ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
08/25/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 9180 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Ann Arbor Z's (55-67) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 6 9 0
Hickory Crawdads (72-50) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 4
Ann Arbor 6-4 Win Hard-Earned
The Hickory Crawdads got a sterling performance from pitcher Ed Jenkins, but the Ann Arbor Z's still prevailed, 6-4. Jenkins threw 6.2 innings of shutout ball. The win was credited to Tyler Kraus in relief. His record improves to 6-8. Jonathan Marich took the loss. Ann Arbor now sports a record of 55-67.

Ann Arbor needed the clutch hitting of Johnny Dantzler to seal the deal. The right fielder swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the 13th inning to put the Z's on top, 6-4. For the game, Dantzler had 1 home run and 1 single in 6 at-bats.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Dantzler.
ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Baggett CF 5 0 3 3 1 0 1 .270 17 51
D. Crawford 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 1 8
H. Schalow 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .284 16 60
   c-M. DeRise 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 0
P. Watson DH 6 0 0 0 0 3 4 .228 13 35
P. Bell 3B 6 2 2 1 0 0 2 .281 14 37
J. Dantzler RF 6 1 2 2 0 2 1 .264 11 39
S. Berger LF 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 9 48
C. Ren SS 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 .235 4 32
F. Radtke C 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 .217 10 31
   a-M. Strader PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 9 27
   b-N. Reid C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 49 6 9 6 3 10 19      
a - M. Strader pinch hit for F. Radtke in the 12th
b - N. Reid substituted for M. Strader in the 12th
c - M. DeRise substituted for H. Schalow in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Ren (11, 5th Inning off E. Jenkins, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Baggett 2 (29, 8th Inning off T. Gutierrez, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off D. Mills, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Bell (13, 13th Inning off J. Marich, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Bell (14, 9th Inning off D. Mills, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Dantzler (11, 13th Inning off J. Marich, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Baggett 5 , P. Bell 6 , J. Dantzler 5 , C. Ren 2 , M. Strader
2-out RBI: T. Baggett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Baggett , P. Watson 2 , J. Dantzler , C. Ren
GIDP: H. Schalow
Hit by Pitch: H. Schalow
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Strader (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Schalow-Ren-Schalow)
OF assists: 1 (Baggett(Valdez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Maynard SS 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 .192 6 24
J. Valdez 2B 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 .272 12 64
G. Kinder 1B 6 0 1 1 0 0 3 .256 12 38
C. Boyd LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .292 14 42
A. Baltzley RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .229 11 43
R. Ward 3B 5 0 0 1 0 2 4 .293 5 29
G. Ogata DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .211 3 20
J. Greathouse C 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .217 7 30
P. Kincaid CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .168 5 18
Totals 43 4 7 4 3 12 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Maynard (9, 3rd Inning off J. Reyner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Maynard 3 , J. Valdez , G. Kinder , A. Baltzley , G. Ogata 2
2-out RBI: M. Maynard , G. Kinder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ward
GIDP: G. Kinder
Sac Bunt: P. Kincaid
Hit by Pitch: C. Boyd
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Baltzley (53)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valdez (15) , A. Baltzley (4) , R. Ward 2 (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Maynard-Valdez-Kinder, Maynard-Valdez)
OF assists: 1 (Baltzley(Baggett at 3rd base))
ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Reyner 7.1 7 4 4 3 5 0 103 5.64   
K. Martinez 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 2.89   
T. Kraus W (6-8) 4.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 54 4.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Reyner 50
Batters Faced: J. Reyner 31, K. Martinez 5, T. Kraus 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Reyner 7-8, K. Martinez 2-0, T. Kraus 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Reyner 103-66, K. Martinez 18-12, T. Kraus 54-34
Hit Batsmen: J. Reyner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Jenkins 6.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 91 4.17   
T. Gutierrez 1.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 17 3.86   
D. Mills BS (3) 1.0 2 3 1 1 1 1 28 1.17   
J. Marich L (4-6) 4.0 3 2 2 1 5 1 59 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Jenkins 70
Batters Faced: E. Jenkins 25, T. Gutierrez 6, D. Mills 6, J. Marich 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Jenkins 12-4, T. Gutierrez 0-3, D. Mills 0-1, J. Marich 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Jenkins 91-60, T. Gutierrez 17-13, D. Mills 28-18, J. Marich 59-39
Hit Batsmen: J. Marich
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Jenkins
Ballpark: Crawdad Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:27
Attendance: 17674
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