ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT BAXTER SPRINGS MARSHALS
09/12/2025
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT BAXTER SPRINGS MARSHALS
GAME ID: 2158 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Matadors (73-71) 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 8 12 1
Baxter Springs Marshals (79-65) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Matadors Spill Marshals, 8-1
Baxter Springs had no answer for Hartford Matadors hurler Paul Birchfield, who overwhelmed Marshals hitters as the Matadors coasted to victory, 8-1. In 6.2 innings, Birchfield surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 1. He allowed 1 run. Hartford, at 73-71, sits in 5th place in the Stars Conference West Division.

Hartford used the hitting of Joe Pettit to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Matadors on top, 2-1. For the game, Pettit had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Solid game, solid win tonight," said a smiling Birchfield.
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE BAXTER SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McKechnie RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .245 10 50
J. Brosius CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 0 18
C. Flowers 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .287 17 61
D. Aschenbrener SS 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .211 13 44
S. Doyle DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .251 9 51
J. Duenas 1B 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .215 7 35
   a-C. Scott PR, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 3 15
T. Perez LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .217 4 40
J. Pettit 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .325 2 6
B. Austin C 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .200 1 4
Totals 36 8 12 8 3 8 12      
a - C. Scott pinch ran for J. Duenas in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Perez (16, 3rd Inning off G. Yarrington, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Duenas (10, 6th Inning off D. Gilles, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Doyle (28, 6th Inning off G. Yarrington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pettit (2, 3rd Inning off G. Yarrington, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Austin (1, 5th Inning off G. Yarrington, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McKechnie 2 , J. Brosius , C. Flowers , S. Doyle 2 , J. Duenas 3 , T. Perez 2 , J. Pettit 5 , B. Austin 5
2-out RBI: C. Flowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Aschenbrener , B. Austin
GIDP: J. Pettit
Hit by Pitch: M. McKechnie
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. McKechnie (7)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Scott (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Flowers-Aschenbrener-Duenas, Austin-Flowers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Barker CF 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .216 12 36
E. Kraft 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .283 9 41
J. Greer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .253 2 11
T. Haskell DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281 12 36
J. Pullam SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295 3 16
   a-D. Pinto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 2 12
K. Davis 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .224 11 42
J. Olejniczak RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .250 0 3
G. Sweeton LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268 8 34
M. Yeager C 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .121 0 2
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 12 19      
a - D. Pinto pinch hit for J. Pullam in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Davis (20, 2nd Inning off P. Birchfield, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Barker (8, 6th Inning off P. Birchfield, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Pullam (8, 7th Inning off P. Birchfield, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Sweeton (3, 2nd Inning off P. Birchfield, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Barker 4 , T. Haskell , J. Pullam 2 , K. Davis 2 , G. Sweeton 3
2-out RBI: G. Sweeton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Haskell 2 , G. Sweeton , M. Yeager 2
GIDP: J. Greer
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barker (23)
CS: R. Barker (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Greer-Kraft-Davis, Yeager-Kraft)
OF assists: 1 (Olejniczak(Doyle at 3rd base))
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE BAXTER SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Birchfield W (2-1) 6.2 5 1 1 1 8 0 96 1.66   
R. Barmore 2.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 37 3.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Birchfield 67
Batters Faced: P. Birchfield 25, R. Barmore 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Birchfield 4-7, R. Barmore 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Birchfield 96-63, R. Barmore 37-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Barmore 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Yarrington L (3-2) 5.0 7 6 6 2 4 2 79 5.28   
D. Gilles 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.84   
A. Devane 3.0 4 2 2 0 3 0 45 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Yarrington 31
Batters Faced: G. Yarrington 23, D. Gilles 4, A. Devane 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Yarrington 3-7, D. Gilles 1-0, A. Devane 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Yarrington 79-49, D. Gilles 18-10, A. Devane 45-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gilles 1-1
WP: G. Yarrington
Hit Batsmen: A. Devane
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Birchfield
Ballpark: Marshals Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 15863
Special Notes: 1B Jeff Duenas was injured while running the bases.
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