ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT PALM SPRINGS HEAT
04/08/2025
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT PALM SPRINGS HEAT
GAME ID: 2162 - TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (1-0) 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 8 1
Palm Springs Heat (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 1
Crawdads Get 6-2 Win Versus Palm Springs
The 2025 season did not get off to quite the start the Palm Springs Heat had hoped, with an opening day loss to the Hickory Crawdads at Heat Ballpark. The final score was 6-2. Reliever Dusty Nelson was the top performer for Hickory. Nelson got the win, improving to 1-0. He gave up 3 hits and walked 0 over 5 innings. He allowed no runs.

It could have been a different outcome for Hickory, had it not been for Pete Kincaid, the 29-year old center fielder . Kincaid contributed a 2-run single in the top of the fourth inning to put Hickory up, 4-0.

"I thought we played a nice game," Nelson told the Hickory Daily. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE PALM SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Wisniewski LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .400 1 2
D. Lebron 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Botello RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
J. Alfano DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 1 1
R. Ward 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
T. Beckford 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
D. Canady SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
W. Corrado C 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 .500 0 1
P. Kincaid CF 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 .500 0 2
Totals 33 6 8 6 5 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Corrado (1, 4th Inning off F. Taylor, 2 on, 2 outs) , N. Wisniewski (1, 5th Inning off F. Taylor, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Alfano (1, 4th Inning off F. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Wisniewski (1, 7th Inning off F. Taylor, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Wisniewski 6 , J. Botello , J. Alfano 4 , R. Ward 2 , W. Corrado 2 , P. Kincaid
2-out RBI: W. Corrado , P. Kincaid
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lebron , W. Corrado , P. Kincaid
Sac Bunt: P. Kincaid
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Beckford (1)
CS: N. Wisniewski (1) , P. Kincaid (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Botello (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Canady-Lebron-Ward)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Theodore 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Semones 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Beck 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
A. Cooper RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
T. Cray DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Tubman CF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .667 1 1
B. Roberts LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Milbrandt 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .667 1 1
J. Martin C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Blaylock SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2 0 5 4      
a - D. Semones substituted for G. Theodore in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Milbrandt (1, 6th Inning off D. Mott, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Tubman (1, 8th Inning off D. Mott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Beck , J. Tubman 5 , E. Milbrandt 5
GIDP: R. Blaylock
Hit by Pitch: J. Martin
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Beck (1) , J. Tubman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Milbrandt (1)
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE PALM SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Nelson W (1-0) 5.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 58 0.00   
D. Mott 2.0 2 2 2 0 0 2 25 9.00   
D. Patton 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Nelson 65
Batters Faced: D. Nelson 15, D. Mott 8, D. Patton 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Nelson 3-5, D. Mott 5-1, D. Patton 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Nelson 58-39, D. Mott 25-14, D. Patton 23-13
Hit Batsmen: D. Patton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Taylor L (0-1) 6.0 7 6 6 4 5 2 100 9.00   
M. Velez 3.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 40 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Taylor 35
Batters Faced: F. Taylor 28, M. Velez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Taylor 9-2, M. Velez 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Taylor 100-62, M. Velez 40-27
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dusty Nelson
Ballpark: Heat Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 16769
Special Notes: RP Dusty Nelson was injured while pitching. 1B George Theodore was injured in a collision at a base.
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