ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS AT NASHVILLE LASERS
08/24/2026
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS AT NASHVILLE LASERS
GAME ID: 2033 - MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chesapeake Tailgators (64-57) 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 12 1
Nashville Lasers (61-60) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 X 6 11 0
Nashville Wins, 6-5, Over Tailgators
The Chesapeake Tailgators and Nashville Lasers provided some drama for the home crowd.

The Nashville Lasers withstood an impressive performance by Chesapeake shortstop John Whitney to defeat the Tailgators, 6-5, at Lasers Ballpark. Whitney was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Nashville reliever Joel Racinowski picked up the win, upping his record to 3-5. Rick Gregg absorbed the loss. Malcolm Freeman notched his 22nd save in 25 chances.

The game was at a stalemate until catcher Chris Van Noort came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Chesapeake pitcher Rick Gregg, he hit a 1-1 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Nashville on top, 6-5.

"It never gets old," said Van Noort. "Winning, that is."

The loss makes Chesapeake 64-57.
CHESAPEAKE BATTING LINESCORE NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Whitney SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .272 9 26
R. DeStefano 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .297 14 47
S. Portillo DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .272 8 23
   f-R. Branson DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 2 8
B. Raska 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .227 9 22
M. Johnson LF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .249 10 45
   a-T. Hummel PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 2 12
M. Rock 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .294 4 20
   b-K. Cimini PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 8 36
C. Ornelas RF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .292 7 44
T. Appling CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .202 1 20
   c-A. Kroyan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .139 1 2
   e-M. Fogg C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 0
R. Rogers C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .229 5 17
   d-P. Otte PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246 5 11
Totals 38 5 12 5 1 11 15      
a - T. Hummel pinch hit for M. Johnson in the 8th
b - K. Cimini pinch hit for M. Rock in the 8th
c - A. Kroyan pinch hit for T. Appling in the 8th
d - P. Otte pinch hit for R. Rogers in the 8th
e - M. Fogg substituted for A. Kroyan in the 8th
f - R. Branson inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. DeStefano (16, 3rd Inning off D. Heasley, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Appling (7, 3rd Inning off D. Heasley, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Appling (2, 4th Inning off D. Heasley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Whitney (9, 3rd Inning off D. Heasley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Whitney 6 , R. DeStefano 3 , B. Raska , M. Johnson 2 , K. Cimini , T. Appling 5 , R. Rogers
2-out RBI: M. Johnson , T. Appling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Raska 2 , M. Rock , R. Rogers , P. Otte
GIDP: R. DeStefano
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Whitney (18) , K. Cimini (8)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Simon (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. LeFevre 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .202 3 22
J. Bender DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .305 16 59
H. Landa SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .255 26 64
D. Martinez 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .271 13 43
C. Van Noort C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .239 7 30
S. Fites LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .316 17 46
   c-T. Brown 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 5 14
M. Kuperberg 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .294 6 16
   d-L. Peck CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 16 33
J. Engelke CF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .238 6 30
M. Valle RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 5 9
   a-S. Gottlieb PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 0
   b-A. Huey RF, CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 9 32
Totals 35 6 11 5 0 6 11      
a - S. Gottlieb pinch hit for M. Valle in the 7th
b - A. Huey substituted for S. Gottlieb in the 8th
c - T. Brown substituted for S. Fites in the 9th
d - L. Peck substituted for M. Kuperberg in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Van Noort (12, 2nd Inning off C. Simon, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bender (20, 4th Inning off C. Simon, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Martinez (18, 8th Inning off R. Gregg, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Landa (26, 6th Inning off C. Simon, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Fites (17, 6th Inning off C. Simon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. LeFevre , J. Bender 2 , H. Landa 5 , D. Martinez 3 , C. Van Noort 3 , S. Fites 4 , M. Kuperberg 2
2-out RBI: S. Fites
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fites , M. Kuperberg , J. Engelke
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. LeFevre (31)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-LeFevre-Kuperberg)
CHESAPEAKE PITCHING LINESCORE NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Simon 5.2 7 5 5 0 5 2 87 3.79   
R. Gregg L (1-7) 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 39 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Simon 40
Batters Faced: C. Simon 24, R. Gregg 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Simon 5-7, R. Gregg 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Simon 87-53, R. Gregg 39-29
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Heasley 4.2 10 5 5 0 4 1 80 4.50   
J. Rincon 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 38 1.82   
J. Knoop 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
J. Racinowski W (3-5) 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 18 2.54   
M. Freeman SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Heasley 28
Batters Faced: D. Heasley 23, J. Rincon 8, J. Knoop 1, J. Racinowski 4, M. Freeman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Heasley 5-4, J. Rincon 1-2, J. Knoop 0-0, J. Racinowski 0-0, M. Freeman 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Heasley 80-54, J. Rincon 38-24, J. Knoop 7-4, J. Racinowski 18-10, M. Freeman 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rincon 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Whitney
Ballpark: Lasers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 10463
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