ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
07/28/2025
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
GAME ID: 1906 - MONDAY, JULY 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Matadors (54-48) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
Portland Mad Ants (54-48) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 X 5 11 0
Hartford Downed, 5-2, by Mad Ants
The Portland Mad Ants beat the Hartford Matadors, 5-2, at Mad Ants Ballpark. Jonathan McElwain, in particular, was impressive. He was 1-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Portland reliever Chase Collins got the win, raising his record to 6-0. Michael Hatten was tagged with the loss. Gordie Clifford closed it out for his 20th save.

McElwain had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a 3-1 cutter from Michael Hatten, he banged a 3-run home run to left-center, giving the Mad Ants a 5-2 lead. It was the 25th home run of the year for McElwain.

Portland manager Will Berman called it "a pretty good win."

The triumph puts Portland at 54-48 for the season.
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Sunderland CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .227 11 45
B. Brockman LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .260 6 45
T. Perez 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .239 4 32
D. Aschenbrener SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .227 11 30
S. Doyle 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .236 5 32
M. McKechnie RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .236 7 33
C. Flowers 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 11 39
C. Scott DH 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .308 3 15
M. Shabazian C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .270 2 18
Totals 35 2 10 2 1 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Sunderland (11, 1st Inning off C. Simon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Sunderland 2 , B. Brockman 2 , T. Perez 2 , M. McKechnie , C. Flowers , C. Scott 3
2-out RBI: C. Scott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brockman , D. Aschenbrener , S. Doyle , M. Shabazian
Sac Bunt: M. Shabazian
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
PB: M. Shabazian
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Henschel SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .207 12 24
M. Stella CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .347 6 16
J. McElwain DH 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 .295 25 71
T. Coenen RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .291 8 32
J. Kelly 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .263 18 46
N. Zander 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .238 5 18
A. Aime LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .278 4 26
T. Welsh 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 .241 3 13
J. Maddix C 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .166 3 18
Totals 36 5 11 5 4 14 22      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Aime (13, 2nd Inning off F. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Stella (9, 3rd Inning off F. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. McElwain (25, 8th Inning off M. Hatten, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Stella 3 , J. McElwain 4 , T. Coenen , N. Zander 2 , A. Aime 4 , T. Welsh , J. Maddix
2-out RBI: J. McElwain , T. Welsh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Stella , J. McElwain , J. Kelly , A. Aime , T. Welsh , J. Maddix
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Henschel-Kelly)
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Garcia 5.0 7 2 2 2 9 0 102 3.02   
J. Schwartz BS (1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 34 1.76   
M. Hatten L (2-3) 0.2 2 3 3 1 2 1 23 3.13   
R. Barmore 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Garcia 52
Batters Faced: F. Garcia 24, J. Schwartz 10, M. Hatten 5, R. Barmore 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Garcia 4-2, J. Schwartz 2-2, M. Hatten 0-0, R. Barmore 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Garcia 102-66, J. Schwartz 34-21, M. Hatten 23-13, R. Barmore 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Schwartz 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Simon 6.0 7 2 2 1 8 0 111 3.85   
C. Collins W (6-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 3.26   
G. Clifford SV (20) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Simon 57
Batters Faced: C. Simon 26, C. Collins 7, G. Clifford 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Simon 6-4, C. Collins 1-5, G. Clifford 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Simon 111-75, C. Collins 32-19, G. Clifford 12-8
WP: C. Simon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan McElwain
Ballpark: Mad Ants Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 10781
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