ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT BAXTER SPRINGS MARSHALS
09/10/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT BAXTER SPRINGS MARSHALS
GAME ID: 2115 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Mad Ants (69-68) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 11 2
Baxter Springs Marshals (77-60) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 X 6 14 1
Marshals Win, 6-4, Versus Portland
Though he had a terrific game, Josh Kelly could not prevent his team, the Portland Mad Ants, from absorbing a loss. Baxter Springs won the game, 6-4. Kelly was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Baxter Springs reliever Christian Chervenka picked up the win, upping his record to 3-3. Brandon Smith took the loss. With the win over Portland, the Marshals improved to 77-60.

The game was at a stalemate until right fielder Art MacDonald came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Portland pitcher Brandon Smith, he hit a 1-0 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Baxter Springs on top, 5-4.

In postgame comments to the Baxter Springs Bulletin, MacDonald said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE BAXTER SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kelly 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .253 14 40
S. English RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .240 2 8
J. Hinkey 2B 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .262 5 17
J. McElwain LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .244 20 81
A. Aime 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .281 19 66
T. Hirsch C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 11 43
E. Alvarado CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .238 5 40
M. Going SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .243 3 18
N. Zander DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .236 7 28
Totals 34 4 11 4 3 9 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Kelly (14, 5th Inning off J. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kelly 6 , S. English , J. Hinkey , A. Aime 2 , T. Hirsch , M. Going , N. Zander 2
2-out RBI: J. Kelly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hinkey , E. Alvarado , M. Going , N. Zander
GIDP: S. English
Sac Bunt: J. Kelly , M. Going
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jennings (2) , J. Kelly (13)
OF assists: 1 (Alvarado(Davis at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Hutchison 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .253 2 13
A. MacDonald RF 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .257 6 21
C. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .265 5 22
C. Malay 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 4 .205 16 37
J. Pullam DH 5 0 1 2 0 1 6 .218 2 25
K. Davis 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .306 8 34
J. Greer SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .240 3 18
C. Preteroti C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .252 1 10
M. Bellavance LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .249 20 64
Totals 37 6 14 6 3 4 30      
BATTING
Doubles: A. MacDonald 2 (9, 1st Inning off J. Jennings, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Jennings, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Pullam (4, 1st Inning off J. Jennings, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Davis (20, 6th Inning off J. Jennings, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Malay (9, 7th Inning off B. Smith, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Hutchison , A. MacDonald 5 , C. Malay 3 , J. Pullam 2 , K. Davis 2 , J. Greer 2 , C. Preteroti , M. Bellavance 3
2-out RBI: J. Pullam
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Hutchison , J. Pullam , K. Davis 2 , J. Greer
Sac Fly: C. Malay
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Hutchison (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bellavance (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Greer-Davis-Malay)
OF assists: 1 (MacDonald(English at 3rd base))
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BAXTER SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jennings 5.2 8 2 1 1 3 0 84 3.48   
M. Glass 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.66   
B. Smith L (3-3), BS (2) 1.2 5 4 4 2 1 0 42 3.24   
T. Zufelt 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jennings 49
Batters Faced: J. Jennings 26, M. Glass 2, B. Smith 12, T. Zufelt 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jennings 5-7, M. Glass 1-0, B. Smith 2-2, T. Zufelt 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jennings 84-57, M. Glass 7-4, B. Smith 42-28, T. Zufelt 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Glass 1-0 , T. Zufelt 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Miller 4.2 4 1 1 2 6 1 86 3.71   
E. Carver 2.1 6 3 3 0 3 0 41 3.29   
C. Chervenka W (3-3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Miller 56
Batters Faced: J. Miller 20, E. Carver 12, C. Chervenka 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Miller 4-4, E. Carver 3-0, C. Chervenka 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Miller 86-55, E. Carver 41-29, C. Chervenka 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Carver 1-0
WP: J. Miller
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Kelly
Ballpark: Marshals Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 6836
Wednesday, June 10th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82