ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
07/25/2024
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 8235 - THURSDAY, JULY 25TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ann Arbor Z's (18-80) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0
Hickory Crawdads (63-35) 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 X 6 7 0
Z's Drop Another One, 6-2
Hickory pitcher Dusty Nelson did his part in helping his team defeat the Ann Arbor Z's, 6-2. The opposition could never get too much going against the left-hander. In 7.1 innings, Nelson surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 9 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs. The Crawdads, at 63-35, have now won 5 straight.

Hickory right fielder Isaiah Goulbourne helped the Crawdads go up, 3-2, in the bottom of the seventh inning. With the game tied, Goulbourne hit a run-scoring single off Ann Arbor pitcher Jim Unknown.

"The bar for us is not a particular opponent, it's ourselves," said Hickory manager Ray Sanchez.
ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Ruschak CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .280 2 27
C. Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .202 2 10
J. Wise LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .259 5 36
M. Williams DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .268 11 43
T. Letner RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .255 11 59
V. Medina 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .258 7 44
R. Martinez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 6 41
S. Bacha 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 8 34
A. Vargas C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .169 1 12
Totals 31 2 5 2 1 10 6      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Ruschak (20, 6th Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Williams (11, 6th Inning off D. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ruschak 2 , C. Brown , M. Williams 4 , T. Letner , R. Martinez
2-out RBI: M. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Williams
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Ruschak (32)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wise-Brown)
OF assists: 1 (Wise(Grayson at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Miller LF 3 1 0 1 1 2 7 .180 7 20
P. Grayson 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 6 .292 8 29
J. Botello 1B 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 .331 5 39
C. Sperber 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .271 2 13
I. Goulbourne RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .296 1 20
B. Blake DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .278 0 4
M. Hankins C 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .245 0 12
P. Kincaid CF 2 0 1 0 3 1 3 .273 3 30
T. Steiner SS 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 .214 1 2
Totals 27 6 7 6 14 7 31      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Sperber (3, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Hankins (6, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Botello (5, 3rd Inning off M. Gomez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Grayson , J. Botello 4 , C. Sperber 2 , I. Goulbourne , B. Blake , M. Hankins 2 , P. Kincaid
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Miller , P. Grayson 3 , B. Blake 2 , P. Kincaid
Sac Bunt: T. Steiner
Sac Fly: K. Miller , C. Sperber
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Grayson (26)
ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gomez 5.0 2 2 2 8 2 1 95 6.34   
T. Herrera 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 8.03   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.0 4 4 4 3 1 0 39 36.00   
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gomez 49
Batters Faced: M. Gomez 24, T. Herrera 5, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gomez 5-7, T. Herrera 2-0, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gomez 95-46, T. Herrera 22-14, J. Unknown 39-19, J. Unknown 22-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Nelson W (9-5) 7.1 5 2 2 1 9 1 92 3.93   
B. Aldridge 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Nelson 68
Batters Faced: D. Nelson 27, B. Aldridge 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Nelson 5-7, B. Aldridge 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Nelson 92-64, B. Aldridge 20-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dusty Nelson
Ballpark: Crawdad Park
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 16742
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