ABA CLASS A
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT DOLLYWOOD PARTONS
09/07/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT DOLLYWOOD PARTONS
GAME ID: 8821 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Mexico City Aztecs (91-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Dollywood Partons (103-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
Partons Rally to Win, 1-0
The Dollywood Partons faced a tough opponent in Mexico City pitcher Mike Pistorio, but found a way to pull out the victory at Dolly Parton Ballpark by a final score of 1-0 in 11 innings. Pistorio went 8 innings and allowed no runs. The first-place Partons have won 4 in a row.

The Partons got a clutch hit from third baseman Matt Dean. In the bottom of the 11th, he hit a run-scoring single to left, to win the game for the Partons.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Dollywood manager Adam Freeman.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE DOLLYWOOD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zepeda DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1 3
   a-B. Mallinson DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 4 13
R. Samarripa C 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .302 14 40
J. Townsend 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .290 19 51
O. Snell RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .304 28 88
   b-N. Groves PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .421 0 1
   c-S. Farnsworth RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358 6 22
C. McKeone LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .270 2 16
E. Propper 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .211 1 4
J. Martinez CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .284 23 78
E. Bailey SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295 7 30
C. Cantu 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .136 1 7
Totals 40 0 7 0 3 11 19      
a - B. Mallinson inserted as DH in the 8th
b - N. Groves pinch hit for O. Snell in the 11th
c - S. Farnsworth substituted for N. Groves in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Groves (2, 11th Inning off J. Tillman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Mallinson , R. Samarripa , N. Groves 2 , C. McKeone , E. Propper , E. Bailey , C. Cantu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Samarripa , O. Snell , J. Martinez
GIDP: R. Samarripa
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Townsend (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Samarripa-Townsend)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Nicolopoulos CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 5 13
M. Dean 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .302 14 55
J. Hunt LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 18 79
O. de Leon RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .277 15 67
J. Bacon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .288 2 10
P. Recinos C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272 12 50
B. Leija DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 17 49
D. McNamara 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 15 57
   a-C. Freese PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 15 47
   b-J. Gordon 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 13 33
   c-M. Garner PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .349 8 29
A. de la Cruz SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .252 13 64
Totals 38 1 7 1 0 10 9      
a - C. Freese pinch hit for D. McNamara in the 8th
b - J. Gordon substituted for C. Freese in the 9th
c - M. Garner pinch hit for J. Gordon in the 11th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Nicolopoulos , M. Dean , O. de Leon , J. Bacon , D. McNamara , M. Garner , A. de la Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Dean , P. Recinos
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Bacon (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. de la Cruz (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Bacon-de la Cruz-Welch)
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DOLLYWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pistorio 8.0 4 0 0 0 7 0 97 2.53   
O. Johnson L (2-4) 2.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 35 2.87   
M. Montes 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pistorio 81
Batters Faced: M. Pistorio 27, O. Johnson 10, M. Montes 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pistorio 6-10, O. Johnson 3-1, M. Montes 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pistorio 97-60, O. Johnson 35-20, M. Montes 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Montes 2-1
Balk: M. Pistorio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Welch 4.1 3 0 0 2 4 0 58 2.22   
A. Yule 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 1.23   
H. Tagawa 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
A. Roberts 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.34   
J. Tillman W (5-1) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 31 1.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Welch 59
Batters Faced: C. Welch 18, A. Yule 9, H. Tagawa 1, A. Roberts 3, J. Tillman 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Welch 5-3, A. Yule 3-3, H. Tagawa 0-0, A. Roberts 0-1, J. Tillman 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Welch 58-34, A. Yule 32-21, H. Tagawa 3-2, A. Roberts 17-11, J. Tillman 31-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Roberts 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Pistorio
Ballpark: Dolly Parton Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 11838
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