ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
08/22/2026
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
GAME ID: 2004 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chesapeake Tailgators (64-55) 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 2 12 18 2
Portland Mad Ants (59-60) 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 9 12 3
Tailgators Outmuscle Portland, 12-9
In a high-scoring contest between Chesapeake and Portland, designated hitter Kevin Cimini was a difference-maker. Cimini, who is tied for 5th in the SC in doubles with 20, distinguished himself in the 12-9 Chesapeake win. He was 4 for 6 with 2 triples and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The loss makes Portland 59-60.

Chesapeake used the hitting of Raheem Rogers to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Tailgators on top, 8-4. For the game, Rogers had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Rogers told the Chesapeake News: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
CHESAPEAKE BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Rock 3B 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 .292 4 20
C. Ornelas RF 6 1 2 1 0 1 3 .296 7 44
K. Cimini DH 6 2 4 2 0 2 1 .287 8 36
M. Johnson LF 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .246 10 44
R. DeStefano SS 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 .295 14 47
C. Broadley 2B 5 2 2 2 1 1 3 .261 2 7
T. Appling CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .199 1 19
R. Branson 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .244 2 8
R. Rogers C 5 2 2 3 0 2 5 .232 5 16
Totals 45 12 18 12 5 9 26      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Johnson (13, 3rd Inning off S. Greene, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Rock 2 (14, 4th Inning off S. Greene, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Ornelas (23, 4th Inning off S. Greene, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Broadley (1, 6th Inning off T. Zufelt, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Cimini 2 (6, 3rd Inning off S. Greene, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Smith, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Rogers (5, 5th Inning off J. Fields, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Broadley (2, 8th Inning off M. Glass, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Rock 5 , C. Ornelas 3 , K. Cimini 8 , M. Johnson 4 , R. DeStefano , C. Broadley 6 , R. Branson , R. Rogers 5
2-out RBI: R. Rogers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Johnson , C. Broadley , T. Appling , R. Rogers
GIDP: R. Rogers
Sac Fly: M. Johnson
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: R. DeStefano (16) , C. Broadley (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Rogers-Broadley, Rock-Broadley-Branson)
OF assists: 1 (Appling(Arreola at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arreola CF 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 .225 10 44
J. Olivares 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .203 4 35
J. Hinkey 2B 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .294 3 10
J. McElwain DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .245 19 76
A. Aime 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .287 15 54
J. Blake RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .277 13 53
M. Going SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .234 1 10
T. Hirsch C 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .214 10 40
S. English LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 2
Totals 37 9 12 9 3 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Olivares (15, 1st Inning off L. Najera, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Aime (16, 6th Inning off L. Najera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Blake (4, 6th Inning off L. Najera, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Going (1, 2nd Inning off L. Najera, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Hirsch (10, 8th Inning off F. Howerton, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Olivares (4, 9th Inning off F. Howerton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Arreola , J. Olivares 6 , J. Hinkey 2 , J. McElwain , A. Aime 3 , J. Blake 3 , M. Going 5 , T. Hirsch 4
2-out RBI: A. Aime , T. Hirsch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Olivares , J. McElwain , J. Blake
GIDP: A. Aime
Sac Fly: J. McElwain
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Going (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hinkey (1) , A. Aime 2 (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Going-Hinkey-Aime)
CHESAPEAKE PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Najera W (6-3) 5.0 9 6 5 1 4 1 86 2.17   
F. Howerton 3.0 2 3 3 2 2 2 47 5.36   
R. Hepler SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Najera 30
Batters Faced: L. Najera 24, F. Howerton 14, R. Hepler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Najera 3-6, F. Howerton 3-4, R. Hepler 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Najera 86-54, F. Howerton 47-27, R. Hepler 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Howerton 1-1
WP: F. Howerton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Greene L (1-2) 3.1 10 5 5 1 3 0 69 6.03   
J. Fields 2.0 2 4 1 3 2 1 47 3.97   
T. Zufelt 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 24 2.51   
M. Glass 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 24 4.65   
B. Smith 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 15 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Greene 20
Batters Faced: S. Greene 20, J. Fields 12, T. Zufelt 8, M. Glass 5, B. Smith 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Greene 4-2, J. Fields 2-2, T. Zufelt 1-1, M. Glass 1-1, B. Smith 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Greene 69-46, J. Fields 47-28, T. Zufelt 24-18, M. Glass 24-12, B. Smith 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Fields 1-0 , T. Zufelt 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Cimini
Ballpark: Mad Ants Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 12293
Special Notes: Kevin Cimini ties the SC regular season game record for triples with 2.
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