ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
08/15/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
GAME ID: 1968 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nashville Lasers (58-55) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
Laredo Ghosts (47-66) 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 10 0
Grimm Slugs 3 Homers, Ghosts Get 5-1 Win
The Laredo Ghosts topped the Nashville Lasers by a score of 5-1. Leading the way was center fielder Doug Grimm. Grimm slugged 3 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored three times for the Ghosts. Antonino Sauli, the winner, improved to 5-1. He held the Lasers to 1 run on 5 hits over 5.2 innings, while striking out 6 and walking 2. With the win over Nashville, the Ghosts improved to 47-66.

Early in the game, Grimm had a 2-run home run for Laredo. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Ghosts on top, 2-0.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Grimm.
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE LAREDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. LeFevre 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .201 3 19
J. Engelke CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .245 5 28
H. Landa SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .257 23 60
S. Fites LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .326 14 39
D. Martinez 3B 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .260 12 40
C. Harmon C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .276 18 50
C. Van Noort DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .236 7 29
T. Brown 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .286 5 14
M. Valle RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .281 2 4
Totals 33 1 7 1 5 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Harmon 2 (18, 4th Inning off A. Sauli, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Iverson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Martinez (12, 6th Inning off A. Sauli, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. LeFevre , H. Landa , D. Martinez 4 , C. Harmon 4 , T. Brown , M. Valle
2-out RBI: D. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Landa , C. Van Noort 2 , M. Valle
GIDP: J. Engelke
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Landa-LeFevre-Brown)
OF assists: 1 (Fites(Baldwin at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fath RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .263 10 29
D. Grimm CF 4 3 3 5 0 1 1 .285 7 21
M. Blevins LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 9 35
A. Baldwin 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .247 11 32
T. Ivanez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280 3 13
B. Largent DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .346 5 35
J. Sykora 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .108 0 2
F. Pachner C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 5 28
M. Nelson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .235 3 28
Totals 31 5 10 5 2 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Largent (13, 4th Inning off P. Higginbotham, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Grimm 3 (7, 1st Inning off P. Higginbotham, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off P. Higginbotham, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off P. Higginbotham, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fath 2 , D. Grimm 12 , A. Baldwin , B. Largent 4 , J. Sykora
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Grimm , J. Sykora , M. Nelson
GIDP: M. Nelson
Hit by Pitch: F. Pachner 3
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Fath (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ivanez-Nelson-Sykora)
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE LAREDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Higginbotham L (8-8) 4.0 5 5 5 1 2 3 78 4.58   
J. Rincon 2.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 36 1.90   
H. Bowman 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Higginbotham 33
Batters Faced: P. Higginbotham 20, J. Rincon 9, H. Bowman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Higginbotham 2-8, J. Rincon 1-0, H. Bowman 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Higginbotham 78-47, J. Rincon 36-22, H. Bowman 19-13
Hit Batsmen: P. Higginbotham 2 , J. Rincon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Sauli W (5-1) 5.2 5 1 1 2 6 1 106 2.99   
J. Iverson 1.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 31 6.11   
D. Diggs 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.22   
F. Stroud 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sauli 59
Batters Faced: A. Sauli 23, J. Iverson 7, D. Diggs 4, F. Stroud 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sauli 6-4, J. Iverson 0-1, D. Diggs 0-3, F. Stroud 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sauli 106-65, J. Iverson 31-16, D. Diggs 17-9, F. Stroud 14-9
Balk: A. Sauli
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Doug Grimm
Ballpark: Ghosts Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 7584
Special Notes: Doug Grimm ties the SC regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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