ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
WALNUT PARK BOBCATS AT DENVER PILOTS
08/23/2025
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
WALNUT PARK BOBCATS AT DENVER PILOTS
GAME ID: 9205 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Walnut Park Bobcats (67-59) 0 0 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 9 16 1
Denver Pilots (52-74) 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 9 3
Bobcats Spoil Great Performance by Franz
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the Walnut Park Bobcats and Denver Pilots.

The Walnut Park Bobcats outlasted Jim Franz and the Denver Pilots, 9-7. Franz was impressive in the loss. The Denver second baseman went 4-5 with a home run and 3 doubles, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Kyle Sandor picked up the win, improving his season record to 7-10. He struck out 3 in 5.1 innings. Sean Rosato finished to wrap up his 11th save.

With two out in the top of the seventh, Ben Barbone had a game-changing hit. The Bobcats second baseman slammed a run-scoring single off Carlos Martinez, making the score 6-4, Walnut Park.

"You can't hate how you win if you win," said Walnut Park skipper Perry Glickman.

The 'W' lifts Walnut Park's record to 67-59.
WALNUT PARK BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lyons CF, LF 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 .257 6 29
C. Stivers 1B 6 0 2 0 0 3 3 .211 8 30
D. Waters SS 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 .233 4 45
J. Newingham DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .312 5 17
M. Scott RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .227 4 28
   a-D. Cruz CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 1 10
J. Bobb LF, RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .286 1 14
B. Barbone 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .261 3 15
A. Ochoa 3B 4 2 3 2 1 1 2 .239 11 38
E. McCulley C 5 0 1 2 0 0 4 .234 0 3
Totals 45 9 16 9 2 9 18      
a - D. Cruz substituted for M. Scott in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Stivers (16, 1st Inning off D. Bruce, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Barbone (6, 3rd Inning off D. Bruce, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. McCulley (2, 7th Inning off C. Martinez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ochoa (11, 6th Inning off D. Ramos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lyons 2 , C. Stivers 3 , J. Newingham 2 , M. Scott 2 , J. Bobb 2 , B. Barbone 3 , A. Ochoa 6 , E. McCulley 2
2-out RBI: M. Scott , J. Bobb , B. Barbone , A. Ochoa , E. McCulley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lyons , C. Stivers , J. Newingham 2 , A. Ochoa , E. McCulley
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: K. Sandor (2)
OF assists: 1 (Lyons(Franz at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Coffey 1B 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .284 4 31
J. Franz 2B 5 2 4 3 0 0 1 .375 2 9
J. Grabowski LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .337 2 23
A. Barker DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .234 7 26
   b-T. Villarreal DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 5 27
J. Anderson SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .202 9 45
G. Crear RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .260 4 20
J. Pratt 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 5 49
   a-G. Marquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 12 36
D. Yeater C 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 4 18
E. Hansen CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .194 2 14
Totals 36 7 9 7 6 5 16      
a - G. Marquez pinch hit for J. Pratt in the 9th
b - T. Villarreal inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Franz 3 (8, 1st Inning off K. Sandor, 0 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off K. Sandor, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Swift, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Grabowski (2, 2nd Inning off K. Sandor, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Coffey (4, 2nd Inning off K. Sandor, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Franz (2, 7th Inning off J. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Coffey 5 , J. Franz 10 , J. Grabowski 3 , E. Hansen 2
2-out RBI: D. Coffey , J. Franz , J. Grabowski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Grabowski , J. Anderson 2 , G. Marquez
Hit by Pitch: A. Barker
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Hansen (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Coffey (12) , J. Anderson (13) , J. Pratt (9)
WALNUT PARK PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Sandor W (7-10) 5.1 6 4 0 2 3 1 91 3.48   
J. Mendoza H (5) 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 25 2.53   
T. Swift 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 23 5.82   
S. Rosato SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Sandor 49
Batters Faced: K. Sandor 26, J. Mendoza 7, T. Swift 5, S. Rosato 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Sandor 8-5, J. Mendoza 3-2, T. Swift 1-0, S. Rosato 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Sandor 91-56, J. Mendoza 25-12, T. Swift 23-14, S. Rosato 21-11
Hit Batsmen: K. Sandor
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Bruce 4.1 8 4 1 0 3 0 91 3.66   
D. Ramos L (2-6) 2.1 2 2 2 1 3 1 42 3.62   
C. Martinez 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 13 4.52   
J. Love 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 33 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Bruce 40
Batters Faced: D. Bruce 23, D. Ramos 9, C. Martinez 5, J. Love 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Bruce 7-3, D. Ramos 3-0, C. Martinez 0-1, J. Love 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Bruce 91-58, D. Ramos 42-29, C. Martinez 13-8, J. Love 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Martinez 1-1
WP: D. Bruce
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Franz
Ballpark: Pilots Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM MT
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 7664
Special Notes: Jim Franz ties the DEN regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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