ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
08/18/2025
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
GAME ID: 2024 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Mad Ants (63-58) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 7 12 1
Chesapeake Tailgators (50-71) 1 14 0 1 2 0 0 2 X 20 21 2
Velasquez Excels in 20-7 Chesapeake Win
At Tailgators Ballpark, the Portland Mad Ants and Chesapeake Tailgators were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

The Chesapeake Tailgators beat the Portland Mad Ants, 20-7, at Tailgators Ballpark. Chesapeake shortstop Danny Velasquez banged out 2 singles and 2 doubles, while driving in 4 runs. The winner was Jim Wallace, who threw 104 pitches over 7 innings. The right-hander was charged with 4 runs on 10 hits.

Mark Adams aided the Chesapeake cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the second. For the game, the third baseman drew 3 walks. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2.

Velasquez told the Chesapeake Daily News: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."

Chesapeake, at 50-71, occupies 5th place in the Stars Conference East Division.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Alvarado LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .294 0 2
J. Kelly 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .264 20 53
   b-T. Welsh PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 4 16
J. McElwain DH 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .296 30 91
F. Hinojos RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274 32 72
   a-M. Stella PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .336 6 18
A. Aime 1B 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .263 5 37
N. Zander 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .233 7 21
D. Bryson CF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .197 3 17
M. Henschel SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .197 12 29
T. Hirsch C 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .236 6 20
Totals 40 7 12 6 2 8 18      
a - M. Stella pinch hit for F. Hinojos in the 7th
b - T. Welsh pinch hit for J. Kelly in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Alvarado (4, 1st Inning off J. Wallace, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Welsh (3, 9th Inning off J. Sullivan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. McElwain (30, 5th Inning off J. Wallace, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Zander (7, 8th Inning off L. Evans, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Alvarado 3 , J. Kelly 3 , T. Welsh 2 , J. McElwain 4 , F. Hinojos , N. Zander 5 , D. Bryson , M. Henschel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Alvarado 2 , N. Zander 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Henschel (18)
CS: D. Bryson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hirsch (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Zander-Henschel-Aime)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Adams 3B 1 3 0 2 3 0 3 .200 0 2
   a-B. Titone PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 1 3
D. Velasquez SS 4 3 4 4 1 0 0 .302 7 28
   b-M. Viera PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   d-A. Gatz SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 10 28
B. Raska 1B 6 3 3 4 0 1 4 .302 9 24
E. McCarson CF 6 2 4 6 0 0 1 .266 8 53
M. Johnson LF 5 1 3 4 0 0 3 .267 3 41
   c-E. Hying PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 1 11
J. Gonzales 2B 6 0 1 0 0 1 4 .215 2 23
J. Dauphin RF, LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 .280 0 0
K. Cimini DH 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 .208 5 19
K. Wynn C 4 2 1 0 0 2 2 .214 4 25
Totals 43 20 21 20 6 5 21      
a - B. Titone pinch hit for M. Adams in the 7th
b - M. Viera pinch hit for D. Velasquez in the 8th
c - E. Hying pinch hit for M. Johnson in the 8th
d - A. Gatz substituted for M. Viera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Dauphin (2, 2nd Inning off J. Jennings, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Velasquez 2 (13, 4th Inning off J. Oakman, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Oakman, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Johnson (3, 2nd Inning off J. Jennings, 3 on, 0 outs) , E. McCarson (8, 2nd Inning off M. Soto, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Raska (9, 8th Inning off J. Oakman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Velasquez 6 , M. Viera , B. Raska 6 , E. McCarson 7 , M. Johnson 6 , J. Gonzales , J. Dauphin 4 , K. Cimini , K. Wynn
2-out RBI: D. Velasquez , B. Raska , E. McCarson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. McCarson , J. Gonzales 2 , J. Dauphin
GIDP: J. Dauphin
Sac Fly: M. Adams
Hit by Pitch: K. Wynn
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Adams (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gonzales 2 (8)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jennings L (7-10) 1.0 7 9 8 4 1 1 53 3.52   
M. Soto 0.2 4 6 6 1 1 1 33 4.60   
J. Oakman 6.1 10 5 5 1 3 1 84 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jennings -4
Batters Faced: J. Jennings 14, M. Soto 8, J. Oakman 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jennings 1-1, M. Soto 0-1, J. Oakman 7-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jennings 53-27, M. Soto 33-21, J. Oakman 84-61
WP: M. Soto , J. Oakman
Hit Batsmen: M. Soto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wallace W (8-2) 7.0 10 4 3 0 5 1 104 2.82   
L. Evans 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 1 32 4.06   
J. Sullivan 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 24 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wallace 48
Batters Faced: J. Wallace 32, L. Evans 5, J. Sullivan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wallace 6-9, L. Evans 1-0, J. Sullivan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wallace 104-78, L. Evans 32-20, J. Sullivan 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sullivan 1-1
WP: J. Sullivan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Velasquez
Ballpark: Tailgators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 4465
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