ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT QUEBEC FIGHTING QUAKERS
07/30/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT QUEBEC FIGHTING QUAKERS
GAME ID: 8249 - SUNDAY, JULY 30TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ann Arbor Z's (38-63) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 10 0
Quebec Fighting Quakers (56-45) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 3 8 0
Tight Tilt Goes to Fighting Quakers, 3-2
The Quebec Fighting Quakers picked up a win at Toros Ballpark, knocking off the Ann Arbor Z's, 3-2. Starting pitcher Josh Oakman was a big reason why. C.J. Kiefer collected his 22nd save. Their 56-45 record puts the Fighting Quakers 4th in the Stripes Conference West Division.

Quebec first baseman Justin Gaylord produced at a critical juncture. It happened in the bottom of the eighth with Alex Valdes on the mound and Quebec leading 2-1. Gaylord hit a sacrifice fly.

"Josh made his pitches," said Quebec manager Jeff Gray.
ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE QUEBEC BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Letner RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .227 8 26
J. Wise CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .296 16 53
N. Rucker 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .235 11 43
P. Watson DH 5 0 1 0 0 4 4 .286 16 46
M. Lawson LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 5 .211 10 34
J. Halliday 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .190 5 20
B. Rayburn 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .278 11 27
D. Stallman C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .213 2 9
B. LaFollett SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .200 0 20
Totals 37 2 10 1 3 15 31      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Rayburn 2 (11, 2nd Inning off J. Oakman, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Oakman, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lawson (5, 8th Inning off N. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Rucker (12, 9th Inning off C. Kiefer, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Halliday (5, 6th Inning off J. Oakman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Letner 2 , J. Wise 2 , N. Rucker 2 , P. Watson , M. Lawson 2 , J. Halliday 4 , B. Rayburn 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Letner , M. Lawson , J. Halliday , B. LaFollett 2
Hit by Pitch: B. Rayburn
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Halliday-Rucker-Rayburn, Rucker-LaFollett-Rayburn, Halliday-Stallman-Rayburn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Vega 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .222 6 19
J. Hernandez SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .247 13 44
J. Fitzgerald DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .330 7 20
S. Hardwick 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .318 2 17
N. Mitchell LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .266 2 14
M. Lee CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .121 0 1
J. Gaylord 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .284 0 9
J. Garza RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .251 18 53
M. Doherty C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .261 1 5
Totals 27 3 8 3 6 2 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Garza (17, 7th Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Fitzgerald (13, 8th Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Garza (4, 4th Inning off K. Gibbons, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Hardwick (2, 2nd Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Vega 2 , J. Fitzgerald 3 , S. Hardwick 4 , J. Gaylord , J. Garza 5
2-out RBI: J. Garza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hardwick , J. Garza 2 , M. Doherty
GIDP: J. Hernandez 2 , J. Fitzgerald
Sac Bunt: J. Gaylord
Sac Fly: J. Gaylord
Team LOB: 8
ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE QUEBEC PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gibbons L (3-12) 7.1 8 3 3 6 2 1 99 5.92   
A. Valdes 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gibbons 46
Batters Faced: K. Gibbons 33, A. Valdes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gibbons 9-8, A. Valdes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gibbons 99-61, A. Valdes 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Valdes 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Oakman W (9-4) 6.0 7 1 1 2 7 1 97 2.96   
P. Nicholas H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 3.03   
N. Thompson H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 0.59   
R. Alter H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.38   
C. Kiefer SV (22) 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 22 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Oakman 59
Batters Faced: J. Oakman 27, P. Nicholas 4, N. Thompson 4, R. Alter 1, C. Kiefer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Oakman 4-7, P. Nicholas 1-0, N. Thompson 0-0, R. Alter 0-0, C. Kiefer 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Oakman 97-60, P. Nicholas 16-10, N. Thompson 20-13, R. Alter 4-3, C. Kiefer 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Alter 2-0
WP: C. Kiefer
Hit Batsmen: N. Thompson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Oakman
Ballpark: Toros Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 10551
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