ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
08/09/2025
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
GAME ID: 9141 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Palm Springs Heat (74-39) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 7 16 1
Ann Arbor Z's (44-69) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 2
Z's Clipped, 7-4
Heat designated hitter T.J. Cray left his mark on his team's 7-4 win over the Ann Arbor Z's. Cray went 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times for Palm Springs in the contest. The Palm Springs win streak is now 4 games.

Palm Springs used a timely hit from Mike Daniels to get the win. The pinch hitter stroked a 2-run double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Heat ahead, 6-4. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it made an impact.

"Winning never gets dull," said Cray.
PALM SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Maynard SS 5 1 1 1 1 0 6 .235 1 8
T. Klenke RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .262 10 44
   d-M. Daniels PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   f-J. Milton C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 1 3
G. Theodore 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .286 18 53
D. Roachell 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .260 9 33
T. Cray DH 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 .252 8 37
J. Woody LF, RF 4 1 2 3 1 1 4 .246 5 15
E. Lilienthal CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .271 3 37
C. Tucker C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .122 2 3
   c-E. Milbrandt PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 8 33
   e-S. Portillo RF, LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .315 4 11
T. Hermann 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 2 15
   a-J. Tubman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 4 32
   b-K. Schneider 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .301 4 11
Totals 42 7 16 7 4 4 28      
a - J. Tubman pinch hit for T. Hermann in the 6th
b - K. Schneider substituted for J. Tubman in the 6th
c - E. Milbrandt pinch hit for C. Tucker in the 8th
d - M. Daniels pinch hit for T. Klenke in the 8th
e - S. Portillo substituted for E. Milbrandt in the 8th
f - J. Milton substituted for M. Daniels in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hermann (9, 2nd Inning off B. Feldman, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Woody (4, 5th Inning off B. Feldman, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Roachell (11, 7th Inning off N. Gates, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Daniels (1, 8th Inning off A. Holle, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Cray (16, 9th Inning off J. Sylvester, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Woody (5, 2nd Inning off B. Feldman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Maynard , T. Klenke , M. Daniels 2 , G. Theodore 2 , D. Roachell 2 , T. Cray 4 , J. Woody 6 , E. Lilienthal 2 , E. Milbrandt , S. Portillo , T. Hermann 2
2-out RBI: J. Woody
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Maynard 2 , T. Klenke 2 , J. Woody , E. Lilienthal 2
GIDP: D. Roachell 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Maynard (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hermann (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .295 8 38
M. Strader LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .283 4 11
T. Baggett CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .254 4 13
H. Schalow DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289 12 49
   a-P. Watson DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 13 43
F. Fischetti 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .197 2 13
   b-J. Tully 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 3 16
C. Ren SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .229 2 27
P. Bell 3B 5 1 2 0 0 3 3 .226 14 37
T. Robinson 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .295 2 14
A. Vargas C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .191 6 27
Totals 35 4 9 4 5 10 24      
a - P. Watson inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. Tully substituted for F. Fischetti in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Robinson (5, 2nd Inning off F. Taylor, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grasso 2 , T. Baggett , P. Watson , P. Bell 2 , T. Robinson 2 , A. Vargas 2
2-out RBI: T. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Grasso , T. Baggett , C. Ren , T. Robinson 2
Sac Bunt: C. Ren , T. Robinson
Sac Fly: M. Strader
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Grasso (34)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Ren (11) , T. Robinson (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Robinson-Ren-Fischetti, Robinson-Ren-Fischetti)
OF assists: 1 (Grasso(Daniels at 3rd base))
PALM SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Taylor 5.0 6 4 3 3 4 0 105 4.03   
M. Stephan W (2-1) 3.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 52 6.67   
I. Hamlin SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 1.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Taylor 42
Batters Faced: F. Taylor 26, M. Stephan 13, I. Hamlin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Taylor 10-2, M. Stephan 4-0, I. Hamlin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Taylor 105-64, M. Stephan 52-36, I. Hamlin 17-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Feldman 5.0 9 3 3 2 2 1 99 5.17   
J. Carr H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 2.17   
N. Gates H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.95   
A. Holle L (2-6), BS (2) 1.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 16 2.85   
J. Sylvester 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 21 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Feldman 37
Batters Faced: B. Feldman 25, J. Carr 4, N. Gates 4, A. Holle 6, J. Sylvester 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Feldman 6-5, J. Carr 1-1, N. Gates 0-3, A. Holle 1-1, J. Sylvester 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Feldman 99-65, J. Carr 11-6, N. Gates 14-10, A. Holle 16-9, J. Sylvester 21-13
WP: B. Feldman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: T.J. Cray
Ballpark: Knights Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 6929
Special Notes: RP Nick Gates was injured while pitching.
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