ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT DENVER PILOTS
08/07/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT DENVER PILOTS
GAME ID: 9090 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (72-35) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Denver Pilots (54-53) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 11 0
Pilots Take Nail-Biter Over Crawdads
The Denver Pilots picked up a win at Pilots Ballpark, taking down the Hickory Crawdads, 4-3, in 11 innings. On the mound for Denver was right-hander Derrick Espinosa. He played a central role in the triumph. Denver is now 54-53, while Hickory is 72-35.

The Pilots got a clutch hit from second baseman Jim Franz. In the bottom of the 11th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Pilots.

"This place was rockin'," Espinosa said.
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Villarreal LF, CF 5 1 1 2 0 2 0 .276 15 39
B. Weeks 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 8 37
M. Root CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .279 20 66
   d-J. Alfano PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   e-B. Stangle CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 4 25
C. Beasley RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 13 46
   a-H. Quiles 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 13 40
R. Herrera DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .315 4 17
M. Jardel 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .178 0 3
B. Ryan 1B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 4 15
H. Mejia SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 6 25
T. Gammill C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .190 4 15
   b-J. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 2 7
   c-K. Gale C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
Totals 40 3 7 3 1 11 8      
a - H. Quiles substituted for C. Beasley in the 9th
b - J. Miller pinch hit for T. Gammill in the 10th
c - K. Gale substituted for J. Miller in the 10th
d - J. Alfano pinch hit for M. Root in the 11th
e - B. Stangle substituted for J. Alfano in the 11th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Herrera (4, 4th Inning off D. Espinosa, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Villarreal (15, 5th Inning off D. Espinosa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Villarreal 4 , B. Weeks , M. Root , J. Alfano , R. Herrera 5 , T. Gammill
2-out RBI: M. Villarreal , R. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Herrera
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mejia-Jardel-Ryan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franz 2B 5 0 2 1 1 1 2 .235 8 43
J. Diaz RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .248 5 33
J. Wachter LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .295 2 4
J. Handler 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .250 0 1
B. Brown DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .203 2 10
T. Villarreal CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 4 20
   a-S. Swan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   b-T. Ortiz CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 6
C. Carter 3B 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 .226 6 39
A. Lowe SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 3 28
M. Blankenship C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .142 4 10
   c-B. Kennedy PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 2 13
   d-D. Douglas C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 1 1
Totals 40 4 11 3 4 11 17      
a - S. Swan pinch hit for T. Villarreal in the 8th
b - T. Ortiz substituted for S. Swan in the 9th
c - B. Kennedy pinch hit for M. Blankenship in the 9th
d - D. Douglas substituted for B. Kennedy in the 10th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Franz 2 , J. Diaz 2 , J. Wachter , J. Handler 2 , M. Blankenship 2 , B. Kennedy , D. Douglas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Wachter 2 , J. Handler , C. Carter
GIDP: A. Lowe
Sac Fly: J. Diaz
Hit by Pitch: C. Carter
Team LOB: 10
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Robinson 5.0 6 2 2 3 4 0 90 2.30   
F. Yanez H (6) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 34 1.50   
D. Nelson H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 2.84   
C. Phillips BS (3) 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 23 2.23   
J. Kuhn L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 16 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Robinson 48
Batters Faced: M. Robinson 23, F. Yanez 8, D. Nelson 3, C. Phillips 7, J. Kuhn 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Robinson 4-6, F. Yanez 0-3, D. Nelson 0-0, C. Phillips 1-3, J. Kuhn 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Robinson 90-48, F. Yanez 34-22, D. Nelson 15-11, C. Phillips 23-12, J. Kuhn 16-11
WP: M. Robinson , C. Phillips
Hit Batsmen: J. Kuhn
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Espinosa 7.2 6 3 3 1 4 2 94 2.91   
M. Walsh W (1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 0 7 0 45 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Espinosa 58
Batters Faced: D. Espinosa 30, M. Walsh 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Espinosa 7-12, M. Walsh 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Espinosa 94-61, M. Walsh 45-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Walsh 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Derrick Espinosa
Ballpark: Pilots Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 10454
Special Notes: RP Chris Phillips was injured while pitching.
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