ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
WALNUT PARK BOBCATS AT PALM SPRINGS HEAT
08/05/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
WALNUT PARK BOBCATS AT PALM SPRINGS HEAT
GAME ID: 8304 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Walnut Park Bobcats (54-49) 5 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 16 14 0
Palm Springs Heat (42-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 1
Bobcats Humble Heat, 16-2
Wet weather did not postpone the Walnut Park-Palm Springs ballgame.

The Walnut Park Bobcats easily defeated the Palm Springs Heat, 16-2, at Heat Ballpark, with right fielder Kyle Resko a main contributor to the win. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 6 for Walnut Park. Mike Driskell got the save, the 1st for him this season.

Walnut Park used the hitting of Alex Ochoa to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Bobcats on top, 5-0. For the game, Ochoa had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Palm Springs manager Rogelio Sanchez called the blowout loss "an abysmal failure."

Palm Springs now owns a losing streak of 6 games.
WALNUT PARK BATTING LINESCORE PALM SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lyons CF 5 1 2 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
J. Johnson C 5 1 1 0 1 1 6 .234 7 24
N. Sheridan 1B 3 1 1 3 0 1 3 .269 19 48
   a-P. Williams PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306 3 11
D. Waters SS 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 .247 4 28
J. Newingham DH 2 3 1 1 4 0 0 .290 11 31
J. Bobb LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 .221 6 34
   b-M. Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
   c-D. Przybylski LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 3 6
A. Ochoa 3B 4 3 2 5 1 1 1 .251 6 24
K. Resko RF 5 2 3 6 0 0 3 .274 3 19
K. Kirkland 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .251 3 27
Totals 39 16 14 16 10 9 25      
a - P. Williams pinch hit for N. Sheridan in the 7th
b - M. Clark pinch hit for J. Bobb in the 7th
c - D. Przybylski substituted for M. Clark in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Newingham (14, 5th Inning off J. Cochran, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Waters (1, 3rd Inning off J. Cochran, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Sheridan (19, 1st Inning off R. Hill, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Ochoa (6, 1st Inning off R. Hill, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Resko (3, 6th Inning off B. Gudim, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lyons 2 , J. Johnson , N. Sheridan 4 , D. Waters 3 , J. Newingham 2 , J. Bobb , A. Ochoa 5 , K. Resko 6 , K. Kirkland 2
2-out RBI: J. Newingham , J. Bobb , A. Ochoa 3 , K. Resko 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Johnson , D. Waters , A. Ochoa , K. Resko
GIDP: P. Williams
Sac Fly: N. Sheridan
Hit by Pitch: D. Waters , A. Ochoa
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lyons (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kirkland-Waters-Williams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Adams SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .189 0 2
   a-D. Roachell PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 13 45
T. Hermann 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 2 8
   b-J. Guerrero PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 9 26
   c-M. Evert 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 9 25
B. Roberts CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .273 16 46
C. Epstein LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .201 10 28
A. Barker DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 1 6
J. Avelar 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298 1 7
J. Johnson 1B, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
S. Taylor RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .311 2 3
C. Tucker C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 5 23
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 10 6      
a - D. Roachell pinch hit for M. Adams in the 8th
b - J. Guerrero pinch hit for T. Hermann in the 8th
c - M. Evert substituted for J. Guerrero in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Avelar (4, 7th Inning off M. Driskell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Taylor (2, 8th Inning off M. Driskell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Roberts , J. Avelar 2 , S. Taylor 5 , C. Tucker
2-out RBI: J. Avelar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Johnson
GIDP: D. Roachell
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Taylor (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Epstein (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Adams-Hermann-Johnson)
WALNUT PARK PITCHING LINESCORE PALM SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Porretta W (5-4) 6.0 2 0 0 1 8 0 85 2.73   
M. Driskell SV (1) 3.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 41 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Porretta 75
Batters Faced: B. Porretta 20, M. Driskell 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Porretta 3-6, M. Driskell 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Porretta 85-54, M. Driskell 41-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Hill L (0-1) 2.0 3 5 5 2 2 2 55 22.50   
J. Cochran 3.1 6 3 3 2 3 0 79 5.26   
B. Gudim 0.1 2 5 5 1 0 1 20 6.51   
R. Stech 2.1 3 3 3 5 2 0 59 4.76   
E. Sawyer 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hill 26
Batters Faced: R. Hill 11, J. Cochran 18, B. Gudim 6, R. Stech 14, E. Sawyer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hill 3-1, J. Cochran 3-4, B. Gudim 0-1, R. Stech 1-3, E. Sawyer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hill 55-32, J. Cochran 79-47, B. Gudim 20-9, R. Stech 59-27, E. Sawyer 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Gudim 3-3
Hit Batsmen: B. Gudim 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Resko
Ballpark: Heat Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (91 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 4:17
Attendance: 6595
Special Notes: Rain delay of 28 minutes in the 7th inning.
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