ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT WALNUT PARK BOBCATS
07/09/2024
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT WALNUT PARK BOBCATS
GAME ID: 7862 - TUESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ann Arbor Z's (17-66) 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 9 0
Walnut Park Bobcats (46-37) 1 2 0 1 4 1 4 0 X 13 14 0
Walnut Park Beats Ann Arbor, 13-5
The Walnut Park Bobcats handed the Ann Arbor Z's a loss at Ballpark of Walnut Park. The final score was 13-5. Major production was provided by Edward Salgado for Walnut Park. In addition to his 1 single and 1 home run, he scored 1 run and drove in 4. He also added 1 walk. The winning pitcher was Steve McCutcheon. He tossed 97 pitches over 5.2 innings, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits. The second-place Bobcats go to 46-37.

Tied up with the Z's in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Bobcats got a boost from catcher Evan McCulley. With runners on 1st and 2nd, McCulley saw a 2-2 fastball from Mike Gunter and hit a run-scoring single to break the stalemate and put Walnut Park on top, 5-4.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Hua Pian said.
ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE WALNUT PARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Ruschak CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286 2 26
   a-C. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 2 10
V. Medina 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .268 7 43
J. Wise LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .242 3 31
T. Letner RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .243 11 51
M. Williams DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .292 8 32
R. Martinez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .252 6 37
L. Goldade 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .290 2 6
A. Vargas C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .189 0 11
C. Stubbs SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .314 9 28
Totals 34 5 9 5 5 10 16      
a - C. Brown pinch hit for R. Ruschak in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Medina (11, 1st Inning off S. McCutcheon, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Letner (10, 4th Inning off S. McCutcheon, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Goldade (1, 6th Inning off J. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Stubbs (11, 7th Inning off J. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Stubbs (9, 5th Inning off S. McCutcheon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ruschak , V. Medina 2 , J. Wise , T. Letner 2 , R. Martinez , L. Goldade 3 , C. Stubbs 6
2-out RBI: , L. Goldade 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wise , A. Vargas 2
GIDP: J. Wise , R. Martinez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Ruschak (24) , J. Wise (10) , L. Goldade (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Goldade-Stubbs-Medina)
OF assists: 1 (Wise(Nicolopoulos at home))
PB: A. Vargas
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Salgado 3B 5 1 2 4 1 0 3 .292 2 29
D. Waters SS 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 .333 1 8
B. Gilmore DH 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 .227 12 41
J. Bobb RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 .258 6 28
B. Sawyer LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .273 1 4
K. Kirkland 2B 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .278 0 12
S. Gunnells 1B 3 2 0 0 2 2 1 .280 1 15
E. McCulley C 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .292 1 29
P. Nicolopoulos CF 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 .247 3 11
Totals 36 13 14 11 10 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Nicolopoulos (3, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Waters (1, 1st Inning off J. Bunt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Salgado (2, 5th Inning off M. Gunter, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Sawyer (1, 6th Inning off M. Gunter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Salgado 5 , D. Waters 3 , B. Gilmore , J. Bobb 2 , B. Sawyer 5 , K. Kirkland , E. McCulley 3 , P. Nicolopoulos 3
2-out RBI: E. Salgado , B. Gilmore , J. Bobb , B. Sawyer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gilmore , J. Bobb , K. Kirkland
GIDP: J. Bobb
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kirkland-Waters-Gunnells, Salgado-McCulley-Gunnells)
ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE WALNUT PARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bunt L (5-9) 4.1 7 6 6 5 3 0 100 7.42   
M. Gunter 1.2 3 3 3 1 1 2 30 7.89   
J. Unknown 2.0 4 4 4 4 2 0 47 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bunt 23
Batters Faced: J. Bunt 25, M. Gunter 8, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bunt 6-4, M. Gunter 1-2, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bunt 100-51, M. Gunter 30-19, J. Unknown 47-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Gunter 2-2
Balk: J. Bunt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. McCutcheon W (6-7) 5.2 6 5 5 2 6 1 97 4.58   
J. Mendoza 2.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 33 2.38   
A. Kelley 1.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 24 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. McCutcheon 41
Batters Faced: S. McCutcheon 24, J. Mendoza 10, A. Kelley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. McCutcheon 5-5, J. Mendoza 2-2, A. Kelley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. McCutcheon 97-54, J. Mendoza 33-24, A. Kelley 24-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mendoza 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edward Salgado
Ballpark: Ballpark of Walnut Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 8812
Special Notes: RP Juan Mendoza was injured while pitching.
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