ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
DENVER PILOTS AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
04/28/2024
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
DENVER PILOTS AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
GAME ID: 2279 - SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Pilots (9-10) 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 0 9 8 0
Ann Arbor Z's (4-15) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Pilots Roll Over Z's, 9-4
A 4-RBI performance from Jim Franz, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2020 draft, helped the Denver Pilots beat the Ann Arbor Z's, 9-4. Tyler Hildebrand picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Michael Brumfield was tagged with the loss. The loss puts Ann Arbor at 4-15.

Denver took the lead on Franz's 1st home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came against Michael Brumfield in the top of the seventh, made the score 6-4, Denver.

"Jim was ready to go. Big day for him," said Denver manager Byung-sik Lee.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franz 2B 5 1 3 4 0 1 1 .292 1 8
M. Gutierrez 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .263 1 6
   c-F. Garcia RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 0 1
B. Brown 3B 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 .244 0 2
B. Figueroa LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .186 1 4
   d-T. Villarreal CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 1 5
G. Marquez DH 5 0 2 4 0 0 0 .379 1 9
J. Anderson SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .284 2 13
J. Diaz RF, LF 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .237 1 2
J. Mata CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .207 0 4
   a-S. Swan PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 2
   b-J. Pratt 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 0 0
D. Cagle C 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .312 0 3
Totals 32 9 8 9 8 11 18      
a - S. Swan pinch hit for J. Mata in the 7th
b - J. Pratt substituted for S. Swan in the 7th
c - F. Garcia substituted for M. Gutierrez in the 7th
d - T. Villarreal substituted for B. Figueroa in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Marquez 2 (3, 6th Inning off M. Gunter, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Gomez, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Franz (3, 8th Inning off M. Gomez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Franz (1, 7th Inning off M. Brumfield, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Franz 7 , M. Gutierrez , G. Marquez 4 , J. Anderson 2
2-out RBI: , G. Marquez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brown , J. Anderson 2 , J. Mata
GIDP: B. Brown
Sac Fly: B. Figueroa
Hit by Pitch: D. Cagle
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Anderson (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Franz-Gutierrez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Ruschak CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .258 0 6
H. Schalow 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .214 1 3
   a-E. DuBois 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 2 4
J. Wise LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .169 1 3
T. Letner RF 3 1 1 3 0 0 2 .273 3 13
V. Medina DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .500 2 7
R. Martinez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .288 1 7
S. Bacha 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 0 0
A. Vargas C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .212 0 3
C. Stubbs SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .323 2 5
Totals 34 4 10 4 3 5 16      
a - E. DuBois substituted for H. Schalow in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ruschak (6, 1st Inning off M. Dickson, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Vargas (2, 6th Inning off T. Hildebrand, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Medina (2, 3rd Inning off M. Dickson, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Letner (3, 3rd Inning off M. Dickson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ruschak 2 , H. Schalow , E. DuBois , T. Letner 4 , V. Medina 6 , R. Martinez , A. Vargas 2 , C. Stubbs
2-out RBI: T. Letner , V. Medina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Schalow , C. Stubbs
GIDP: R. Martinez
Sac Bunt: S. Bacha
Sac Fly: T. Letner
Hit by Pitch: T. Letner
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Schalow-Stubbs-Schalow)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Dickson 5.0 7 4 4 2 2 2 71 4.10   
T. Hildebrand W (1-0) 4.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 50 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Dickson 37
Batters Faced: M. Dickson 24, T. Hildebrand 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Dickson 9-3, T. Hildebrand 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Dickson 71-50, T. Hildebrand 50-33
Hit Batsmen: M. Dickson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Campbell 4.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 64 7.80   
M. Gunter 1.0 2 3 3 2 2 0 29 4.24   
M. Brumfield L (0-2), BS (2) 0.2 1 4 4 3 1 1 23 6.48   
M. Gomez 1.1 2 2 2 2 3 0 34 5.66   
S. Finch 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Campbell 63
Batters Faced: R. Campbell 16, M. Gunter 7, M. Brumfield 6, M. Gomez 9, S. Finch 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Campbell 6-3, M. Gunter 0-1, M. Brumfield 0-1, M. Gomez 0-1, S. Finch 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Campbell 64-43, M. Gunter 29-16, M. Brumfield 23-8, M. Gomez 34-19, S. Finch 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Brumfield 1-0 , M. Gomez 1-1 , S. Finch 2-0
WP: R. Campbell , M. Gunter
Hit Batsmen: M. Gomez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Franz
Ballpark: Knights Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 5484
Special Notes: SP Russ Campbell was injured while pitching.
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