ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT NEW ROCHELLE PURPLE WAVE
08/15/2025
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT NEW ROCHELLE PURPLE WAVE
GAME ID: 9167 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Palm Springs Heat (77-41) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 9 17 0
New Rochelle Purple Wave (56-62) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 9 1
New Rochelle Loses, 9-3, to Palm Springs in 10
The Palm Springs Heat knocked off the New Rochelle Purple Wave, 9-3, at Ballpark of Lexington. It took 10 innings. George Theodore was a prime reason Palm Springs won. The second baseman was 2-3 with 2 singles and 3 walks. Isiah Hamlin, who is tied for 2nd in the StC in saves with 19, earned the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 2 innings. He upped his record to 6-2. The first-place Heat lifted their record to 77-41.

Palm Springs used the clutch hitting of T.J. Cray to capture the win. The designated hitter drilled a run-scoring double in the top of the tenth inning to give the Heat the lead, 4-3. For the game, Cray had 1 single and 1 double in 6 at-bats.

"I like the makeup of this team," said Heat manager Rogelio Sanchez.
PALM SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE NEW ROCHELLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Theodore 2B 3 1 2 1 3 1 1 .284 19 55
T. Hermann 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 8 .235 2 16
T. Cray DH 6 1 2 2 0 1 4 .250 8 40
D. Roachell 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281 9 35
   a-E. Milbrandt PH, 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .280 9 34
S. Taylor RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
   b-M. Daniels PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 2
   c-J. Tubman RF 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .268 4 35
J. Woody LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .241 5 16
   d-S. Portillo PH, LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .310 4 11
E. Lilienthal CF 6 1 1 0 0 1 6 .257 3 37
M. Evert SS 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 .222 0 2
D. Wheeler C 5 1 3 0 1 1 1 .226 0 21
Totals 46 9 17 9 6 6 29      
a - E. Milbrandt pinch hit for D. Roachell in the 7th
b - M. Daniels pinch hit for S. Taylor in the 8th
c - J. Tubman substituted for M. Daniels in the 8th
d - S. Portillo pinch hit for J. Woody in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Wheeler (12, 10th Inning off J. Henriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Cray (17, 10th Inning off J. Henriguez, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Tubman (3, 10th Inning off J. Henriguez, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Evert (1, 10th Inning off C. Hinojosa, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Theodore 2 , T. Hermann , T. Cray 3 , D. Roachell 2 , E. Milbrandt , S. Taylor , J. Tubman 3 , J. Woody , E. Lilienthal , M. Evert 4 , D. Wheeler 4
2-out RBI: G. Theodore , T. Hermann , M. Evert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hermann , T. Cray , M. Daniels , M. Evert , D. Wheeler
Sac Bunt: T. Hermann
Hit by Pitch: J. Woody
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Theodore-Evert-Roachell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Garber LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .265 8 35
A. Coulson 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .246 5 28
K. Nash 3B 4 0 3 1 1 1 1 .285 15 55
D. Acosta CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .267 13 38
D. Pierce DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .186 2 10
L. Casanova RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
R. Brewer 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .220 5 20
G. Allen C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .212 2 6
B. Gibson SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .245 1 16
Totals 36 3 9 3 4 4 16      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Nash (12, 6th Inning off F. Taylor, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Allen (4, 7th Inning off F. Taylor, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Garber , K. Nash 4 , L. Casanova , R. Brewer , G. Allen 2 , B. Gibson 2
2-out RBI: K. Nash , G. Allen , B. Gibson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Acosta , D. Pierce 2 , B. Gibson
GIDP: D. Acosta
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Garber (2)
CS: B. Gibson 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Nash (7)
OF assists: 1 (Casanova(Roachell at 2nd base))
PALM SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ROCHELLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Taylor 6.2 6 3 3 2 2 0 65 4.03   
C. Esser 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 25 1.71   
I. Hamlin W (6-2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 1.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Taylor 50
Batters Faced: F. Taylor 26, C. Esser 6, I. Hamlin 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Taylor 7-9, C. Esser 1-2, I. Hamlin 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Taylor 65-49, C. Esser 25-13, I. Hamlin 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Esser 1-1
WP: C. Esser
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Griffin 5.2 6 2 2 3 3 0 100 3.36   
B. Gang 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.00   
S. Edwards 2.0 5 1 0 0 2 0 33 3.00   
J. Henriguez L (1-2) 1.1 3 5 5 2 0 0 15 3.79   
C. Hinojosa 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 19 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Griffin 49
Batters Faced: K. Griffin 26, B. Gang 3, S. Edwards 12, J. Henriguez 9, C. Hinojosa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Griffin 4-9, B. Gang 0-1, S. Edwards 4-1, J. Henriguez 3-1, C. Hinojosa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Griffin 100-54, B. Gang 12-8, S. Edwards 33-25, J. Henriguez 15-11, C. Hinojosa 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hinojosa 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Griffin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Theodore
Ballpark: Ballpark of Lexington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 9061
Special Notes: SP Fred Taylor was injured while pitching.
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