ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
08/09/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 9090 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Palm Springs Heat (42-65) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 11 1
Hickory Crawdads (63-44) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 5 6 0
Win Streak at 7 for Crawdads
The Hickory Crawdads earned a win at Crawdad Park, knocking off the Palm Springs Heat, 5-2. On the bump for Hickory was right-hander Jesus Howell. He had a starring role in the triumph. Howell picked up the win for Hickory, going 6 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 8 hits. He now sports a record of 6-3. The Heat, now 42-65, have lost 10 in a row.

Andrew Baltzley had a big grand slam home run for the Crawdads in the bottom of the second inning. With Hickory trailing 1-0 and the bases loaded, he sized up a slider from Jose Paredes, who is tied for 8th in the StC in innings pitched with 129.2, and punished it. The result was his 11th home run of the season, which put the Crawdads on top, 4-1.

Palm Springs manager Rogelio Sanchez, after yet another defeat, said: "We need to recalibrate."
PALM SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Adams SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .188 0 2
   a-J. Johnson PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 0 0
T. Hermann 2B, SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .288 2 8
J. Guerrero DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .306 10 27
B. Roberts CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 16 46
D. Roachell 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .210 13 47
C. Epstein LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .210 10 28
S. Taylor RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .263 2 3
J. Avelar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .275 1 8
J. Harding C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .200 0 1
   b-A. Barker PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 1 6
Totals 34 2 11 2 1 11 15      
a - J. Johnson pinch hit for M. Adams in the 7th
b - A. Barker pinch hit for J. Harding in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. Roachell (1, 6th Inning off J. Howell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Guerrero (10, 1st Inning off J. Howell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Adams , J. Johnson , T. Hermann , J. Guerrero 6 , D. Roachell 3 , C. Epstein 2 , S. Taylor , J. Harding
2-out RBI: J. Guerrero , D. Roachell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hermann , C. Epstein
GIDP: T. Hermann , B. Roberts
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Adams (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Avelar (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Avelar-Johnson-Roachell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Baltzley RF 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .221 11 37
C. Boyd LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 12 35
G. Kinder 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .254 11 33
J. Valdez SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .254 11 53
B. Totten DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .245 8 31
N. Roberts 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 5 22
R. Ward 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .302 3 18
G. Ogata C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .211 3 17
P. Kincaid CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .176 5 18
Totals 30 5 6 5 1 8 4      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Baltzley (11, 2nd Inning off J. Paredes, 3 on, 2 outs) , G. Kinder (11, 8th Inning off R. Fluker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Baltzley 4 , G. Kinder 4 , R. Ward 2 , G. Ogata , P. Kincaid
2-out RBI: A. Baltzley , G. Kinder
GIDP: P. Kincaid
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Valdez-Ward-Kinder, Valdez-Ward-Kinder)
OF assists: 1 (Kincaid(Adams at home))
PALM SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Paredes L (6-10) 6.0 5 4 4 1 7 1 107 3.68   
R. Fluker 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 23 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paredes 52
Batters Faced: J. Paredes 25, R. Fluker 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paredes 6-5, R. Fluker 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paredes 107-65, R. Fluker 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Fluker 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Howell W (6-3) 6.0 8 2 2 1 7 1 87 3.31   
J. Marich H (6) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.14   
D. Mills SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 1.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howell 54
Batters Faced: J. Howell 25, J. Marich 7, D. Mills 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howell 6-3, J. Marich 1-2, D. Mills 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howell 87-55, J. Marich 18-14, D. Mills 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Marich 1-0
WP: J. Howell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Howell
Ballpark: Crawdad Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 17581
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