ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
LAREDO GHOSTS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
09/03/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
LAREDO GHOSTS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
GAME ID: 2087 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Laredo Ghosts (55-75) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 7 0
Portland Mad Ants (65-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 1
Ghosts Rebuff Mad Ants, 5-3
Laredo starter Paul Williamson pitched effectively against the Portland Mad Ants at Mad Ants Ballpark. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. Williamson, the winner, moves to 7-4. He threw 8 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up 1 walk. Earning the save was Nick Thompson. He's now cashed in 20 of 25 save opportunities.

Laredo used a clutch at-bat from Ferda Halici to capture the win. The right fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Ghosts ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

Halici attributed the win to his team's "grittiness."

The 5th-place Ghosts go to 55-75.
LAREDO BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Halici RF 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 .277 5 23
M. Fath CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .261 13 37
M. Blevins LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .226 13 42
B. Largent DH 3 1 1 0 2 1 4 .338 5 39
T. Ivanez 2B 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .264 7 21
J. Sanchez 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .242 9 36
D. Grimm 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .283 7 23
F. Pachner C 3 1 1 0 0 2 5 .280 7 37
M. Nelson SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 7 .237 4 34
Totals 34 5 7 5 8 11 27      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Nelson (11, 5th Inning off E. Zane, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Pachner (14, 6th Inning off E. Zane, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Halici (5, 5th Inning off E. Zane, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Ivanez (7, 5th Inning off E. Zane, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Halici 4 , M. Fath , M. Blevins , B. Largent , T. Ivanez 4 , F. Pachner 2 , M. Nelson 2
2-out RBI: T. Ivanez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Halici , B. Largent , F. Pachner , M. Nelson
GIDP: B. Largent
Hit by Pitch: F. Pachner
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Alvarado CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .231 5 37
J. Kelly 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .243 12 34
J. Hinkey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .259 3 10
J. McElwain LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .247 20 79
A. Aime 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 18 62
S. English RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 2 5
N. Zander DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 7 27
M. Going SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .234 3 18
D. Cochran C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 2 7
Totals 31 3 5 3 1 8 4      
BATTING
Triples: E. Alvarado (6, 9th Inning off P. Williamson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Alvarado 3 , J. Kelly 2 , J. Hinkey , M. Going
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McElwain
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kelly (13)
CS: J. Kelly (14)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hinkey (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Aime-Going-Greene)
LAREDO PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Williamson W (7-4) 8.0 4 3 3 1 7 0 94 3.44   
N. Thompson SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Williamson 68
Batters Faced: P. Williamson 28, N. Thompson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Williamson 11-5, N. Thompson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Williamson 94-58, N. Thompson 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Thompson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Zane L (5-8) 5.1 5 5 5 4 6 2 106 4.00   
M. Glass 0.2 1 0 0 3 1 0 29 5.12   
S. Greene 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 43 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Zane 40
Batters Faced: E. Zane 26, M. Glass 7, S. Greene 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Zane 3-7, M. Glass 1-0, S. Greene 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Zane 106-62, M. Glass 29-15, S. Greene 43-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Glass 1-1 , S. Greene 2-0
WP: M. Glass
Hit Batsmen: E. Zane
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Williamson
Ballpark: Mad Ants Ballpark
Weather: Rain (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 6524
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