ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT DENVER PILOTS
07/22/2024
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT DENVER PILOTS
GAME ID: 7940 - MONDAY, JULY 22ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (60-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 9 0
Denver Pilots (51-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Crawdads Top Pilots, 4-1
The Denver Pilots could not turn a fine performance from pitcher David Fry into a win. Instead, the Hickory Crawdads prevailed, 4-1, in 12 innings. Fry threw 6.0 innings of shutout ball. Travis Erb snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits over 2 innings. He's now 1-0 on the season. The Crawdads lead the Stripes Conference West Division by 3 games.

Hickory used a timely hit from Mike Hankins to get the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the 12th inning to put the Crawdads ahead, 2-1. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a difference-maker.

"I felt good up there," said Hankins. "I saw the ball well."
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Grayson 3B, SS 6 1 1 0 0 3 3 .294 7 27
C. Sperber 2B 6 0 2 2 0 1 1 .250 2 12
J. Botello 1B 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 .333 4 38
J. Seagle DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .289 10 64
I. Goulbourne RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .291 1 19
B. Blake LF 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 .290 0 3
M. Hankins C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .256 0 11
P. Kincaid CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .267 3 30
B. Dennis SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .235 5 38
   a-K. Deming PH, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .280 11 39
Totals 44 4 9 3 3 17 18      
a - K. Deming pinch hit for B. Dennis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Botello (23, 1st Inning off D. Fry, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Hankins (5, 12th Inning off B. Merner, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Sperber (2, 12th Inning off B. Merner, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Grayson , C. Sperber 3 , J. Botello 3 , B. Blake , M. Hankins 2 , P. Kincaid , K. Deming
2-out RBI: C. Sperber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Botello , J. Seagle 2 , M. Hankins , P. Kincaid
GIDP: J. Seagle
Sac Bunt: M. Hankins
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sperber-Dennis-Botello)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franz 2B 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 .295 7 41
G. Marquez DH 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 .269 17 56
J. Pratt SS, 1B 5 0 1 1 1 0 4 .283 2 13
M. Gutierrez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .276 17 63
   a-R. Finkler SS, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 10 31
B. Figueroa RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .257 10 43
J. Anderson 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 .269 13 42
T. Villarreal LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253 5 32
J. Mata CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .252 6 28
D. Beiler C 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .218 3 9
Totals 40 1 5 1 8 7 28      
a - R. Finkler substituted for M. Gutierrez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Franz (16, 7th Inning off J. Abney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Franz 3 , G. Marquez , J. Pratt , M. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gutierrez , J. Anderson 2 , J. Mata , D. Beiler
GIDP: G. Marquez
Hit by Pitch: B. Figueroa
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: M. Gutierrez (5) , J. Mata (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Franz-Pratt)
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Abney 6.0 4 1 1 7 2 0 92 4.00   
D. Johnson 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 2.73   
B. Aldridge 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.91   
T. Erb W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 1.53   
R. Roberts SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Abney 55
Batters Faced: J. Abney 28, D. Johnson 8, B. Aldridge 4, T. Erb 6, R. Roberts 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Abney 10-5, D. Johnson 3-2, B. Aldridge 2-1, T. Erb 1-2, R. Roberts 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Abney 92-49, D. Johnson 24-17, B. Aldridge 16-8, T. Erb 22-16, R. Roberts 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Johnson 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fry 6.0 1 0 0 0 8 0 87 3.64   
T. Hildebrand 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.01   
C. Martinez 2.0 2 1 0 2 4 0 46 4.36   
J. Gangi 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 2.93   
B. Merner L (3-6) 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 0 35 5.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fry 78
Batters Faced: D. Fry 20, T. Hildebrand 1, C. Martinez 10, J. Gangi 7, B. Merner 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fry 7-3, T. Hildebrand 0-0, C. Martinez 1-1, J. Gangi 2-1, B. Merner 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fry 87-57, T. Hildebrand 1-1, C. Martinez 46-26, J. Gangi 24-18, B. Merner 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Martinez 1-0
WP: B. Merner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Fry
Ballpark: Pilots Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 8936
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