ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
05/28/2025
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
GAME ID: 2449 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Palm Springs Heat (32-16) 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 0
Ann Arbor Z's (19-29) 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 5 9 2
Ann Arbor Sent Home with 9-5 Loss
Palm Springs right fielder Adam Cooper made his presence felt in the 9-5 Heat triumph over the Ann Arbor Z's. Cooper went 1 for 2 with a home run, 2 walks, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. Manny Velez, the winner, improved to 4-0. He held the Z's to 2 runs on 5 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 1. Isiah Hamlin sewed up the save, his 5th.

With Palm Springs leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Cooper came up to bat against Ann Arbor pitcher Mike Medley. Cooper hit a fastball to center for a 3-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season put the Heat on top, 4-0.

"Swagger goes hand in hand with playing well," said Palm Springs manager Rogelio Sanchez.

The first-place Heat have won 10 straight.
PALM SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Theodore 3B 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 .284 8 20
B. Roberts LF 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 .246 5 15
A. Cooper RF 2 2 1 3 2 0 1 .364 2 6
E. Lilienthal CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .225 0 7
T. Cray DH 5 1 2 3 0 2 2 .202 1 12
D. Wheeler C 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .200 0 3
R. Blaylock SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 6 .291 5 14
K. Schneider 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .375 2 8
D. Semones 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 1 6
Totals 38 9 11 9 8 9 22      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Theodore (15, 9th Inning off X. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Cooper (2, 2nd Inning off M. Medley, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Blaylock (5, 3rd Inning off M. Medley, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Cray (1, 4th Inning off C. Henson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Theodore 3 , A. Cooper 4 , E. Lilienthal , T. Cray 5 , R. Blaylock 5 , K. Schneider 2 , D. Semones
2-out RBI: A. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Theodore , B. Roberts , R. Blaylock 2 , D. Semones
Hit by Pitch: A. Cooper
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Schneider (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Blaylock-Semones-Schneider)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .277 5 21
R. Collins CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .273 1 12
H. Schalow 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .354 8 19
P. Watson RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .253 8 24
F. Fischetti DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .197 1 6
P. Bell SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .188 7 17
A. Vargas C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .201 4 17
C. Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 0 3
T. Tofel 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .147 1 6
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Vargas (5, 5th Inning off M. Velez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. Bell (1, 6th Inning off C. Rapson, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Grasso (3, 7th Inning off C. Rapson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Schalow (8, 7th Inning off C. Rapson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grasso 4 , R. Collins , H. Schalow 4 , P. Watson , P. Bell 4 , A. Vargas 2 , C. Brown
2-out RBI: J. Grasso , H. Schalow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Collins , C. Brown
GIDP: R. Collins
Sac Fly: R. Collins
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Grasso (11)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Medley (1) , R. Collins (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Tofel-Schalow)
PALM SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Velez W (4-0) 5.1 5 2 2 1 5 0 87 1.69   
C. Rapson 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 1 33 4.32   
S. Sullivan 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 2.16   
I. Hamlin SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Velez 54
Batters Faced: M. Velez 22, C. Rapson 8, S. Sullivan 6, I. Hamlin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Velez 6-5, C. Rapson 1-2, S. Sullivan 0-3, I. Hamlin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Velez 87-56, C. Rapson 33-18, S. Sullivan 26-14, I. Hamlin 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rapson 1-1 , I. Hamlin 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Medley L (3-6) 2.1 6 6 5 3 3 2 63 3.83   
C. Henson 2.0 2 3 3 4 3 1 54 8.25   
R. Campbell 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 39 7.20   
N. Gates 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 6.23   
X. Williams 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Medley 19
Batters Faced: M. Medley 16, C. Henson 13, R. Campbell 9, N. Gates 5, X. Williams 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Medley 2-1, C. Henson 0-3, R. Campbell 4-2, N. Gates 1-1, X. Williams 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Medley 63-37, C. Henson 54-28, R. Campbell 39-25, N. Gates 20-10, X. Williams 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Campbell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Henson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Cooper
Ballpark: Knights Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 4330
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