ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT DENVER PILOTS
06/01/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT DENVER PILOTS
GAME ID: 2434 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1ST , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ann Arbor Z's (21-27) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Denver Pilots (24-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Z's Edge Pilots, 1-0
Pilots Ballpark featured a tense pitchers' duel.

Denver got a valiant performance from pitcher Derrick Espinosa, but it wasn't enough to beat the Ann Arbor Z's. Ann Arbor won the game, 1-0. Espinosa threw 7.1 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. Jeremy Schroeter earned the win to go to 3-4. He allowed no runs on 3 hits, with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts in 6 innings of work. Mike Weatherby got credit for the save for Ann Arbor. It was his 3rd of the year.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Graham Clayton? The Ann Arbor right fielder had a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Z's on top, 1-0. For the game, Clayton had 1 double and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"We did just enough to win," Clayton said.

The defeat makes Denver 24-24.
ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Ruschak 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242 6 12
B. Tschida 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 1 13
J. Wise LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 3 14
M. Shrum DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .237 4 13
   a-A. Jackson DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 3 17
J. McCarthy CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .261 4 29
N. Rucker 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 1 6
G. Clayton RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .204 5 16
J. Halliday C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167 0 3
S. Hoffer SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .135 2 6
Totals 31 1 6 1 0 9 9      
a - A. Jackson inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Clayton (4, 3rd Inning off D. Espinosa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ruschak , J. Wise , J. McCarthy , N. Rucker , G. Clayton 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ruschak , A. Jackson
GIDP: B. Tschida
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Tschida (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Diaz RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242 2 12
   a-N. Mendoza PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 4 15
L. Doll LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .177 2 3
J. Franz 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .276 4 23
A. Bonneau DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 3 9
B. Brown 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .259 1 2
R. Finkler 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .349 4 11
   b-B. Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 1 12
A. Lowe SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .219 3 19
J. Potts C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .214 0 1
   c-J. Pratt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 2 11
S. Baran CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .157 4 19
Totals 31 0 5 0 3 7 20      
a - N. Mendoza pinch hit for J. Diaz in the 7th
b - B. Kennedy pinch hit for R. Finkler in the 9th
c - J. Pratt pinch hit for J. Potts in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Diaz (5, 1st Inning off J. Schroeter, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Franz (10, 4th Inning off J. Schroeter, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Brown (2, 9th Inning off M. Weatherby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Diaz 2 , J. Franz 2 , A. Bonneau , B. Brown 2 , J. Potts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Doll , A. Bonneau , R. Finkler , A. Lowe , J. Pratt
Sac Bunt: S. Baran
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Brown (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Franz-Lowe-Finkler, Diaz-Brown)
OF assists: 1 (Diaz(Rucker at 3rd base))
ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Schroeter W (3-4) 6.0 3 0 0 3 4 0 99 4.74   
J. Woolverton H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.05   
B. Finkel H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.92   
M. Weatherby SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schroeter 67
Batters Faced: J. Schroeter 24, J. Woolverton 4, B. Finkel 3, M. Weatherby 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schroeter 8-6, J. Woolverton 1-1, B. Finkel 0-1, M. Weatherby 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schroeter 99-57, J. Woolverton 10-8, B. Finkel 17-10, M. Weatherby 13-9
WP: J. Schroeter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Espinosa L (1-3) 7.1 4 1 1 0 7 0 81 2.84   
H. Berrios 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 1.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Espinosa 73
Batters Faced: D. Espinosa 25, H. Berrios 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Espinosa 10-3, H. Berrios 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Espinosa 81-55, H. Berrios 19-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Derrick Espinosa
Ballpark: Pilots Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 3978
Special Notes: Rain delay of 49 minutes in the 8th inning.
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