ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
09/01/2025
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
GAME ID: 2091 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Mad Ants (68-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Hartford Matadors (67-67) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 8 1
Birchfield Schools Portland in 4-0 Hartford Triumph
Hartford starter Paul Birchfield put a stranglehold on the Portland offense. The left-hander had complete command of his slider in leading the Matadors to a 4-0 win. Hartford has 3 straight wins, Portland 4 straight losses.

Birchfield allowed no runs over 8.1 innings. He also racked up 6 strikeouts.

"We were the better team today. Maybe that won't be the case next game, but we'll enjoy it for now," Birchfield told the Hartford Citizen.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Alvarado LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .233 1 7
M. Henschel SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .197 13 31
P. Kirchner CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 3 8
J. McElwain DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 32 93
F. Hinojos 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 36 77
N. Zander 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 7 24
A. Aime 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267 6 40
M. Stella RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .323 7 21
J. Maddix C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .169 5 28
Totals 33 0 5 0 0 6 10      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Alvarado (6, 3rd Inning off P. Birchfield, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Aime (19, 7th Inning off P. Birchfield, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Alvarado 3 , M. Henschel , A. Aime 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Alvarado , P. Kirchner , N. Zander , M. Stella
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Smith (1) , E. Alvarado (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Juarez RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .250 0 0
M. McKechnie LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .236 10 47
C. Flowers 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .285 15 52
D. Aschenbrener SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .219 13 41
T. Perez DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .231 4 40
J. Duenas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 7 32
B. Austin C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1
J. Brosius CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 0 14
M. Campbell 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .283 0 9
Totals 33 4 8 4 1 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Austin (1, 2nd Inning off M. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Aschenbrener (13, 3rd Inning off M. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Juarez , M. McKechnie , C. Flowers , D. Aschenbrener 5 , T. Perez , B. Austin 2 , M. Campbell
2-out RBI: C. Flowers , D. Aschenbrener , B. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Aschenbrener , T. Perez , J. Brosius
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Campbell (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Campbell (3)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Parsons 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.95   
M. Soto L (2-2) 2.0 5 4 4 0 2 1 35 4.99   
B. Smith 3.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 41 3.31   
C. Collins 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 33 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Parsons 45
Batters Faced: M. Parsons 2, M. Soto 11, B. Smith 13, C. Collins 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Parsons 0-1, M. Soto 2-2, B. Smith 1-6, C. Collins 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Parsons 11-7, M. Soto 35-18, B. Smith 41-30, C. Collins 33-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Birchfield W (1-0) 8.1 5 0 0 0 6 0 100 0.00   
F. Garcia 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Birchfield 79
Batters Faced: P. Birchfield 30, F. Garcia 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Birchfield 6-13, F. Garcia 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Birchfield 100-64, F. Garcia 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Birchfield
Ballpark: Ballpark of Tacoma
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 9840
Special Notes: SP Matt Parsons was injured while pitching.
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