ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT NEW ROCHELLE PURPLE WAVE
06/02/2025
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT NEW ROCHELLE PURPLE WAVE
GAME ID: 6600 - MONDAY, JUNE 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Palm Springs Heat (34-18) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
New Rochelle Purple Wave (22-30) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 1
Purple Wave Edge Past Heat, 4-3
Palm Springs third baseman George Theodore had a good game, even if his team did not. The Heat dropped a 4-3 decision to New Rochelle at Ballpark of Lexington. Theodore went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. New Rochelle, at 22-30, holds down 5th place in the Stripes Conference East Division.

Kevin Garber was the walk-off hero for New Rochelle. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Purple Wave left fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"This stadium was a-rockin'," said Garber.
PALM SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE NEW ROCHELLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Theodore 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .288 9 22
B. Roberts LF, CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 6 16
A. Cooper RF, LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .259 3 7
E. Lilienthal CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .207 0 9
   a-J. Tubman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 4 22
   b-T. Klenke CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 2 11
D. Roachell 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .254 3 11
T. Cray DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .208 1 12
R. Blaylock SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297 5 14
D. Semones 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 1 6
R. Riemenschneider C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3 1 7 7      
a - J. Tubman pinch hit for E. Lilienthal in the 8th
b - T. Klenke substituted for J. Tubman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Theodore (16, 3rd Inning off K. Sakai, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Cooper (1, 6th Inning off K. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Riemenschneider (1, 5th Inning off K. Sakai, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Theodore (9, 5th Inning off K. Sakai, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Theodore 7 , B. Roberts , A. Cooper 3 , T. Cray 2 , R. Riemenschneider 3
2-out RBI: G. Theodore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Roberts , A. Cooper
GIDP: E. Lilienthal
Sac Fly: D. Roachell
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Blaylock-Semones-Roachell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Garber LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .230 1 6
A. Coulson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 3 19
K. Nash 3B 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .313 10 22
M. Nava RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .127 1 3
D. Quesada CF 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .331 7 25
G. Garza DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .230 4 13
E. Lopez C 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .242 3 13
   a-D. Acosta PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277 9 20
R. Brewer 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .203 1 6
B. Gibson SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239 0 8
Totals 34 4 11 4 3 9 13      
a - D. Acosta pinch hit for E. Lopez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Quesada (8, 4th Inning off M. Parker, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Lopez (6, 4th Inning off M. Parker, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Garber (5, 8th Inning off C. Esser, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Nash (1, 6th Inning off M. Parker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Garber 3 , K. Nash 5 , D. Quesada 2 , G. Garza , E. Lopez 2 , D. Acosta , R. Brewer , B. Gibson
2-out RBI: E. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Quesada , G. Garza , R. Brewer
GIDP: B. Gibson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Garza (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Quesada (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Coulson-Gibson-Coulson)
PALM SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ROCHELLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Parker 6.1 7 3 3 1 6 0 101 3.91   
C. Esser 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 1.37   
I. Hamlin L (0-2) 0.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 18 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Parker 52
Batters Faced: M. Parker 26, C. Esser 6, I. Hamlin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Parker 6-6, C. Esser 1-1, I. Hamlin 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Parker 101-61, C. Esser 20-13, I. Hamlin 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Esser 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Sakai 6.2 8 3 3 1 5 1 94 3.61   
S. Harris 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 2.10   
R. Lombardi W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Sakai 50
Batters Faced: K. Sakai 27, S. Harris 5, R. Lombardi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Sakai 6-7, S. Harris 1-2, R. Lombardi 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Sakai 94-61, S. Harris 26-18, R. Lombardi 10-6
WP: K. Sakai
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Theodore
Ballpark: Ballpark of Lexington
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 7380
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