ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
07/30/2026
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
GAME ID: 8199 - THURSDAY, JULY 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Palm Springs Heat (42-56) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Ann Arbor Z's (42-56) 0 0 2 5 2 2 0 0 X 11 15 1
Dantzler Powers Z's to 11-3 Win
The Ann Arbor Z's met little resistance from the Palm Springs Heat, beating them, 11-3, at Knights Ballpark. Johnny Dantzler led the way. He was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 3 for Ann Arbor. Tyler Kraus picked up the win, lifting his record to 2-8 on the season. He struck out 5 and walked 1 in 6 innings, while yielding 3 runs. The 5th-place Z's improved to 42-56.

Dantzler contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Ann Arbor in the bottom of the fourth. With his team trailing 3-2, Dantzler took a changeup from Rob Stech and stroked the home run to right. His 8th home run of the season allowed the Z's to leap in front, 5-3.

"We were able to put some runs on the board," said Dantzler after the game.
PALM SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Adams SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .167 0 2
   a-D. Roachell PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 13 44
J. Parisi 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .134 1 3
B. Roberts CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 15 43
J. Guerrero DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .308 8 24
J. Johnson 1B, SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .219 0 0
S. Taylor RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .294 1 2
C. Epstein LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .207 10 28
J. Avelar 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .325 1 6
C. Tucker C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .246 5 23
Totals 36 3 10 3 2 8 18      
a - D. Roachell pinch hit for M. Adams in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Parisi (3, 5th Inning off T. Kraus, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Adams (1, 3rd Inning off T. Kraus, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Guerrero (8, 2nd Inning off T. Kraus, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Adams 3 , D. Roachell , J. Parisi 3 , B. Roberts , J. Guerrero 4 , S. Taylor , C. Epstein 2 , J. Avelar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Parisi , J. Guerrero , S. Taylor
GIDP: J. Avelar , C. Tucker
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Avelar-Parisi-Johnson)
OF assists: 1 (Epstein(Strader at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Berger LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .266 6 37
C. Ren SS 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .235 2 24
H. Schalow 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .283 14 51
P. Watson DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .215 11 27
P. Bell 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .289 12 33
M. Strader CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .208 5 15
J. Dantzler RF 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .287 8 30
F. Radtke C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .227 8 26
T. Steiner 2B 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .182 4 23
Totals 36 11 15 11 4 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Radtke (6, 5th Inning off J. Cochran, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Strader (4, 6th Inning off T. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Strader (3, 5th Inning off J. Cochran, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Dantzler (8, 4th Inning off R. Stech, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Berger (6, 4th Inning off J. Cochran, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Bell (12, 6th Inning off T. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Berger 5 , C. Ren , H. Schalow , P. Watson 2 , P. Bell 5 , M. Strader 5 , J. Dantzler 6 , F. Radtke 2 , T. Steiner
2-out RBI: S. Berger , P. Bell , F. Radtke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Berger , H. Schalow
GIDP: H. Schalow
Sac Fly: C. Ren
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Berger (15) , T. Steiner (3)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Schalow (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Ren-Steiner-Schalow, Schalow-Ren-Schalow)
PALM SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Stech L (2-4) 3.1 5 5 5 2 1 1 54 4.40   
J. Cochran 1.1 4 4 4 2 1 1 43 5.00   
T. Thompson 3.1 6 2 2 0 4 1 74 5.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stech 27
Batters Faced: R. Stech 16, J. Cochran 10, T. Thompson 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stech 5-3, J. Cochran 2-1, T. Thompson 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stech 54-34, J. Cochran 43-28, T. Thompson 74-48
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Thompson 1-0
WP: R. Stech
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kraus W (2-8) 6.0 8 3 2 1 5 1 101 4.79   
N. Gates SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 42 6.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kraus 50
Batters Faced: T. Kraus 26, N. Gates 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kraus 8-3, N. Gates 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kraus 101-68, N. Gates 42-27
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Dantzler
Ballpark: Knights Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 3362
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