ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
07/30/2020
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
GAME ID: 1875 - THURSDAY, JULY 30TH , 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Mad Ants (48-50) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 8 2
Laredo Ghosts (54-44) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Mad Ants Come Back Late to Clip Ghosts
The Portland Mad Ants topped the Laredo Ghosts, 4-3, in Stars Conference action at Ghosts Ballpark. The standout performance belonged to Portland pitcher and Barahona, Dominican Republic, native Luis Alcoser. Alcoser got the win, improving to 7-9. He allowed 6 hits and walked 0 over 7 innings. Alcoser allowed 3 runs. Mitch Detzel collected his 22nd save.

Had Rich Kesterson not delivered a key base hit in the top of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 3rd, Kesterson hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Mad Ants.

Laredo manager Josh Miller said he was "mildly disappointed" with the loss. "We had our opportunities, but we didn't take advantage of them," he said.

Portland now sits at 48-50, while Laredo falls to 54-44.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE LAREDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valenzuela 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 0 0
J. Marsh DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 2 8
P. Kirchner CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 1
N. Garza SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .230 3 9
   a-J. Guidry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 3 15
   b-A. Davis SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 1 20
R. Kesterson 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .276 17 49
R. Elliott 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160 1 2
T. Tolhurst RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .167 1 7
A. Piper LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .238 6 35
J. Roper C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .159 3 15
Totals 35 4 8 4 1 10 9      
a - J. Guidry pinch hit for N. Garza in the 8th
b - A. Davis substituted for J. Guidry in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Tolhurst (2, 4th Inning off N. Martinez, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Kirchner (1, 8th Inning off N. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Piper (6, 7th Inning off N. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Valenzuela , J. Marsh , P. Kirchner 2 , N. Garza , R. Kesterson 2 , T. Tolhurst 2 , A. Piper 4
2-out RBI: R. Kesterson , T. Tolhurst
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Marsh , A. Piper
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: G. Valenzuela (1) , N. Garza (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Elliott-Davis-Valenzuela)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Swan CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 9 31
C. Murphy DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 7 21
C. Pryor 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .219 18 46
A. Warren RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .212 0 1
J. Chavez 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .292 3 8
J. Hernandez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 8 15
J. Casbon C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .182 3 8
A. Sanchez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221 1 17
   a-R. Perry PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 7 29
R. Egli 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 6 27
Totals 34 3 7 1 1 8 11      
a - R. Perry pinch hit for A. Sanchez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Chavez (4, 2nd Inning off L. Alcoser, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Warren (1, 6th Inning off L. Alcoser, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Chavez (1, 4th Inning off L. Alcoser, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Swan , A. Warren 4 , J. Chavez 5 , J. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Casbon 2 , R. Egli
GIDP: J. Chavez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Swan (15)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE LAREDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Alcoser W (7-9) 7.0 6 3 2 0 6 0 108 3.52   
E. Kieft H (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.26   
A. Baker H (13) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 2.95   
M. Detzel SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 4.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Alcoser 61
Batters Faced: L. Alcoser 28, E. Kieft 1, A. Baker 3, M. Detzel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Alcoser 8-6, E. Kieft 1-0, A. Baker 1-0, M. Detzel 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Alcoser 108-68, E. Kieft 4-2, A. Baker 12-5, M. Detzel 11-8
WP: L. Alcoser 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Martinez L (8-9) 7.1 7 4 4 1 7 1 106 3.34   
B. Saulters 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 1.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Martinez 54
Batters Faced: N. Martinez 30, B. Saulters 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Martinez 8-7, B. Saulters 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Martinez 106-67, B. Saulters 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Saulters 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Alcoser
Ballpark: Ghosts Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 15640
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