J. Iverson 19-13, M. Revell 19-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivan Esparza
Ballpark: Ghosts Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 6058
Special Notes: LF Steve Wooldridge was injured while throwing the ball.
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