ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
RANDOLPH PRAIRIE THUNDER AT DENVER PILOTS
08/22/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
RANDOLPH PRAIRIE THUNDER AT DENVER PILOTS
GAME ID: 9179 - MONDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Randolph Prairie Thunder (78-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
Denver Pilots (62-59) 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 9 0
Prairie Thunder Get Clonked by Pilots, 5-0
Left-hander Billy Merner mesmerized the Randolph Prairie Thunder while leading the Denver Pilots to a 5-0 victory. The Pilots raised their record to 62-59.

The fans who filled the stands at Pilots Ballpark to watch the Stripes Conference action seemed to enjoy the game.

"When you are able to locate the ball, good things are going to happen," said Merner.
RANDOLPH BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Whitney SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 6 29
G. Howard 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 9 25
   a-B. Kretsch PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Melin LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .258 5 16
M. Anderson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .253 11 48
M. Weiss DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .230 23 70
M. Gaylord 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .266 5 28
B. Cyran RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .202 6 19
   b-S. Maltman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 2 11
T. Basile C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .166 4 26
S. Lopez CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 4 24
Totals 33 0 6 0 1 9 16      
a - B. Kretsch pinch ran for G. Howard in the 4th
b - S. Maltman pinch hit for B. Cyran in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Howard (10, 4th Inning off B. Merner, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Cyran (12, 5th Inning off B. Merner, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Weiss (18, 7th Inning off D. Pool, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Melin (7, 9th Inning off D. Pool, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Howard 2 , M. Melin 2 , M. Weiss 3 , B. Cyran 2 , S. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Anderson 2 , S. Maltman , T. Basile 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Whitney (9) , M. Gaylord (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Whitney-Kretsch-Anderson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franz 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .237 8 48
J. Pratt DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .259 6 32
J. Wachter LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .255 4 12
T. Villarreal RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .225 5 26
R. Finkler 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .264 9 30
L. Doll 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .250 11 25
T. Ortiz CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278 0 6
A. Lowe SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .226 3 30
M. Blankenship C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .149 6 17
Totals 33 5 9 4 3 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Ortiz (6, 2nd Inning off B. Underwood, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Wachter (4, 7th Inning off B. Underwood, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Franz 2 , J. Pratt , J. Wachter 5 , R. Finkler 2 , T. Ortiz 2 , A. Lowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pratt , T. Villarreal , R. Finkler , M. Blankenship
GIDP: T. Ortiz
Sac Fly: J. Wachter
Hit by Pitch: T. Ortiz
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Finkler (1)
RANDOLPH PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Underwood L (14-7) 6.0 7 5 2 2 5 1 102 2.70   
J. McPherson 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 28 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Underwood 47
Batters Faced: B. Underwood 30, J. McPherson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Underwood 5-8, J. McPherson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Underwood 102-66, J. McPherson 28-15
WP: B. Underwood 2
Hit Batsmen: B. Underwood
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Merner W (7-4) 5.1 3 0 0 1 6 0 81 3.65   
D. Pool H (6) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 40 3.35   
T. Capasso 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Merner 67
Batters Faced: B. Merner 20, D. Pool 12, T. Capasso 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Merner 7-3, D. Pool 5-1, T. Capasso 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Merner 81-51, D. Pool 40-28, T. Capasso 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Pool 2-0 , T. Capasso 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Merner
Ballpark: Pilots Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 7104
Special Notes: CF Gabe Howard was injured while running the bases.
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