ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
JOILET JESTERS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
08/17/2025
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
JOILET JESTERS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
GAME ID: 2005 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joilet Jesters (61-59) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 6 13 1
Hartford Matadors (60-60) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Joilet Defeats Hartford, 6-3
The Joilet Jesters topped the Hartford Matadors, 6-3, at Ballpark of Tacoma. Joilet second baseman Dylan Wechsler was a spark plug for the offense. He was 3-3 with 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The winning pitcher was 33-year old right-handed pitcher Mark Burkhart. He tossed 97 pitches over 6.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits. Joilet is now 61-59, Hartford 60-60.

It could have been a different outcome for Joilet, had it not been for Sean Heichel, the 27-year old second baseman . Heichel contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put Joilet up, 4-3.

"No one player deserves all the credit when you win," Wechsler said. "And the same is true when you lose."
JOILET BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Sunderland CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .245 2 2
   a-J. Torres PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 5 12
   b-K. Macrina 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285 8 22
S. Heichel SS 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .275 6 38
T. Korn 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .290 12 58
   c-K. Spotts CF, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .315 0 4
M. Soria DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .294 2 14
E. Wilson RF 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .271 4 28
   d-B. Tschida CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
C. Mannino LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .247 4 22
R. Simmer 3B 3 1 0 1 0 1 4 .205 0 3
D. Wechsler 2B 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 .273 2 40
A. Clinkenbeard C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .275 4 22
Totals 35 6 13 6 2 9 16      
a - J. Torres pinch hit for P. Sunderland in the 7th
b - K. Macrina substituted for J. Torres in the 7th
c - K. Spotts substituted for T. Korn in the 7th
d - B. Tschida substituted for E. Wilson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Spotts (5, 9th Inning off N. Benson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Heichel 3 , T. Korn , K. Spotts 2 , E. Wilson , C. Mannino 2 , D. Wechsler 3 , A. Clinkenbeard 2
2-out RBI: K. Spotts , D. Wechsler 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Soria 2 , A. Clinkenbeard
GIDP: P. Sunderland
Sac Fly: D. Wechsler
Hit by Pitch: E. Wilson , R. Simmer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Simmer 2 (3)
CS: S. Heichel (13)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Simmer (2)
OF assists: 1 (Sunderland(Flynn at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brockman CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .260 9 55
J. Brosius LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311 0 14
   b-J. Walker PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .259 2 4
M. McKechnie RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .240 8 38
   d-S. Doyle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 7 45
D. Aschenbrener SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 .220 12 36
C. Flowers 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .286 13 46
P. Simister C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .311 12 48
A. Flynn 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243 3 30
C. Scott 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .286 3 15
M. Shabazian DH 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .263 2 22
   a-W. West DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 1 13
   c-T. Perez DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 4 33
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 6 16      
a - W. West inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. Walker pinch hit for J. Brosius in the 7th
c - T. Perez inserted as DH in the 7th
d - S. Doyle pinch hit for M. McKechnie in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Brockman 2 , M. McKechnie , C. Flowers 2 , P. Simister , A. Flynn , M. Shabazian 2 , W. West
2-out RBI: M. McKechnie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Doyle , D. Aschenbrener 2 , C. Scott
Sac Bunt: A. Flynn
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Aschenbrener (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aschenbrener-Flowers-Scott)
OF assists: 2 (Brockman(Mannino at 3rd base), Brockman(Torres at 3rd base))
JOILET PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Burkhart W (4-10) 6.1 9 3 3 3 3 0 97 4.70   
A. Werth H (6) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 4.62   
K. O'Hare SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Burkhart 43
Batters Faced: M. Burkhart 29, A. Werth 6, K. O'Hare 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Burkhart 7-7, A. Werth 1-1, K. O'Hare 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Burkhart 97-59, A. Werth 20-18, K. O'Hare 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Werth 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Renteria L (11-9) 6.2 10 4 4 2 6 0 103 4.15   
N. Benson 2.1 3 2 2 0 3 0 46 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Renteria 42
Batters Faced: A. Renteria 29, N. Benson 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Renteria 4-6, N. Benson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Renteria 103-57, N. Benson 46-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Benson 1-0
WP: A. Renteria
Hit Batsmen: A. Renteria , N. Benson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dylan Wechsler
Ballpark: Ballpark of Tacoma
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 11859
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