ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
08/04/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
GAME ID: 1923 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Mad Ants (50-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Hartford Matadors (64-40) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 5 0
Bats Fail for Mad Ants in 3-0 Loss
Hartford Matadors pitcher John Bickel whisked his team past the Portland Mad Ants, 3-0. The Matadors bumped their record to 64-40 with this latest triumph.

Bickel confounded Portland hitters. Over 7.1 innings, he allowed no runs on 2 hits.

"John made the big pitches when he needed to," said Hartford manager Jesse Heugly.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Kirchner CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 7 28
T. Starkey DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 4 23
M. Vitulli 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .266 8 55
R. Brown LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 5 18
J. Bloms 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 2 4
C. Yost RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 3 31
J. Creed 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 6 11
J. Roper C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 7 27
R. Kesterson SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .232 5 32
Totals 28 0 2 0 1 6 6      
BATTING
Total Bases: P. Kirchner , J. Bloms
GIDP: C. Yost
Team LOB: 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Kirkham LF, RF 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .258 15 55
J. Brosius CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .224 0 12
T. Lotz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .321 5 15
A. Alpers DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273 14 45
J. Seagle RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 10 29
   a-S. Wooldridge RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 7 24
R. Blaylock SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 15 47
B. MacNeil 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .230 6 26
C. Davies 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 9 37
G. Cheatham C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .232 9 42
Totals 29 3 5 3 1 8 7      
a - S. Wooldridge substituted for J. Seagle in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. MacNeil (17, 8th Inning off K. Kovach, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Kirkham (15, 3rd Inning off K. Kovach, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Kirkham 5 , B. MacNeil 2 , G. Cheatham 2
2-out RBI: W. Kirkham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Lotz 2
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Blaylock-MacNeil-Lotz)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kovach L (5-9) 7.1 5 3 3 0 7 1 100 3.10   
C. Aguirre 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kovach 63
Batters Faced: K. Kovach 27, C. Aguirre 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kovach 6-9, C. Aguirre 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kovach 100-64, C. Aguirre 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Aguirre 1-0
WP: K. Kovach
Balk: C. Aguirre
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bickel W (3-2) 7.1 2 0 0 0 6 0 86 2.56   
T. May SV (2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bickel 80
Batters Faced: J. Bickel 23, T. May 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bickel 9-6, T. May 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bickel 86-57, T. May 21-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Bickel
Ballpark: Ballpark of Tacoma
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 17450
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