ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
DENVER PILOTS AT PALM SPRINGS HEAT
08/18/2025
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
DENVER PILOTS AT PALM SPRINGS HEAT
GAME ID: 9185 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Pilots (49-72) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Palm Springs Heat (80-41) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 X 6 10 1
Heat Stay Hot, Beat Pilots, 6-3
The Palm Springs Heat finished off the Denver Pilots, 6-3. Much of the credit belonged to shortstop Eric Milbrandt. Milbrandt went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Heat. Palm Springs has now won 5 straight, while the Pilots have lost 3 in a row.

Eric Lilienthal, who is tied for 8th in the StC in doubles with 21, chipped in a 2-run home run for Palm Springs in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"This isn't football or hockey where you can overwhelm your opponents," Lilienthal told the Palm Springs News. "Everyone gets 27 outs and we happened to make the most of them."
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE PALM SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grabowski LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .352 2 22
A. Carr 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .294 6 21
J. Franz 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .308 1 4
M. Gutierrez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 5 25
G. Marquez DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .228 12 36
G. Crear 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .258 3 17
F. Garcia RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .241 2 12
J. Anderson SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .202 9 44
N. Richardson C 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .228 2 20
Totals 36 3 9 3 2 8 19      
BATTING
Triples: J. Anderson (6, 3rd Inning off M. Parker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Marquez (12, 2nd Inning off M. Parker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Grabowski , A. Carr 2 , M. Gutierrez , G. Marquez 4 , G. Crear , F. Garcia , J. Anderson 4
2-out RBI: A. Carr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Franz 2 , J. Anderson
GIDP: G. Marquez
Hit by Pitch: G. Marquez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
PB: N. Richardson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hermann 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .226 2 16
E. Milbrandt SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .281 10 36
D. Roachell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 9 35
S. Taylor RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .227 0 1
J. Tubman LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .266 4 35
J. Milton DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .233 1 3
E. Lilienthal CF 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .264 4 40
M. Evert 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .312 1 4
D. Wheeler C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225 0 21
Totals 33 6 10 5 2 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Tubman (11, 4th Inning off D. Bruce, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Milbrandt (10, 1st Inning off D. Bruce, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Lilienthal (4, 6th Inning off D. Bruce, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Milbrandt 5 , S. Taylor 2 , J. Tubman 2 , J. Milton , E. Lilienthal 5 , M. Evert , D. Wheeler
2-out RBI: E. Milbrandt , E. Lilienthal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Taylor , M. Evert , D. Wheeler
Sac Bunt: D. Wheeler
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Taylor (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Parker (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Evert-Milbrandt-Roachell)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE PALM SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Bruce L (1-6) 5.2 7 6 6 1 6 2 82 3.77   
H. Berrios 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 14 5.57   
C. Marquis 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Bruce 36
Batters Faced: D. Bruce 25, H. Berrios 6, C. Marquis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Bruce 5-6, H. Berrios 0-2, C. Marquis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Bruce 82-56, H. Berrios 14-10, C. Marquis 17-10
WP: D. Bruce , H. Berrios
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Parker W (9-4) 6.1 7 3 3 2 7 1 101 2.91   
B. Gudim H (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.28   
I. Hamlin SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Parker 52
Batters Faced: M. Parker 28, B. Gudim 7, I. Hamlin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Parker 5-6, B. Gudim 2-3, I. Hamlin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Parker 101-68, B. Gudim 21-13, I. Hamlin 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Gudim 3-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Gudim
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Milbrandt
Ballpark: Heat Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 12235
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