ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT NEW ROCHELLE PURPLE WAVE
04/28/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT NEW ROCHELLE PURPLE WAVE
GAME ID: 2264 - THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ann Arbor Z's (2-14) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 5 12 0
New Rochelle Purple Wave (9-7) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 0
Ann Arbor Tags New Rochelle with 5-3 Defeat
Ann Arbor starter Carlos Mejia pitched effectively against the New Rochelle Purple Wave at Ballpark of Lexington. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. The Purple Wave, now 9-7, have been consistent this season. Consistently bad.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Jonathan McCarthy? The Ann Arbor center fielder had a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put the Z's on top, 2-1. For the game, McCarthy had 1 double and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.

"Even warm beer tastes good after a win," said McCarthy.
ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE NEW ROCHELLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Rucker 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .243 1 1
B. Tschida 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .157 0 4
J. Wise LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .286 2 3
M. Shrum 1B 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .211 2 8
K. Gooch DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .200 0 0
   a-R. Ruschak DH 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .224 3 5
J. McCarthy CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 3 .231 0 8
M. Lawson RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .235 0 4
   b-G. Clayton RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 1
S. LaCroix C 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 .267 0 2
S. Hoffer SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .077 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5 4 6 23      
a - R. Ruschak inserted as DH in the 6th
b - G. Clayton substituted for M. Lawson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Shrum (3, 2nd Inning off F. Taylor, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. McCarthy (4, 4th Inning off F. Taylor, 2 on, 1 out) , S. LaCroix (1, 8th Inning off B. Breen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Rucker (1, 7th Inning off D. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Rucker 4 , B. Tschida , J. Wise 2 , M. Shrum 4 , J. McCarthy 4 , M. Lawson , S. LaCroix 2
2-out RBI: S. LaCroix
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Rucker , S. LaCroix 2
GIDP: J. McCarthy , S. LaCroix
Hit by Pitch: J. McCarthy , M. Lawson , S. Hoffer
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Ruschak (2)
CS: N. Rucker (1) , J. Wise (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tschida-Rucker-Shrum)
PB: S. LaCroix
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 3 7
A. Natera 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .228 0 1
L. Munoz 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .276 4 9
D. Quesada DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .125 0 1
R. Banales 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 0 0
B. Bohannon LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .309 4 9
N. Drake RF 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .261 2 4
M. D'Urso C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .286 1 2
B. Flores SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3 4 10 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bohannon (3, 9th Inning off T. Tygart, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Munoz (1, 6th Inning off C. Mejia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Munoz (4, 4th Inning off C. Mejia, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Bohannon (4, 7th Inning off C. Mejia, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Munoz 7 , D. Quesada , B. Bohannon 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Munoz , D. Quesada , M. D'Urso
GIDP: M. D'Urso
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (D'Urso-Natera, Flores-Natera-Munoz, Natera-D'Urso-Munoz)
ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ROCHELLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mejia W (1-3) 6.1 3 2 2 2 8 2 98 7.36   
A. Valdes H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 29 6.07   
T. Tygart SV (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 9 14.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mejia 65
Batters Faced: C. Mejia 24, A. Valdes 6, T. Tygart 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mejia 6-5, A. Valdes 2-1, T. Tygart 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mejia 98-62, A. Valdes 29-15, T. Tygart 9-8
WP: A. Valdes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Taylor L (2-2) 5.1 7 3 3 2 4 0 89 3.65   
D. Anderson 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 31 6.75   
B. Breen 2.0 4 1 1 1 1 0 43 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Taylor 44
Batters Faced: F. Taylor 25, D. Anderson 5, B. Breen 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Taylor 8-3, D. Anderson 1-1, B. Breen 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Taylor 89-54, D. Anderson 31-18, B. Breen 43-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Anderson 2-0
WP: F. Taylor
Hit Batsmen: F. Taylor , B. Breen 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Mejia
Ballpark: Ballpark of Lexington
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 9007
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