ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ORONO OAKS AT TUCSON RACCOONS
06/15/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ORONO OAKS AT TUCSON RACCOONS
GAME ID: 7735 - THURSDAY, JUNE 15TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orono Oaks (37-24) 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 6 8 0
Tucson Raccoons (33-28) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 7 0
Orono Beats Tucson, 6-5
The Orono Oaks did just enough to sneak past the Tucson Raccoons, 6-5, at Raccoons Ballpark. Orono pitcher Colin Esser, in particular, had a standout performance. The winning pitcher was Esser, now 7-3. He tossed 6 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 5. Orono has now won 3 in a row.

Orono used a big swing from Emilio Mejia to get the win. The shortstop walloped a grand slam home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Oaks up, 5-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it changed the outcome.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Esser told the Orono News.
ORONO BATTING LINESCORE TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Cason CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .233 1 16
E. Mejia SS 4 1 1 4 1 1 3 .226 2 14
R. Roper 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .216 5 23
T. Tolbert RF 4 0 1 0 1 3 1 .294 9 35
P. McComas DH 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .302 22 54
M. Tindall 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .239 11 31
M. Harris LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .198 5 19
K. Roberts 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .241 3 12
J. Greathouse C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .173 5 11
Totals 34 6 8 6 8 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Cason (11, 4th Inning off B. Meyers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Mejia (2, 5th Inning off B. Meyers, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Cason 3 , E. Mejia 4 , R. Roper , T. Tolbert , P. McComas , M. Tindall , K. Roberts
2-out RBI: E. Mejia , P. McComas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Roper , M. Harris 2 , K. Roberts
Hit by Pitch: J. Greathouse
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Cason (14) , R. Roper (2)
CS: E. Mejia (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mejia-Greathouse-Tindall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cooper LF 4 0 2 2 1 2 0 .294 9 34
M. Waddell 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .263 7 28
C. Ramirez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273 17 42
D. Roachell SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
J. Scafidi CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .222 2 17
S. Bingle RF 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 .274 7 23
D. Castellani 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .247 3 16
J. Woody DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .218 2 8
D. Wheeler C 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .207 0 17
Totals 33 5 7 5 5 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Bingle (12, 5th Inning off C. Esser, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Woody (3, 5th Inning off C. Esser, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Cooper 2 , D. Roachell 2 , S. Bingle 2 , J. Woody 3
2-out RBI: A. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Scafidi
GIDP: M. Waddell
Team LOB: 6
ORONO PITCHING LINESCORE TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Esser W (7-3) 6.0 4 2 2 1 5 0 96 3.00   
E. Ashley 2.1 3 3 3 2 3 0 54 3.90   
C. Collins SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 1.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Esser 60
Batters Faced: C. Esser 23, E. Ashley 12, C. Collins 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Esser 8-5, E. Ashley 2-2, C. Collins 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Esser 96-62, E. Ashley 54-32, C. Collins 17-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Collins 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Meyers L (1-4) 4.2 6 5 5 0 5 1 70 5.75   
S. Sullivan 1.0 2 1 1 3 1 0 41 6.16   
J. Arechiga 3.1 0 0 0 5 3 0 61 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Meyers 37
Batters Faced: B. Meyers 20, S. Sullivan 9, J. Arechiga 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Meyers 3-6, S. Sullivan 1-1, J. Arechiga 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Meyers 70-50, S. Sullivan 41-23, J. Arechiga 61-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Arechiga 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Sullivan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Colin Esser
Ballpark: Raccoons Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (89 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 7155
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