ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
07/23/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
GAME ID: 4162 - SUNDAY, JULY 23RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
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Kansas City Dust Devils (48-51) 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 2 10 14 0
Cottage City Cannonballers (25-74) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 8 0
Dust Devils Victors, 10-5, at Cottage City
Thanks in large part to first baseman Ryan Kreger, the Kansas City Dust Devils beat the Cottage City Cannonballers, 10-5. Kreger was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Kansas City has now won 4 in a row.

Kansas City used a clutch at-bat from Jorge Gonzales to capture the win. The designated hitter hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Dust Devils ahead, 7-2. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Kreger told the Kansas City Bulletin.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Johnson LF 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 .241 1 3
C. Wassink 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .286 4 12
J. Gonzales DH 5 1 1 4 0 2 2 .263 19 46
E. Hying RF 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 .222 21 53
R. Kreger 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .289 17 55
J. Gonzales 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .193 5 21
F. Flores CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251 13 37
D. Banford SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .161 1 2
T. Gonzalez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .102 1 2
   a-T. Sylvester PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
   b-I. Parrott C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 3
Totals 39 10 14 10 5 5 20      
a - T. Sylvester pinch hit for T. Gonzalez in the 9th
b - I. Parrott substituted for T. Sylvester in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wassink (8, 1st Inning off S. Vera, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Kreger (24, 3rd Inning off S. Vera, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Gonzales (10, 3rd Inning off S. Vera, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Sylvester (1, 9th Inning off L. Krijgsman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gonzales (19, 6th Inning off A. Sanchez, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Johnson (1, 8th Inning off O. Vega, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Kreger (17, 9th Inning off L. Krijgsman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Johnson 5 , C. Wassink 3 , J. Gonzales 4 , E. Hying , R. Kreger 7 , J. Gonzales 4 , D. Banford , T. Sylvester 2
2-out RBI: M. Johnson , J. Gonzales , E. Hying
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Johnson , C. Wassink , T. Gonzalez
GIDP: J. Gonzales
Sac Bunt: T. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: F. Flores
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Hying (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kelly RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .280 11 42
M. Gelardi 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .273 3 4
F. Liu SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .236 20 52
R. Marshall 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .478 2 8
R. Martin 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .372 2 4
R. Larsen LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .270 5 35
S. Wenzel CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .081 0 0
R. Adelman C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Hales DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .419 4 9
Totals 34 5 8 5 2 6 16      
a - B. Hales inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gelardi (1, 8th Inning off P. Hardin, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Martin (3, 8th Inning off S. Peretti, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Martin (2, 4th Inning off P. Hardin, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Hales (4, 9th Inning off S. Peretti, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kelly , M. Gelardi 3 , R. Marshall , R. Martin 6 , R. Larsen , B. Hales 4
2-out RBI: R. Martin , R. Larsen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Wenzel 2
Sac Fly: R. Marshall
Hit by Pitch: R. Larsen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Liu-Gelardi-Martin)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Hardin W (10-5) 7.0 5 4 4 2 5 1 87 5.28   
S. Peretti 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 23 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Hardin 54
Batters Faced: P. Hardin 29, S. Peretti 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Hardin 8-8, S. Peretti 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Hardin 87-54, S. Peretti 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Peretti 1-1
WP: P. Hardin
Hit Batsmen: P. Hardin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Vera L (0-2) 4.1 6 3 3 2 5 0 74 6.14   
A. Sanchez 1.1 4 4 4 1 0 1 21 9.12   
O. Vega 2.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 28 3.90   
L. Krijgsman 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 27 8.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Vera 42
Batters Faced: S. Vera 22, A. Sanchez 8, O. Vega 9, L. Krijgsman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Vera 1-7, A. Sanchez 2-1, O. Vega 5-2, L. Krijgsman 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Vera 74-47, A. Sanchez 21-14, O. Vega 28-14, L. Krijgsman 27-15
WP: S. Vera
Hit Batsmen: S. Vera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Kreger
Ballpark: Cannonballers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 3912
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