ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT DENVER PILOTS
04/23/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT DENVER PILOTS
GAME ID: 2225 - THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ann Arbor Z's (6-4) 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 6 9 1
Denver Pilots (4-6) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 8 8 1
Ann Arbor Beaten, 8-6, by Denver
Denver third baseman Aaron Carr made his presence felt in the 8-6 Pilots triumph over the Ann Arbor Z's. Carr was 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Denver reliever Jose Chacon picked up the win, upping his record to 1-1. Bobby Purdy absorbed the loss. With the loss, Ann Arbor falls to 6-4.

Denver took the lead, 7-6, on Dave Yeater's 2nd home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Ann Arbor pitcher Bobby Purdy in the bottom of the eighth.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Carr told a Denver Chronicle reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."
ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Greer CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .242 0 2
J. Tully 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .317 1 6
H. Schalow LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .194 3 6
P. Watson DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .257 4 8
P. Bell SS 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .323 2 7
C. Ren 2B 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 .375 0 5
N. Weatherhead 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .286 0 0
J. Dantzler RF 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 .300 2 7
F. Radtke C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .207 3 5
Totals 32 6 9 6 5 10 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Tully (4, 9th Inning off J. Gangi, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Dantzler (2, 4th Inning off R. Collins, 3 on, 1 out) , P. Watson (4, 7th Inning off J. Chacon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Tully 2 , P. Watson 4 , P. Bell 2 , N. Weatherhead 2 , J. Dantzler 5 , F. Radtke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Watson 2 , N. Weatherhead , F. Radtke
GIDP: H. Schalow
Sac Bunt: C. Ren
Sac Fly: C. Ren
Hit by Pitch: F. Radtke
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Radtke (1)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Bell (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ren-Bell-Weatherhead)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franz 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .152 0 2
M. DeLaet 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .429 1 3
G. Marquez DH 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .312 2 6
   c-J. Green DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 1
A. Carr SS, 3B 4 1 2 4 0 0 2 .306 2 8
A. Bonneau LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .323 0 2
D. Rodriquez CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 0 1
D. Yeater C 3 2 1 2 0 1 2 .375 2 5
F. Garcia 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-M. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
   b-J. Pratt 3B, SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 1 3
E. Hansen RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .240 0 2
Totals 27 8 8 8 6 6 11      
a - M. Gutierrez pinch hit for F. Garcia in the 6th
b - J. Pratt substituted for M. Gutierrez in the 7th
c - J. Green inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Carr (2, 2nd Inning off N. Gates, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Yeater (2, 8th Inning off B. Purdy, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Pratt (1, 8th Inning off B. Purdy, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Franz 2 , G. Marquez , A. Carr 5 , A. Bonneau , D. Yeater 4 , J. Pratt 4
2-out RBI: G. Marquez , A. Carr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Rodriquez , D. Yeater
GIDP: D. Yeater
Sac Bunt: M. DeLaet , D. Rodriquez 2 , F. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: D. Yeater
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Garcia (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Carr (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Franz-DeLaet)
OF assists: 1 (Rodriquez(Bell at home))
PB: D. Yeater
ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Gates 1.2 3 5 5 4 1 1 68 8.31   
C. Henson 4.1 1 0 0 2 4 0 57 0.00   
B. Purdy L (0-1), BS (1) 1.1 3 3 3 0 0 2 27 20.25   
S. Barajas 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Gates 20
Batters Faced: N. Gates 13, C. Henson 15, B. Purdy 7, S. Barajas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Gates 3-1, C. Henson 5-2, B. Purdy 3-1, S. Barajas 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Gates 68-37, C. Henson 57-35, B. Purdy 27-19, S. Barajas 7-5
Hit Batsmen: N. Gates
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Collins 4.1 5 4 4 3 5 1 85 8.31   
D. Pena 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 35 12.86   
C. Anderson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11.57   
J. Chacon W (1-1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 20 5.06   
J. Gangi SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Collins 39
Batters Faced: R. Collins 20, D. Pena 9, C. Anderson 1, J. Chacon 6, J. Gangi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Collins 2-3, D. Pena 0-3, C. Anderson 0-1, J. Chacon 2-2, J. Gangi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Collins 85-50, D. Pena 35-18, C. Anderson 6-4, J. Chacon 20-13, J. Gangi 15-11
Hit Batsmen: R. Collins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Carr
Ballpark: Pilots Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (42 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 4694
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