ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT NEW ROCHELLE PURPLE WAVE
04/26/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT NEW ROCHELLE PURPLE WAVE
GAME ID: 2242 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ann Arbor Z's (6-9) 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 11 0
New Rochelle Purple Wave (7-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
Ann Arbor Tops New Rochelle, 8-1
Ballpark of Lexington was the site for Stripes Conference action featuring the New Rochelle Purple Wave and Ann Arbor Z's.

The Ann Arbor Z's rode a solid performance from 23-year-old starting pitcher Kevin Gibbons to a win, beating the New Rochelle Purple Wave, 8-1, at Ballpark of Lexington. Ann Arbor sits at 6-9 in the early going.

Ann Arbor used the stroke of Rocky Ruschak to get the win. The shortstop hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the second inning to put the Z's ahead, 6-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.

"Kevin was hitting his spots and everything had life," said Ann Arbor manager Bryan Gallegos.
ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE NEW ROCHELLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Rucker 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 .262 3 6
   a-B. LaFollett PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .286 0 4
R. Ruschak SS 4 1 1 4 1 0 1 .226 2 7
J. Wise CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .370 4 7
M. Lawson 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .227 2 4
   b-D. Stallman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .375 0 0
   c-B. Rayburn 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 2 7
J. Halliday 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .224 0 4
M. Shrum DH 3 2 1 0 2 2 1 .265 3 5
S. LaCroix C 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .182 1 3
D. Shein RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 9 .189 0 3
G. Clayton LF 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 .259 2 5
Totals 37 8 11 8 7 12 31      
a - B. LaFollett pinch hit for N. Rucker in the 8th
b - D. Stallman pinch hit for M. Lawson in the 8th
c - B. Rayburn substituted for D. Stallman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Shein (2, 7th Inning off J. Carr, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lawson (2, 2nd Inning off K. Yearwood, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Ruschak (2, 2nd Inning off K. Yearwood, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. LaFollett , R. Ruschak 4 , J. Wise 2 , M. Lawson 5 , J. Halliday , M. Shrum , S. LaCroix 2 , D. Shein 2
2-out RBI: R. Ruschak , M. Lawson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Rucker , B. LaFollett , D. Stallman , J. Halliday , D. Shein , G. Clayton
GIDP: R. Ruschak
Sac Fly: G. Clayton
Hit by Pitch: G. Clayton
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rucker-Ruschak-Lawson, LaFollett-Ruschak-Rayburn)
OF assists: 1 (Clayton(Taylor at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Villegas RF, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .179 3 5
D. Ward 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255 0 1
S. Taylor DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .163 1 6
   e-N. Cusack DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 0 3
M. Little 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .100 2 3
L. Munoz 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   a-T. Hendershot PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .500 1 1
R. Arreola CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267 0 1
   b-K. Day PH, LF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
R. Banales SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .327 2 6
R. Bone LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .107 1 1
   c-D. Brum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
   d-D. Acosta CF, RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 2 3
J. Kober C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .244 2 6
Totals 31 1 7 1 4 6 17      
a - T. Hendershot pinch hit for L. Munoz in the 7th
b - K. Day pinch hit for R. Arreola in the 7th
c - D. Brum pinch hit for R. Bone in the 7th
d - D. Acosta substituted for D. Brum in the 8th
e - N. Cusack inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Little (1, 6th Inning off K. Gibbons, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Acosta (2, 9th Inning off A. Valdes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Villegas , M. Little 2 , R. Arreola , K. Day 2 , R. Banales , D. Acosta 4
2-out RBI: D. Acosta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hendershot , J. Kober
GIDP: D. Ward , R. Banales
Hit by Pitch: D. Ward
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Ward (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Little-Ward-Hendershot)
ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ROCHELLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gibbons W (1-0) 7.0 5 0 0 1 3 0 99 2.41   
A. Valdes 2.0 2 1 1 3 3 1 40 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gibbons 69
Batters Faced: K. Gibbons 26, A. Valdes 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gibbons 7-9, A. Valdes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gibbons 99-62, A. Valdes 40-21
Hit Batsmen: K. Gibbons
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Yearwood L (0-2) 2.1 5 6 6 1 1 2 52 9.75   
V. Yanes 1.2 2 2 1 3 3 0 41 8.68   
J. Carr 3.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 39 7.30   
M. Angloma 2.0 2 0 0 3 3 0 46 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Yearwood 19
Batters Faced: K. Yearwood 14, V. Yanes 10, J. Carr 12, M. Angloma 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Yearwood 2-4, V. Yanes 2-0, J. Carr 3-1, M. Angloma 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Yearwood 52-35, V. Yanes 41-22, J. Carr 39-29, M. Angloma 46-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Yanes 1-0 , J. Carr 1-1
WP: J. Carr , M. Angloma
Hit Batsmen: K. Yearwood
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Gibbons
Ballpark: Ballpark of Lexington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 10657
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